Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig,
@elizabethscraig
Twitterific
is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.

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Try “My WKB”–a way
for you to list and sort articles, view your read articles, and see your search
history. Read more about it here:
http://bit.ly/S9thqS.
The free My WKB page is here:
http://bit.ly/PV8Ueb.
Teens and Dystopias: http://bit.ly/WpcH4J @scottwesterfeld

1 writer’s position on fanfic: http://bit.ly/WpdJ0v @ceciliatan

The Stephen King Guide to
Marketing: http://bit.ly/O7ORcG @storyrally

Crafting Truly Bad Villains: http://bit.ly/O7P5AG @FaceAPStylebook

After The First Draft: Attitude
Is Everything: http://bit.ly/O7PhzV
@petersalomon @angelaackerman

Weaknesses–Our Hidden
Strengths: http://bit.ly/WpfUkO @Rllafevers

Creating Two-Word Characters: http://bit.ly/O7Pymm @nickthacker

12 Tips for Communicating
Criticism: http://bit.ly/WpiB5V @12most

13 Desktop Wallpapers To
Kickstart Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/Wpj5J3

The Struggle for Ideas: http://bit.ly/SXdkhN @janice_hardy

List of Writing Resources: http://bit.ly/PPK3WG @woodwardkaren

Desk exercises for writers: http://bit.ly/O7fvm4

Twitter networking tips: http://bit.ly/SCudSG

The Problem with Fantasy Maps: http://bit.ly/PFDQeM @LBGale

The benefit of free writing: http://bit.ly/SCuyEN @joe_bunting

Why Amazon Publishing? http://bit.ly/PFEx7R @thezombiebible
@passivevoiceblg

7 ways to build a platform
through blogging: http://bit.ly/PFEDMS

10 things 1 writer learned
about the publishing process: http://bit.ly/PFFhd4
@UndeadClay

12 reasons to write poetry: http://bit.ly/SCvcCo @kdbelmonte
Caring about your story and characters..but keeping yourself detached: http://bit.ly/OTLM1C @mkinberg

Using the Present to Inspire
Your Dystopian: http://bit.ly/SCvp8z
@GenniferAlbin

How To Get Amazon’s Top
Customer Reviewers To Review Your Book: http://bit.ly/TacIFv
@thecreativepenn
Impact Characters: http://bit.ly/URIzfL  @camillelaguire

How Do Writers Get Their Ideas?
Neil Gaiman, Seth Godin & Stephen King: http://bit.ly/RKb00z
@woodwardkaren

1 successful self-pubbed
author’s recommendations for ebook pricing: http://bit.ly/TacSN2
@deanwesleysmith

An editor with a list of don’ts
for anthology submissions: http://bit.ly/RKbeoD

How To Outline a Book with
Trello: http://bit.ly/TacZIG @mediabistro
 
5 Ways to Convey a
Sense of Place: http://bit.ly/RMQtIO  @LeFrenchBook

What Picasso Can Teach You As A
Screenwriter: http://bit.ly/RKbjIP
@jacobkrueger

Tricking Yourself Into
Creativity: http://bit.ly/Tad52U @thinkjar_

5 Reasons Writers Aren’t the
Only Authority About Their Books: http://bit.ly/RKbrYN
@Care2Causes @passivevoiceblg

Fantasy As Escapism: Avoiding
Boredom or Uncertainty? http://bit.ly/Taddzg
@erchristensen

Creativity and IQ: http://bit.ly/RKbyU4 @iqmindware

Tips for pitching: http://bit.ly/Wo6lTg @rachellegardner

Finding the Best Place to
Write: http://bit.ly/TadQJf @howtowriteshop

6 Things To Do When Your Song
Is Finished: http://bit.ly/TafeeN

In Media Res: An Ancient Secret

for Beginning Your Novel: http://bit.ly/kqGf3S
@glencstrathy

8 Non-writing Apps for Writers:
http://bit.ly/Tafj27 @problogger

Our Storytelling Minds: Do We
Ever Really Know What’s Going on Inside? http://bit.ly/RKdcoT
@mkonnikova

Writers Conferences: Are they
Relevant in the E-age? http://bit.ly/Tafomx
@annerallen

Plotting with index cards: http://bit.ly/RKdhsx @glencstrathy

Article Marketing Reprint
Strategy – Pros and Cons: http://bit.ly/TkTVN9
@karencv

Character Arc: The Hero’s
Journey: http://bit.ly/WGNIdc

Use Article Writing To Discover
What You Value: http://bit.ly/TkUhU6
@thewritermama

What Unexpected Thunderstorms
Can Teach About Protecting the Work (avoiding publishing ind. negativity): http://bit.ly/WGOgQm @jan_ohara

Explaining your story’s world
while avoiding exposition: http://bit.ly/NPmYG9
@dirtywhitecandy

