by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine
(developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.
Hope my blog readers in the States have a great Labor Day weekend! I’m taking Monday off from blogging and will be back for Friday’s post.
How to Write Internal Dialogue: http://ow.ly/Rx3st @MarcyKennedy
Vulnerability In Writing: http://ow.ly/Rx3OF @rsmollisonread
4 Tips to Craft a Killer Novella: http://ow.ly/Ry5B6 by E.M. Denning
Should You Feel Guilty About Taking Your Writing Seriously? http://ow.ly/Ry5Fc @colleen_m_story
Movie Analysis: “Trainwreck”: http://ow.ly/Ry5xq @gointothestory
Developing Themes In Your Stories: Dialogue: http://ow.ly/Ry5wr @SaraL_Writer @DIYMFA
Everything Is Writing: http://ow.ly/Ry5uF @jaelmchenry
Your Character is Smirking. Or Is He? Synonym Pitfalls. http://ow.ly/Ry5vm by Melinda Brasher
6 Ways You’re Botching Your Dialogue: http://ow.ly/Ry5Ad @_RobbieBlair_
What do you do about the back story? http://ow.ly/Ry5HI @BishsBeat
Can authors compete with ‘non-competes’? http://ow.ly/RM4Jh @Porter_Anderson @jamesscottbell
Clichés in YA Romance: http://ow.ly/Ry5Ds @_FYWH
When Mamas Create: http://ow.ly/Ry5G4 @LaurieTomlinson
How and why to kill your darlings: http://ow.ly/Ry5tf @nicholesevern
Pros and Cons of First-Person. How to Deflate the Cons: http://ow.ly/Ry5yz @SeptCFawkes
Nailing the Climax: Step by Step: http://ow.ly/Ry5Ec by The Plot Line Hotline
10 Online Tools to upgrade our writing skills: http://ow.ly/RA5as @jmlpetersen
Why We Should Stop Grading an Author’s Social Media Presence: http://ow.ly/RA5Lr @robeagar
Tools for novelists: 5 of the best: http://ow.ly/RA4lR @sandrabeckwith
Write the Book We Don’t Expect: http://ow.ly/RA4w2 by Samantha Wilde
5 Low-Cost/No-Cost Book Promo Tips: http://ow.ly/RA4K7 @maggiemarr
6 common writing mistakes by first-time authors: http://ow.ly/RA5sU @loudesvenard @ReedsyHQ
How to Sell More Books and Grow Our Fan Base at Author Events: http://ow.ly/RA4qJ @lucid_ghost
5 Reasons to Self Publish: http://ow.ly/RA65m @SLMcInnis
Tighten Our Writing Style: http://ow.ly/RA4T3 @RayneHall
Targeted marketing for indie books: http://ow.ly/RA5AH @KritsaYvonne
Tips for keeping our writing files organized and safe: http://ow.ly/RA6Ey @betsytalbot
3 Ways to Organize Our Writing Space: http://ow.ly/RA4eE @wherewriterswin
20 Time Travel Classics: http://ow.ly/RERSk @tordotcom
How to Brainstorm The Novel That Sells: http://ow.ly/RESmk @MaryVeeWriter
The Simple Truth About Finding Your Writing Voice: http://ow.ly/RESaK @finallywriting
How to Use the Rule of Three in Children’s Books: http://ow.ly/RERDG @hodgeswriter
On Pencils and Process: http://ow.ly/RESg4 @benjohncock
Feelings Without Names: http://ow.ly/RESBR @DonMaass
5 Novel Writing Tips from a First-Time Plotter: http://ow.ly/Rx3a2 @EmilyWenstrom
When a story touches someone’s soul: http://ow.ly/Rx3bV @stephenwoodfin
Writing is all about those outlandish little details: http://ow.ly/Rx3aQ @calebpirtle
4 Emotive Tools of Horror: http://ow.ly/Rx333 @HeatherJacksonW
46 Literary Magazines To Submit To: http://ow.ly/Rx3Jp @write_practice
7 Ways To Create an Antagonist Readers Hate To Love: http://ow.ly/Rx36Z by BD Schmitt
100 Acts of Self-Care: http://ow.ly/Rx3o0 @ArtistThink
Character interview questions: http://ow.ly/Rx3iy by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
5 Ways to Break Through and Actually Start Writing: http://ow.ly/Rx3fL @JerryBJenkins
