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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.

Hope you’ll come back tomorrow when Mike talks a little about how he came up with the idea for the Writer’s Knowledge Base and how it works.

Why Write a Novel—Your Reason is the Right One: http://dld.bz/M5wn

What Kind of Writer Are You? Career Themes: http://dld.bz/M5wh

Setting, POV, Backstory & Characterization: http://dld.bz/M5wf

Style Sheets: A Tool for You and Your Critique Partners: http://dld.bz/Mmme

If You Build it, They Will Read: Plotting With Layers: http://dld.bz/M5vU

Top 5 Things Writers Should NOT Do: http://dld.bz/M5vN

Reasons why today’s crime novelists should read the classics of the genre: http://dld.bz/MxHY @mkinberg

Honing your dark hero: http://dld.bz/MmkR #amwriting

Youth *can* enjoy verbal storytelling: http://dld.bz/Mj7k and http://dld.bz/Mj7m @kevincordi

Do lit mags have the same chance for survival as popular titles? http://dld.bz/Mjz4

Expose Your Writing Sins: http://dld.bz/KVqM

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: The Food of Love: Spaghetti and Meat(less) Balls http://bit.ly/hBosGb @CleoCoyle

One author’s life in writing (Guardian): http://dld.bz/MmhG

10 Tips to Ensure a Productive Writing Day: http://dld.bz/Mjy4 @elspethwrites

The Ancient Editor Goes to Lunch: http://dld.bz/Mjyz

A Feedback Format for Critiques: http://dld.bz/Mmkx

Tips for Avoiding Crime Fiction “Road Hazards”: http://dld.bz/MxH4 @mkinberg

Nice wrap-up–Creativity Tweets of the Week: http://dld.bz/Mu7N

An author with a POV Q&A: http://dld.bz/MxCe @authorterryo

Dialogue Tags: How to Kill Off Some Of The Little Buggers: http://dld.bz/MxYz @SharlaWrites

The 10 Essential Grammar Rules—of Life: http://dld.bz/Mu7E

4 tips to prepare for your book launch: http://dld.bz/Mxq2 @hopeclark

An agent’s post: How to Get Published (The Definitive Post): http://dld.bz/Mu77

Using Advertising Lessons to Make Your Story: http://dld.bz/MxpW @hopeclark

Need tips for plotting? http://hiveword.com/wkb/search?q=plot #amwriting

10 Ways to Promote Your Book in Your Own Backyard: http://dld.bz/Mmkp

Computers vs. longhand–and an interesting study on the pros and cons of both approaches to writing: http://dld.bz/Mu6n

Coincidences in writing: http://dld.bz/Mmjf #amwriting

Six Steps for Approaching Potential Critique Partners: http://dld.bz/MmgR

Critique Groups as an Unreliable Narrator: http://dld.bz/MjxJ #amwriting

The Most Important Thing A Writer Can Do (Other Than Read And Write): http://dld.bz/MwpS @ajackwriting

When Hiring a Publicist Make a Real Connection: http://dld.bz/MjtG

10 great places freelance writers can find story ideas: http://dld.bz/Mjtk

How to Be a More Effective Author Online: http://dld.bz/MbU9

SFF and the Classical Past, Part 4—Legions of Gladiators: http://dld.bz/MjsH

Handling Your Word Count: http://dld.bz/MjsF

Fantasy Writer’s Use of History: http://dld.bz/MjrF

Talking about the novel you’re working on: http://dld.bz/Mjqb #amwriting

The hero’s journey: http://dld.bz/K8qS and http://dld.bz/K8rb

An editor’s thoughts on pacing: http://dld.bz/K8q8

Improving Your Fiction: 246 Rules from 28 Modern Writers: http://dld.bz/KVqF #amwriting

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Chocolate Covered Strawberries! http://bit.ly/gvLirS @CleoCoyle

Platform–Why We Need One: http://dld.bz/MehS

Does your story involve language change? Some tips: http://dld.bz/Mehn

Examples of Sensory Details in Writing: http://dld.bz/Mek6

A trend toward present tense in YA? http://dld.bz/Mekk

3 Things the Novelist Can Learn From the Copywriter: http://dld.bz/MejU

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Week: Word Counts: http://dld.bz/MehK

