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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.
Have you visited the WKB lately? Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and see the character and location name generators!
Business / Miscellaneous
The Benefits of Writing Your Own Weekly, Monthly, and Annual Reviews: @BelleBCooper
Streamlining Your Writing Business to Become a More Profitable Author: @GoblinWriter
Patricia Cornwell Tracks the Ripper: Powered by ‘Kindle in Motion’: @Porter_Anderson @1pcornwell
Should Writers Be Paid For Everything? @CallieOettinger @SPressfield
Combatting Counterfeit Print Textbooks @Porter_Anderson
Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
Turning 30, Hay Festival Announces Special Projects: @Porter_Anderson
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
A Notebook is a good place to have bad ideas: @austinkleon
Your Muse’s Secret Identity: @RuthanneReid
Creativity and Inspiration / Parenting and Writing
Overcoming Mom Guilt: Why 1 Writer Un-Quit: @AnnetteLyon
Creativity and Inspiration / Perfectionism
For better writing, release your perfectionism: @elainefbayless
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly
Breaking a procrastination habit: @pubcoach
Productivity as a Way of Being: @CSLakin
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
Treadmill Desks and Productivity for Writers: @abbiperets
How to Work with Your Personality to Make Writing Easier: @marciasmantras @colleen_m_story
What You Need to Know About Potential Laptop Dangers: @colleen_m_story
Self-Care When Life is Exhausting: @Ava_Jae
7 Ways To Support Your Local Library Right Now: @thebooksluts
How To Write When The World Is Overwhelming: @judyblackcloud
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Spaces
Do You Have the Writing Space You Need? @RosanneBane
Genres / Mystery
Alfred Hitchcock on Dead Bodies: @blankonblank
The ‘wrongly convicted person’ trope in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Crime Writing: 6 Tips: Crime Scene Investigation: @LeeLofland
Genres / Non-Fiction
Nonfiction scene-building secrets from the pros: @ryangvancleave
Genres / Poetry
9 Poets to Remember during Women’s History Month: @My_poetic_side @DanielleMohlman
Genres / Romance
Relationship Deal Breakers: What to Keep In Mind When Constructing Characters: @FionaQuinnBooks
Promo / Ads
Selling Books Through Social Media Vs. Selling Books Through Ads: @MarcyKennedy
7 Keys to Facebook Ad Success: @jonloomer
Promo / Back matter
Your Author Bio–Does it Help Sales or Stop them Dead? @annerallen
Promo / Connecting with Readers
3 Free Book-Marketing Tools to Discover Who Your Readers Are: @DaveChesson
Promo / Miscellaneous
7 Top Book Marketing Tips from DBW 2017: @DianaUrban
A 10-step book launch plan to outrank bestselling authors: @Creativindie
Promo / Social Media Tips
Why Facebook Needs to Create a Secret Profile Option for Authors: @cksyme
A revamped Evernote Mobile Helps Writers Be More Productive on the Go: @MichaelHyatt
Promo / Speaking
Expert tips for author school visits: @MelissaMHart
Promo / Websites
How to Promote Your Book on Your Website: @karinabilich
5 Basic Steps to Secure Your WordPress Website: @thDigitalReader
Publishing / Miscellaneous
10 Trends in Publishing for 2017: @WrittenWordM
2017 Writing Contests: Vetted and Curated by @ReedsyHQ
“Going Wide”: Gaining Traction on Kobo: @AngelaQuarles
Free Readings From Cambridge University Press for Intl Women’s Day: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
POD vs Offset Options for Authors @selfpubreview
Publishing / News / International Publishing
How to advertise your e-book deals and freebies on the German e-book market: @PubInGermany
Feminist Press: YZ Chin Named Louise Meriwether Prize Recipient: @Porter_Anderson @killerlibrarian
New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties: @Porter_Anderson
Sam Coates Wins First Deborah Rogers Foundation Bursary: @Coatessr @Porter_Anderson
Open for Nominations, IPA’s 2017 Prix Voltaire Is Attracting Many Asian Submissions: @Porter_Anderson
Nielsen’s BookInsights and London Book Fair’s Quantum: Collaborative Conferencing @Porter_Anderson
Frankfurt Book Fair’s Fellowship Program Is Open for 2017 Applications: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing
Hearing “No” From Agents and Pubs Can Lead to “Yes”: by Mya Kay Douglas
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections
The Year 1 Writer Gave Up Submitting to Literary Magazines: @AnnetteGendler @WomenWriters
Publishing / Process / Author Assistants
How Hiring an Author Assistant Can Boost Book Sales: @AuthorRx
Publishing / Process / Distribution
Checking up on book distributors: @HollowLandsBook
Publishing / Process / Formatting
Styling Priorities: CSS for Ebooks: by David Kudler @JFbookman
Writing Craft / Beginnings
Story Beginnings: Creating the Right First Impression: @shaila_writes
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
5 ways to know your character better: @LisaEBetz
6 Ways to Get Into Your Character’s Head: @BookishSarahFox
Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion
How to Write Compelling Feelings in Fiction Narrative: @Kid_Lit
Writing Craft / Common Mistakes
Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey
How to Keep Readers Happy When Your Character’s Unlikeable: by Holly Brown @WriterUnboxed
How to Write First-Person Internalization: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Tips: 7 Steps to Stop Overwriting: @bookishcharlie @thecreativepenn
Passive Voice: It’s Easy to Fix with This Writing Tip: @kwidenhouse
Are you undermining the reader-protagonist relationship with your writing? @Kid_Lit
Why ‘Less Is More’ in Your Story: @patverducci
Writing Craft / Dialogue
Spelling Accents in Fiction: @NovelEditor
Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story
Tips for Better Backstory: @LisaCron
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
5 Tips For Writing Vivid Fiction From Edgar Allan Poe: @Writers_Write
5 Space Stations at the Edge of Space and Time: @nataliezutter
5 Great Books Featuring Mentally Ill Mothers: by Jennie Yabroff @SignatureReads
7 Tips from Edgar Allan Poe on Writing Vivid Stories and Poems: @jdmagness @openculture
Great Scene: “This is Spinal Tap”: @GoIntoTheStory
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
4 Strategies to Make it Through the Dreaded Middle of Your Story: @Magic_Violinist
6 Steps to a Subversive Surprise: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
How to Liven Up Your Mentor Character: by Savannah Grace @GoTeenWriters
There are No Throwaway Details: @p2p_editor
Writing and the Power of Association: by Nils Odlund
Investigative Journalists Are Storytellers, Too: @amzoltai
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming
Naming Characters: 5 Steps to find Character Names: @nownovel
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining
5 New ideas for outlining stories: by 1000 Story Ideas
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting
The Most Important Question in Storytelling: “Why?” @JamiGold
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research
Getting the most from your research photography: @SusanSpann
Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar
Punctuation Quiz: Appositives: @writing_tips
Writing Craft / Revision
Simplify Your Writing: Avoid These 44 Overused Words & Phrases: @Writers_Write
How to Straighten Your Story’s Spine: @HeatherJacksonW
Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques
4 Truths to Change Your Perspective on the Writer/Editor Relationship: @jessicastrawser
Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict
Creating Realistic Fight Scenes: @AJHumpage
Writing Craft / Settings and Description
Story Setting: Real vs. Fictional: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Description: Finding the Write Balance: @KristenLambTX
Writing Craft / Special Needs
Wheelchair Users in Fiction: Examining the Single Narrative: @PunkinOnWheels
Writing, brotherhood, and the narrative of autism: @mattmastricova @ElectricLit
Writing Craft / Tension
4 Types of Tension to Use in Your Story: @ceciliaedits
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