Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig,
@elizabethscraig

Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I
shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base
search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which
has over 19,000 free articles on writing-related topics. It’s the search engine
for writers.

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Strategies for Turning Impersonal Info
Dumps into Compelling Copy: http://bit.ly/18Ik5wb
@jodierennered

Stalking the Muse: http://bit.ly/13aqUa8 @ashkrafton

To Save Indies, Publishers Need to
ReConsider DRM: http://bit.ly/104KaVA
@dearauthor

Creating a reader-friendly website: http://bit.ly/11M96PW @ellenmgregg_nh

Why Literary Agents Attend Writers
Conferences: http://bit.ly/104KrHU
@KarenDionne

One Writers Conference Can Be All the
Catalyst You Need: http://bit.ly/11M9oX4
@hopeclark @bookbaby

How to Promote an Audiobook: http://bit.ly/104KBPI @dinasantorelli

Tips and an exercise for writing better
dialogue: http://bit.ly/11M9EoN
@hookedonnoir @kristenlambtx

Writing Tip: Clustering: http://bit.ly/104KQdr

Understanding screenwriting (analysis of
various movies and TV shows): http://bit.ly/11M9ONa
@slant_magazine

Using Language To Evoke Emotion: http://bit.ly/104LuaJ @woodwardkaren

Perils of the Writer: Clarity and
“Literary” Writing: http://bit.ly/11Mayln

Great Scene: “Fight Club”: http://bit.ly/104LBTM @gointothestory

Book Marketing Using Paid Promotion:
Targeted Email Lists: http://bit.ly/11MaMZR
@thecreativepenn

Dealing with Bad Reviews: http://bit.ly/104LJCW @jakonrath

Creating Perks for a Crowdfunded Writing
Project: http://bit.ly/11MaUIN @jasonboog

Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper
Books? http://bit.ly/11MbPst @gizmodo

The Joys of 1-Star Reviews: http://bit.ly/104MBHG

10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn
From Forrest Gump: http://bit.ly/11Mc7zG

When is it OK to Blog Your Book? http://bit.ly/11Mcb2x @annerallen

10 Literary Beers to Drink While Reading:
http://bit.ly/104MNXl @flavorpill

I Don’t Need a Hero: The Kick-Ass
Heroines of Gaming: http://bit.ly/11Mcjit
@c_morgs65

A Look at a Middle Grade Query Letter: http://bit.ly/104MWtU @janice_hardy

How to Write a Screenplay in Nine (Not
So) Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/11Mcudy
@scriptmag

Why Suddenly Is a Four-Letter Word: http://bit.ly/104MZWA @KMWeiland

100 Things for Authors To Tweet About: http://bit.ly/11McJVT @authormedia

How to Write a Memorable Beginning and
Ending: http://bit.ly/104Ngsv
@write_practice

A look at 3rd person POV: http://bit.ly/11McSc4 @fictorians

Fiction Writing Exercises: Symbols and
Symbolism: http://bit.ly/104NnEx
@melissadonovan

Comfort food for the long wait: http://bit.ly/11McY3e

Don’t Write A Drama Spec: http://bit.ly/104NrnQ

Tips for better blog posts: http://bit.ly/11Mfneu @EdieMelson

Songwriting Tip: Writing The Bridge: http://bit.ly/104Ploq @usasongs

What are agents looking for in a writer? http://bit.ly/11Mfuqd @carlywatters

Synopsis Writing 101: http://bit.ly/104PFDz @MyraJohnson

Thoughts on how subplots fit into the
main story: http://bit.ly/11MfPJM
@DeeWhiteauthor

Artists and writers: drop the confusion
and define your own labels: http://bit.ly/104QQTx
@originalimpulse

With More Authors Self-Publishing Each
Year, How Will Your Book Get Noticed? http://bit.ly/11MgVoS
@thecreativepenn

The Most Common Dialogue Errors In
Screenplays: http://bit.ly/104QZGH

How to Set Tone and Mood in Your Scenes: http://bit.ly/11Mh8Iz @janice_hardy

How To Guarantee Yourself a Rejection: http://bit.ly/104R4Kn @behlerpublish

Demystifying Contracts: Novels –
Discounted Royalties: http://bit.ly/11MhezM
@amazingstories0

When Should Writers Get Critiques? http://bit.ly/104RaS5 @jodyhedlund

Handling Story Problems: http://bit.ly/10cxbwT @mooderino

Colon review: http://bit.ly/104TR6j @missedperiods

The sexual jeopardy device in sf/f: http://bit.ly/10cxIPu @ThGalaxyExpress

“Indie First?” What Is Best In
Publishing? http://bit.ly/1380bxa
@chuckwendig

Beyond the same-old fantasy culture: Nine
authors worth reading: http://bit.ly/10cxPKO
@juliettewade