Is your book’s setting ho-hum? http://dld.bz/KNYg #amwriting

10 Reasons Novel Manuscripts Get Rejected: http://dld.bz/MehD

Query Writing Troubles? It Might Be The Story, NOT The Query: http://dld.bz/MegF #amwriting

Storytelling–tips for crafting a verbal story: http://dld.bz/Mjnt @kevincordi

Character habits and other identifiers: http://dld.bz/Mjmk #amwriting

10 ways to make editors fall in love with your work: http://dld.bz/Megp

Top 10 love poems, in time for Valentine’s Day (Guardian) : http://dld.bz/Mjxe #amwriting

On business cards for writers: http://dld.bz/Meg5

What your agent doesn’t want to hear you say: http://dld.bz/Megz #amwriting

Writers react to AOL-HuffPost deal: now what? http://dld.bz/Mefj

6 Fiction Writing Techniques to Improve Your Blog: http://dld.bz/Med7

An agent says, “It’s not my job to be your BFF.”: http://dld.bz/Mjv6 #amwriting @gatekeeperspost

7 Tips for Using Hyphens with Adjectives: http://dld.bz/Med6 #amwriting

Why Adverbs Will Really Probably Always Mostly Suck: http://dld.bz/MjnR @charissaweaks #amwriting

An agent explains remainders: http://dld.bz/Medv

A Storyteller dives into Digital: http://dld.bz/MjmK @KevinCordi

The Subconscious In Writing: http://dld.bz/Medn @joanswan #amwriting

10 ½ Tips for Being a More Effective Author Online: http://dld.bz/MbU9

Behind the Scenes with a Literary Agent: http://dld.bz/MbPA #amwriting

Character-Driven/Plot-Driven: http://dld.bz/K8qq #amwriting

Writer’s Tools: Worksheets & More: http://dld.bz/cXmN #amwriting

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Like Cheddar for Chocolate http://bit.ly/eDUj26 @CleoCoyle

Travel Writing Tips for Writers Who Can’t Write Description: http://dld.bz/MbP2 #amwriting

Using (Or, Preferably, Not Using) the Subjunctive Mode: http://dld.bz/MbPx

Urban Fantasy and the Elusive Male Protagonist: http://dld.bz/MbNY #amwriting

What Your Query Says About Your Book: http://dld.bz/KVet

Tips for switching POV characters: http://dld.bz/Menb @authorterryo

There are no original fairy tales: http://dld.bz/MbNd

SF Editors & Authors Discuss Future of Publishing: http://dld.bz/Mema

How to Start On Twitter (Or Open a 2nd Twitter Account) Without Looking Like a Newbie: http://dld.bz/MaAU

Can Book Critics and Authors be Friends? http://dld.bz/MaA3

Want to create vibrant characters that pop off the page? http://dld.bz/KNXX #amwriting

Lighten Up! Cutting Down Your Word Count: http://dld.bz/MaAx

Bulking Up: Fleshing Out a Too-Short Novel : http://dld.bz/Ma9B #amwriting

Thoughts on when to follow your beta readers’ advice and when to follow your gut: http://dld.bz/MaNq

The Scene Conflict Worksheet – Developing Tension in Your Novel: http://dld.bz/KVpB

How To Avoid Becoming Another Boring Writer’s Blog: http://dld.bz/Ma8P #amwriting

7 Ways to Attract Attention to Your Book Sales Page: http://dld.bz/MbM2 @victoriamixon @thecreativepenn #amwriting

Three Places Where You Should Tell Instead of Show: http://dld.bz/Ma8r #amwriting

Cutting Overwhelm Down To Size: http://dld.bz/Ma7T #amwriting

The Future of Agents: http://dld.bz/Ma7A #amwriting

Learning to write from fruit: http://dld.bz/KVpa

How to copy and paste your Kindle highlights and notes into a Word file or email: http://dld.bz/KZE5 @galleycat

To Produce & Protect: 5 Things That Creators Can Learn From IT Geeks: http://dld.bz/KVf4

Want More Copywriting Clients? Here’s a Surprising Way to Find Them: http://dld.bz/KVeM

Deciding When to Show and When to Tell: http://dld.bz/KUWM @4kidlit

One editor lists the marks of an amateur: http://dld.bz/K8qd

Shades of Gray: A Somewhat Liberating Spin on Story Structure: http://dld.bz/K8pk