5 bad habits of good writers: http://bit.ly/TkV2fF @AliciaRasley

How to Write so Google Finds
You: http://bit.ly/WGP5IW

Why Your Story’s Conflict Isn’t
Working: http://bit.ly/WGXz2K @KMWeiland

Why 1 agent goes to writers’
conferences: http://bit.ly/Tl40JR
@rachellegardner

11 factors for enhancing blog
readership: http://bit.ly/WGXSe3 @HeidiCohen

2 Unbreakable Laws of
Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/Tl4hg3
@jamesscottbell @livewritethrive

Writing For Non-Paying Markets:
http://bit.ly/WHmkfb

Choosing Your Main Character
and His/Her Counterpart: http://bit.ly/m2JxUb
@glencstrathy

Authorial Words Containing
“WIP”: http://bit.ly/TmtvL3
@Jan_Ohara

Online Writing Resources: http://bit.ly/WIotaD @danyelleleafty

Voice, Tone, and Costuming: http://bit.ly/TmtYNb

Enrich Your Writing By Keeping
It Simple: http://bit.ly/WIoKtZ
@sophie_novak

Motivating Stimulus and its
Importance to Your Novel: http://bit.ly/Tmuxqf
@AimeeLSalter

Top 10 things freelance writers
should check before turning in a story: http://bit.ly/WIpgs3
@michellerafter

5 Tips to Overcome Fear of
Rejection: http://bit.ly/Tmv5fK @lafreeland

The Theology of Screenwriting:
Sin: http://bit.ly/WIpWh1 @gointothestory

Tips for better dialogue: http://bit.ly/Tmvr68 @mooderino

Tips for writing humor: http://bit.ly/WIqJhO

“Emotional
glue”–what it is, and how to include it in your story: http://bit.ly/R7F5Ys

When Do Clauses Need Commas ( a
Review): http://bit.ly/WIz0SX @noveleditor

The value of a great ending: http://bit.ly/R7FfPy @79SemiFinalist

3 Steps to Creating Your Own
Writing Luck: http://bit.ly/WIzhFF
@writeitsideways

How To Know If You’ve
“Made It” As a Writer: http://bit.ly/R7FtWV
@krissybrady

Tips for getting to know your
protagonist: http://bit.ly/WIzJUd
@DeeWhiteAuthor

8 Secrets Of Successful Indie
Romance Writing: http://bit.ly/R7G0bF
@woodwardkaren

3 Tips For Getting Your Music
In A Commercial: http://bit.ly/WIAkW0

Preparing for a Conference: http://bit.ly/R7GgY2

10 Novels That Deserve a
Prequel: http://bit.ly/TdyW9x @flavorpill

Need Inspiration? Expand Your
Horizons: http://bit.ly/RMO5la

1 writer’s editing process: http://bit.ly/TdzsVa @authorterryo

How to Define a Bulletproof
Work-at-Home Mindset: http://bit.ly/RMOh3W
@JWhite

60 Affirmations for Authors,
Writers, and Poets: http://bit.ly/TdzP1R

Interview with
Writer/Illustrator Debbie Ohi: http://bit.ly/TdA90A
@inkyelbows

The High Bar of Finding an
Agent or Publisher: http://bit.ly/TdAbFG
@jamigold

The Power of Story: http://bit.ly/TdAjFo @lisaunger @junglereds

Building Your First Website:
Resource List: http://bit.ly/RMOEeU
@janefriedman

Wrangling Long Sentences: http://bit.ly/TdB952 @theresastevens

When Should a Writer Stop
Marketing a Book? http://bit.ly/RMPfNF
@jodyhedlund

Facebook vs. Twitter: Where The
Readers Are: http://bit.ly/RMPFDS @roniloren

How writers can use Evernote to
get organized, be more productive: http://bit.ly/TdBJ2L
@michellerafter

Focus Your Creativity Using
Visual Methods: http://bit.ly/TdBO6v
@originalimpulse

Ebook pricing & Extending
Pottermore concepts to other brands: http://bit.ly/RAcOau
@Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones @charliered66

Find and Replace with Word,
Using Wildcards (helpful when formatting): http://bit.ly/RMPQyN
via @woodwardkaren

Let your characters be wrong: http://bit.ly/TdBZ1u @juliettewade

How To Format A Word Document
For Amazon’s KDP Publishing Program: http://bit.ly/RMPY1r
@woodwardkaren

Character motivation: belief or
disbelief in a genetic predisposition to violence: http://bit.ly/TdCclh

On Perfection and Painting: http://bit.ly/OT0Mg7 @nadinekenney

Covert bullying in YA: http://bit.ly/UQVFd3 @Word_Tapestry
@jeanniecampbell

Resisting the 3 Steps to
Embracing Your Muse: http://bit.ly/OT15aR
@PatrickRwrites

