Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week.
I’m delighted that now we have an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine and software engineer and writer Mike Fleming’s ingenuity. The links I tweet (which are writers’ blogs, agents’ and editors’ blogs) all are added to the engine to make it easier for you to access the information you’re looking for.
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The Focus Group: http://bit.ly/e3h7yj
Detail Enhances Your Fiction: http://bit.ly/hZz3iZ
Style sheets, cheat sheets, & series bibles–keeping track of what we’ve written: http://bit.ly/fZpUa9
7 Tactical Fixes for Syntactical Impact: http://bit.ly/gEjlyY
Road test your writing by reading aloud (Guardian): http://bit.ly/gUjDig
Saturate your life with Creativity: http://bit.ly/i5UWIr
One writer says, “Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from TSR Hobbies.” http://bit.ly/ec9mk0
20 freeware apps for blogging: http://bit.ly/gqVvJB
10 Reasons Your Blog Readers Don’t Hang Around: http://bit.ly/fW3yKb
Finding the Right Agent For YOUR Book: http://bit.ly/elw2CS
Make it easier for reviewers to review your new book: http://bit.ly/h6c2q3
15 Blogging Tips A Blogger Wishes She Knew When She Started: http://bit.ly/eiAeNA
10 of the best lectures in literature (Guardian): http://bit.ly/etcLLQ
Clear and simple writing advice: http://bit.ly/enedY5
A useful revision tip: http://bit.ly/fhIv8m
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: THE BREAD OF IRELAND http://bit.ly/hsHbr4 @CleoCoyle
3 Lessons of Confession–Lead a Happier & More Productive Writing Life: http://bit.ly/ekx876
Why writers should keep a personal journal and tips for doing so: http://bit.ly/dJi195
5 Must-Have Qualities of a Successful Tech Writer: http://bit.ly/h2IcjC
Crime fiction–how murder investigations resemble chess matches: http://bit.ly/fC1sGy @mkinberg
The Creative Personality: Imagination and Grounded Reality: http://bit.ly/eSIMUN
Have You Considered Speechwriting? http://bit.ly/fRJadI
POV confusion? Helpful links: http://bit.ly/hJZD8n
Tips for writing authentic dialogue: http://bit.ly/hRQKdq
6 steps to a successful plot: http://bit.ly/g16ufQ
Thoughts on keeping motivated daily: http://bit.ly/hvi8QD
Best Articles This Week for Writers 3/11/11: http://bit.ly/ha9h5Y @4kidlit
Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 5: http://bit.ly/dFsBtS
Sex in YA: http://bit.ly/g25Nf3
Too Much of a Good Thing: Over Plotting Your Novel: http://bit.ly/euouVa
15 Top Writing Guides for Novelists: http://bit.ly/dShXoZ
Should Beta Readers Match Your Market? http://bit.ly/eJ4AXl
Freelancers–Go From Temporary Help To “Trusted Ghostwriter”: http://bit.ly/g2zcir
The emailed query: http://bit.ly/hAQdNa
An agent on nailing voice: http://bit.ly/gO77yB
Juggling characters: http://bit.ly/i17K4x
Stuck in the Middle: What Makes a Good Middle: http://bit.ly/eOpSVo
Blogging bullies: http://bit.ly/ffhCTh
When depleted, fill the creative well: http://bit.ly/fEt4v5 @tobywneal
Skipping ahead in time in your manuscript: http://bit.ly/i24oIM
The Problem of Place, or Dude, Where’s My Hometown? http://bit.ly/gzVsR9
Senses and feelings: http://bit.ly/dEevbL
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Julie’s EAT HEALTHY Mushroom Barley soup http://bit.ly/hl0Lhh @CleoCoyle
Breaking into Magazine Writing: http://bit.ly/fmNZuM
Lessons for writers from a Steve Martin event debacle: http://bit.ly/fiFsOI
Test your screenwriting IQ: http://bit.ly/ecsYlM