When Should You Send Your Short Story Out
For Critique? http://bit.ly/104UbC6
@woodwardkaren

Hugh Howey on Why Writers Need an Author
Platform: http://bit.ly/10cxWGr @hughhowey
@danblank

How To Create And Maintain The Habit Of
Writing: http://bit.ly/13Z2Wxx
@woodwardkaren

Use Relationship Marketing to Sell Books:
http://bit.ly/YAqHOi @bookmarketer

The Art of Modeling–How Other People’s
Books Can Make Yours Better: http://bit.ly/13Z35Bf

7 lessons from 7+ years blogging: http://bit.ly/YAqUkg @amytschubert

Choosing your genre: http://bit.ly/13Z38Nk @JanetKGrant

How to Set Tone and Mood in Your Scenes: http://bit.ly/11Mh8Iz @Janice_Hardy

This Is The BEST Time To Be A Writer, If
You Work For It: http://bit.ly/YArbE2
@danblank

How to Write Multiple POVs: http://bit.ly/13Z3kvZ @ava_jae

How a marketing scientist wishes that
Amazon reviews worked: http://mz.cm/YArte2
@SEOmoz @dr_pete

1 trad. published author tells about her
positive self-pub experience: http://bit.ly/13Z3EuP
@ElisNaughton

Writing with Repercussions: http://bit.ly/13Z3NhH @susanjmorris

Publishing With A Small Press: Yes, No,
Maybe? http://bit.ly/13Z7Af7 @mollygreene

2Tips to Take Your Dialogue to a New
Level: http://bit.ly/YAwmnl @hookedonnoir
@kristenlambtx

Live First, Write Later: The Case for
Less Creative-Writing Schooling: http://bit.ly/13Z7V19
@Jon_Reiner

How to Stick with It When You’re Learning
Something New On Your Own: http://bit.ly/YAwFOY
@lifehackorg

Digital publishing and the loss of
intimacy: http://oreil.ly/YAwOls
@fjdekermadec

How to get better feedback: http://bit.ly/13Z8eZR @berkun

5 Cases of
“Which”/”That” Confusion: http://bit.ly/YAwXFB
@writing_tips

The Author Solutions lawsuit–a time for
restraint: http://bit.ly/10EkFHH
@Porter_Anderson @sarahw @MickRooney7777 @DavidGaughran

7 things 1 new author has learned so far:
http://bit.ly/13Z8sAd @writersdigest

Tetris Effect + Genetics: Why We Write: http://bit.ly/YAxabN @poetrynews

A Complicated Genre– Telling Your Own
Story: http://bit.ly/13Z8EPY @wendylawton

The rejected writer: http://bit.ly/17JGn1Z @karencv

Saggy book middles: http://bit.ly/17JGqef @tarynalbright

Be precise but avoid unnecessary details:
http://bit.ly/17JGTwW

How to trim the fat from your story: http://bit.ly/17JGXNf @nickthacker

Tips for finding fresh ideas: http://bit.ly/17JHheS

Why Suddenly Is a Four-Letter Word: http://bit.ly/104MZWA @kmweiland

Marking Time with the Viewpoint
Character: http://bit.ly/ZNbvvH @noveleditor

Why Does Horror Have Such a Bad
Reputation? http://bit.ly/17JHAGE
@thisisdannyg

Triggers And Taboos In Fiction: http://bit.ly/ZNbND5 @VeronicaSicoe

Writing an epic–getting stuck: http://bit.ly/ZNc1dk @matty_gibbon

5 Tips for Submitting to Writing
Contests: http://bit.ly/17JI2EM
@EDFsChronicles

Freelance Writers–Building a Writer’s
Portfolio: http://bit.ly/17JIa7s

Social Media Rule #1 for Writers – Be
Social: http://bit.ly/ZNcnR8
@DevourerofBooks

The Art of Asking People to Buy our
Books: http://bit.ly/17JInaC @Rachel_Aaron

What the heck does a book cost? http://bit.ly/17JIxyD @Scholarlykitchn

Remember the Quiet Moments: http://bit.ly/ZNcKez @Lydia_sharp

Social Media for Authors: Where Do You
Start? http://bit.ly/17JIFOI
@mybookshepherd

How to embed tweets and follow
conversations: http://bit.ly/ZNcSux
@stevebuttry

Emotions Belong To Readers: http://bit.ly/17JIJy4 @mooderino

10 Tips To Finish What You Start: http://bit.ly/ZNrVnU @lifehackorg

Creative Researching: http://bit.ly/ZNs2A1

Views on viewpoint: http://bit.ly/17JU0hP

A List of Things Scott Turow Doesn’t Care
About: http://bit.ly/17JU8Or @davidgaughran

