Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigBlog

Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Clean Your Desk for Productivity (but Keep It Messy for Creativity): http://ow.ly/zpSju @99u

Name generators:  http://ow.ly/zpQAb From Clever Girl Helps

Book Marketing with Videos:  http://ow.ly/zpQmO  @trainingauthors  @KatieDavisBurps

Copyright Warnings – Hold Onto Your Rights:  http://ow.ly/zpZHX @susanspann

5 Tips for Writing a Powerful Short Story:  http://ow.ly/zpZMU @FaberAcademy               

Horror Clichés in need of an Exorcism:  http://ow.ly/zpZqt  @DrewChial

An agent’s advice on tapping industry connections to find an agent:  http://ow.ly/zq0eT @Janet_Reid

7 industry experts weigh in on author platforms and branding:  http://ow.ly/zBk17 @Janefriedman @scratch_mag

4 Things Writers Should Know About Beta Readers:  http://ow.ly/zpXHL @NatRusso

Writing an Action Scene? 5 Ways to Add More Punch to Your Novel http://ow.ly/zpXVF  @hughosmith

Author Directory Sites: The Complete List:  http://ow.ly/zpYIV @selfpubreview

8 Techniques To Up The Drama Factor In Your Short Stories:  http://ow.ly/zpZRo @writersrelief

350 Character Traits:  http://ow.ly/zpYe5 @amandaonwriting

Self-aware vs self-absorbed narration in travel writing: http://ow.ly/zpXoA @MatadorNetwork

How Not to Start a Novel: 4 Things to Avoid on Page 1: http://ow.ly/zpYoH @janice_hardy for @annerallen

5 Scene Pacing Tips: http://ow.ly/zq01s @SKouguell

Why Most Authors Should Not Have Social Media Accounts for Their Books:  http://ow.ly/zpYEc @DanielDecker

Should crime authors mix fact and fiction? http://ow.ly/zpY6x  @musiciany

20 Hollywoodian Clichés to Ban From Your Script:  http://ow.ly/zpX6J @Mentorless

How to Write a Negative Character Arc: The Second Act: http://ow.ly/zpXZp @KMWeiland

On Writing Practice Novels:  http://ow.ly/ztkN6 @ava_jae

Staying Motivated During the Tough Times:  http://ow.ly/ztkTN @stdennard

7 Things To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Writing:  http://ow.ly/ztmCe @writing_tips

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Stephen King:  http://ow.ly/ztke3 @entmagazine

How to Write a Historical Fiction Young Adult Novel:  http://ow.ly/ztm6X @ShanonHitchcock

Character Talent & Skills Thesaurus Entries:  http://ow.ly/ztmA6 @angelaackerman

Writing Residency 101: What They Are and How to Get One: http://ow.ly/ztlvp @WindyLynnHarris

Test Your Story’s Opening Line:  http://ow.ly/ztm5a @SueColetta1

Why Transmedia Storytelling Engages Young People:  http://ow.ly/zpSEL @cherylrwrites

5 Conversation-Starting Questions to Ask Writers:  http://ow.ly/zpSwu @StacyEnnis

4 Characteristics of Author Attitude and Why You Need Them:  http://ow.ly/zpTYj @ninaamir

Structuring a Novel: The Life Changer:  http://ow.ly/zpTTb @CalebPirtle

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: A Way with Animals:  http://ow.ly/zpPff @beccapuglisi

Fearlessness in creativity is a myth:  http://ow.ly/zpSpl @jonwilkening

Sharing content more than once on social media: http://ow.ly/zpPzc @wherewriterswin

Admin Assistants in Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/zA6LD @mkinberg

Amazon Adds Pricing Suggestions to KDP:  http://ow.ly/zA49z  @thDigitalReader

Making Your Home Page Stand Out:  http://ow.ly/zpSPs @SusanGilbert

Comment Etiquette:  http://ow.ly/zpQFH @writing_tips

5 stellar grammar sites for writers:  http://ow.ly/zpPbF @junglereds

10 Common Types of Writer’s Block:  http://ow.ly/zpRXB @gointothestory

5 Ways to Write Anti-Heroes Your Readers Won’t Want To Kill:  http://ow.ly/zpU4y

7 Steps to Editing Like a Master:  http://ow.ly/zn3SL @beccaquibbles

Describing the protagonist when you’re writing in first person:  http://ow.ly/zn4eB  From Clever Girl Helps

Pros and Cons of Writing in First Person:  http://ow.ly/zn4Ep

How Movie Trailers Can Help You Write Better Query Letters:  http://ow.ly/zn3ON @janice_hardy