Tracking an author’s career path (the arc of the journey): http://bit.ly/gp8SsS
Blogging and Maintaining Our Sanity: http://bit.ly/h6J2CD
A writer with a brutal truth about publishing: http://bit.ly/ik94Rp
SFF and the Classical Past, Part 6—Odysseys: http://bit.ly/hHnhHE
Writing Mechanics: Redundant Modifiers and Other Disasters: http://bit.ly/fYBRGi
10 ways freelance writers can get the most out of Twitter: http://bit.ly/eg2xD1
What’s popular on the WKB search engine today? http://bit.ly/g9fTqf
Don’t Fear the Semicolon—It’s a Useful Writing Tool: http://bit.ly/ihuLSU
How to Do a Structural Edit on Your Book: http://bit.ly/hqtILz
How to Build Your Writing Team: http://bit.ly/gNK27v @jhansenwrites
Your reader–an often-overlooked key to your writing success: http://bit.ly/eQV7D5
Why Entering Contests Boosts Writing: http://bit.ly/eZCmpi
Writing On The Days Between: http://bit.ly/ezTuXI @storiestorm
An article in Salon that quotes writers who credit “Dungeons & Dragons” for helping them succeed: http://bit.ly/fTlGsF
Elements of a successful book proposal: http://bit.ly/ff3muW
The Perils of Pacing: http://bit.ly/eIEyx0
Critique Groups: Etiquette: http://bit.ly/fPTx4h
Platform, product, promo–the 3 author variables: http://bit.ly/fS9tGe
Worldbuilding–taking your time: http://bit.ly/hMyqZc
Is your blog quotable? http://bit.ly/h7J7JN
Handling Back Story: http://bit.ly/fxEoAP @authorterryo
Tips for promoting your book with bookmarks: http://bit.ly/f8JXU4
A roundup of posts for aspiring writers to help put them on the right track: http://bit.ly/dJFpeD
12 Great Literary Ladies, 12 Valuable Lessons for the Writing Life: http://bit.ly/ezZ6SI
It’s a Hurry Up And Wait Business With No Promises: http://bit.ly/fuL8Mg
8 Reasons Why Livescribe is the Best Tool for Taking Digital Notes: http://bit.ly/fzcLEc
Does a Blog Sell Books? Survey Results: http://bit.ly/goQfHW
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Yummy Cheddar Bread & It’s gluten-free http://bit.ly/g3MjfB @CleoCoyle
Social Media and the Future of Poetry: http://bit.ly/eOdqU4
The New Growing Segment of the Reading Population: Writers: http://bit.ly/g0jSgA
Want more blog readers? You need to go out and find them: http://bit.ly/fCRJ5a
A fond farewell to secondhand bookshops (Guardian): http://bit.ly/f8kGyB
Mystery Writer’s Guide to Forensic Science – Collecting Evidence II: http://bit.ly/i4SVuF @clarissadraper
Small press vs. large press: http://bit.ly/ifxn58
Need help with plotting, characterization, querying, or book promo? http://bit.ly/dYRayA
Raising the Stakes: Revising to Keep Readers Reading: http://bit.ly/dWV77F
5 Ways Writers Kid Themselves: http://bit.ly/ergasO
How to write believable heroes: http://bit.ly/hGvc9Q
Creating Multi-Faceted Characters: http://bit.ly/hgAGs3
Master Tweeting for Authors: http://bit.ly/gekGOk @joanswan
5 apps to help you interact with your Facebook fans: What they do and how to install them: http://bit.ly/goptnW
How to Blog, Muppet Show-Style: http://bit.ly/hKRSjo
The writer’s toolkit: Breaking the rules of the narrative arc: http://bit.ly/fhezmK
6 Key Steps To Finding Your Passion As A Writer: http://bit.ly/ebFtCR
How to write a synopsis in a hurry: http://bit.ly/grmiXy
Paying Attention by Shutting it Off (s Sensory Detail Exercise): http://bit.ly/eAj8FK @4kidlit
Blogging lessons from Britney Spears? http://bit.ly/fvAQl7
50 Rhetorical Devices for Rational Writing: http://bit.ly/gQNJBP
SEO Basics for Bloggers: http://bit.ly/gky4KT
