Below are my tweets from the last week.
The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links searchable—try it for searches on plotting, characterization, querying, book promo, and more.
I’m also compiling a directory of ebook professionals—cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, etc.—to make it easier for writers to connect with services. If you’d like to be added, please email me at elizabethspanncraig (at) gmail (dot) com with your contact info, website, etc.
An interesting interview with a publishing insider: http://bit.ly/om8fmz @ajackwriting
Alternative magic systems for the fantasy writer: http://bit.ly/nIypxp
All about urban fantasy: http://bit.ly/nUFw5C
Revise Grand Entrance Scene to Set up Character Relationship: http://bit.ly/nj2NGA
The Number One Reason Why Marketing Tactics Fail: http://bit.ly/r8DFpZ
Literary Agents: Top 10 Ways to Make or Break that Relationship:The Agent as Superman/Superwoman: http://bit.ly/o6KauM
A series on avoiding mushy book middles: http://bit.ly/pJEiLg http://bit.ly/mQ3YQ3 and http://bit.ly/oqpJiA
Tips for landing an agent: http://bit.ly/qtENRG
10 things 1 writer has learned about blogging: http://bit.ly/qZPkcl @CatsEyeWriter
3 Ways Social Media Can Help You Avoid Procrastination: http://bit.ly/pmNz1a
The positive side of distractions: http://bit.ly/qrdawY
7 Ways to Pick Yourself Up After a Painful Rejection: http://bit.ly/pzEuKj
The Secret to Twitter That Can’t Be Taught: http://bit.ly/nr5JcW
Finding Rest Is Essential to Creative Inspiration: http://bit.ly/oj8eQS
Capitalization Rules for the Names of Games: http://bit.ly/r16PHc
1 writer’s homemade MFA: http://bit.ly/nUVLDv @BTMargins
Is literary jargon alive and well? NY Times: http://nyti.ms/oqweSN
The Audubon* Field Guide to Unpublished Writers: http://bit.ly/q1dwnU @GeoffreyCubbage
7 Reasons Reviews Sell Books: http://bit.ly/pmlW8Z @BookBuzzr
An author’s thoughts on libel and fiction: http://bit.ly/q8ygZ0
Joe Konrath addresses ebook misconceptions: http://bit.ly/nGj7Ts
Publishers Playing the Social Media Game: http://bit.ly/o6sLxI @WriteAngleBlog
Writing for fun for 10 minutes a day: http://bit.ly/niWZpJ @BookEmDonna
A singer/songwriter recommends focusing on writing, not social media: http://bit.ly/pSEwrm
Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Writers Don’t Need to Practice: http://bit.ly/nWQstW
Weeding out weaknesses in our books: http://bit.ly/r9ez1g @Mommy_Authors
Keeping personal bias out of your stories: http://bit.ly/pwJthO
How to Query Agents Part 1: http://bit.ly/prn1s8 @EmilyCaseysMuse
Superhero Comics Could Learn a Thing or Two from Superhero Films: http://bit.ly/n05s7P
From Good to Better: 10 Tips On Editing Your WIP: http://bit.ly/ormO2D @AnneRAllen
6 Effective Ways to Become Persistent: http://bit.ly/qJfnn6
Pretend your main character isn’t there: http://bit.ly/p2sP1X @dirtywhitecandy
How to write a great novel (WSJ): http://on.wsj.com/r0BTJR
The art of discovering your innate genius: http://bit.ly/pWpP06
Great Ways for Writers, Authors, Speakers, and Readers to Use Google+: http://bit.ly/rkyA0E
Remind yourself of the joy of writing: http://bit.ly/qVEBRp
Search my tweets– http://dld.bz/KPgS
Making Writing Work For You When You Still Have To Work: http://bit.ly/qukQ7I
Regency sex ed: http://bit.ly/pdAaB1
Ladies, Don’t Let Anyone Tell You You’re Not Awesome: http://bit.ly/pItmlT
25 ways to abuse your characters {strong lang.}: http://bit.ly/rtt2iZ
Editorial Agent, or what? http://bit.ly/o4oLXU
The Publishing World Turned Upside Down: http://bit.ly/oao4Gh
Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir: http://bit.ly/qYNmEI
The 5-Second Trick To Writing More Each Week: http://bit.ly/qegvTE
