Twitterific Writing Links
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 39,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.
Business / Miscellaneous
Why You Should Track Your Book Sales + Free Sales Tracker Template: by Fix My Story
The Unpredictable Nature of a Writing Career @Ava_Jae
Writing Income: What 1 Writer Made in 2016: @KameronHurley
6 Basic Tech Skills Every Author Must Learn: @carlaking
Make Art and Make Money at the Same Time: @monicaleonelle @lornafaith
Writer Finances Versus The Paycheck World: @KristineRusch
Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting
3 Ways to Keep Writing Resolutions: by Kirsti Call @WritersRumpus
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
Creating Playlists for Your Writing: @FinishedPages
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes
5 Rules for a Successful Writing Life from Maya Angelou: @JennyHansenCA
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block
Common Creative Roadblocks for Empaths: @CreativeKatrina
5 Helpful Tools To Combat Writer’s Block: by Jamie Rotante @AmReadingDotCom
Are There Story Elements You Avoid Writing? @JamiGold
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly
3 Tips To Counter Procrastination In Writing: @rsmollisonread
3 Reasons To Write Every Day: @Mad_Hat_Writer
The Benefits of Writing Rituals: @Mad_Hat_Writer
The blank page: conquering your fears: @Roz_Morris
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
Write it Forward: 5 Ways to Stay Positive: @AJBanner1 @WomenWriters
What Your Font Choice Says About You: @paperblanks
11 words whose meanings have completely changed over time: @sesquiotic @TheWeek
Stress or Burnout? How They’re Different and Why You Need to Know: @RuthHarrisBooks
The Peculiar Pain of Data Loss: @MarchMcCarron
Stephen King on putting writing in perspective: @zenpencils
Genres / Fantasy
For Fantasy Writers: Top 10 Books To Improve Your Writing: by Aaron Miles
Potions, Alchemy, & Apothecaries: Inspirations from the Real World: @NicolaAlter
Genres / Memoir
5 Lessons to Be Learned While Writing a Memoir: @sheilakohler
When memoir becomes a different book: @Belinda_Pollard
Genres / Miscellaneous
5 Things Learned When Switching Genres: @KMWeiland
Genres / Mystery
How to Write Better Villains: 5 Ways to Get Into the Mind of a Psychopath: @peterjamesuk
Crime Writing: What Happens to the Body After Death? @SueColetta1
Crime fiction: when minding your own business can still get you into trouble: @mkinberg
Genres / Picture Books
The Top 10 Myths About Writing Children’s Books: @HighlightsFound
Genres / Romance
Making A Case for Romance: @LovettRomance
In fiction, “I love you” has to come in subtext, not text: @SPressfield
Genres / Screenwriting
Screenwriting: Set Pieces: Spin the plot: @GoIntoTheStory
Script Analysis: “Arrival”: Scene By Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
Genres / Short Stories
Are short stories ever considered by agents? @Janet_Reid
Promo / Blogging
4 Content Syndication Strategies for Bloggers: @WordStream
5 Bad Reasons for Authors to Blog and 5 Good Ones: @annerallen
Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting
Writing an Effective Book Description: @woodwardkaren
Profanity in a book title? by Jeff Wheeland @ReedsyHQ
Promo / Book Reviews
Moving Past A Negative Review: @Bookgal
10 Times Book Reviewers Totally Got It Wrong: by Kathy Gates @AmReadingDotCom
Promo / Connecting with Readers
Using Pew Research Stats to Find Your Readers Online: @CaballoFrances
+127 of Best Book Promotion Sites and Submission Tools: Free and Paid @DaveChesson
Promo / Miscellaneous
Book Promotion: Do This, Not That: @NewShelvesBooks
Lessons From a Debut Novelist’s 1st Year of Book Marketing: @EmilyWenstrom
The Art of the Media Pitch for Indie Authors: @Bookgal
How to Set Clear Goals and Objectives for Your Book Launch: @bkmkting
Why Your Book Marketing Is Not Working (podcast): @cksyme
What’s Your Story About? A Way to Quickly Explain: @SharonKurtzman1
Author Tip Sheet: The Whys and Hows: @karinabilich
Promo / Newsletters
Why You Should Use Both Autoresponders and a Broadcast: @SeanPlatt
Promo / Platforms
5 Tips for Building Your Author Brand: by S.C. Sharman @mythicscribes
Promo / Social Media Tips
Extend Your Blog’s Reach with Instagram: @sarahblackstock @postaday