On Writing Flashbacks:  http://ow.ly/zn3PX @ava_jae

10 Steps To Provide a Helpful Critique:  http://ow.ly/zn3HA @Shirl_Corder

Writing Strong Transitions:  http://ow.ly/zn3Nw @writeabook

Queries–nudging etiquette:  http://ow.ly/zn3UE @atrueblood5

26 Of The Greatest Book Dedications:  http://ow.ly/zn4yk @JoBarrow

Great Character: Mr. White (“Reservoir Dogs”):  http://ow.ly/zn42c @gointothestory

A Helpful Way to Determine When Not to Use “Whom”:  http://ow.ly/zn3IR @CSLakin

Write What You Love and Stay True To Your Passion: http://ow.ly/zn3Ma @KALongshore

The shape-shifting factor in publishing: subscriptions:  http://ow.ly/zwjjD @Porter_Anderson  @TheFutureBook

Reevaluating, Reorganizing & Recommitting to Your Goals: http://ow.ly/zn3wo @KelliAnnMorgan

What does it take to create a regency romance?  http://ow.ly/zn3so @EmbracingRomanc @authorJessicaJ

5 Ways to Add Conflict to Your Story:  http://ow.ly/zn3Fy @mythcreants

Labor Unrest Among Amazon’s Authors:  http://ow.ly/zwizG @Porter_Anderson @HughHowey @bob_mayer

New Indie Authors: What 1 Experienced Author Would Do if She Were Starting Today:  http://ow.ly/zlT3L @goblinwriter

5 Reasons To Pan Those 5-Star Reviews:  http://ow.ly/zweCr @drothmanwrites @Porter_Anderson

Top 10 Storytelling Cliches Writers Should Stop Using:  http://ow.ly/zlT9T @robwhart

6 Ways eBooks Are Reaching More Readers:  http://ow.ly/zlTly  @AnnaGuastello

Adding Horror Elements to Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/zlSZI

Writing the Sex Scene:  http://ow.ly/zlTk3 @SusanSquires

7 Absurd Kanye West Quotes That Will Actually Help Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/zlTby @rxena77

Creating A Creative Outline:  http://ow.ly/zlSUO @woodwardkaren

Viewpoint is about judgment: http://ow.ly/zlSKB @AnthonyEhlers

Writing a scene: a checklist:  http://ow.ly/zlSXm @johnaugust

Why and How to Schedule Your Personal Writer’s Retreat: http://ow.ly/zlTro  @GretaBoris

Present Participle as Adjective:  http://ow.ly/zlSJF @writing_tips

10 Tips on Writing – and Writing More:  http://ow.ly/zlTfr @GarthSWright

The best literary hashtags on Twitter:  http://ow.ly/zlTdr @readandbreathe @salon

The Aspiring Writer’s Dictionary http://ow.ly/zlTmJ @BillFerris @writerunboxed

Writing Revealing Dialogue: Self-centered People and Unpredictable Outcomes:  http://ow.ly/zlTo4 @kiersi

How Believable Is Your Character’s Storytelling?  http://ow.ly/zlT6h @skyefairwin

Why Amazon Terrifies Publishers: Let’s Look At Royalty Statements:  http://ow.ly/ztkWS @GeorgeAnders @forbes

21 biggest amateur screenwriting mistakes:  http://ow.ly/zkNN2 @scriptshadow

Things to Consider When Considering Self Publishing:  http://ow.ly/zkOaR @srjohannes

The Boundary-Pushing Novelist Who’s Made Twitter His New Medium:  http://ow.ly/ztkEN @tejucole @wired @Thessaly

Reading Through Someone Else’s Eyes :  http://ow.ly/zkOfE @NewYorker

1 Writer Navigates the 1st Summer of Her MFA:  http://ow.ly/zkNTj @themfayears

Why You Should Act As Your Own Author-Publisher (At Least Once):  http://ow.ly/zkP4A @ChuckWendig  {lang}

Concept, Structure and Transformation – How to plan a novel : http://ow.ly/zkOmU @VeronicaSicoe

The 5 Ways Every Story Should Begin:  http://ow.ly/zkNrg  @Jackson_D_Chase

3 anti-social skills to improve your writing:  http://ow.ly/zkNKN @TED_ED

The Importance of Journaling:  http://ow.ly/zkO5l @chrstnejschmdt

How to Understand Self-Publishing Acronyms:  http://ow.ly/zkNG5 @booklife

Writers on Writing: “Writing What I Want”:  http://ow.ly/zkOVz  @LoriLitchman

How To Write A Screenplay You Can Sell :  http://ow.ly/zkOO4 @goodinaroom

4 Rules for Enhanced Creativity and nailing word count:  http://ow.ly/zkOkW @cairnswrites

Writing Thrillers:  50 Lessons Learned From Thrillerfest 2014: http://ow.ly/zkOiZ @thecreativepenn