Thinking of Co-authoring a Book? Info for Writers: http://ow.ly/Rx3Ec @JohnDolanAuthor @FionaQuinnBooks
Tricking Yourself Out of Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/Rx3dt @Margo_L_Dill
10 Smart Things to Do When Writing: http://ow.ly/Run1b @Grammarly
Short story contest for publication in an anthology: http://ow.ly/RGaPP @AlexJCavanaugh
30 Things About Screenwriting: http://ow.ly/RumzJ @gointothestory
On Writing a Series: http://ow.ly/RumC2 @vleighwrites
Problems with Multiple Viewpoints: http://ow.ly/RumFA @ajhumpage
6 More Character Archetypes to Ditch: http://ow.ly/Rumkm by Oren Ashkenazi
This Simple Principle Will Solve Show, Don’t Tell Problems: http://ow.ly/Rumo5 @farrtom
Perfectionism is Murdering Your Muse: http://ow.ly/RumxM @VeronicaSicoe
1 Simple Rule of Writing Horror: http://ow.ly/Rumta @HeatherJacksonW
Avoiding Fantasy Fatigue: http://ow.ly/RumJS @Philip_Overby
How Writing Horror is like Writing Comedy: http://ow.ly/Rumvd @HeatherJacksonW
How to Plan and Write a Conversation: http://ow.ly/RumQo by Nils Ödlund @mythicscribes
Redefining Success: Freelancing on the Path to an Alternate Destination: http://ow.ly/Rumr0 @charityscraig
New @Trajectory partnerships include PanMac UK ebook distribution to China: http://ow.ly/RGgmw @Porter_Anderson @InfoJedi
Could Amazon Exclusivity Be Good For The Future Of eBooks? http://ow.ly/REUyG @HughHowey @Porter_Anderson
Roundtable on Great Villains: http://ow.ly/RrsyI @PubCrawlBlog
How to Find an Editor as a Self-Published Author: http://ow.ly/Rrsgz @teymourshahabi for @JaneFriedman
Survival toolbox for writers: http://ow.ly/Rrscp @OrlyKonigLopez
39 Stellar Examples of Author Facebook Cover Photo Designs: http://ow.ly/RrsKI @DianaUrban @BookBubPartners
5 Traits of a Winning Concept: http://ow.ly/RrsZC by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Using a Love-Hate Relationship with Writing to Our Advantage: http://ow.ly/RrsOu @TheEbonyInkwell
A Poem Becomes Meme: http://ow.ly/RrtiZ @AnnieLowrey
How to Break the Rules: Never Start With Backstory: http://ow.ly/Rrss1 @notjustanyboggs
Mark Twain’s keys to successful writing: http://ow.ly/RrsUs @rxena77
Writing for Kids: Less is Almost Always More: http://ow.ly/RrsoS @kiersi
Can Reading Make You Happier? http://ow.ly/Rrtex by Ceridwen Dovey @newyorker
3 villain death pet peeves: http://ow.ly/RrsCv @biljanalikic
Curating Links and Bulk Scheduling Them: http://ow.ly/RA09c
The importance of newsletters and ideas for content: http://ow.ly/RzY8S @JL_Campbell
8 Tips for Interactive Storytelling: http://ow.ly/Roaub @robinrwrites
Ann Rule on Breaking Into True Crime: http://ow.ly/RoaBT @writersdigest
Ingenious hiding places in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/RzXGT @mkinberg
5 part video series on the craft of story editing: http://ow.ly/Rob4N by Shawn Coyne
How To Stand Out In A Writing Group: http://ow.ly/Robrb @artofstoriesAB
Improve Your Writing by Reading Author Interviews: http://ow.ly/Robfl @AnneGreenawalt
Writing Tips For Staying on Your Game: http://ow.ly/Rob0R @writingforward
5 Ways To Check If Your Ending Suits Your Genre: http://ow.ly/RoaXZ @AnthonyEhlers
What to Know About Copyright and Plagiarism: http://ow.ly/Roa6y by Lynn Usrey @nickthacker
How Walking Fosters Creativity: http://ow.ly/Robuu @jdmagness @openculture
How to Make Your Poems Stand Out: http://ow.ly/RobBd @DanielAri
