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 Twitter_buttonsearch engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 16,000 free articles on writing-related topics. Sign up for our free newsletter for monthly writing tips and interviews with top contributors to the WKB or like us on Facebook.

Have a great week!

Finding Balance Among Opposites in the Creative Process: http://bit.ly/MAIASo @cjtreggett @PatrickRwrites

Increase the Chances of Your Book Becoming a Breakout Hit: http://bit.ly/MAIIB6 @janefriedman

Can Writers Earn a Living Writing Just One Book a Year? http://bit.ly/MAIOcd @jodyhedlund

Making History Appealing to Teen Readers: http://bit.ly/MAJ22P @janice_hardy @kalongshore

Digital reading is social, but needs improvement: http://bit.ly/MAJbn3 @criticalmargins

5 Story Mistakes Even Good Writers Make: http://bit.ly/MAL5Ea @writersdigest

Using real people in fiction: http://bit.ly/MALXbU @beth_barany

An editorial director answers publishing questions: http://bit.ly/MAM5Ip @behlerpublish

Writing YA: Capturing the Teen Voice: http://bit.ly/MAM87a @diymfa

The Beauty of Low-tech Blogging: http://bit.ly/KCHisA

The Blogger’s Essential WordPress Guide: 13 Tutorials: http://bit.ly/KCHjNi @problogger

Authenticity of Voice: http://bit.ly/KCHp7C

Accomplish Your Writing Goals: Make a Schedule and Meet Your Deadlines: http://bit.ly/KCHt7f @writersdigest

Alliteration and Repetition: http://bit.ly/KCHwjw @eMergentPublish

Pen Name: How To Create Yours: http://bit.ly/KCHAzV

Changes in crime fiction through the years: http://bit.ly/KCLNDK @mkinberg

The Vacation Writing Balancing Act: http://bit.ly/KHkNmy @TaliaVance

Finding Themes in a Brainstorm: http://bit.ly/KHkRmk @livewritethrive

8 publishing landmines and 8 tips for dealing with them: http://bit.ly/KHkZlA @KatieGanshert

Cover letter dos and don’ts: http://bit.ly/KHl0pK @nicolamorgan

An agent on movie deals: http://bit.ly/KHl20S @SaraMegibow

5 Mistakes Of New Fiction Writers: http://bit.ly/KHl4WA @thecreativepenn

A list of free stock photo sites: http://bit.ly/KHl7S5 @NinaAmir

Should you give your antagonist a POV? http://bit.ly/KHlhca @KMWeiland

11 Questions to Turn a Target Market into a Reader Profile: http://bit.ly/KHljB0 @duolit

2 Questions That Will Stunt a Writer’s Progress: http://bit.ly/KHlnAz @christi_craig

The pre-conference query: http://bit.ly/MQc0tG @literaticat

10 myths about introverts: http://bit.ly/MQchN4 @carlking

7 “You Know What I Meant” Mistakes: http://bit.ly/MQcjVd @writing_tips

Layers of emotion in our writing: http://bit.ly/MQcujf @Kid_Lit

How to Survive the Query Wars: http://bit.ly/MQczUl @ava_jae

Where Is Your Character Going? http://bit.ly/MQcLmg @jacobkrueger

Showing vs. telling: http://bit.ly/MQcKyK @writersdigest

3 elements in a successful query: http://bit.ly/MQcUGz @msheatherwebb @janice_hardy

10 Tips for a Terrific Antagonist: http://bit.ly/MQdB2t @howtowriteshop

Find the talisman in your book: http://bit.ly/MQdDri @diymfa

Using Setting as a Character: a Tip for Novelists: http://bit.ly/MQegRz @MaryLuTyndall

The Universal Fairy Tale: http://bit.ly/MQep7D @storyfix

The escaping character problem: http://bit.ly/MQeyIi @litreactor

Investment vs. Payoff: Is Blogging Worth the Time? http://bit.ly/MQeBnn @roniloren

For Publishers, The Long Term Is the Only Race Worth Winning: http://bit.ly/MQfjRm @pubperspectives

Time-related demands on the modern writer: http://bit.ly/MQfBHY @jodyhedlund

40 Irregular Verbs That Can End in “-t”: http://bit.ly/MQfDj9 @writing_tips

Why you should be a writer: http://bit.ly/MQfPPt @sarahahoyt

Your freelance career–how to get and stay organized: http://bit.ly/MQg1OA

1 editor’s revision process: http://bit.ly/MQgpgc @sjaejones

Can Writers Earn a Living Writing Just One Book a Year? http://bit.ly/MAIOcd @jodyhedlund