POV confusion? Helpful links: http://bit.ly/hJZD8n
How to Read a Book Contract – Who Decides What Contracts You Sign? http://bit.ly/mTB8lX @PassiveVoiceBlg
7 Ways to Make Family and Pets Respect Your Writing Time: http://bit.ly/p9OL3Y @KMWeiland
Why Novelists Can Embrace Unexpected Life Change: http://bit.ly/mYaCqu @writeitsideways
Writing Psychic Superheroes and Psionics: http://bit.ly/qnXsTN
Ebook cover designers, formatters, & freelance editors–I’m compiling a directory. To be listed: http://bit.ly/pmIdny
The Inevitable Traffic Jams on the Journey to Publication: http://bit.ly/nmbQra @jodyhedlund
3 tips for writing thrillers: http://bit.ly/nGpJIz
Enrich Your Life – Go on a Digital Sabbatical: http://bit.ly/okQqbT
How authors can get started with video blogging: http://bit.ly/pdKOke @jfbookman
Seeing Stars: Why Some Reviews Matter . . . and Some Don’t: http://bit.ly/mYogy6 @YAHighway
Switching From Literary To Genre Fiction: http://bit.ly/q8ER5z @thecreativepenn
The Low-Down on Literary Magazines: http://bit.ly/ruDknQ @LTWFblog
An agent talks about questionable practices by literary agents: http://bit.ly/ncB06h @rachellegardner
Break Writer’s Block: Become the Storyteller, Not the Writer: http://bit.ly/qtzGwX
7 Types of Hyphenation That May Seem Wrong But Aren’t: http://bit.ly/pA5WKW
Networking as a means of promotion: http://bit.ly/pNpUll
Tips for naming characters: http://bit.ly/rmNh2H @BTMargins
Russian Publishing 101: http://bit.ly/o1OLb7 @pubperspectives
Start Today, Not Tomorrow: http://bit.ly/plV164 @jeffgoins
10 Twitter Hashtags for Writers: http://bit.ly/rnVn4I
Why Self-Published Authors Know Best: http://bit.ly/q0cVhb
5 mistakes that turn your ebook promotion into spam: http://bit.ly/q0Ya1H
“My novel’s too ‘fringe’ – will any commercial publisher on the planet be interested?” http://bit.ly/rapJvJ
Knowledge Plants the Seed. Imagination Makes it Bloom. http://bit.ly/r2SNQw @SherryIsaac @joanswan
Getting the Reader’s Sympathy: http://bit.ly/rtZFZW
Will print and ebook publishers ultimately be doing the same books? http://bit.ly/qCQe5l
Wake up your readers! How to thicken a plot: http://bit.ly/pG0jbP
3 Steps to Finding Your True Writing Voice: http://bit.ly/ng96ke
7 things one YA writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/oZFZ65
The Power and SEO Behind Blog Commenting: http://bit.ly/q4PIu6
10 Tips For Polishing Your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/oNaLhF
Giving “It’s Not Quite There” Feedback: http://bit.ly/o4SyIG
Sympathy For The Devils: How To Make Disagreeable Characters Agreeable: http://bit.ly/ouqw6r
10 keys to hosting a successful Twitter chat: http://bit.ly/qT9Eaz @michellerafter
Surviving the Literary Gong Show: http://bit.ly/mSKUGj
A Guide to Publishing an Ebook on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords: http://bit.ly/ofgO7p
6 Steps to a Winning Writing Workshop: http://bit.ly/p1CdiE
Need research help with your character’s medical ailment? A doctor to the rescue: http://bit.ly/o1bsHq via @spunkonastick
Thoughts and tips for handling backstory: http://bit.ly/qiFNdU
Favorite snacks of great writers (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/r1LXq3
8 Personal Development Mistakes: http://bit.ly/pIWHoj
Crossover genres (genre blending): http://bit.ly/o2mbEm
The Speed Of Writing: http://bit.ly/n8Uxul
Adjusting To The Paradigm Shift in Publishing: http://bit.ly/oYhCf4
Public speaking tips for writers: http://bit.ly/o0sTdR @jhansenwrites
Genre blending crime fiction to lure non-mystery-reading friends: http://bit.ly/ro13WQ @mkinberg
A Writer’s Tools: WriteWay Pro: http://bit.ly/oYRtux @manon_eileen @GeneLempp:
An agent explains what you should bring to a conference: http://bit.ly/njQqi4
