Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig






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





The links are fed into the Writer’sKnowledge Base
search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which
has over 19,000 free articles on writing-related topics.  It's the search engine for writers.





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view your read articles, and see your search history. Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/S9thqS.
The free My WKB page is here: http://bit.ly/PV8Ueb. And check out Hiveword to
help you organize your story.





 

3 Stages of Merger Reaction: http://bit.ly/TljUDw
@Porter_Anderson @eoinpurcell









Ex-pat characters in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/Tn5DCB
@mkinberg









Tips for effective action scenes: http://bit.ly/TohArF
@JodieRennerEd









Tips for developing your writing style: http://bit.ly/X3Jtvg
@aguiltymind









The Essence of Genre--At The Movies: http://bit.ly/X3WDZn
@camillelaguire









Is There
Ever a Time to Give Up On that Book? http://bit.ly/TNTiX5
@AimeeLSalter





 

Why is an ebook ever riddled
with typos? http://vrge.co/TNTkxZ
@laura_june





Defining genre: http://bit.ly/TNTohq @noveleditor





After e-literature, there's no
going back: http://bit.ly/S7ZCwi @salon





Do publishers hate authors? http://bit.ly/Wp8goI
@VictoriaStrauss @Business_Ghost @petermccarthy @Porter_Anderson









Refresher on semicolons: http://bit.ly/TNTxkS





How Dialogue Reveals Character:
http://bit.ly/S7ZNb7 @maria_mckenzie





Romance reader stats from RWA: http://bit.ly/S8051u





The search engine for writers: http://hiveword.com/wkb/search





iBook­store in 50 Coun­tries: A Step-by-Step List­ing
Guide: http://bit.ly/QuqeJH @lizcastro @Porter_Anderson









How to speak publisher: F is
for Flat fee: http://bit.ly/TOofu7
@anne_rooney





5 Tactics Bloggers Can Steal
from Fiction Writers: http://bit.ly/S8IhU7
@originalimpulse





5 tips for new writers: http://bit.ly/TOowNB @sierragodfrey





Who Dictates What You Write? http://bit.ly/S8IzKG @write_practice





3 Keys to Storytelling: http://bit.ly/TOoFAM @KristanHoffman





Openings that Orient: http://bit.ly/S8ICWX @fictionnotes





Balancing the Scenes that Make
Up Your Novel: http://bit.ly/TOoJjW
@kristenlambtx





What Does a Character Look
LIke? Are You Sure? http://bit.ly/TOoMw1





9 Ways to Beat Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/TOoR2N+|+Duolit%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
@WrenDoloro





How (Not) to Be an Awesome
Critique Partner: http://bit.ly/S8INBx
@ava_jae





Things Silent Movies Can Teach
us About Storytelling: http://bit.ly/TOoYLU
@janice_hardy





How to Save a Bundle on Editing
Costs: http://bit.ly/S8J2wm @JodieRennerEd





All about publishing auctions: http://bit.ly/S8J7A4 @sjaejones





Is Traditional Publishing a
Happily Ever After? http://bit.ly/S8JeM1
@LauraHoward78





How to Perfect Your Elevator
Pitch & The Low-Down on Agency Assistant Salaries: http://bit.ly/QX2HRw @breeogden





How To Maintain Steady Book
Sales at Amazon and Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/10q5y6g
@goblinwriter





Help readers keep characters
straight: http://bit.ly/QX36U5 @juliettewade





The Subconscious Storyteller: http://bit.ly/10q6t6L @mooderino





How To Make Google Love Your
Blog: http://bit.ly/QX3qCh @woodwardkaren





Does Facebook Work For Authors?
http://bit.ly/10q7fR8 @mollygreene





Using Conflicts And Setbacks To
Create Narrative Drive: http://bit.ly/XikQvT
@woodwardkaren





iBook­store in 50 Coun­tries: A
Step-by-Step List­ing Guide: http://bit.ly/QuqeJH
@lizcastro @Porter_Anderson





