Twitterific

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

November 13-14:  Get Read – Marketing Strategies for Writers: Dan Blank’s We Grow Media is a  two-day online conference for authors looking for promotion strategies–and, ultimately, readers.  Speakers include Porter Anderson, Chuck Wendig, Dan Blank, Jane Friedman, Therese Walsh, and many others.  (I’m one of the scheduled speakers and am also am serving on the advisory board.)  More information about the conference and registration information can be found here.

 

If you use the discount code elizabeth, you receive $20 off the conference price.

 

There’s a new resource for writers—whether you’re writing your first book, trying to query agents or editors, or whether you’re working on promo.  It’s Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group website.  There you’ll find pages of links to resources—writing tips, publishers, agents, queries, self-publishing, marketing, contests, and publications for writers. Alex is a friend and frequent commenter here and very active in supporting writers. Thanks to Alex and his helpers for compiling the information for the site.

 


 

Current WKB newsletter features an interview with @DanBlank: http://bit.ly/169ZsID. Includes discount code for Nov. online con,#GetRead.

 

A look at what goes into narrating an audiobook: http://dld.bz/cSwgh @authorterryo @CaptPamsVoice @KelleyHazen1

Traditional Publishing: One Reason Not to Choose It: http://dld.bz/cSwpj

Thoughts on changing genres and using pen names: http://dld.bz/cS2tZ @tobywneal @KristineRusch @Porter_Anderson

When readers drift away from series they used to love: http://dld.bz/cS3EX @mkinberg

After the Critique: Sorting the Good Advice from the Bad: http://dld.bz/cS3YU @RMFWriters @Lori_DeBoer

The future of reader engagement and a warning against hurrying through our writing: http://dld.bz/cS8eD @Porter_Anderson

Getting Started With Character Structure: http://dld.bz/cSAmZ @camillelaguire

A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq

Tips To Run The Optimal Goodreads Giveaway: http://dld.bz/cShJb @publishingllc

12 myths to forget in order to become a better writer: http://dld.bz/cShJR @pubcoach

5 Must-Haves For a Successful Writers Conference Experience: http://dld.bz/cShJZ

How Smart Writers Deal With One-Star Reviews: http://dld.bz/cShKd @hughosmith

7 Ways to Develop a Stronger Writing Voice: http://dld.bz/cShKk @ChilaWoychik

Are readers changing and what does that mean to writers? http://dld.bz/cShKt @rchazzchute

Elizabeth Gilbert: What All Writers Can Learn From Her: http://dld.bz/cShKx @danschawbel @forbes

10 Rules for Writing First Drafts: http://dld.bz/cShK2 @copyblogger

The Self-Publishing Myth: Why Most Self-Publishers Don’t Work and What to Do About It: http://dld.bz/cShK9 @GerarddeMarigny

6 Habits of Highly Successful (Screen)writers: http://dld.bz/cShKC @noflimschool

8 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Choosing A Writing Coach: http://dld.bz/cSpWD @KimberleyGraham @SouthrnWritrMag

Poets discuss poetry and writing: http://dld.bz/cSpX4  @Nationalpost

How to win NaNoWriMo: Realistic Goals, determination and a bottomless pot of coffee: http://dld.bz/cSpX9 @EliseVanCise

Learning to Fall: http://dld.bz/cSpXC @ElaineNeilOrr @womenwriters

Do You Have What it Takes to Survive Indie Publishing? http://dld.bz/cSpXZ @susankayequinn @beccajcampbell

A Quick Inspiration Tip: http://dld.bz/cSrpJ

When is a Good Time to Tell Instead of Show? http://dld.bz/cSrpK @ava_jae

Getting Ready For #NaNoWriMo : http://dld.bz/cSrpN @woodwardkaren

Tying theme to each archetypal character: http://dld.bz/cSrpR @glencstrathy

Writing lessons learned from “The Maze Runner” : http://dld.bz/cSrpS @juliemusil

Essential Tools to Organize Your Book Manuscript: http://dld.bz/cPPqE @writeabook