To blog or not to blog about writing: http://bit.ly/r2k3Aj @LauraPauling
What Do You Do When You Can’t Write? http://bit.ly/ru9TZi @writeitsideways
Sign up for the monthly WKB newsletter for the web’s best links and interviews: http://bit.ly/gx7hg1
How Starving Artists Can Support Their Work: http://bit.ly/pYr46F
Pacing and 4 types of rests in books: http://bit.ly/pBLFTE @FantasyFaction
Concerns (and Solutions!) for Freelance Writers: http://bit.ly/qEudl5
Resources for finding an agent: http://bit.ly/r3ZDJU
Writing A Book – Structure: http://bit.ly/p5Vw72
The (Not So) Dreaded Synopsis – 5 Tips To Set You Free: http://bit.ly/nBzkAD @roniloren
6 reasons an agent/publisher will stop reading your submission: http://bit.ly/pGfX9n
The difference between ebook conversion and ebook formatting: http://bit.ly/qQPZc2
Critique Workshopped The Voice Right Out Of There: http://bit.ly/ogmvEi
An agent advises: don’t clutter your story with stuff: http://bit.ly/nRjTcN @greyhausagency
A summary of the Assoc. of Amer. Pub.’s sales data for books (online retail is tops): http://bit.ly/pHJpWi @PassiveVoiceBlg
The rule of 3: http://bit.ly/pOCKFC @iggiandgabi
5 reasons Facebook and Twitter won’t replace 1 writer’s blog: http://bit.ly/r07EML @CatsEyeWriter
Investigation into Underpayment of Ebook Royalties: http://bit.ly/nDsZx5 @PassiveVoiceBlg
An Entrepreneur Tackles Book Publicity: http://bit.ly/mSVNsn @BlurbIsAVerb
A screenwriter on endless producer notes: http://bit.ly/nxLI9r
Writing A Book – Discipline: http://bit.ly/o4FLdP
Dreaming in Two Languages – Writing In The Second: http://bit.ly/pKl5gW
10 Terms of Gender Identity: http://bit.ly/p4WmoM
Why It’s Hard To Write Well (And How To Do It Faster): http://bit.ly/pUroCC @ChandlerWrites
Cover design:Color: http://bit.ly/nL2ppj Image: http://bit.ly/r8q4xv Font: http://bit.ly/pZDHPX Layout: http://bit.ly/pcoxQY @clarissadraper
Can You See Your Lion? http://bit.ly/pQQs2D
Are you an expert? Plan to Promote Your Work: http://bit.ly/omGEsi
3 Tips To Help You Choose An Editor: http://bit.ly/nIfPXi
Tips for finding an agent: http://bit.ly/pqhr1e @bubblecow
Insiders and Outsiders (in Worldbuilding Cultures): http://bit.ly/o9JYK5 @JulietteWade
Spam Toad vs. Author Brand: http://bit.ly/mOx2ib @KristenLambTX
Tips for writing back cover copy: http://bit.ly/qxWsDF @WriteAngleBlog
Best Articles This Week for Writers 8/12/11: http://bit.ly/nEdcKU @4kidlit
4 Keys to Unlocking Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/pDPKa4 @jodyhedlund
Creativity Tweets of the Week — 8/12/11: http://bit.ly/pFiBWm @on_creativity
4 techniques to create a likeable character: http://bit.ly/pOA79i
How Do You Deal with Difficult Characters? http://bit.ly/mSWsQ5 @JamiGold
Writing a Saleable Book: http://bit.ly/qY23Yl
Conflict v. Tension: http://bit.ly/qdV7IL @AngelaAckerman
5 Ways to Reduce Use of Prepositions: http://bit.ly/nPvRcu
“The process of this first revision is as much about rereading as rewriting.” @BrunoniaBarry http://ow.ly/61gje RT @Porter_Anderson
Description and Your Characters’ Lens: http://bit.ly/qCe2sK @bluemaven
The importance of covers: http://bit.ly/qvHiIc
Figuring out your strengths and weaknesses: http://bit.ly/pqpLw1
5 things to do between writing projects: http://bit.ly/rkX3Of
How to Create an Informational E-Book: http://bit.ly/mXhXBS @AlexisGrant
Need help with pacing? http://hiveword.com/wkb/search?q=pacing
Why Writing Can Be Dangerous: http://bit.ly/qCs1fF
Is Your Character a Windbag? http://bit.ly/oa8sHd @KMWeiland
How to Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul: http://bit.ly/pyAgMw
Take 5 Minutes to Make WordPress 10 Times More Secure: http://bit.ly/ohTDcE