Tips for writing humor: http://bit.ly/UNPjLk @joebunting





8 red flag rules for writers: http://bit.ly/WmHEJC @krissybrady





The Search Engine for Writers: http://hiveword.com/wkb/search





"Songwriters on
Songwriting": Pete Seeger: http://bit.ly/Qv32Ld
@gointothestory





What Writers & Publishers
Need To Know About deviantART: http://bit.ly/Qv371x
@galleycat





Are Self-Publishing Authors
Killing the Publishing Industry? http://bit.ly/WkcdL7
@passivevoiceblg





Popular Marketing Mistakes:
Cannibalism: http://bit.ly/YatzQ2





13 Ways to Find New Readers for
Your Books: http://bit.ly/TgHYnV
@BookMarketer





How To Get Your Book Reviewed: http://bit.ly/TgIbY5 @bookmarketer





Why Indie Authors Should Have A
Facebook Interest List: http://bit.ly/YaubFj





The importance of genre zines: http://bit.ly/YauxMf





How To Record Your Own
Audiobook: Setting Up A Home Studio: http://bit.ly/Yaxb4E
@woodwardkaren





After "The End" – The
Epilogue: http://bit.ly/TgK8DS @THahnBurkett





Why and how to blog a book: http://bit.ly/Yaxw7h @ninaamir





The bookstore brain: http://nyr.kr/TgKgDv @pageturner





Synopsis writing tips: http://bit.ly/YaxLze @lynnettelabelle





Copyright for titles and ideas?
http://bit.ly/Yay3WO @behlerpublish





How authors write: http://bit.ly/TgKOJr @jason_pontin





10 Vonnegut-Centric Sites: http://bit.ly/Yayr7Q @deadwhiteguys





People vs. persons: http://bit.ly/TgKXws @writing_tips





"Whatever you have to do
to finish it, finish it": http://bit.ly/YayEYv
@gointothestory





Can sci-fi be a happy place? http://bit.ly/TgLcHV





How to Realize Your Dreams Even
If You Don't Know How to Get There: http://bit.ly/Yaz69k
@JWhite





Publisher: a new role in data
herding: http://oreil.ly/TgLqiq @JennWebb





Soft-boiled vs hard-boiled
mysteries: http://bit.ly/YazqVu
@SouthrnWritrMag





Semicolons: A Love Story: http://nyti.ms/TgLVce @nytimes





How To Buy Your Author Domain
Name: http://bit.ly/YaA8lz @authormedia





You may want to stop pursuing
publication if...: http://bit.ly/TgNMOd
@rachellegardner





Have We Already Reached
"Peak E-book?": http://bit.ly/YaCLnx
@pubperspectives





21 Unexpected Places To Find
Your Writer's Muse: http://bit.ly/TgNUNF





How to Get Your Book Noticed in
Today's Changing Marketplace: http://bit.ly/YaCReO
@StinaLL





Tips for handling publishing's
waiting game: http://bit.ly/TgO2N7 @aswinn





How To Get Honest Book Reviews:
http://bit.ly/TgOb3b @woodwardkaren





How to Attract Customers With
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/TgPfUL @smexaminer





12 Days of Book Sales: A Dozen
Holiday Book Promotion Ideas: http://bit.ly/TgPn6M
@duolit





Top 10 Wolves in Fantasy: http://bit.ly/YaJ8az @dk_stevens





Tips for your endings: http://bit.ly/YaJePd @livewritethrive





Characters--5 defining
characteristics of Alarm personalities: http://bit.ly/TgRYO6
@jeanniecampbell





Using an "Otherworld"
as inspiration for our writing: http://bit.ly/YaJvSq
@GeneLempp





Romance--examples of books
where friends fall in love: http://bit.ly/TgSfAq
@MirandaKennealy





