by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 14,000) searchable. The WKB recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
Sign up for the free monthly WKB newsletter for the web’s best links and interviews:http://bit.ly/gx7hg1
7 things 1 writer has learned from Stephen King: http://bit.ly/wivL7y @victoriamixon
Go to a Workshop? No Thanks: http://bit.ly/xtAzId @geardrops
Tips for a Successful Public Presentation: http://bit.ly/yjFH6d @WriteAngleBlog
An explanation of speculative fiction: http://bit.ly/y3faKc @theskypirate
How Choreography Helps a Scene: http://bit.ly/ylBkuH @RavenRequiem13
3 Ways Authors Can Use Pinterest Guilt Free: http://bit.ly/zF2UE2
Crime fiction–ethical considerations for PIs regarding romance: http://bit.ly/ySVcQq @authorterryo
Tips for Writing Heart-pounding Visceral Responses: http://bit.ly/Ao2ICF @jhansenwrites
Finding the Four B’s of Your Character: http://bit.ly/wpiFpw
Children’s Writers: Waiting to Get Published: http://bit.ly/zoC4kt @Margo_L_Dill
All about the front matter of your ebook: http://bit.ly/A0DhbA @JFBookman
10 Steps to Writing: http://bit.ly/A2B5O5 @elspethwrites
When critique partners call you out: http://bit.ly/zD9AKT @JoshilynJackson for @junglereds
Tips for Fearless Writing: http://bit.ly/zSITqS
Are You Making Your Characters (and Yourself) Look Stupid? http://bit.ly/y1TeUE @KMWeiland
Finding Inspiration: http://bit.ly/zK4Fou
5 Promises You Make to Your Reader: http://bit.ly/ypxJQO @Diymfa
The What, Why and How of Tagging Books on Amazon: http://bit.ly/znmJuu @keligwyn
What to Do When Your Novel’s Too Short: http://bit.ly/xyqQXP @janice_hardy
How to Simplify Marketing Your Book to Save Time and Make More Sales: http://bit.ly/A9mNhc
The Crucial Question You Must Ask in Your Opening Scene: http://bit.ly/xm6Xi5 @LiveWriteThrive
Mining For Character Emotions: http://bit.ly/xLaqXG @SharlaWrites
Please Don’t Blog Your Book: 4 Reasons Why: http://bit.ly/yhslo3 @JaneFriedman
Deep Worldbuilding and POV Scene Preparation: http://bit.ly/zThmSV @JulietteWade
Why You Should Care About Building an Email List: http://bit.ly/Au1Jjf
Pride and Prejudice and the Three Movements in Every Love Story: http://bit.ly/wNn3Ys @write_practice
Tips for writing horror: http://bit.ly/z4oSBn @nicolebasaraba
Voices of Insecurity: http://bit.ly/y1NWOi
Quick and Easy Tips for Learning More About Your Readers: http://bit.ly/w3R3Gs
Avoid giving characters similar names: http://bit.ly/weUr6T @authorterryo
Tips for promoting in the real world (instead of virtually): http://bit.ly/y3UnRT @spunkonastick for @StephenTremp
Bloggers–learn assertiveness: http://bit.ly/zVhlWq @Rule17
Freelancers–how to boost your confidence to increase income: http://bit.ly/zPADoh @JulieBMack
Learning your writing style: http://bit.ly/x80TqV @mjcache
Bust 4 Myths to Gain More Writing Time: http://bit.ly/yBmqzp @LyndaRYoung
Stories don’t need enhancements: http://bit.ly/xghX4j
“The book was great and the typos weren’t very bad”: http://bit.ly/y8kVqD @thefuturebook
Ebook Pricing for Short Stories and Novellas? http://bit.ly/AC9vtB @goblinwriter
Top 10 Songwriting Books: http://bit.ly/yqe1Ru
Writing Dialogue with Purpose: http://bit.ly/ylP9oI @Ava_Jae
Quitting your day job & following your writing dreams: http://bit.ly/yiAtTO @thecreativepenn for @ollinmorales
Amazon vs. Big Publishing: 800 lbs vs. 798 lbs: http://bit.ly/zvcQDj
The 3 Layers of Story Engineering, Architecture, and Art: http://bit.ly/wnpTq4 @storyfix
Is bundling ebooks with print books a good idea? http://bit.ly/zlDplq
If you don’t exist on the Internet do you exist at all? http://bit.ly/zCfFjH @JenTalty
How Better Happens: http://bit.ly/z0dQCV
Making Your Readers Giggle: http://bit.ly/zJ50uT @writerashley
8 Simple Tips for Editing Your Own Work: http://bit.ly/ww9b1A
How to Recover From a Social Media Hangover: http://bit.ly/xG0Vgg @biggirlbranding
6 Ways to Beat the Blogging Blahs: http://bit.ly/zM5JsI @jodyhedlund
Learn to Love the Pitch: http://bit.ly/zI8OhX @blurbisaverb
3 Steps to Overcoming ‘Almost Done’ Syndrome: http://bit.ly/A7kPGt @writeitsideways