The value of pausing for a critique: http://dld.bz/KNRj #amwriting

The Three Dimensions of Character Development: http://dld.bz/K8pa

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: A Valentine’s Day Cocktail http://bit.ly/eBOdOh @CleoCoyle

Working Together to Renovate Publishing–The WANA Plan: http://dld.bz/KNQV

10 Radical Ideas for Getting Kids to Read: http://dld.bz/KNPM

Listen to Full Audio of AWP Social Media Panel (Writer’s Digest): http://dld.bz/KNQD #amwriting

Neuroscience for writers: http://dld.bz/KVkG

The Misleading “Research” By McSweeney’s: http://dld.bz/KNQ2

A weekly roundup of informative agent tweets: http://dld.bz/KVhR @HeatherMcCorkle

10 dialogue musts for scriptwriters: http://dld.bz/KPf8

Are You Totally Missing Out The Heater Syndrome In Your Writing? http://dld.bz/KNPm #amwriting

Is Your Low Social IQ Dooming Your Blog? http://dld.bz/KNPc

What’s popular on the WKB search engine today? http://dld.bz/KNNc #amwriting

Self-publishing–a checklist to see if it’s right for you: http://dld.bz/KNMz #amwriting

How social media sells books: http://dld.bz/KNSV

How Much Editing Does a Contracted Book Need? http://dld.bz/KNMf #amwriting

7 Steps to Writing Success: http://dld.bz/KNKD #amwriting

Story-specific Words—Fitting Word to Story: http://dld.bz/KNKp #amwriting

Writing monsters–Part I http://dld.bz/KNJw and II http://dld.bz/KNJx #amwriting @ajackwriting

Descriptive Passages: Character: http://dld.bz/KNHF #amwriting

Tools for writers–to help brainstorm, write and, promote: http://dld.bz/KPgS #amwriting

Building writer karma: http://dld.bz/KNHm #amwriting

Pre-Submission Checklist: http://dld.bz/KPcS @4kidlit #amwriting

Plotting Made Easy – The Complications Worksheet: http://dld.bz/KPbX #amwriting

It’s Time To Finish Your Book: 9 Productivity Tips for Writers: http://dld.bz/KNGk #amwriting

For those just getting started with online promoting–social media 101: http://dld.bz/KNSJ #amwriting

7 Surprising Things About Blogging: http://dld.bz/KNDh

Top Ten Reasons the editor doesn’t love what your critique group loves: http://dld.bz/K8pZ

Tips for creating distinctive characters: http://dld.bz/KMEV

The Second Plot Point: http://dld.bz/K8nF

Advice for playwrights starting out: http://dld.bz/K7gr

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: My Guilt-Free Chocolate Bliss for Valentine’s Day from Cleo Coyle http://bit.ly/hlsXGo @CleoCoyle

Writing Screenplays vs Books: http://dld.bz/K6RM

Batman Noir: http://dld.bz/K24K

Writing sex–thoughts on the “how”: http://dld.bz/K24R

6 Types of Twitter Tools That Come in Handy: http://dld.bz/K247

Too Fast, Too Furious, and Way Too Much: http://dld.bz/K246

Why Agents Get Snarky: http://dld.bz/K24s

How to Learn Story Structure in Two Minutes or Less: http://dld.bz/K8pm

Is It Your Manuscript or YOUR Manuscript? http://dld.bz/K24g

How to write a spec for TV: http://dld.bz/K6SP, http://dld.bz/K6SQ, http://dld.bz/K6SR

10 Laws for Author Self-Promotion: http://dld.bz/K23N

Author Janice Hardy on the importance of first lines: http://dld.bz/Kqf8

The Unreal, and Why We Love It, Part 4: Laughter: http://dld.bz/KqeW

Publishing Options Series: The “Traditional” Route: http://dld.bz/KqeH

YA Fiction-Style & Content-Part II: http://dld.bz/Kqe7

Harper’s Magazine: The Exit Plan Cometh: http://dld.bz/Kqe5

10 Marketing Strategies You Can Implement Today: http://dld.bz/Kqee

Challenges and hurdles women writers face when submitting work: http://dld.bz/KCwZ

Conflict, Tension, and Stakes on Every Page: http://dld.bz/KqdZ

Running on Autopilot: Working With Unconscious Goals: http://dld.bz/Kqd2

A Left-Brained Approach to Revision: http://dld.bz/K6mW

Writing for the Emotions: http://dld.bz/KmNS

The Writer’s Knowledge Base–now with 6000 links (and constantly adding more): http://hiveword.com/wkb/search @hiveword