50 Ultimate Genre Match-Ups: http://bit.ly/YaK7HI





Screenwriting--Planning Action
Sequences: http://bit.ly/TgSBHp
@gointothestory





How To Build Your Business And
Your Blog: http://bit.ly/YaKtOl
@thecreativepenn





Adaptation is Translation: http://bit.ly/TgSGLb @amazonbooks





15 Idioms for Periods of Time: http://bit.ly/YaKF0b @writing_tips





4 Writing Fears, Debunked: http://bit.ly/10sIJ2L @ava_jae





13 Ways to Know You Have the
Right Idea For Your Book: http://bit.ly/TgZKYi
@writersdigest





Romance writing--5 Fictional
Small Towns with a Difference: http://bit.ly/10sJ0md
@Janga724





How to Write Dialogue Unique to
Your Characters: http://bit.ly/TgZWXt
@marcykennedy





No Reader Left Behind: http://bit.ly/10sJmta @kristinerusch





Striving to Be a Better Writer
by Writing More: http://bit.ly/Th00X1
@KarenCV





An Agent On Using Flashbacks in
Writing: http://bit.ly/10sJIjw @kid_lit





8 Ways Authors Turn Off
Potential Readers: http://bit.ly/Th0ble
@novelrocket @cerebralgrump





Should Authors Stalk Review
Sites? http://bit.ly/10sKblL @jodyhedlund





Add a Pinch–or a Pound–of
Poetry to Your Prose: http://bit.ly/Th0kFb
@janice_hardy





Remember to celebrate your
successes: http://bit.ly/10sKA7K





Does Amazon KDP Select Drive
Away True Fans? http://bit.ly/Th0r3J
@woodwardkaren





A beat sheet for romance
writers: http://bit.ly/10sL0en @jamigold





Beware of Simon & Schuster's Archway Pub.: http://bit.ly/X4Ne3N
@Porter_Anderson @VictoriaStrauss





 

Scholarly writing: Open Access
— What Do Authors Really Want? http://bit.ly/Th0ywh
@scholarlykitchn





A refresher on hyphens: http://bit.ly/10sM2Xw @writing_tips





How to Write Scary: http://bit.ly/Th125w @4YALit





Choosing A Theme for Your
Author Blog: http://bit.ly/10sMG7F





Script To Screen: "The
Rocky Horror Picture Show": http://bit.ly/Th16lC
@gointothestory





Richard Burton and the Writing
Process: http://bit.ly/10sMPYv





Are You Skimming Your Story's
Potential? http://bit.ly/Th1bWu @KMWeiland





Criminal behavior info for
crime writers: http://bit.ly/10sN7yH
@KarenCV





5 WordPress Plugins for
Increased Writing Productivity: http://bit.ly/S1ZQ6W
@lifehackorg





Swearing in YA Fiction -
Authentic? Or Gratuitous? http://bit.ly/Tl2ua1
@AimeeLSalter





Idea-Stealing: How Not to Let
Your Fear Stifle Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/S1ZZr7
@diymfa





10 things editors look for in
non-fiction: http://bit.ly/Tl2E1g
@rachellegardner





World Building & Story
Creation: Use What You Know: http://bit.ly/Tl2Hdq
@woodwardkaren





Timing your book's launch date
for maximum impact: http://bit.ly/S20ame





7 Narrative Writing Tips: http://bit.ly/Tl2QO1 @thewritermama





Websites for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/S20jGj





Writers' most common submission
mistakes — and how to avoid them: http://bit.ly/Tl2VBk
@MidgeRaymond





3 Ways to Grow Your Author
Newsletter: http://bit.ly/S20npy
@authormedia





How to Motivate Yourself to
Actually Achieve Your Goals: http://bit.ly/Tl33Ri
@lifehacker





Why do agents ask for only a
few chapters? http://bit.ly/S20wsW
@mooderino





If Self-Publishing Books Is SO
Easy, Why Do Self-Pubbers Work So Hard At It? http://bit.ly/Tl3c7g
@badredheadmedia





