Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Twitterific writing 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.

Hope my American friends had a happy Thanksgiving!

How to Make a Character Moodboard:  http://ow.ly/EQSKb from A Not-So-Classically Trained Writer

Character Date Ideas:  http://ow.ly/EQSKc @CherylRWrites

Who’s Your Ideal Reader?  http://ow.ly/EQSKf @rachellegardner

Crafting the Perfect First Line:  http://ow.ly/EQSKg @AuthorKeller               

How To Edit Books On An iPad – http://ow.ly/EQSKj @murdertakestime

Why Character Names Are the Secret Ingredient to Your Story:  http://ow.ly/EXhzn @eliseabram

Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Your Ebook for Print:  http://ow.ly/EXhzq @aplazar

Using Sticky Notes to Help You Revise Like a Pro:  http://ow.ly/EXhzt from Cameron Filas

Pleaded vs. Pled:  http://ow.ly/EXhzx @writing_tips

Basic Formatting of Your Manuscript (Formatting 101) http://ow.ly/EXhzA @JodieRennerEd

So You Want to Be an Author? You Don’t Need an MFA… http://ow.ly/EXhzC from Justin Aireland

Killing the Villain: A Daring Plot Device:  http://ow.ly/EXhzD @rogerdcolby

Find Your Beginning in “The End”: Are You a Trustworthy Writer?  http://ow.ly/EXhcf @kayedacus

Writing Characters Who Aren’t Like You . . . Completely:  http://ow.ly/EXhzF @gryphonrose

Find the Conflict: Unblocking (or Actually Planning!) your Novel http://ow.ly/EXhzH @mharoldpage

How To Create A Killer Opening For Your Science Fiction Short Story:  http://ow.ly/EXgXi @io9

What To Do When You Can’t Settle On A Story Idea:  http://ow.ly/EXhzM from Clever Help

3 Writing Myths and How 1 Writer Challenged Them:  http://ow.ly/F0xQ1 @saulofhearts

Thoughts on Writing Experiments:  http://ow.ly/F0xQ4 @NathanielTower

Tips for writing Jewish characters: http://ow.ly/F0xQ7 from Writing With Color

7 non-career-destroying ways to deal with bad book reviews: http://ow.ly/F0xQ9 @batwood

Concept  Is The First Concern In Screenwriting: http://ow.ly/F0xQa  @storydepth

Why the horror of Stephen King’s words don’t translate well to film:  http://ow.ly/F0xQb @kylefowle

Switching from Adult to Young Adult http://ow.ly/EQSK7 @gailcarriger

Character Driven-Flash Fiction:  http://ow.ly/EQSK5 from Gila Green

Compiling and marketing a box set:  http://ow.ly/EQSK3 @annvosspeterson

6 Traits Every Writer Must Develop:  http://ow.ly/EQSJW from Alton L. Gansky

The Art of a Distraction Free Life:  http://ow.ly/EQLyq @bemorewithless

6 Tips for Re-imagining a Classic Story:  http://ow.ly/EQSJT @robinrwrites

For Series Writers: Find a New Entry Point:  http://ow.ly/EQSJP  @ErinMFeldman

A writer reacts to plagiarism: http://ow.ly/F0waj @RachelAnnNunes

The Point of Writing:  http://ow.ly/F0wy7 @megrosoff @writerunboxed

Last Week of NaNoWriMo: How To Catch Up:  http://ow.ly/F0vVf @CariBennette

Giving Thanks for Amazon and Smashwords:  http://ow.ly/F0vNh by Dario Ciriello

11 Exercises to Do While Sitting at Your Computer: http://ow.ly/EOS2w

Should Children’s Book Authors Self-Publish?  http://ow.ly/EOS2t @sangeeta_editor @Janefriedman

Publishing: Everyone is in the Middle:  http://ow.ly/EOS2q @HughHowey

Creating Conflict in Romance:  http://ow.ly/EOS2m @LaurieTomlinson

Don’t Pay to Self-Publish:  http://ow.ly/EOS2g @JAKonrath

How Morals and Basic Needs Influence a Character’s Strengths:  http://ow.ly/EORTL @beccapuglisi

8 Bogus ‘Rules’ New Writers Tell Each Other:  http://ow.ly/EOS2b @annerallen

Story Structure: What ‘going with the flow’ Really Means: http://ow.ly/EOS29 @storyfix

How to Write a Synopsis:  http://ow.ly/EOS24 @thisgirlclimbs

DNA Testing: Overview for Crime Writers:  http://ow.ly/EMF9o @LeeLofland

Ideas for Creative Writing Projects and Practices:  http://ow.ly/EMF9k @melissadonovan

Fixing the First Page:  http://ow.ly/EMF9g @ava_jae

Tips for Dealing with Novel Interruptus During the Upcoming Holidays:  http://ow.ly/EMF9e  @CaitLondon