A technique for networking on
Twitter: http://bit.ly/UQVLl0 @alexisgrant

Writing Fictional Curses: http://bit.ly/OT1jPh @chihuahuazero

5 Free Services That Help You
Build an Author Platform: http://bit.ly/UQVRsK
@janefriedman @turndog_million

The heroine’s journey: http://bit.ly/OT1D0i

2 subcategories of heroes and
villains: http://bit.ly/UQWlzc
@SophieMasson1

So you’ve got an agent. Now
what? http://bit.ly/OT2rCt

Generating Suspense in Fiction:
http://bit.ly/UQWC55 @luannschindler

The Power of Reaction: http://bit.ly/OT2AWo @kid_lit

Why the Adverb Isn’t as Dead as
Mark Twain Would Like: http://bit.ly/UQWDWO
@KMWeiland

Revision: Six Steps to Story
Strength: http://bit.ly/OT2IoN
@howtowriteshop

31 Book Marketing Ideas: http://bit.ly/OT31jr @duolit

Tips for Sideloading Ebooks: http://bit.ly/UQX1EC @susankayequinn

How To Find the Top Customer
Reviewers on Amazon: http://bit.ly/OT3dPC
@galleycat

What to Bring to a Book Fair to
Sell Your Books: http://bit.ly/UQXaI6
@beth_barany

3 Ways to Make a Good Story
Great: http://bit.ly/OT3m5G @yeomanis

Frankfurt Book Fair: “Mr.
Bezos, tear down this wall!”: http://bit.ly/Q4V5q1
@Porter_Anderson @jwikert

5 Ways to Deal With Down Days: http://bit.ly/TFyBCb @ajackwriting

Increase Sales by Writing for
the Web More Effectively: http://bit.ly/Q4VpFh
@KarenCV

Why 1 Writer Volunteers for
Writing Festivals (and Why We Should, Too): http://bit.ly/Q4VQiK
@writerscramp1

Why Do Books Have Chapters? http://bit.ly/Q4VWqR @ClarionUCSD

Using Distant and Tight Third
Person: http://bit.ly/Q4W21y @susanjmorris

Craft: 3 Tips From an Agent: http://bit.ly/TFzH0T @Porter_Anderson
@JennyBent

Query writing tips: http://bit.ly/Q4WrB1 @amandaccarlson

3 Ways to Make a Good Story
Great: http://bit.ly/OT3m5G @yeomanis

Do You Believe These 3
Publishing Myths? http://bit.ly/TFAjnd
@JFBookman

5 Steps to Yes: Make a Good
Impression with Your Cover Letter: http://bit.ly/Q4WGMD
@ClarionUCSD

How to Choose Critique
Partners: http://bit.ly/TFADC9 @ava_jae

Content is King: http://bit.ly/Q4X4uo @kristinerusch

Where is Urban Fantasy Headed? http://bit.ly/TFBkvl @sfsignal

The conference prowl: http://bit.ly/TFC8k1 @LAGilman

Tips for Writing A Great Duel
Scene: http://bit.ly/Q4Yc1c

12 Imaginary Places: http://bit.ly/Q4YhlA @writing_tips

Your Facebook Page May Be
Blocking Your Fans: http://bit.ly/TFCxTy
@roniloren

hree Ways to End a Horror
Story: http://bit.ly/Q4YqW2 @ClarionUCSD

MFA Programs: A Peacemaker’s
Viewpoint: http://bit.ly/TFCW8i @ZanyLetters
@Porter_Anderson

When the protagonist becomes
worse than the antagonist: http://bit.ly/QWg0zt
@glencstrathy

The Power of “I” in
Your Blog: http://bit.ly/RmkwEO
@PatrickRwrites

Structure vs. Strategy: http://bit.ly/RmkE7k @storyfix

6 Ways to Make Your Readers
Hate You: http://bit.ly/Rml39D
@write_practice

First Line to Last Line: A Fine
Balance: http://bit.ly/Rmlfps
@randysusanmeyer

Elements of YA: http://bit.ly/QWgwgQ

7 Ways Twitter Sharpens Your
Writing: http://bit.ly/RmlGA2

How to Write Proficiently About
Things You Don’t Know: http://bit.ly/QWgJRh
@jodyhedlund

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.

5 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 14, 2012

    I can relate to the struggles for ideas…

  2. Margot KinbergOctober 14, 2012

    Elizabeth – Where would I be without this weekly treasure trove? Thanks as ever!

  3. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsOctober 14, 2012

    Alex–I bet you have plenty! Maybe just not the ones you need for the particular story you’re working on.

    Margot–Thanks for coming by!

  4. Chihuahua ZeroOctober 15, 2012

    Thanks for including my guest post in this round-up!

  5. Julie MusilOctober 16, 2012

    Awesome, as always. Thanks so much!

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