Quiet & enigmatic characters in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/yVxb0s @mkinberg
When sleuths have to step on toes (including ones in their own agency) in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/wJzn3P @mkinberg
5 Google+ Profile Mistakes to Fix: http://bit.ly/xubfAI @galleycat
6 Guest Post Tactics: http://bit.ly/zD9X2V @tomewer
A Quiz on Parenthetical Punctuation: http://bit.ly/xs3rto
How to Use the “Save the Cat” Beat Sheet for Revisions: http://bit.ly/AtumCy @jamigold
5 Tips for Great Series Titles: http://bit.ly/wpmxX1
Writer Beware on Publishers’ Desk: http://bit.ly/z9XB31 @victoriastrauss
On Being A Professional Songwriter: http://bit.ly/xpxbqN @usasong
Is Perfectionism Stalling Your Productivity? http://bit.ly/zvDeNn @problogger
How to be creative: http://bit.ly/ymZTBV @justinemusk
Super Powers: 6 Things To Consider Before You Write Them In: http://bit.ly/x7odix @ajackwriting
Breaking Grammar Rules: Sentence Fragments: http://bit.ly/zpgLEf
Is your antagonist a problem and not a person? http://bit.ly/AoJqdr @janice_hardy
5 top tools for promoting your book on Twitter: http://bit.ly/w20kgo @Rule17 for @JFBookman
10 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Any E-Publishing Service: http://bit.ly/yO0juk @janefriedman
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/wAurfz
What Indie Production Actually Costs: http://bit.ly/xWPBNb @deanwesleysmith
Promoting Your YA Novel: http://bit.ly/wMXnn4 @Kristi_Cook
How to Draw Your Characters Out: http://bit.ly/yrDToZ @write_practice
5 basic elements of every good story: http://bit.ly/xRGbH0
Polyglot vs. Translator: Different Takes on Multilingualism: http://bit.ly/zYkZ1M @michaelerard
A Tale of Two Ebooks: http://bit.ly/yOtqVB @AlexisGrant for @Problogger
Writing in the Digital Age: Connecting with Readers: The Stephen King Problem: http://bit.ly/wUP3LC @KellyMcClymer
A refresher–subjunctive mood: http://bit.ly/zLM9f0 @readingape
Better Procrastination as a Writer: http://bit.ly/Agr1Mk
Screenwriting: Is the audience listening to your dialogue? http://bit.ly/x88BrM @jacobkrueger
5 Myths About eBooks Debunked: http://bit.ly/A6dffb @ebooknewser
Why Page Length for YA or MG Novel Is The Wrong Question: http://bit.ly/yzF22C
Fantasy writers–have a Magic System: http://bit.ly/xUMSlR @thomasaknight
Why Hating Facebook Is Costing You Book Sales: http://bit.ly/wmWu3S @bubblecow
Dealing with Difficult Blog Visitors: http://bit.ly/wdXMwV @annerallen
Are We Grounded? Setting the Scene and Engaging the Reader: http://bit.ly/z3BXrE @janice_hardy
Transform Your Writing Weakness into Strength: http://bit.ly/yycykd @angelaackerman
Revise and Present: updating your ebook: http://bit.ly/A8r3v4
90 Verbs Starting with “Ex-“: http://bit.ly/w0vxRZ @writing_tips
Every Writer’s Lament: http://bit.ly/wZ7QrB @bookemdonna
Are you waiting too long to market your book? http://bit.ly/wYs4sB @WiseLouise
When writing, the trick is to breathe: http://bit.ly/yjJ96d @jcbaggott
Tips for developing writing voice: http://bit.ly/z2sncY @rebeccaberto
Creating the image arc for your book: http://bit.ly/A3Qy4J
21 Ways to Kill Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/yusYv2 @MichaelMichalko
6 Tips On Writing Plays For Kids: http://bit.ly/ximofT @chucksambuchino
Eliminating Unnecessary Plot Complications: http://bit.ly/xafmBJ
Key Story Elements: Lessons from Musical Theater: http://bit.ly/yegbTF @AlexSokoloff
Should you publish your novel to build your platform? http://bit.ly/xJeRQo @dirtywhitecandy
A Writer’s Guide to Punctuation: http://bit.ly/zx9xCN @KMWeiland
A Quiz on Expletives: http://bit.ly/xmuifq @writing_tips
Smart & savvy look at industry news from the past week (including Amazon’s latest dirty deeds): http://bit.ly/yeFB5f @Porter_Anderson
Writing on the Ether features @jimchines @DonLinn @paulkbiba @nicovreeland @annerallen @LloydJassin @jasonashlock http://bit.ly/yeFB5f
The rescue motif in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/w2bWLt @mkinberg
The prodigal’s return theme in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/yJSWoM @mkinberg