Suggestions for your writer’s reference shelf: http://bit.ly/raccT0
How to write and market an ebook: http://bit.ly/nB5Loq
New publishing numbers and some insight: http://bit.ly/oDxm9u
Tests of character: http://bit.ly/qfKbpM @JulietteWade
8 Reasons Authors Don’t Complete Their Manuscripts: http://bit.ly/o7GDlk
Ideas for Real Life Characters: http://bit.ly/r51Ycu
How Literary Agents Can Survive the Digital Revolution: http://bit.ly/ncJJNe @GalleyCat
Conflict – The most frequently screwed up story element: http://bit.ly/n5QwpN
An agent explains what agents do: http://bit.ly/qQnX0Z
Scrivener: The Ultimate Multitool for Writers: http://bit.ly/odiEJm
Why There’ll Never Be a Perfect Time to Write: http://bit.ly/pY251B
What to write? http://bit.ly/p8CEhy
Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: The Myth of Talent: http://bit.ly/qTiYS3
Pseudo-Agents Take Advantage of India’s Aspiring Authors: http://bit.ly/oQmdOA
An agent explains how to become a literary agent: http://bit.ly/mYIc2E
Writing a Book – Finding Time: http://bit.ly/orhCTJ
What Does it Take to Craft a Historical Novel? http://bit.ly/rnck34
The agent as friend: http://bit.ly/nbv9HH
The Anxious Writer: 200 Questions Before Lunch: http://bit.ly/pELL9M @BTMargins
How high are your stakes? http://bit.ly/n0jDoJ
To see how much, how fast, publishing is changing, one only needs to look at your Twitterific Tweets. You can see the shift in the industry within them. Very interesting.
Elizabeth – Thanks, as always, for providing these wonderful links :-). You really should put a book together from this….
(and thanks for including my stuff :-) )
Great list, Elizabeth. I’ve linked to quite a few and am going now to read them. Thanks.
I know these must be great links but with no blue bird and no intention of getting I guess I’ll miss out.
Thanks Elizabeth, You are one of my friends that always tweets great and useful stuff, but I have to admit to not always catching everything, as some of it slips through the net. So this is a great way for me to keep tabs on the info you provide. You are my main link to keeping tabs on the industry. In other words, you’re pretty damn priceless to me ( and do I even have to go into all the great choclate recipes that you keep sending my way?:)! Thanks Elizazbeth, you’re the best:)
Russian publishing? That’s a new one.
You must teach me the ways of the Twitter some day. I’d love to know what I am doing.
Heather–I’ve noticed that, too. There is so much more info out there right now on e-publishing…and it’s definitely reflected in my tweets.
Margot–You’ve always got useful things to tweet!
Helen–Hope you’ll enjoy them! :)
GigglesandGuns–Oh, no Twitter account necessary! Just click on the links and you’ll go to the individual blogs. :)
Alex–Yes! And one on the Asian lit agents, I think.
Diane–You seem like you’re doing all right to me!
Gilbert–Chocolate! :) And none of my recipes are particularly healthy I don’t think…ha! Glad you’re finding the writing links useful.
Wow, you’ve been very busy! There are a lot of interesting links to check out.
Every Savage Can Reproduce
Now that’s an extensive list. thanks for sharing!
As always, an amazing list of resources. I would love to read a post on how you keep track of all the links you share–my apologies on if you’ve already written one! It’s just really impressive to me that you keep track of all the links you share and put them in such comprehensive lists.
As always, an amazing list of resources. I would love to read a post on how you keep track of all the links you share–my apologies on if you’ve already written one! It’s just really impressive to me that you keep track of all the links you share and put them in such comprehensive lists.