Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig



Twitterific
is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.


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Nook's entry into UK off to a
bad start: http://bit.ly/T1BFmg
@Porter_Anderson @eoinpurcell @mattwarman @philipdsjones



Would Hemingway Blog? http://bit.ly/S6jrn7 @kristenlambtx



Another Pitfall of Multi-POV
Stories: http://bit.ly/T1Q5CL @KMWeiland



Unexpected
murderers in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/RcObD7 @mkinberg



How to Avoid Distractions and
Create a Career in Fiction: http://bit.ly/T1Q95B
@joebunting



A Checklist for
Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/S6kt2q
@susankayequinn



7 Steps To Writing An Author
Business Plan: http://bit.ly/S6kFPc
@SusanSpann



Social media--don't put all
your eggs in one basket: http://bit.ly/T1QGo3
@StinaLL



Back To Smashwords After KDP
Select: http://bit.ly/S6q8FJ @Derek_Haines



3 more
Twitter hashtags for writers: http://bit.ly/QBsLy3 @writeangleblog



Are books the new business
cards? E-publishing makes it easier than ever to buy credibility: http://bit.ly/T1TQIm @popcultini



Why sidekicks are useful: http://bit.ly/T1U2Y0 @juliettewade



Science
Fiction Themes and Metal Music: http://bit.ly/RcY1F8 @mithrilwisdom @AlexJCavanaugh



Demystifying Science Fictional
Terms: http://bit.ly/S6qNai @KirkusReviews
@sfsignal



No More Excuses—Write That
Novel: http://bit.ly/S6qVXa @noveleditor



On Being an Unpublished Writer:
Enjoy it While You Can: http://bit.ly/S6t7hv
@ava_jae



To NaNo or Not? NaNoWriMo
Decoded: http://bit.ly/S6tusm @EdieMelson
#nanoprep



Campbell, Vogler, the Hero's
Journey, The Writer's Journey and Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet: http://bit.ly/T1VSYZ @AlexSokoloff #nanoprep



How much Worldbuilding before
you write? (especially for NaNo folk): http://bit.ly/S6tSHf
@juliettewade #nanoprep



Ready Or Not, Here It Comes:
NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1W2zL @joebunting
#nanoprep



Make Your Own NaNoWriMo
Survival Kit: http://bit.ly/S6uddd
@LauraHoward78 @WriteNowCoach



NaNoWriMo 2012: Choosing Your
Story: http://bit.ly/T1Wxtv #nanoprep



A good scare for a good cause: http://bit.ly/U14lwR @joannelessner



NaNoWriMo: 5 Tips for Getting
Ready: http://bit.ly/S6utbU @woodwardkaren
#nanoprep



90+ Published Novels Began as
NaNoWriMo Projects: http://bit.ly/S6uvRk
@galleycat @jasonboog



How (Not) to Be a NaNoWriMo
Champ: http://bit.ly/S6uD3c @ava_jae



Hold your fire: reporters
sometimes overly-eager to bash Amazon: http://bit.ly/R1yxH2
@Porter_Anderson



Fear of NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1WDRT @cjtreggett #nanoprep



#Nanoprep: Novel Creation: http://bit.ly/T1WL3S @ivinviljoen



7 reasons to use writing prompts: http://bit.ly/Sc1x3p @DIYMFA



Nail NaNoWriMo –3 old hands
share their tips: http://bit.ly/S6uZqr
@dirtywhitecandy #nanoprep



4 Tips for Writing a Quick
First Draft: http://bit.ly/S6v4ug
@rachellegardner #nanoprep



NaNoWriMo – The Pitfalls and
How to Deftly Avoid Them: http://bit.ly/T1WVIp
@LisaCron



Nanowrimo Prep: What's Your
Premise? http://bit.ly/T1WYE4 @alexsokoloff
#nanoprep



NaNoWriMo Cometh: A
Terribleminds Primer: http://bit.ly/T1X12N
@chuckwendig #nanoprep



How to outline your story for
National Novel-Writing Month – checklist: http://bit.ly/S6vsJ6
@dirtywhitecandy #nanoprep



Nanowrimo Prep: First, you need
an idea: http://bit.ly/S6vuB0 @alexokoloff
#nanoprep



Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1X9iG @plotwhisperer #nanoprep



Nanowrimo Prep: The Index Card
Method and Structure Grid: http://bit.ly/S6vG31
@alexsokoloff #nanoprep



What's in your NaNo survival
kit? http://bit.ly/T1XaTN #nanoprep



#NaNoWriMo Comic Archives: http://bit.ly/S6vO2z @inkyelbows



NaNoWriMo Prep: Story Elements
Checklist: http://bit.ly/T1XcLF
@alexsokoloff #nanoprep



How to Fake Confidence for
Creatives: http://bit.ly/T1ZrhO
@denisedesigns @EmilyWenstrom