Author blogging–linking for traffic: http://bit.ly/zVF3R7 @JFBookman
Twitter etiquette – careful with DMs: http://bit.ly/Az37jb @nicolamorgan
Transitions and Chapter Breaks: http://bit.ly/yJpOYU
What the Publishing Industry Can Learn From Kodak: http://bit.ly/AAQgcm @rachellegardner
Finding Extraordinary Writing in an Ordinary Life: http://bit.ly/Amls4o @writeitsideways
Afraid to Publish Your Work? Here’s the Solution: http://bit.ly/AdgDLJ @jeffgoins
Making the Most of Your Writing Time: http://bit.ly/y377Wp @calistataylor
Tips for writing slice-of-life essays: http://bit.ly/wawxQI
7 Essential Tips for WordPress Bloggers: http://bit.ly/AA6pem
An agent on choosing a genre: http://bit.ly/xpLZ9x @bookendsjessica
Figuring out Your Character’s True Desire: http://bit.ly/zxUkSj @katieganshert
Do you have a creative block? Do you know what you’re trying to accomplish? http://bit.ly/xR0ZtN @tannerc
The role of dystopian fiction in a changing world: http://bit.ly/wslPWE
Why Consistency Isn’t Always A Good Thing: http://bit.ly/yjTZkC @ollinmorales
The Aesthetics of Good and Evil in David Copperfield: http://bit.ly/wsoPKE @write_practice
5 writing myths: http://bit.ly/xz7432 @ava_jae
4 Tools to Make Writers More Productive: http://bit.ly/y8May6 @HowToWriteShop
Mixed Feelings About Pinterest: The Latest Shiny New Thing: http://bit.ly/AEC4pZ @NicholeBernier
Who should take the blame for the publishing industry’s troubles? http://bit.ly/y5Tk0z
Using Kickstarter to Fund Self-Publishing Projects: http://bit.ly/zh8IXv @goblinwriter
Focus and the Distracted Writer: http://bit.ly/zhaYKJ
10 Experts Take on the Writer’s Rulebook: http://bit.ly/z1UacV @writersdigest
The Writer’s Ear: Hearing Prose, Poetry and Music: http://bit.ly/xSQ9OG @JomCarroll for @WomenWriters
Do You Really Need to Write Every Day? http://bit.ly/yyOify @writersdigest
10 Ways To Get More Facebook Fans This Week: http://bit.ly/A2dICt @authormedia
Tips for becoming an editor: http://bit.ly/ybTjly @noveleditor
Why Foreign Rights are a Big Deal for Small Publishers: http://bit.ly/wlRqbB @pubperspectives
Fixing the holes in our manuscripts: http://bit.ly/zhpjkv
How to Use Anger to Fuel Your Writing (In a Positive Way): http://bit.ly/wrz7FJ @krissybrady
If we didn’t procrastinate, we’d never accomplish anything: http://bit.ly/zpqqTk @misfitsmascara
Out Of My Comfort Zone: Exposing the Dark Questions: http://bit.ly/wuVxmp @BTMargins
How to Find Your Writing Voice: http://bit.ly/zApQZ4 @JulieBMack
The Life Cycle of Twitter: http://bit.ly/wzpWRS @JulietteWade
Do you know your customer? http://bit.ly/ymotKi @rachellegardner
Adult vs YA dystopias – A Question of Hope: http://bit.ly/z6RQTB @Lenoreva
25 Subordinating Conjunctions: http://bit.ly/yTlrKG @writing_tips
Zealotry in Fiction: http://bit.ly/xbCt5y @fantasyfaction
As usual, a ton of useful articles for writers – and one for my students :)
Elizabeth – I’m so grateful to you for doing the work it takes to create this resource. I have no idea how you find the time to do it…
Overload of links today! And my antagonist is never a person. I used to worry about that.
Awesome! I’ve found eight new articles I haven’t read yet. I’m heading there now.
I finally got my laptop back, so I’ll use some of these to do some catching up! Thanks :)
If I remember correctly, I missed last week’s Twitteriffic.
Not this time! :D
Thank you for including my article for Stephen’s site. And again, such a delight to meet you this weekend.
Dorte–Glad there’s one for your students, too!
Alex–I like those kinds of books.
Clarissa–Glad you’re enjoying them!
C0–Glad you got it this time!
Margot–I’m just squishing time in when I can. :)
Jemi–So glad you got it back!
Diane–Happy to do it! And I really enjoyed meeting you yesterday!
I love, love, LOVE Twitterific! Thanks for including Margie Lawson’s amazing post on visceral writing.
You’re such a find, Elizabeth! I appreciate you and your friendship to the rest of us writers. Thank you!!
Thanks so much for another fantastic list of links–and thank you for mentioning one of mine! ^_^
Thanks for all this (and for including my prose/poetry/music peice).