The Secret Myth of Traditional Publishing: http://bit.ly/MAImdP @deanwesleysmith

Setting International Prices for Ebooks: http://bit.ly/KzUdMa @passivevoiceblg

What to look for in a beta reader: http://bit.ly/MwcYzA @jamigold

Thinking Outside the Box for Book Tour Events with Indie Bookstores: http://bit.ly/Mwd9Le @LaurHarrington

Academic publishing: The essential checklist for ebook authors: http://bit.ly/MwdnC5 @guardianbooks

If You’re Consuming Too Much Then You’re Creating Too Little: http://bit.ly/Mwdr4X @originalimpulse

Making Audio Books From Your Novels: http://bit.ly/MwdAWb @beth_barany

Write or Die–the app: http://bit.ly/Mwe8ew @woodwardkaren

Writing Suspense In Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/MweCBp @rodriguez_linda @BryanThomasS

World-building: The Hooks of Magic in Your Book: http://bit.ly/MweTEo @HP4Writers @4YALit

Introducing Nora A. Roberts, Poacher: http://bit.ly/Mwf4j1 @passivevoiceblg

Most manuscripts benefit from a judicious edit: http://bit.ly/Mwfnum @guardianbooks

Building A Home Base As An Author: http://bit.ly/MwftSL @nickthacker

Mythology in Urban Fantasy: http://bit.ly/MwfvKk @fantasyfaction

Three Critique Questions to Ask Beta Readers: http://bit.ly/MwfKFe @writersdigest @Courtney_WD

6 misunderstandings about author royalties: http://bit.ly/Mwhnmh @curiosityquills

Performing the Invasive Edit: http://bit.ly/MwhEph

6 Advantages of a Professional Newsletter: http://bit.ly/MwhK0f @authorems

So You Want to Be Funny: A Guide to Pumping Irony: http://bit.ly/MwhUEQ @gripemaster @BTMargins

5 tips for writing a thriller: http://bit.ly/Mwi5jt @writersdigest

Lit magazine news: http://bit.ly/Mwir9R @BTMargins

Converting backstory into character: http://bit.ly/MwjhmY @theresastevens

Substance vs. Style: Fanfare for the Common Word: http://bit.ly/LqhB9N @JulieWuAuthor

Genre Fiction – Popular Through Time: http://bit.ly/Lqi7ET @jhansenwrites

4 Tips to Improve Confidence During a Video Interview: http://bit.ly/Lqikb9 @sparkhire

A look at a library assistant’s day: http://bit.ly/LqiCij @LauraEWardle

The Definitive Guide to Successful Online Writing: http://bit.ly/LqiO0N

Trademark Is Not a Verb: Guidelines From a Trademark Lawyer: http://bit.ly/LqiXkQ @janefriedman

Book Promotion: 5 Tips for Introverts: http://bit.ly/LqjeEx

What Conflict Is and Isn’t in Writing a Romance Novel: http://bit.ly/LqjqDU @Courtney_WD

Tips for Fixing Episodic Chapters: http://bit.ly/LqjumR @Janice_Hardy

Your Protagonist Must Decide: http://bit.ly/LqjWll @joebunting

Tapping into Your Character’s Biggest Fear: http://bit.ly/Lqk301 @PBRWriter

5 signs you’re about to land an agent: http://bit.ly/LqlgVg @internspills

Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Author Website? http://bit.ly/MyNOAt @duolit @nickthacker

Public Speaking – Tapping Into Your Inner Hambone: http://bit.ly/MyOkyw @behlerpublish

20 techniques to counter blogger’s block: http://bit.ly/MyOVAj @YouthWorkinIt

November a busy month for you? Consider JulNoWrimo in July: http://julnowrimo.com/ @julnowrimo

If We Remember More, Can We Read Deeper– and Create Better? http://bit.ly/MyPGJz @mkonnikova

Lessons Learned from Wrangling with the Impossible Book: http://bit.ly/MyPLNl @Anna_Elliott

30 Things You Should Not Share On Social Media: http://bit.ly/MyPSbD @jeffbullas

Alfred Hitchcock: from silent film director to inventor of modern horror: http://bit.ly/LTTO4X @guardianbooks

Connecting to Readers With Your Memoir: http://bit.ly/LTTUcQ @Janice_Hardy

4 of the Best iPad Apps for Writers: http://bit.ly/LTTWBp @ShariJStauch

15 Stock Characters — and How to Restock Them: http://bit.ly/LTUirU @writing_tips

7 Networking Tips for Authors: http://bit.ly/LTUmI2 @thecreativepenn @chrisrobley

Don’t Imprison Readers in a Character’s Head: http://bit.ly/M9SMFb @noveleditor

3 Tips To Heighten Story Tension: http://bit.ly/M9T2nz

Conflict Creation: The Needs Of Your Characters: http://bit.ly/M9T7ru @woodwardkaren