Formal vs informal queries? An editor’s response: http://bit.ly/hsDTx6
The dark side of guest posts: http://bit.ly/fH3k9p @merylkevans
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: SALAD DAYS OF WINTER http://bit.ly/gek6zN @CleoCoyle
Who Killed Science Fiction? It’s been ‘dead’ for over 50 years: http://bit.ly/exgmhW @martyhalpern
Is the Anthology Dead? http://bit.ly/fjSVUS @hopeclark
Who Wants To Be A (Kindle) Millionaire? (Forbes): http://bit.ly/dITbm1
On the semicolon: http://bit.ly/g2Mjhe
Mystery Writer’s Guide to Forensic Science: Collecting Evidence: http://bit.ly/hkkGWh @clarissadraper
Publishing Romance: The More Things Change… http://bit.ly/fpEaQ0
Search my tweets– http://dld.bz/KPgS
A crazy anthropologist’s view on close POV: http://bit.ly/gpH98x
An agent on movie deals: http://bit.ly/eK6ELS
HarperCollins caps e-book library loans at 26 check-outs. 2 sides of this argument: http://bit.ly/ehD02Y and http://bit.ly/es7ihW
Amanda Hocking and the 99-Cent Kindle Millionaires: http://bit.ly/ftRJpU
5 ways to find truth in your writing: http://bit.ly/fNq2xe @jammer0501
Why Do Writers Abandon Novels? (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/gvU11u
How Excel can make book publicity easier: http://bit.ly/hZl1Ik
Writers with tips on writing fantasy: http://bit.ly/eKCm6B
More tools for writers (including 1 that you might already have on your computer and not know it): http://bit.ly/hILugj
What the SCBWI Is and Is Not: http://bit.ly/enFzd5
5 Keys to Unforgettable Story Introductions: http://bit.ly/efIUzw
Transitions: linking forward through the story: http://bit.ly/dO30Yn
Metaphors vs similes: http://bit.ly/fnW2PE @Paize_Fiddler
Elements of your novel’s/script’s 2nd act–a checklist: http://bit.ly/gAqHyi
Is Your Contact Page Holding You Back? http://bit.ly/eA3IZO
9 Ways to Find the Time to Write: http://bit.ly/edbHqP
7 Don’t-Miss Sites for Online Marketing: http://bit.ly/eLjlFG
Things One Writer Wishes She’d Known Before Starting The Manuscript: http://bit.ly/hZs0Jh
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Shakespeare, Fat Tuesday + a Recipe for Pumpkin Pancakes with Butter Pecan Sauce … http://bit.ly/h3V9JP @CleoCoyle
The fantasy of development: http://bit.ly/e8nvZg
Returning to Our Creativity: http://bit.ly/hSxR8Q
Is Getting Traditionally Published Just a Crapshoot? http://bit.ly/igDiTi
A comic that those with writer’s block might appreciate: http://bit.ly/fIPCTs @inkyelbows
One writer lists 5 Twitter tips he doesn’t like and 2 that he does: http://bit.ly/exF4lS
Rhetorical devices: You can say that again! http://bit.ly/g98Eo3 @clarissadraper
12 Tips for Clipping Unnecessary Words: http://bit.ly/eycgdw
Elements of a successful synopsis: http://bit.ly/f54E50
How knowing Bookscan numbers is useful for writers: http://bit.ly/i1Bx2F
10 Time Management Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/gUkiCs
6 Best Ways for Writers to Remember Ideas: http://bit.ly/gJq0W8
Quiet Time: Handling the Non-Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/hKZTmz
The Great Agent Search–Organizing it All: http://bit.ly/gLwmTZ
How one writer knows when she’s got the right ending: http://bit.ly/eK0Upn
Back to Basics, part I: Be a Writer: http://bit.ly/gp4H8F
The benefits of writers’ groups: http://bit.ly/hdEloh
Fantasy, Romance, and the Omega author: http://bit.ly/gcX1Jl
What Makes a Good Ending? http://bit.ly/hhPTw8
Writing tools of the trade: http://bit.ly/e3stOs
5 Misconceptions That Might Just be Stopping You Getting Published (And How To Fix Them): http://bit.ly/eAUYgL
