Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.

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I’ve also released another backlist Myrtle Clover title to ebook. A Dyeing Shame is available on Kindle and Nook for $2.99.

Controversies Surrounding Ebooks in Libraries: http://bit.ly/rtVhSV @PassiveVoiceBlg

How Nook could lose 1 writer as a customer: http://bit.ly/vbFTY6 @shaunduke

Teen-Lit Queen Takes Up Book Packaging: http://buswk.co/uwR7qc @dianebrady

Character Trait Entry: Responsible: http://bit.ly/tKgvJC @AngelaAckerman

Are your characters ‘beginning’ or ‘starting’ activities too frequently? http://bit.ly/uWWU7e

A weekly roundup of links for historical writers: http://bit.ly/tdPBZZ @2nerdyhistgirls

Tips for the sick writer: http://norabpeevy.blogspot.com/2011/12/tips-for-sick-writer.html @NoraBPeevy

Tips for the sick writer: http://bit.ly/vqdIWN @NoraBPeevy

Want to be a screenwriter? Don’t waste time on gimmicks: http://bit.ly/tRxDUI @scriptmag

Writing for Middle Grades: Being age appropriate: http://bit.ly/usn82H @authorajhartley

Choosing publications to query: http://bit.ly/vh4Gxa @robertleebrewer

Keeping It Real in Sci-Fi: http://slate.me/vXHVUe @zonal

The Myths of the Overworked Creative(video): http://bit.ly/ttbGHc @tonyschwartz

4 Ways to Move Beyond Discouragement in Your Author Career: http://bit.ly/sTPEO8 @bethbookcoach

What’s different about crime fiction marketing: http://bit.ly/w0E8CK @erinfaye

For literary inspiration follow @AdviceToWriters. Jon Winokur dispenses writerly wisdom of the ages.

A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman

The structure of a short story: http://bit.ly/ugD0fU @sarahahoyt

How to Use Uncertainty to Fuel Your Writing: http://bit.ly/rQLOXC @krissybrady

5 SF&F Novel Series That Should Come to TV: http://bit.ly/uijkCj @gammasquad

40 Inspiring Quotes About Reading From Writers: http://bit.ly/vnG2zE @flavorpill

Considerations when deciding between writing a memoir, novel, or fictionalized memoir: http://bit.ly/stKyKJ @DirtyWhiteCandy

The long road to a surprise best seller: http://bit.ly/shBgEg @AlexJCavanaugh

How dialogue can help readers know our characters: http://bit.ly/s24ZLB & http://bit.ly/vlux9y @mkinberg

How to blog: A Beginner’s Guide for Authors: http://bit.ly/sWKGl6 @AnneRAllen

How to Create Another Day a Week Just for Blogging: http://bit.ly/v2vzHT @problogger

Your Book Trailer as Calling Card: http://bit.ly/rXu4gO @dataylor1

Character Development — Secret, Wall, Loss, Desire: http://bit.ly/rudOG7

What To Do When Your WIP Turns Against You: http://bit.ly/vKtZF1 @cjredwine

Making choices between fight or flight: http://bit.ly/rwt1dD @victoriamixon

An agent’s tips for breaking into publishing: http://bit.ly/t3eWBj @RachelleGardner

The New World of Publishing: Why Bad Agent Information Gets Taught: http://bit.ly/uFQWrY @DeanWesleySmith

Know your netiquette: http://bit.ly/uVIO2O @roniekendig

5 Prompt Websites to Fill Your Creative Writing Well: http://bit.ly/tOeb5p @krissybrady

50 Diminutive Suffixes (and a Cute Little Prefix): http://bit.ly/teyXJ6 @writing_tips

Turning Self-Publishing Into Self-Employed: http://bit.ly/rwv1Rv @TweetTheBook

Build Your Platform Tip #2 Get Other Authors to Work for You: http://bit.ly/uHromD @kathilipp

10 Holiday Themed Science Fiction And Fantasy Stories: http://bit.ly/tB9fnj @BryanThomasS

5 tips for your LinkedIn profile: http://bit.ly/vLww6L @fuelyourwriting

Faltering Dialogue Punctuated: http://bit.ly/tCIx4D @KeliGwyn

Organize Your Writing Life: Ask Santa for a 2012 Planner: http://bit.ly/uxMI0L @KrissyBrady

Want to have a LinkedIn profile as a writer? A guide: http://bit.ly/ujcY9J @jhansenwrites

5 Major Turning Points on the Road to Finishing a Book: http://bit.ly/uQcBZl @writeabook

Enduring through writing’s slow growth periods: http://bit.ly/tBIYzp @ollinmorales

‘Clean Slate’ Blogging: How to Write a Post Your Readers Will Remember: http://bit.ly/rJ8JQQ @catseyewriter