Going beyond Critique: Structuring Feedback to Best Help Your Writing: http://bit.ly/M9Th1W

Why It’s Good to Create a Bad Writing Platform: http://bit.ly/M9TjqH @krissybrady

Book Readings: Bar vs. Bookstore: http://bit.ly/M9Ttyo @BrandonTietz

Seth Godin’s Kickstarter project & what it says about the industry: http://bit.ly/M9Up5D @ByRozMorris @DanBlank @Porter_Anderson

Using Your Self-Publishing Success to Find an Agent: http://bit.ly/M9UJS4 @goblinwriter @LisMock

Why reviewers won’t read your self-pubbed books: http://bit.ly/M9VfiR @gavreads

5-Step plan to selling ebooks: http://bit.ly/M9VlHg @dmcgowanauthor

History, Worldbuilding, and Bricolage: http://bit.ly/M9Vv1q @bookviewcafe

Agent Research– QueryTracker: http://bit.ly/M9Xnag @JemiFraser @writeangleblog

The Top 25 Ways to Blow a Book: http://bit.ly/M9Xtie @KMWeiland

Takeaways from Downtown Abbey from bestselling authors: http://bit.ly/M9Y57H @JungleReds

Deep Point of View: http://bit.ly/M9YaYZ @KatieGanshert

5 Ways Writing Seriously Has Changed the Way 1 Writer Does Things: http://bit.ly/M9Ysin @franticsimple

Letter to a writer who is losing confidence: http://bit.ly/M9YBm5 @dirtywhitecandy

DRM encourages a community of pirates: http://bit.ly/MYKj20 @Porter_Anderson @jwikert @fakebaldur @timoreilly

Richard Russo–still not putting his money where his mouth is: http://bit.ly/MYKxpX @Porter_Anderson @Canfield_AP @JDGsaid @jeffjohnroberts

3 Facebook Timeline Marketing Tips for Success: http://bit.ly/NdGRR6 @SMExaminer

If You Can’t Read More, Read Better: http://bit.ly/NdGYMk @fuelyourwriting

Your acknowledgments page–a list of people to thank: http://bit.ly/NdH7iZ @mybookshepherd

The 8 Ps of Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/NdHhqr

What Can Trade Publishers Learn from Fanfiction? http://bit.ly/NdHom3 @pubperspectives

Embracing Technology – Word Is Not Your Enemy: http://bit.ly/NdHt99 @authorterryo

Tips for being more creative: http://bit.ly/NdHABA @thecreativepenn @PhilSouth

7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great: http://bit.ly/NdJNgw @esimsauthor

Taking Your Writing from Paper to the Big Screen: http://bit.ly/NdJUbN @JulieBMack

Ramp Up The Fight To Amp Up The Tension: http://bit.ly/NdMgaN @jhansenwrites

3 Myths About Villains: http://bit.ly/NdMmiy @angelaackerman

Tips for fast writing: http://bit.ly/NdMBu6 @junglereds

Writing a Mystery Novel: Creating a Villain & 5 Ways To Justify a Crime: http://bit.ly/NdMLBu @writersdigest

Top 10 Literary Quotes from The Simpsons: http://bit.ly/NdN4fF @NewDorkReview

Fifty Shades of Worry: http://bit.ly/NdN3IS @thefuturebook

International Writers on the Tyranny of Big Languages: http://bit.ly/MH5mKN @pubperspectives

Inconvenient Truths of Our Own Writing: http://bit.ly/MH5oT0 @BTMargins

Are Ghostwriting Services for You? http://bit.ly/MH5vhg @howtowriteshop

How to create an online media kit: http://bit.ly/MH5xpi @BookMarketer

How to Improve Your Story With Specificity: http://bit.ly/MH5ASj @kmweiland

3 Steps to Pinpoint Your Readers’ Favorite Hangouts: http://bit.ly/MH5zxF @duolit

Fresh Ways to Handle Blog Criticism: http://bit.ly/MH6IFx @problogger

How Michael Chabon Uses Suspense in Literary Fiction: http://bit.ly/MH6P3D @litreactor @cdrosales

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. Margot KinbergJuly 1, 2012

    Elizabeth – Yay! It’s Twitterific day! I always learn so much from these links for which thanks.

  2. Jemi FraserJuly 1, 2012

    Thanks for the mention :) Now, off to check out some of the other links!

  3. Kenda TurnerJuly 2, 2012

    So many great links to check out. Thanks so much for this list :-)

  4. Angela AckermanJuly 2, 2012

    I love these, because it shows me all the ones I missed! Thanks for all the hard work, Elizabeth & for including my Villain post!

    Have a great Fourth of July!

    Angela

  5. Julie MusilJuly 2, 2012

    You manage all this amazing work while meeting a publisher deadline? You’re amazing. Thanks so much.

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