Should You Pitch (and Sign With) a New Literary Agent? The Pros and Cons: http://dld.bz/cSrqf @ChuckSambuchino

5 Cool Places to Find Writing Inspiration Online: http://dld.bz/cSrqu @JodiLMilner

Memory in Fiction and Memoir–“Peeling the Onion”: http://dld.bz/cSrqw @KimsCraftBlog

6 reasons a workshop jolts your writing: http://dld.bz/cSrtp @HCasavant @thewritermag

World Building: Underworlds: http://dld.bz/cSrtq @EllenBooraem

Checking your creative path: http://dld.bz/cSrts @tannerc

The Chemistry Between Writer and Reader: http://dld.bz/cSrtv @TrishaNicholson @FCMalby

Dialogue Do’s and Don’ts: Crafting Lively and Believable Back-and-Forth on the Pages of Your Book: http://dld.bz/cSrtw @writeabook

How Self-Published Authors Can Improve Our Industry: http://dld.bz/cRGHj @mollygreene

What Makes A Good Short Story: http://dld.bz/cSbv5 @BAShortStories

The top ten lies of copywriters: http://dld.bz/cSsZJ @mstibbe

Self-publishing lends flexibility to projects that demand it: http://dld.bz/cSsZU @kristinerusch

Creative Flow: How to Silence Negative Voices and Write: http://dld.bz/cSsZY @sarajevojosh

Don’t Build Worlds on Your Doorstep: http://dld.bz/cStaa @GeoffreyGudgion @civilianreader

Answers to Questions About Plurals: http://dld.bz/cStaj @writing_tips

Advice For Writers From Literary Agents: http://dld.bz/cStak @ChuckSambuchino

6 Ways to Write Better Bad Guys: http://dld.bz/cStav @BrianKlems

10 tips on starting and sustaining an online writer’s group: http://dld.bz/cStay @DeniseCCovey

Writing and the Rule of Three: http://dld.bz/cSta8 @ashkrafton

How Not To Treat Your Editor: http://dld.bz/cPYW4 @edsikov

Agents and Editors on “New Adult”: http://dld.bz/cSwp4 @dpeterfreund

5 Common Networking Mistakes: http://dld.bz/cSwqe @thewritermama

Don’t Kill Your Thrills With Premise Implausibility: http://dld.bz/cSwqk @jamesscottbell

Ten Things to Help Defeat Writing Slumps: http://dld.bz/cSwtc

5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Authors: http://dld.bz/cSwuT @brandontietz

How Smashwords Authors Can Manage Books in a Series: http://dld.bz/cSwuX @galleycat

Writing as Vocation: http://dld.bz/cSwve @shewrites

Character Analysis–Alpha Dogs: http://dld.bz/cSwvj @camillelaguire

Crime fiction–characters who adopt new personas: http://dld.bz/cSwvv @mkinberg

Writing Toxins: Optimising A Fully Functioning Mind: http://dld.bz/cSwv6 @cateartios

Villains Who Would Make Great Protagonists: http://dld.bz/cSwvX @Marie_Lu

The Fundamental Skills Of Creative Thinking: http://dld.bz/cSwwP

The ‘Magic Trick’ to Selling a Screenplay: http://dld.bz/cSwxf @Scriptmag @jeannevb

Agents aren’t required to sell books: http://dld.bz/cQd6M @deanwesleysmith

Physical Attributes Thesaurus Entry: Voice: http://dld.bz/cSy34 @beccapuglisi

The Reality of Working From Home: http://dld.bz/cSy3Q @FinishedPages

Being trad-published means knowing the market: http://dld.bz/cSy4r @sally_apokedak

5 Ways To Become A Confident Writer: http://dld.bz/cSy47 @chgriffinauthor

50 Things Under $50 Bucks To Promote Your Book: http://dld.bz/cSy4F @bookgal

Comics & Film–More Than Storyboards: Collaboration – The Smartest Person in the Room Isn’t You:  http://dld.bz/cSy5e @tylerweaver

