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.

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Business / Miscellaneous

What Authors Can Learn From the Music Business: @davekusek @thecreativepenn

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration



How to Use Pinterest for Writing Ideas and Inspiration: @WritingForward

3 Ways Non-Fiction Helps Creativity: @chicklitgurrl

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

How to use Active Reading to Become a Better Writer: by Jed Herne @ProWritingAid

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing



7 Crazy Things to Do When You Need 30 Minutes to Write: @colleen_m_story

4 Ways Writers Can Be Productive When Their Energy Sags: @CSLakin

Can Twitter Help You Finish Your Book? @LindaKSienkwicz

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

4 Top Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Writing: @BadRedheadMedia

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly



7 ways to stop editing while you write: @pubcoach

10 Crafty Ways to Hit 1,000 Words Per Hour: by Linda Formichelli @smartbloggerhq

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life



8 must-see movies for creative late bloomers: @DebraEve

Do Some People Lack the Talent to be Authors? @KristenLambTX

5 Obnoxious Questions People Ask Writers: @saraheboucher

The Health Risks Of Being A Writer: @RobinStorey1

Are You Writing The Wrong Thing? Life and Focus for Writers: @katekrake

Why You Need Guts To Write The Good Stuff: @Bang2write

Genres / Fantasy

Is Winter In Fantasy Always Evil? @NicolaAlter

Genres / Horror

Why Are We Acting Like Smart, Socially Conscious Horror is Something New? @FreddyInSpace

Genres / Non-Fiction

How To Write Creative Nonfiction: @woodwardkaren

Genres / Poetry

Poetry as emo, emo as poetry: by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib @AltPress

Genres / Romance



Planning the Perfect Love Triangle: @Roz_Morris

61 favorite romantic quote from literature: @Astrohaus

Genres / Screenwriting

Screenwriting: Great Scene: “Psycho”: @GoIntoTheStory

Genres / Young Adult

16 YA Authors Discuss Being Autistic, Dealing with Guilt, and More: @ABoredAuthor

Promo / Blogging



Filtering out spammers who want to guest blog for us: @pokercubster

Blogging tips from @thecreativepenn : @TheWriterMag

Promo / Book Reviews

Author Struggles: Gaining Reviews: @JamiGold

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

Book Tour Tips: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxed

Promo / Connecting with Readers

How to Attract New Readers with the Author Playlist Strategy: @BuildYourBrandA

Promo / Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding the Written Word: @ErinnaMettler @inkylinks

Promo / Miscellaneous



Top 5 SWAG Picks for Every Author: @K8Tilton

How to Setup Amazon Author Central and Your Author Page: @ValBreitEditor

5 Creative Ways to Market Your New Book: by Cassie Phillips @WhereWritersWin

Promo / Platforms



Branding 101: Keeping Our Sanity while Building a Brand: @JamiGold

Author Platform Success Plan: @loishoffmanDE

4 Must-Haves for Your Author Platform: @BuildYourBrandA

Promo / Social Media Tips

From Fun to Serious: Using Pinterest Differently: @CaballoFrances

Promo / Speaking

Create an Awesome Marketing Plan: Media and Speaking: @Melissa_Tagg @NovelRocket

Publishing / Miscellaneous



8 Lessons Bookstores Could Learn From Comic Book Stores: @helpfulsnowman

Remember Chutes and Ladders? Book Publishing is Just Like the Game: @EJWenstrom

Submitting Book Excerpts to Small Publications: A Success Story: @writeabook

Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics: @MarkPiesing

The Deep Space of Digital Reading:why we shouldn’t worry about leaving print behind: @poissel

Publishing / News / Data

How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing



“VA Tech partners with the UK’s Overleaf on authoring tools for the univ.: @Porter_Anderson @virginia_tech

Germany and Self-Publishing Today: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Industry Notes: New £20,000 ‘Kindle Storyteller’ Award; BookCon Announces Panels: @Porter_Anderson

International Publishers Association Issues Freedom to Publish Manifesto: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Make the Most of Your Book Back Cover With These Tips: @NewShelvesBooks

Publishing / Process / Translation

Translation as Activism: by Jennifer-Naomi Hofmann @lithub

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Real Life Diagnostics: Does This YA Fantasy Opening Work? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Creating a Dynamic Character for your Novel or Short Story : @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

Producing an Emotional Response in Readers: Inner Mode, Outer Mode, and Other Mode: @DonMaass @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

12 Traits for a Lovable Hero: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Supporting Characters

5 Tips to Writing Secondary Characters That Pop: @CSLakin

Writing Craft / Diversity



What a Sensitivity Reader Is (and Isn’t) and How to Hire One: @NataliaSylv

Creating Diversity from Generic White Script: @WritingwColor

Writing Craft / Drafts

You Know More than You Think, So Trust the Process: @LDoyleOwens @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Endings

Why Closure is Important in Cliffhangers: @millie_ho

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film



“Literature rapidly increases our learning”: @farnamstreet

In Praise of the Bossy Big Sisters in Fiction: @erikawynn @lithub

Before Arrival: appreciating Story Of Your Life by Ted Chiang: @Roz_Morris

The Primal and Mythical Allure of Beauty and the Beast: @mariamtatar @SignatureReads

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Writing More Meaningful Symbolism: @millie_ho

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous



5 Ways Bad Reviews Can Help You to Become a Better Writer: @lisajordan @NovelRocket

The Novel That Isn’t a Novel—Do You Really Have a Story? @KristenLambTX

Directing Reader Attention: @Kid_Lit

What Rodeo Teaches About Writing: @kidell

The Extreme Discomfort of Reaching the Middle of Your Books: @rsmollisonread

How to Get Violence Right in Your Fiction: @FredBobJohn @JaneFriedman

Tips for Engaging the Reader: @AJHumpage

What’s So Bad About the Advice, “Write What You Know”? @10MinNovelists

6 Secrets To Writing A Thrilling Argument: @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Pacing

Learn How to Pace Your Story in 8 Steps: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming

Storyteller’s Rulebook: Name as Few Characters as Possible: @CockeyedCaravan

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

5 Steps to Building an Outline for Writing a Novel: @cgriffinauthor

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting



How to Make Every Story Idea the Best It Can Be: @Storygeeks

Writing a Story or Novel Based on One Emotion: @wickerkat

Writing Craft / Revision



How to know if you have a good editor: @NathanBransford

10 Writing Fillers To Cut Right Now: @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

How to Tell if Criticism is Valid (And What to do About Valid Criticism): @agnonia @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Scenes

All about writing scenes: @TMRadcliffe

Writing Craft / Settings and Description



Writing Character Descriptions That Work: @aliventures

How description works in our stories: @PBRWriter

Writing Tools / Apps

Scrivener vs Word: @DaveChesson

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