The Freelance Life: Tips on Staying Sane: http://bit.ly/fPdBr6
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 3/4/11): http://bit.ly/f7dnLu
7 Good Things that Blogging Brings: http://bit.ly/hQMy07
8 traits of a first page that would encourage agents to read more: http://bit.ly/e4nJgY
4 critical points for writers: http://huff.to/f1zeE3
Describing with Verbs: http://bit.ly/dMXdsh
Why do writers have to justify themselves? http://bit.ly/eDaGCa
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Reader Appreciation Day! http://bit.ly/eGFyuQ @CleoCoyle
Why aliens are hell and zombies are heaven: http://on.io9.com/dU4419
5 Tips for Conducting Stellar Interviews: http://bit.ly/epOXnE
The magic of 100–a practical guide for writers to generate new ideas: http://bit.ly/hzMrGr @camillelaguire
Conference dos and don’ts: http://bit.ly/hWk1gF
On choosing a font: http://bit.ly/f9ch0A
The 4 pitfalls of praise: http://bit.ly/enIqZr
Are You Stalling Your Writing Journey? http://bit.ly/gUNX79
Want to search my tweets? http://dld.bz/KPgS
Twitterific–the week in tweets: http://bit.ly/ibQp6u
How to spotlight important prose: http://bit.ly/idEpn4
Facebook changes that might help your blog or website: http://bit.ly/ebOu4b
Play by play narration: http://bit.ly/fzRnuT
What a Coincidence! Creating Plots That Don’t Feel Like Accidents: http://bit.ly/f1iEkt
4 tricks for getting to know new characters: http://bit.ly/ewuojk
5 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Writing: http://bit.ly/gT7qCS
Advice to writers: Skip the scenery (Salon): http://bit.ly/dTE9Py
What I Love Lucy Can Teach You About Writing Tics: http://bit.ly/fWtDMY
What’s better than a writing course? http://bit.ly/hbd0VY
Talking about Voice–3 authors, 3 books: http://bit.ly/he3FLK
Mystery novel intrigues Manhattan: http://yhoo.it/giKGxQ
Preserving the art of discovery: http://bit.ly/hXbXmN
The bare necessities of pitching: http://bit.ly/f8xhOh
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Don’t Glaze Me, Bro! A Field Trip to Cops and Doughnuts Bakery and Mom’s Coffee Cake http://bit.ly/fRKP55 @CleoCoyle
50 important (or not) things to do before writing a novel: http://bit.ly/icnLUC
3 goals for writers: http://bit.ly/heuGGO
The Backwards Approach to Drafting a Novel: http://bit.ly/eJBBUL
Recipe for a Quality Manuscript: http://bit.ly/eEtXCK @hopeclark
Fact Versus Truth in Writing Fiction: http://bit.ly/hnLf6S @janefriedman
SFF and the Classical Past, Part 7—Labyrinths: http://bit.ly/ghKMTR
Elizabeth – As usual, a great list of useful links!! Thanks (and thanks for including one of mine).
And I thought I visited a lot of blogs.
Come on, fess up! There are a fleet of Elizabeth’s – you all work in this really pleasant blog factory and you jokingly call each other Elizabeth with little tags so you can tell each other apart. “Hey big male Elizabeth with flares on – are you doing the L to M blogs or am I?” “No, it’s me this week, carrot-haired skinny Elizabeth!”
Jan Morrison
Hot damn! You’re such a wealth of info and resources! Thanks for sharing so many great links!
Margot–You’re very welcome. Great posts, as always, from you.
Alex–You do! Difference is that you comment on all the ones you visit and I can’t/don’t.
Jan–You’re cracking me up! And I really, really wish there WERE more than one Elizabeth because there are a couple of times this upcoming week that I need to be in 2 places at once. :)
Jill–You’re so welcome! :)