Horror and Thriller: Walking
the Fine Line Between Similar Genres: http://bit.ly/S6AwNK
@YAHighway



Write Or Die: http://bit.ly/T1Zw56 @marcykennedy



What You, J.K. Rowling And
George Lucas Have In Common: http://bit.ly/S6ADJ2
@fuelyourwriting



Tips N Tricks: Using HTML to
Guest Post: http://bit.ly/S30kZp
@susankayequinn



The Perils
and Pitfalls of Writing with a Partner; http://bit.ly/SuvGZ7



Tips for self-pubbed
writers--giveaways: http://bit.ly/S31hkr



The Art of the Content Edit: 10
Ways To Make Sure You're Doing It Right: http://bit.ly/OP9db0
@robwhart



How To Add Subtitles To Your
Book Trailer On YouTube: http://bit.ly/S31vb4
@galleycat



Self-Publishing:--4 Writers
Share Their Experiences: http://bit.ly/OP9AlX



"Strong Female"
Fallacies: http://bit.ly/OP9Ilp @sjaejones



How Writers Can Reach Readers
Without Self-Promotion: http://bit.ly/S380Lb



Self-Publishing And Marketing
Tips: http://bit.ly/OPcUxp @cathryanhoward
@thecreativepenn



Conflict and Suspense Belong in
Every Kind of Novel: http://bit.ly/S38jp9
@jamesscottbell



Enough with "Us vs.
Them": http://bit.ly/OPd5sC
@AimeeLSalter



The Theology of Screenwriting:
Hell: http://bit.ly/S38Ebz @gointothestory



Ax Your Cliches: Why and How: http://bit.ly/OPddIH @margielawson



How to Get the Most Out of a
Writing Conference: http://bit.ly/QAF65s
@writersdigest



Leaving an Agent and Choosing
to Self-Publish: http://bit.ly/WXi1O2
@KendraHighley @goblinwriter



The Theology of Screenwriting:
Redemption: http://bit.ly/QAFa5b
@gointothestory



How to Mind Map in 3 Small
Steps: http://bit.ly/WXinnK @lifehackorg



Your Memoir Is Too Much About
You: http://bit.ly/QAFjFY @ethanfreak



Structure–Plot Problems: http://bit.ly/WXjsvO @kristenlambtx



2 common writing errors: http://bit.ly/QAHPvT @instntcheckmate
@nickthacker



Is KDP Select a Long-Term
Answer? http://bit.ly/ScH6lN



Prioritizing prepositions: http://bit.ly/QAK0iW @aliciarasley



Collective Nouns And
Impracticality (Word Choice Matters): http://bit.ly/ScHfpv
@BryanThomasS



10 of the Creepiest Ghosts in
Literature: http://bit.ly/QAK4za @flavorpill



5 Best Practices for Fresh
Freelancers: http://bit.ly/ScHhxH
@elanalancer



Great Character: Alex DeLarge
("A Clockwork Orange"): http://bit.ly/QAKaa4
@gointothestory



Don't Create a Cliché: http://bit.ly/ScHpgw @ava_jae



35 Synonyms for
"Look": http://bit.ly/QAKnKg
@writing_tips



6 Clever Tricks for a Better
To-Do List: http://bit.ly/RV8OV8 @JWhite



Starting Off With a Bang: Is
This Opening Working? http://bit.ly/RV9QR4
@janice_hardy



Rebounding from Roadblocks: http://bit.ly/TKMj1M



Likable protagonists: http://bit.ly/RVabDc @wordforteens



Physical Attribute Thesaurus:
Hands: http://bit.ly/QBuvHB @beccapuglisi
@angelaackerman



Tips for more effective guest
posting: http://bit.ly/QBuzHo @problogger



4 ways to never outgrow poetry:
http://bit.ly/RcVhHS @Woozie_M



10 Inspirational Disabled
Characters From Sci-Fi And Fantasy: http://bit.ly/QULF1C
@sfxmagazine



Libraries and ebooks--do they
own them or license them? http://bit.ly/PSWxRL
@Porter_Anderson @naypinya @mmasnick



Characterization Tools: http://bit.ly/RcVr1Q



How Nonfiction Authors Can
Build Niche Authority through Content Marketing: http://bit.ly/RcVydE
@BookMarketer