3 Ways to Work Through a Difficult First Draft: http://bit.ly/v2Z3hY @writeitsideways

4 steps for untangling plot threads: http://bit.ly/sImiPR @bluemaven

Is Your Novel a Spineless Weakling? http://bit.ly/u7hTKE @KristenLambTX

How to Make a Secret Door in Your Bookcase: http://bit.ly/sWBNUs @GalleyCat

3 post-NaNo articles on revision: http://bit.ly/4wP2Rc , http://bit.ly/4Xjyuc , http://bit.ly/5vqbuj @p2p_editor

5 Secrets “Miracle on 34th Street” Can Teach You About Persuasive Writing: http://bit.ly/sp3M0p @Copyblogger

A complete guide to Word’s Track Changes for writers: http://bit.ly/sajUIh @Jhansenwrites

What Good Salespeople Know That Writers Should: http://bit.ly/s6SGqO @joannetombrakos for @janefriedman

Tightening your plot by layering: http://bit.ly/syX6fW @JulietteWade

The Ugly Truth About Consumer Book Reviews: http://huff.to/sTM9O4 @tglong for @IndieReader

Publishing, from a bookseller’s perspective: http://bit.ly/vdSz6q

5 Reasons Not to Criticize First Drafts: http://bit.ly/txAXYB @mgherron

How to Network Without Networking: http://bit.ly/t01rM3 @nathanbransford

Tips on writing about another culture: http://bit.ly/rVPkGs @Holly_S_Warah

What to Do With Contradictory Feedback (And 2 Star Reviews): http://bit.ly/uLzK3F @JodyHedlund

Who, Which, That—or, How Not to Ruin a Sentence: http://bit.ly/v8JQSw @write_practice

How to Make Your Writing More Visible Online: http://bit.ly/v7eeOh @galleycat

Into vs. In To: http://bit.ly/uAWluM @BrianKlems

Get help: http://bit.ly/rKbpGi @writenowcoach

Should You Write Your Second Book First? http://bit.ly/vMiahZ @RedTashBooks for @DavidGaughran

How to Get the Most out of a Writers’ Conference: http://bit.ly/tvxb6v @CAMorganti

12 Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking: http://bit.ly/vOG1SF @MichaelMichalko

Writing to genre: http://bit.ly/rQuIqS @TheresaStevens

How to Make the Most of a Scene: http://bit.ly/t2jYMY @JamiGold

The Self-Published Author as the Self-Employed Author: http://bit.ly/tPJguD @PassiveVoiceBlg

Active versus Static Backstory and Description: http://bit.ly/s6nfgs @4kidlit

Write with authenticity: http://bit.ly/syIlno @JulieMusil

Will Packaging Save Print Books? http://bit.ly/t9ArsC @diannadilworth

Bookstore terms, shelf location, signings—from a bookseller’s POV: http://bit.ly/su3o50

A dramatic change in backlist for authors: http://bit.ly/sMI6AT @bob_mayer

How to confront the fear of public speaking: http://bit.ly/vr37lY @Janefriedman @antiquityoaks

The new publisher: http://bit.ly/vmyhAF @pubperspectives

5 Reasons to Shed the Genius Within: http://bit.ly/vgBlda @LyndaRYoung

An analysis on 1 writer’s ebook pricing experiment: http://bit.ly/u9sS2z @ElleLothlorien for @JAKonrath

Music’s influence on @nicolamorgan ‘s writing: http://bit.ly/uuH6S2 @byrozmorris

Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability: http://bit.ly/vCVN1X @creativitypost

Writing Predators: http://bit.ly/vmPXDj @WriteAngleBlog

5 More Tips for Cleaning Up Your Writing Right Now: http://bit.ly/v59sA2 @writing_tips

Writers, are you making these 25 financial mistakes? Advice from the profane & brilliant @ChuckWendig: http://bit.ly/vq1i5W

3 Ways to Get Out of a Blogging Slump: http://bit.ly/rIS1Of @urbanmusewriter

What Hunter S. Thompson Can Teach You About Powerful : http://bit.ly/sfKUl2 @junhax

Are publishers putting the squeeze on book bloggers? http://bit.ly/tukLgO @alisonflood

6 Questions NOT to Ask a Writer: http://bit.ly/uup3F0 @elspethwrites

30 Holiday Gifts For Journalists: http://bit.ly/uCgBGL @10000words

The 5 Biggest Mistakes in Writing Scenes: http://bit.ly/s94xKx

Why Only Focusing On Your “Target” Audience May Hurt You: http://bit.ly/rX1iU7 @RoniLoren

5 things new self-publishers should know: http://bit.ly/tCl5WE @cathryanhoward

How Much Time Should Writers Devote to Social Media? http://bit.ly/sJ1Qse @JodyHedlund

5 reasons the queries received by 1 editor have been disappointing: http://bit.ly/slxJo2

Online resources for finding character names: http://bit.ly/vydQOq @tn_tobias

When the Reader Becomes the Enemy: Lessons from Pottermore: http://bit.ly/sDDsie @JamiGold for @HP4Writers

Mobile Barcode Advice for Writers: http://bit.ly/tbILie @GalleyCat

2012 Events for the Screenwriter: http://bit.ly/txIRZd @scriptmag

How Much Should You Explain in a Story’s Beginning? http://bit.ly/sfJaBB @KMWeiland