5 Mistakes Authors Make on Social Media: by Michael Cristiano
A roundup of writers’ opinions whether to be political on social media: @dsantat @leewind
Twitter for Writers & Editors: @Belinda_Pollard
Promo / Speaking
How to Create a Speaker One-Sheet: @loishoffmanDE
Promo / Websites
Your Author Page: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself: @karinabilich
Publishing / Miscellaneous
Andy Weir’s (@andyweirauthor) ‘The Martian’ Gets Classroom-Friendly Makeover: @xanalter @nytimes
DRM (Digital Rights Management): What You Need to Know: by Xavier Davis @BookWorksNYC
Libraries and Bookstores Are Getting Into Indie Publishing: @rcutlerSpark
Publishing / News / International Publishing
‘Immediate Release’ of Authors, Journalists: Petition Delivered to German Government: @Porter_Anderson
Rights Watch: An Israeli Agency’s Bologna Picks for Young Readers: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing Startups: BuzzTrace Looks To Track Authors’ Social Networking: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying
When to include “why I wrote this book” in a query: @Janet_Reid
Publishing / Process / Book Design
Anatomy of a book cover: @KarlaLant @99designs
Publishing / Process / Services to Avoid
When your agent wants to charge you a fee: @JaneLebak
Writing Craft / Beginnings
2 Tips For Introducing Your Protagonist: @KathrynR47
Writing Craft / Characters / Arc
How to Write Character Arcs: @KMWeiland
Unpacking the “Character-Driven” Story—How to Make Your Story Sizzle: @KristenLambTX
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
How to Find Your Character’s Voice: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists
3 Simple Ways to Create Memorable Lead Characters: @JerryBJenkins
Creating An Unforgettable Protagonist: @Writers_Write
Writing Craft / Characters / Supporting Characters
4 Core Components of an Awesome Sidekick Character: @RobinRWrites
Writing Craft / Common Mistakes
5 Common Mistakes 1 Editor Sees: @ceciliaedits
10 Things Which Most Often Go Wrong With Beginners’ Fiction: @emma_darwin
How to show not tell in fiction: @jasonbougger
Writing Craft / Endings
Letting Your Story End at the End: @DiannaLGunn
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
16 Tempestuous Tales of Weather Magic: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
Creating breaks in the action can make your story: @willvanstonejr
4 Ways A Twist Ending Can Ruin Your Story: @InkyBites
Do you really need 10,000 hours to be a good writer? @pubcoach
Working through a novel, problem by problem: by Shawn Coyne
10 Essential Tips to Improve Your Writing Style: @hodgeswriter
How James Patterson learned to become a better writer: @rxena77
How To Write An Epic Battle Scene by Hannah Collins @standoutbooks
Ten Rules of Writing: @amitavakumar
Writing Craft / Plot Holes
How to Fill Plot Holes in Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting
Deepen Your Story With Character Misdirection: @KMWeiland
5 Plot Points to Help Finish the First Draft: @cstevenmanley
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research
How To Research Your Novel … And When To Stop: @thecreativepenn
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats
A Pre-Writing Exercise: Blocking out the Scene: @MarchMcCarron
Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar
3 Examples of Misplaced Modifiers: @writing_tips
5 More Sentences Rendered More Concise: @writing_tips
Writing Craft / Revision
4 rounds of editing: @LoriRobinett
Editing Tips: Top 3 Scene Issues: @NaomiLHughes
6 Easy Ways to Clean Up Your Own Manuscript: @KristenLambTX
Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques
Making the Most of Beta Readers: @markcoker
3 Reasons to Find and Join a Local Writer’s Group: @terrywhalin
If You Can’t Find Beta Readers: @JamiGold
Writing Craft / Scenes
Figure Out What’s Working in Your Scene, and What Isn’t: @Astrohaus
Writing Craft / Series / Series Bible
How to Create A Series Bible for Your Fiction: @lornafaith
Writing Craft / Settings and Description
Describing Your Character: How To Make Each Detail Count: @AngelaAckerman
Writing Tools / Resources
Why You Should Read About Writing: @KelsieEngen
6 Inspirational and Informative Writing Podcasts: @woodwardkaren
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