The Value of a Writing / Reading Community: http://dld.bz/cSy5r @jeanoram

Strong Character Is Strong? http://dld.bz/cSy5u @mooderino

The indie publishing option for short fiction: http://dld.bz/cSy5V @smithwritr

3 Writing Rules that Can Derail Your Story: http://dld.bz/cSzb4 @LisaCron

Writing Fiction for Children – Character Believability and Conflict: http://dld.bz/cSzbU

5 Things a Writer Always Overlooks: http://dld.bz/cSzbY @victoriamixon

From Traditional to Self-Publishing: One Editor’s Journey: http://dld.bz/cSzc2

Why do creative people suffer from depression? http://dld.bz/cSzcM @_RobbieBlair_

Screenwriters: Being Solely Identified by Your Scripts Leads to Permanent Identity Crisis: http://dld.bz/cSzcV @NancyNigrosh @akstanwyck

Gothic Intersections: History, Story, Memory: http://dld.bz/cSze4 @GothImagination

11 Most Evil Characters in Books: http://dld.bz/cSzeM @PublishersWkly

Crowdsourcing for editing: http://dld.bz/cSzfa

Tricking yourself into writing more: http://dld.bz/cSzfw

Real Life Diagnostics: Is This Opening Working? http://dld.bz/cSzfF @janice_hardy

Why You Should Self-Publish: http://dld.bz/cSzgj @hughhowey

10 Ways to Goose the Muse: http://dld.bz/cSzgt @jamesscottbell

How to Create a Custom Facebook Cover Image That Gets Noticed (Without Spending a Dime): http://dld.bz/cSzhb @writerplatform

How To Face Your Fears and Write: http://dld.bz/cSzhe

Tips for pitching your book: http://dld.bz/cSzhz @nailyournovel

Creating Unforgettable Heroes: Three Lessons from the Bard: http://dld.bz/cSzhH @scriptmag @JennieEvenson

Author @JAKonrath on quitting: http://dld.bz/cSzkn

A Fine Line Between Love and Death – How to Write Love Scenes: http://dld.bz/cSzpP @mythicscribes

10 best practices for writers: http://dld.bz/cS2BG @rchazzchute

Dialogue: Punctuation: http://dld.bz/cS36d @lynnecantwell

Pinterest as book research: http://dld.bz/cS36j @raquelbyrnes

The Upcoming “Get Read” Online Conference: http://dld.bz/cS36v (discount code: elizabeth) @DanBlank

How To Create Your Screenplay Plot In 5 Steps: http://dld.bz/cS36y @raindance

25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story: http://dld.bz/cS364 @chuckwendig {lang.}

When Life Forces You to Take a Break: http://dld.bz/cS36D @YAOTLBlog @NancyOhlin

Paranormal? Why Do You Write That Stuff? Writing & Being Who You Are: http://dld.bz/cS36V @DeniseAAgnew

3 Ways to Get Out of a Writing Slump: http://dld.bz/cS37j @writeitsideways

On rejection letters: the day Raymond Chandler struck back: http://dld.bz/cS37n @ventgalleries

Philip Hensher stirs debate among authors after refusing to write for free: http://dld.bz/cS37t @guardianbooks

Revision’s Role in the Writing Process: http://dld.bz/cS3Yt @jenkohan

The Blank Spaces in Our Stories: The Messages Writers Send Readers Between The Words: http://dld.bz/cS3Y5 @writeinthethick @RMFWriters

Managing Writing Advice: http://dld.bz/cS3Z6 @ulieEshbaugh  @Porter_Anderson

From Crap to Craft: http://dld.bz/cS3ZQ @fictorians @sjamesnelson

How to Kill the Inner Critic Inside Your Mind: http://dld.bz/cS4ad @kippras @MenwithPens

7 Writing Tips from Ann Patchett: http://dld.bz/cS4aw @robertbruce76

10 tips to bag a writer: http://dld.bz/cS4a6 @npbooks

Book Tour Planning 101: http://dld.bz/cS4bH @midgeraymond

Writing a Book to Discover Your Book: http://dld.bz/cS4bX @martinaaboone

Make a living as a writer by writing for those who will pay you: http://dld.bz/cS4cg @thewritelife @hopeclark