Top 9 reasons to write in first-person plural: http://ow.ly/EXiai  @speechwriterguy

Platforms as a Natural Extension of a Writer. (Just Fantasy?) http://ow.ly/EMF9c @Janefriedman

How to be a plotter even if you’re a pantser:  http://ow.ly/EMF9a @nownovel

How Recording One Second A Day Will Make You A Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/EMF96 @SarahAllenBooks

Plugging In To Your Peeps: Author Platform Expansion:  http://ow.ly/EMF94 @wherewriterswin

5 guaranteed ways to bore your reader:  http://ow.ly/EMF90 @writers_write

How To Get A Unique Illustration For Your Book Cover: http://ow.ly/EMF8W @thecreativepenn

How to Tell If Your Script Sucks: http://ow.ly/EMF8Q @ozzywood

Using Sticky Notes to Help You Revise Like a Pro: http://ow.ly/EMF8M  by Cameron Filas

The best time to launch a book:  http://ow.ly/EL3v7 @theindiepubmag

5 Tips on Successful Co-Authoring:  http://ow.ly/EL3v6  @EmmaMichaels

Creative writing: when characters are difficult to get along with: http://ow.ly/EL3v5 @guardianbooks

Writerly Mystique Vs. Self-Exposure: Mind The Gap:  http://ow.ly/ESXLz @lanceschaubert @Porter_Anderson

Getting to Know Your Characters:  http://ow.ly/EL3v4  @CherylRWrites

Character Talking as Plotting Help:  http://ow.ly/EL3v0 @wordsbywebb

Sympathy for the Devil: Writing Unforgettable Villains:  http://ow.ly/EL3uZ @jamesscottbell

Nonfiction Writing as Answering Questions:  http://ow.ly/EL3uX from Christine Liu-Perkins

Plot Mapping With Characters:  http://ow.ly/EL3uU

The Building Blocks of Storytelling: Gossip:  http://ow.ly/EL3uT from Sherwood Smith

The Role of Theme in a Story’s Climax: http://ow.ly/EL3uS @KMWeiland

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: The Midas Touch:  http://ow.ly/EL3uP @beccapuglisi

An agent on Twitter abuse and how to use Twitter more effectively:  http://ow.ly/EL3uM @JanetKGrant

Why Marketing Your Book is Like Trying to Lose Weight:  http://ow.ly/EJX6Q @bookmarketer

5 Biggest Mistakes When Writing Mental Illness:  http://ow.ly/EJX6P @rosieclaverton

Missing persons cases in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/EMyv8 @mkinberg

3rd Person POV Advantages:  http://ow.ly/EJX6L from Novel Writing Help

Why 1 Writer Loves Scrivener:  http://ow.ly/EJX6I @katweyer

Promoting your novel with a short story:  http://ow.ly/EJWuo @RayneHall

Take Your Writing Seriously:  http://ow.ly/EJX6G  @WritingForward

Tools for writing: Microsoft OneNote:  http://ow.ly/EJX6F  @mstibbe

Why Kindle Scout Was Worth the Risk for One Writer: http://ow.ly/EJWpY @benjaminsobieck

10 Ways to Spark Creative Connections:  http://ow.ly/EJX6E @CherylRWrites

34 Tips and Tactics to Rapidly Grow Your Social Networks:  http://ow.ly/EJX6D  @jeffbullas

How to Create a Believable Character: http://ow.ly/EMtTs @SpunkOnAStick

10 Ways To Publicize Your Book You May Not Have Thought Of:  http://ow.ly/EJX6B @selfpubreview

Plotting Your Hero’s Emotional Journey:  http://ow.ly/EJX6A @Natalie_Lakosil

World Building Tips:  http://ow.ly/EJX6z @etcashman

All the links I shared last week:  http://ow.ly/EKQAM . All the links I’ve ever shared (searchable): writerskb.com .

Top Secrets of Bestselling Authors: http://ow.ly/EET1f @NikkiWoods

How To Get Out of Story Stall:  http://ow.ly/EET1a from PJ Parrish

Tips for Creating 4D Characters:  http://ow.ly/EKGge @JasonWLaPier

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.

7 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughNovember 30, 2014

    Marketing is like dieting – because they both suck?

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigDecember 1, 2014

      Alex–Exactly! Ha!

  2. Margot KinbergNovember 30, 2014

    Elizabeth – Thanks as ever for all of these helpful links. I love it that there are so many of them having to do with character development. Must be a Sign that I ought to start fleshing out some of the ones I’m developing…

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigDecember 1, 2014

      Margot–Me too!

  3. Clarissa DraperNovember 30, 2014

    Thanks for the links!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigDecember 1, 2014

      Clarissa–Thanks for coming by!

  4. Julie MusilDecember 2, 2014

    I absolutely love your links and look forward to them every week. Thank you!

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