Tips for long sentence
wrangling: http://bit.ly/QBx4JA
@theresastevens



Skip the Paris Cafés And Get a
Good Pen: http://on.wsj.com/Tgr6Ag @wsj



7 Things That Make the Chronic
Finisher Put Down a Book: http://bit.ly/SuwL2U
@roniloren



5 reasons to consider
audiobooks: http://bit.ly/Tgru1B
@rachellegardner



Getting Agented in Multiple
Categories: http://bit.ly/SuxDo9 @kid_lit



3 Reasons Why You Should Write
When You're Tired: http://bit.ly/TgrzT5
@krissybrady



10 Queries in 10 Tweets recap: http://bit.ly/SuxT6B @literaticat



7 things 1 writer has learned
so far: http://bit.ly/TgrMWc @writersdigest



Brainstorm Somebody Else's
Problems: http://bit.ly/TgrQ8s @kaitnolan



6 mysteries that could be
solved with time travel: http://bit.ly/SuyF3K
@i09



The Importance Of Sympathetic
Heroes: http://bit.ly/TgrZZn @woodwardkaren



The Role of Suspense in Stories
and Music: http://bit.ly/SuyYvf @SamMcNerney



7 Effective Steps to Taking
Action When You Don't Know What to Do: http://bit.ly/Tgs9QF
@JWhite



Professional Resources for
Writers: http://bit.ly/Suzk50 @KMWeiland



12 Signs Your Blog Is a Social
Media Ghost Town (& Actionable Tips to Fix Them): http://bit.ly/SuzqK8 @heidicohen



Editors Support the Author's
Voice: http://bit.ly/TgsoLx @IlieRuby



Why you shouldn't rush your
writing: http://bit.ly/SuzSrP @juliettewade



How to Become a Writer: http://bit.ly/Tgswe3



How to create creepy
characters: http://bit.ly/T9kVJU @p2p_editor



Essential Characteristics of a
Thriller Hero: http://bit.ly/SuAKMS
@JodieRennerEd



An editor's tips for writing
horror: http://bit.ly/R0E3tM @aliciarasley



The 10 Most Mentioned Songs in
Books: http://bit.ly/PRXpGl @publisherswkly



Tips for blogging more
consistently: http://bit.ly/R0EkwO
@michellerafter



A Proven Method That Helps
Writers to Research Their Books: http://bit.ly/PRXB8K
@bubblecow



17 tips for marketing your book
online: http://bit.ly/R0EDHN
@emergentpublish



Tips for self-pubbing your
poetry: http://bit.ly/PRXFFw @karencv
@magdalenaball



Writing Retreat Lessons: http://bit.ly/R0FaJX



The strength of female
characterization: http://bit.ly/R0FiZX
@Riduna



If the Muse is Late for Work,
Start Without Her: http://bit.ly/R0Wxdo
@AimeeLSalter



Rockin' That Steampunk: http://bit.ly/PS47fq @TheKJA @tordotcom



Genres are artificial
distinctions: http://bit.ly/R0X4Mp
@johnottinger



Things that Scare Writers: http://bit.ly/R0XkLD @rileymagnus



Stay motivated after rejection:
http://bit.ly/PS4kze



Our characters shouldn't live
in a void: http://bit.ly/R0XWkr
@dirtywhitecandy



Why Writers Disappear: http://bit.ly/R0Y1Vc @kristinerusch



Cowardice, Laziness and Irony:
How Science Fiction Lost the Future: http://bit.ly/R0Yre4
@RuthlessCult



3 Tests to Determine Readiness
for Publication: http://bit.ly/PS4AhO
@jodyhedlund



How to build your Sci-Fi world:
http://bit.ly/R0YM0k @louise_wise



9 Easily Preventable Mistakes
Writers Make with Dialogue: http://bit.ly/PS4GpR
@aliventure @thecreativepenn



Your Book Publicity Timeline: http://bit.ly/PS4HKb @SarahPinneo



5 Obnoxious Marketing
Techniques Writers Should Avoid: http://bit.ly/PS7O4Z
@jodyhedlund



Is Marketing the Writer's
Enemy? http://bit.ly/R18znd



Self-pubbing mistake--not
understanding your target markets: http://bit.ly/PShvjQ
@BookMarketer



Mad, Glad, Sad? Show, Don't
Tell. http://bit.ly/R1v23E @angelaackerman
@MarileeB



How Writing can Change the
World: http://bit.ly/PShFYu



Non-Writing Spouses: http://bit.ly/PShIDE @kaitlin_ward



A writer's relationship to his
publisher or agent is not a marriage: http://bit.ly/PShRHb
@sarahahoyt



How To Compose A Steampunk
Musical: http://bit.ly/R1vKxG
@steampunkopera



Conquer the Synopsis Summit: http://bit.ly/R1vRJJ @juliemusil



Characters--it's the motivation
that counts: http://bit.ly/PSifpa
@AimeeLSalter



Do you fit the Profile of a
Successful Self-Published Writer? http://bit.ly/R1wCm7
@bubblecow



Should publishers enhance
ebooks? http://bit.ly/R1xffc @philipjones



Consider breaking complex
sentences in two: http://bit.ly/PSiVuG
@aliciarasley



Why Publishers Don't Like
Working With Start-ups: http://bit.ly/R1xRBw
@passivevoiceblg