A tip to energize our writing: http://dld.bz/cS4ck @Write_Tomorrow

Why 1 writer chose to write a memoir: http://dld.bz/cS4cr @evelynalauer

Hot Tips For Your First Novel: http://dld.bz/cS4cD @thetoast

Reclaiming Creativity after Infertility: http://dld.bz/cS4dw @LiteraryMama

Scene Soundtracks: http://dld.bz/cS4dK @Fictiffous

10 Rules for Writing First Drafts: http://dld.bz/cShK2 @copyblogger

“The Only Thing I Know About Writing is That I Don’t Know”: http://dld.bz/cS4dZ @NataliaSylv @DebutanteBall

Getting Help With Your Writing: http://dld.bz/cS4eg @leslielehr1

Exploring the world of verbs: http://dld.bz/cS4ey @sinandsyntax

On Being A Professional Writer: The Long Game: http://dld.bz/cS6JS

Writing Paid Guest Posts for Clients: 1 Writer’s Nightmare: http://dld.bz/cS6JU @ticewrites

How to Punctuate with “However”: http://dld.bz/cS6JX @writing_tips

Harnessing the Storm in Brainstorming: http://dld.bz/cS6Kc @livewritethrive

The Blessings of a Do-Over: http://dld.bz/cS6Kf @SouthrnWritrMag

25 Things You Need To Know About Writing Mysteries: http://dld.bz/cS6Kr @SusanSpann

The establishing shot and your novel: http://dld.bz/cS6Qm @ashkrafton

New Adult: No Sex Required: http://dld.bz/cS6Qx @ava_jae

How to Create a Three-Phase Writing Ritual: http://dld.bz/cS6Q2 @DebraEve

Writers & Their Money: http://dld.bz/cS6QC @ollinmorales

10 Reasons NOT to Become a Novelist: http://dld.bz/cS6Uq

Reframing for Writers: http://dld.bz/cS6UD @Dannie_Morin

The Exaggeration of Story: http://dld.bz/cS6UP @mooderino

Don’t respond to negative reviews: http://dld.bz/cS6UT @chuckwendig

Poor word choice can kill a story: http://dld.bz/cS6Vs @NatRusso

Successful books mean hours of practice: http://dld.bz/cS6Vx @kristenlambtx

Focus on one thing when writing descriptions: http://dld.bz/cS6V7

Dystropia: Why The Sassy Gay Friend Isn’t Progressive: http://dld.bz/cS6V9 @filth_filler

Developing Conflict and Character in an Opening Scene: http://dld.bz/cS6VA @Janice_Hardy

The Two Most Powerful Words: What If: http://dld.bz/cS6VD @julie_gray

12 reasons to self-publish: http://dld.bz/cS6VH @RachelintheOC

8 Creativity Lessons from a Pixar Animator: http://dld.bz/cS6VJ @LeoBabauta

 

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.

6 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 20, 2013

    The blessing of a do-over – if that mean re-writing a book, I know about that one.

  2. Margot KinbergOctober 20, 2013

    Elizabeth – Thanks as ever for these links. And I love the diversity of them! Writing bad guys and doing poetry! Oh, and thanks to Alex for that new resource for insecure writers. Always good to have a new treasure trove.

  3. Clarissa DraperOctober 20, 2013

    I follow you on twitter and still I find new tweets. Thank you!

  4. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsOctober 20, 2013

    Alex–Me too. :)

    Clarissa–Thanks so much for following and for coming by!

  5. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsOctober 20, 2013

    Margot–It spans quite the gamut, doesn’t it? :) And yes–Alex has developed a fantastic resource for writers.

  6. Julie MusilOctober 23, 2013

    OMG, here’s the deal…each time I click on these posts from my email account (I subscribe) I know I’m going to be here for a while. Sooo many great posts!

    Thanks

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