Why All Writers Should Write Book Reviews:  http://ow.ly/zkNZ2 @brunsdavid

First drafts: what they should and shouldn’t be:  http://ow.ly/zgAzX @nownovel

How To Market Your New Book http://ow.ly/zgvVO @brettarends @forbes

Ray Bradbury on Failure, Why We Hate Work, and the Importance of Love in Creative Endeavors:  http://ow.ly/zgwEK @brainpicker

Don’t Take Author Obesity Sitting Down:  http://ow.ly/zqkkf @Porter_Anderson @writerunboxed

8 Story Fixes:  http://ow.ly/zgA5N @JaredMGordon

Hiring a Book Publicist 101:  http://ow.ly/zgCfq @suegreenbergpr

20 Screenwriting Tricks And Tropes We Never Need To See Again:  http://ow.ly/zgyBt @io9

Why 1 Writer Left Her Agent & New York Publisher:  http://ow.ly/zpYPn @ClaireCookwrite for @JaneFriedman

Writing: One Size Does Not Fit All:  http://ow.ly/zgw8l @writing_tips

Navigating the Book Promotion Jungle: http://ow.ly/zgzGQ @WriterlyTweets

7 Pieces of Life Changing Writing Advice From Dear Sugar: http://ow.ly/zgwLE @RyanHoliday @thoughtcatalog

Digital Revolution Act 2: TheTrue Nature of Amazon Revealed? http://ow.ly/zpiOX @claudenougat

Why write flash fiction?  http://ow.ly/zgzSz @LenKuntz

Patience Is a Writer’s Most Important Virtue:  http://ow.ly/zgw3X @writeitsideways

An agent’s advice on when new writers should start attending conferences: http://ow.ly/zgwTA @Janet_Reid

Integrating Writing Into Life:  http://ow.ly/zoyH5 @LexThomasAuthor

Writing by hand, or typing: when are you most creative? http://ow.ly/zgwgr @chrisrobley

Words to avoid when writing jacket copy: http://ow.ly/zgwxB @markkrotov

Practice, Persistence, Professionalism:  http://ow.ly/zgsHc  @nancyjcohen

Is Your Book Cover Design Stopping You From Being On The Bestseller List?  http://ow.ly/zgvsg @ThomasEMcGee

Malapropisms, Spoonerisms and Oxymorons:  http://ow.ly/zgfg6 @CASpeight

How to Survive Slow Book Sales:  http://ow.ly/zgfnG @shalvatzis

Being the Person Your Writing Needs You to Be:  http://ow.ly/zgfBb @LeonardoTrait

Who Said What? Speech Tags Decoded:  http://ow.ly/zgfxM @HGComan

Why Your Book Deal Is Just the First Step:  http://ow.ly/zgfIa @LizandLisa @writerunboxed

Food Idioms Can Fuel Our Writing Career:  http://ow.ly/zgePM @pubcoach

How much time should writers spend blogging and building websites? http://ow.ly/zgeu1 @roz_morris

Essential Dos and Don’ts for Author-Bloggers:  http://ow.ly/zgfko @annerallen

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

13 Comments

  1. Greg StrandbergJuly 27, 2014

    Thanks for this good collection!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 27, 2014

      Thanks for coming by, Greg!

  2. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 27, 2014

    Movie trailers help write better queries – I bet they do, since that short synopsis should be like a movie trailer. You have just a few moment to catch someone’s attention.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 27, 2014

      Alex–Always good to learn from successful promo!

  3. Margot KinbergJuly 27, 2014

    Elizabeth – Such an interesting variety of links this week! I’m definitely going to check out the ones on writing what one wants and staying true to one’s passion. Yes, we have to be aware of audience and market and so on. But if we’re not excited about our writing, why should readers be?

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 27, 2014

      Margot–Such an important point. If we’re not really into it, what kind of product can we hope for?

  4. Traci KritesJuly 27, 2014

    Great list!!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 27, 2014

      Thanks, Traci!

  5. Julie MusilJuly 28, 2014

    I loved that post by the author who left her big time agency and publisher. A true sign of the times. Thanks for these great links!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 28, 2014

      Thanks for coming by, Julie!

  6. Jemi FraserJuly 28, 2014

    Off to check out Angela/Becca’s post first :)

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJuly 28, 2014

      Thanks, Jemi!

  7. Sue ColettaJuly 30, 2014

    I’m honored to be included in your list of links. Thank you!

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