The Critique Partner from Hell, or One Hell of a Critique Partner: http://dld.bz/KmN8

Lessons from the screenwriters: http://dld.bz/K6m5

Links of associations, guilds, and professional organizations for screenwriters: http://dld.bz/K6MG

Setting up tension: http://dld.bz/K6kx

Advice on Selling Screenplays: http://dld.bz/K7aV

The Difference Between Lit Agents & Script Agents and between a script manager and script agent: http://dld.bz/K7ar and http://dld.bz/K7a4

Talking Script/Screenplay Managers: http://dld.bz/K6ZX

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: 10-10-10 Pork Tenderloin http://bit.ly/elCYU9 @CleoCoyle

Misused Words—Common Writing Mistakes: http://dld.bz/KmMZ

Tips for Fighting Writer’s Block: http://dld.bz/KmMU

Defining story arcs: http://dld.bz/K6jY

What happens if an agent says yes? (After the celebration dies down, that is.): http://dld.bz/KmM6

The Writer’s Knowledge Base–now with 6000 links (and constantly adding more): http://dld.bz/Hnnn @hiveword

TV scriptwriters–links for conferences and festivals: http://dld.bz/K6Mm

Feel the Rhythm of the Words: http://dld.bz/KmMs

Writing: The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion: http://dld.bz/KmMq @4kidlit

List of the most commonly used YA cliches: http://dld.bz/KmMM

Using foreshadowing: http://dld.bz/K6jC

Why realism does not equate to adult (or even good) fantasy: http://dld.bz/KmKZ

How writing software changed one writer’s life for the better: http://dld.bz/KmJH @JustusRStone

Writing a TV series (5 parts): http://dld.bz/K6T3 , http://dld.bz/K6T4 , http://dld.bz/K6T5 , http://dld.bz/K6T6 , http://dld.bz/K6T7

Screenwriting Software & Filmmaking Tools: http://dld.bz/K6Ku

9 Techniques to Delivering a Speech with Confidence: http://dld.bz/KmJS

Twitterific…the week in tweets and the WKB: http://dld.bz/K6gy

Writing, Publishing And Book Marketing Tools For The Mac Lover: http://dld.bz/KmJ2 @thecreativepenn

Tips for writing description: http://dld.bz/K5Y4

Seven Tips To Beat Eyestrain: http://dld.bz/KmHb

Once upon a yawn…what makes a story boring: http://dld.bz/KmGW

5 Steps to Captivating Readers with Your Secret Message: http://dld.bz/KmF9

Clichés–Are They Really That Bad? http://dld.bz/KmFu

Taxes and the freelance writer: http://dld.bz/KmFe

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: It’s Super Sunday! http://bit.ly/eJ9KuS @CleoCoyle

Running Our Races & Becoming Winners: http://dld.bz/KmEd

Finding Commas in All the Wrong Places: http://dld.bz/KmET

How To Create a Writer’s Resume: http://dld.bz/KmEH

Format Your Novel for Submission: http://dld.bz/KmE8

How to Choose a Search Friendly Domain Name: http://dld.bz/KmEn

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. Margot KinbergFebruary 13, 2011

    Elizabeth – Thanks, as ever, for posting this treasure trove (and for adding some of my stuff :-)). I appreciate it.

  2. Dorte HFebruary 13, 2011

    For some reasons I seem to notice posts about publishing and marketing right now.

    But I have already figured out that some of those ´how-to-promote-your-book-in-your-own-backyard tips are a bit difficult for Danes who publish American ebooks ;)

  3. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 13, 2011

    You always find so much!

  4. HeatherFebruary 13, 2011

    Thank you so much for these! I haven’t been able to get on the computer much lately and these will help me catch up!

  5. Tara McClendonFebruary 13, 2011

    What an awesome list. I don’t know how you manage to keep on top of everything and still find time to write. (Well, I do because I’ve read your other posts.) Thanks for the recap.

  6. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsFebruary 14, 2011

    Y’all are great for commenting! Thanks and hope you find some great links in the mix. :)

  7. MaryFebruary 14, 2011

    If you find mystery hard, use hero’s journey (go see Kal at http://www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html ); they all follow the pattern.

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