How To Get Out of the Slush Pile: http://bit.ly/17JUch7 @Martinaaboone

What’s to love about Goodreads? http://bit.ly/ZNss9m @Indie_Jane

Reading as an Agent: http://bit.ly/ZNsuOD @martinaaboone

Communication Breakdown for your novel’s
dialogue: http://bit.ly/17JUsMY
@DavidCorbett_CA

6 ways to market children’s books: http://bit.ly/ZNsFt8 @LauraPepWu

Goals for You and for Your Characters: http://bit.ly/ZNsL48 @plotwhisperer

When you suspect you’ve been taken for a
ride by your publisher: http://bit.ly/ZNsSN8
@JapanLite

How to use the QueryTracker site: http://bit.ly/17JUMLA @janelebak

Diversity in Writing: http://bit.ly/ZNsXQO @martinaaboone

Does your book need an index? http://bit.ly/16h4maZ @SueCollier

Creating amid chaos: http://bit.ly/ZHuEM9 @JennaAvery

5 Ways to Stay Physically Healthy While
You Write: http://bit.ly/16hai3J
@chrisrobley

How to unlock personal truth through
intuitive writing: http://bit.ly/ZHBHoe
@justinemusk

Dan Brown has got readers. Has he got
talent? http://bit.ly/14ss93y
@Porter_Anderson @MichaelPDeacon @JakeKerridge @mollydriscoll

How To Punctuate Dialogue In Your Prose: http://bit.ly/16haJLw @writerscramp1

What’s Your Character’s Deal Breaker?: A
Key to Compelling Characters: http://bit.ly/16haRdV
@dannymanus

How Indie Authors can use NetGalley: http://bit.ly/ZHCfdI @BiblioCrunch

Impact character(s): http://bit.ly/ZHCMfz @glencstrathy

Tips for creating a viral book trailer: http://bit.ly/16hbRP6 @tferriss

Characters for hire: http://bit.ly/ZHJVws @ClayStafford

What Works in Real Life Works Just as
Well in Writing: http://bit.ly/17MIbYj
@EdieMelson

Roundtable on Unreliable Narrators: http://bit.ly/17MIpP1

A reader explains why readers don’t owe
authors anything: http://bit.ly/YGkkJd
@mittenstrings

Joe Konrath responds to questions: http://bit.ly/17MIFNR @JAKonrath

How to beat a creative block: http://bit.ly/YGkrV5 @FortheCreators

Advice for writers waffling over whether
to start a project: http://bit.ly/17MIUIJ
@EdanL

Finding beta readers: http://bit.ly/17MJ0QR @goblinwriter

4 Ways Google+ Communities Help Authors
Build Their Platforms: http://bit.ly/YGkMXN
@genelempp

The Slow Death of The Old Paradigm
Author: http://bit.ly/17MJpCN
@kristenlambtx

5 Steps to Take Before You Publish Your
Blog Post: http://bit.ly/YGlbtr
@wherewriterswin

Time Management for Writers: http://bit.ly/17MJN4h @nancyjcohen

Just Get On With The Story? http://bit.ly/YGlvZ8 @mooderino

Scheduling options for freelancers: http://bit.ly/17MKbQi

Tips for taking your spec script to
market: http://bit.ly/YGlRii @gointothestory

Dos and Don’ts of Working with an Editor:
http://bit.ly/17MKryG @fictorians

Writers selling to writers: http://bit.ly/14bPCqj @Porter_Anderson
@PBSMediaShift @MissAdventuring @ChuckWendig

Marking Time with the Viewpoint
Character: http://bit.ly/YGm5Gb @noveleditor

Writing advice from 14 spec fiction
authors: http://bit.ly/11UJZuc @22words

Spring Clean Your Writing: http://bit.ly/15vQZUY @howtowriteshop

At 9 p.m. EST, joining #indiechat to
discuss going from trad. pub to self-pub.
@bibliocrunch

Falls (pushing) as a murder method in
crime fiction: http://bit.ly/10HKono
@mkinberg

The wages of platforming: http://bit.ly/13hjTRB @Porter_Anderson
@DonMaass @RLLaFevers

How to create a marketing plan for a
self-pubbed book: http://bit.ly/17uLR3c @NickThacker

Tips for putting your villain in a crisis
situation: http://bit.ly/11IC6NS
@WhiskySageMusic

Use of cars as a murder weapon in crime
fiction: http://bit.ly/108LPtP @mkinberg

4 Comments

Margot KinbergMay 19, 2013

Elizabeth – I just love my Sunday morning sessions of Writing 101 :-). Thanks as ever for these links. I must check out that link about blogging about one’s book. I always struggle with how much promo I should be doing…
Alex J. CavanaughMay 19, 2013

Some good ones today!
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsMay 19, 2013

Thanks, y’all! Hope you have a great week. :)
Julie MusilMay 21, 2013

Thank you SO much for compiling this awesome list. I truly appreciate it!

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