The Business of Screenwriting:
Low-budget filmmaking: http://bit.ly/S20DVz
@gointothestory





Empathy. It's Where Characters
Are Born: http://bit.ly/S21jtV
@DanceOfRomance





How To Write When You Don't
Have The Time: http://bit.ly/Tl3NFU
@booklifenow





Are writers too insulated from
their readers? http://bit.ly/Tl3Phb
@CerebralGrump





A Successful Author Builds a
Team: http://bit.ly/103yQHy @danblank





When you hit the brick wall
while writing your story: http://bit.ly/TOtBYG
@YAOTLBlog





Don't sabotage your writing
career: http://bit.ly/XinKAY
@jameswatkinscom





3 things your editor needs to
know: http://bit.ly/TOsDvn @wherewriterswin





10 Indisputable Signs That
You're a Writer: http://bit.ly/103wBE1
@ava_jae





Beware The False Compliments
That Are Killing Your Writing: http://bit.ly/XilZnd
@fuelyourwriting





How to Win in Amazon's KDP
Select Program: http://bit.ly/XilxFI
@tweetthebook





How To Attribute Artwork
Licensed Under The Creative Commons: http://bit.ly/ZMXX2d
@woodwardkaren





Do publishers hate authors? http://bit.ly/Wp8goI @VictoriaStrauss
@Business_Ghost @petermccarthy @Porter_Anderson





3 Stages of Merger Reaction: http://bit.ly/TljUDw @Porter_Anderson
@eoinpurcell





Revealing Your Novel's Theme: http://bit.ly/S64lxi





Why today's writers need a garret: http://bit.ly/X4zaHp
@Porter_Anderson @edcyzewski





 





Guide to Book Launch and
Advance Sales Strategies with CreateSpace and Lulu: http://bit.ly/RbGIGE @jfbookman





Showing emotions instead of
telling them: http://bit.ly/RbGRd0
@novelrocket





Do You Admit To Being A Writer
In Public? http://bit.ly/S656qg
@thecreativepenn





Establishing a Writing
Schedule: http://bit.ly/S65sgw @MaryKnapke





The journey to publication can
feel like a storm: http://bit.ly/S65HIr
@lydia_sharp





Character Emotion: Is It
Written All Over Their Face? http://bit.ly/RbHq6E
@angelaackerman





A Better Way to Engage Your
Readers: Go Responsive: http://bit.ly/S66klc
@nickthacker





5 Ways to Make Google Calendar
Work For You: http://bit.ly/ToLAr2
@lifehackorg





Freelancers: 8 Rules You'll
Need to Become An Editor's Go-To Writer: http://bit.ly/ULZ3HQ
@problogger





Writing To Music: Knowing Your
Characters: http://bit.ly/ToLPCq
@woodwardkaren





How libraries buy mysteries: http://bit.ly/ULZC4i





Your Must-Have Book Checklist:
From Idea to Publication: http://bit.ly/ToM3cX
@KMWeiland





Tips for writing disasters: http://bit.ly/UM0iqv @Dianapfrancis





5 Ways To Get Your First Draft
Material Out Of Your Head And Onto The Page: http://bit.ly/ToMgNb
@thecreativepenn





Scriptwriting--Great Scene:
"American Beauty": http://bit.ly/UM1eep
@gointothestory





Backlists:Authors Discover the 1978 Copyright Act: http://bit.ly/TnYi61
@jeffjohnroberts @Porter_Anderson









Why Are We Running as Fast as
We Can to Stay in the Same Place? http://bit.ly/UM1B8F
@annerallen





Sound Effects In Your Writing: http://bit.ly/ToPal1





Using book structure to create compelling stories: http://bit.ly/V9Urve
@suspense_writer









The importance of moments of normalcy to crime fiction: http://bit.ly/RnPC3V
@mkinberg

 

Amazon Doubles Down on Exclusivity: http://bit.ly/RoRYPT
@MarkCoker