It Doesn’t Always Go The Way You Plan: Career Snapshot of a Children’s Book Author: http://ow.ly/Ro9Vj @MandyCorine
25 Ways To Beat Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/Rlzub @writers_write
The links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/RyRkt . All the links I’ve ever shared (30K+), free and searchable: writerskb.com
Protagonist and Main Character: Same Person? The Answer May Transform Your Story: http://ow.ly/RlzeW @KMWeiland
On the Creation Process (or Why 1 Writer Prefers Revising): http://ow.ly/RlAnZ @ava_jae
Create a Complex, Charismatic Main Character: http://ow.ly/RlAfi @JodieRennerEd
6 Things To Remember When Dealing With Writing Feedback: http://ow.ly/RlAv4 @bang2write
When Does It Make Sense to Make Big Revisions? http://ow.ly/RlBQT @jamigold
10 Ways to Use Audio to Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/RlBtW @bookgal
Top writing links from last week on Twitterific: Click To Tweet
You included the IWSG anthology contest! Thank you.
I was going to take Monday off, but remembered a monthly hop and two people I’d promised to help. I can check blogs in the morning before heading out for the day.
Have a great Labor Day!
Alex–It got some RTs on Twitter, I noticed. :) Hope that’s going well. Enjoy your Labor Day!
So many great links here, Elizabeth! Thanks, as ever. Interesting you’d include one about using pencils. There’s research that just the act of writing something with a pen or pencil helps us remember it and connect with it more. Hmmm….
Margot–I love pencils, but I’m such a pencil snob. :) No mechanical for me, only Ticonderoga. My kids tease me…
I liked the examples they showed in the Facebook covers. I finally got a good Facebook banner for my author/speaker site and it matches my other sites. And finally gave myself permission to put up a fun photo on my personal page. (My garden – I’m so proud of it.)
Diane–Nice! So you’ve branded all your social media. I have *nothing* fun up except on Google Plus. But I need to. Your photography is always so gorgeous.
Terrific Twitter links this week. I’m still reading them ( 2 hours later). Glad to see the #IWSG Contest included. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into this link round up. It’s always full of useful, resourceful tips that I would have missed if not for you.
Melissa–Thanks! Hope the links help. Have a great week!
I found your site after seeing it as an example in the book Blogging for Writers. I’m so glad I checked it out. This post, especially, has so much I plan to check out. Of course, that also means it’s a distraction allowing me to procrastinate from what I should be doing.
Thanks for sharing all these links! I’ll definitely be coming back to check out the other things you share.
Wendy, thanks so much for coming by!
Yes, there is enough each week for the links to become a time suck! Sometimes I’ll recommend that writers only search for the specific craft/industry info they need. The links are all collected on the WKB free search engine and you can search by topic: writerskb.com . :)
I LOVE this list, Elizabeth! Thanks for linking to my post on tools for novelists!
Sandra Beckwith
Sandra–Thanks for being a great resource for writers. :)
I try!
: – )
Sandra Beckwith
Thanks for including my Grubstreet post, Elizabeth. You collect a lot of great resources here in these Twitterific posts!
Charity–Thanks for the great post!