Formulae for Success in Publishing: http://bit.ly/rYAOpd

Charles Dickens’ Plan Sheets: http://bit.ly/tP2p9u @wolferiver

How to Bring Your Characters Into Focus: http://bit.ly/rK9xHq @2KoP for @Writeitsideways

Creating a Facebook Fan Page for Marketing — 1 Author’s Experience: http://bit.ly/t4S8Rx @GoblinWriter

Tips for Dividing Your Novel for Serialization: http://bit.ly/uwfJ6X @dirtywhitecandy for @TuesdaySerial

How To Make Traditional Publishing Writer Friendly: http://bit.ly/sz5Ozv @KristineRusch

UK Publishers Seek ‘Most Thrilling Outcome for Readers and Writers’: http://bit.ly/uUbw2B @pubperspectives

On writing programs and processes: http://bit.ly/uOMJZw @kalayna

Tips for keeping your writing sanity: http://bit.ly/tZFUTC @YAHighway

Amazon Creates $6M Fund For Books Available In Lending Library: http://bit.ly/tJ01fs @GalleyCat

The emotional cycle for writing: http://bit.ly/s4P0ir @CherylRWrites

Independent Children’s Publishing in France: Inspired, International, Ingenious: http://bit.ly/vd67gA @oliviasnaije for @pubperspectives

Sharing our work: http://bit.ly/rtOhuu

FutureBook con,kids & Kindles, ebook pricing & more industry news from @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman: http://bit.ly/u6KXZ8

What it means to be an artisan writer: http://bit.ly/tbnsqJ @camillelaguire

Your Writing Goals: DARE to Reach Them: http://bit.ly/v6B7rz @KWrites2

What Happens to Your Manuscript in Hollywood? Part One: Solicitation: http://bit.ly/rGk7Q4 @RSMellette

Why 1 writer is joining Amazon’s KDP Select: http://bit.ly/tVRDjk @TweetTheBook

9 things about writing: http://bit.ly/vChWPI @tobywneal

Developing a business plan for our writing: http://bit.ly/uAzsWH @rileymagnus for @JFBookman

The Big Mistake of Author Websites and Blogs: http://bit.ly/uIxnIW @JaneFriedman

Self-Publishing And The Definition Of An Indie Author: http://bit.ly/vaQDdJ @TheCreativePenn

Writer Beware: The Fine Print of Amazon’s New KDP Select Program: http://bit.ly/rvedN3 @Victoria Strauss

Explore different platforms as a writer: http://bit.ly/vq7OGS @thewritermama

How to Write an Irresistible Blog Bio: http://bit.ly/trsDtO @catseyewriter

A Couple of Notes About “Couple”: http://bit.ly/v3ifZ0 @writing_tips

All Work and No Play Makes A Dull Writer: http://bit.ly/ska4YO @gillespiekarin

Guilt Free Writing Time: http://bit.ly/vdsywn @BretBallou

A Quick-Start Guide to Teaching Yourself Creative Software: http://bit.ly/vmPSf3 @the99percent

On critiques: http://bit.ly/vwLgkB @CSLakin for @KMWeiland

The Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry Houdini (& its influence on Doyle): http://bit.ly/vfIMB7 @brainpicker via @Porter_Anderson

Amazon Book Review Policy Explained: http://bit.ly/umKOH1 @GalleyCat

Understanding POV: http://bit.ly/ugVIde @C_Herringshaw

Why an editor might decline an editing job: http://bit.ly/tA3IuZ

How to create great content for your blog: http://bit.ly/uBXN3g @jammer0501

Barnes & Noble Has Shipped One Million Nook Tablets, Industry Report States: http://tcrn.ch/uxsAo3 @mjburnsy

St. Martin’s Press Defends Lenore Hart Against Plagiarism Charges: http://bit.ly/vn0BNK @GalleyCat

Write Your Screenplay: Don’t Run From Cliché: http://bit.ly/v2z0ow @jacobkrueger

Know the goal of your marketing plan: http://bit.ly/t7tIzi

Fighting an Invisible Enemy: Accepting Feedback: http://bit.ly/uQCrdC @EDFsChronicles

9 Habits of Extraordinary Blogs: http://bit.ly/sgHhEr @fluencymedia

Invest in yourself: http://bit.ly/uJXctK @sharonbially

Real life diagnostics on character likeability: http://bit.ly/rtt5TS @Janice_Hardy

Tips for hosting guest bloggers on your blog: http://bit.ly/ttpwds @KSElliott_Shark

What 1 poet has learned about self-publishing: http://bit.ly/uI8BWq @robertleebrewer

The Latest Best Argument Against Perfectionism: http://bit.ly/uu6EvT

The romantic fantasy and fantasy romance subgenres: http://bit.ly/tJ4V6K @FantasyFaction

Top 10 ways to promote your virtual book tour: http://bit.ly/rEYL7L @BookMarketer

An introduction to fan fiction: http://bit.ly/u4gTDg @Kerrie_Flanagan