Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig



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




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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
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story.




The Biggest Problem Facing the Beginning Novelist—And 6 Tips for Avoiding It:
http://bit.ly/XmMGGl @annerallen




Top 5 Reasons Nonfiction Authors Should Be Speakers, Too: http://bit.ly/SK2DBM @jfbookman




The Art of Writing Dialogue: http://bit.ly/XmN2gp @maria_mckenzie




Unreliable Narrators: http://bit.ly/XmN87H




Tips for Writing Superhero Ensembles and Superhero Teams: http://bit.ly/SK2U7S




The Difference Between Paranormal Romance And Urban Fantasy: http://bit.ly/XmNj2L @woodwardkaren




6 Common Myths About Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/SKAOJH @livewritethrive




How to Pick a Good Critique Partner: http://bit.ly/XnrZdq @LyndaRYoung




Stephen King's tips for imagery: http://bit.ly/SKBa2P @galleycat




Famous literary exits: http://bit.ly/Xns9S3 @guardianbooks




10 reading nooks: http://bit.ly/Xnuz39 and
10 secret passage bookshelves: http://bit.ly/XnuwEy @deadwhiteguys




Tips for book beginnings: http://bit.ly/SKDsiq @4YALit




Ask the Agent: Wooing Agents, Focus, and More: http://bit.ly/Xnv4dz @breeogden




Tips for Writing About Serious Subjects: http://bit.ly/SKDOFY @lisaburstein




8 tips for cutting the fat from your WIP: http://bit.ly/TQTIzP @GinaConroy




Dont' get bogged down in language: http://bit.ly/XnvnVQ @mooderino




Learn your characters' secrets: http://bit.ly/SKF2kn @JulieEshbaugh




When your story isn't ready (but you're on top of a deadline): http://bit.ly/SKFSxB




4 Compelling Reasons to Make Guest Blogging a Priority: http://bit.ly/Xnxw3D @alexisgrant




Create Revolutionary Characters: http://bit.ly/XnxDMF @KristinNador




Estate planning and copyright inheritance for authors: http://bit.ly/VBZ7KH @PassiveVoiceBlg




The MacGuffin: A Plot Device From Screenwriting: http://bit.ly/VBZtkc @woodwardkaren




Prepare for the Critics, the Nasty Ones: http://bit.ly/RBj86i @noveleditor




12 Clichés To Avoid When Beginning Your Story: http://bit.ly/VBZJji @writersdigest




A roundup of posts on ebook promo: http://bit.ly/TnGCri @bookmarketer




Develop a Slogan to Help Your Author Platform: http://bit.ly/RBkJJt @robertleebrewer




Tips for focusing on 1 manuscript at a time: http://bit.ly/RBkVbr @DeeWhiteAuthor




Overcoming Dialogue Challenges: http://bit.ly/RBkYEi @wordsbywebb




1 writer's experience advertising with BookBub: http://bit.ly/RBl5zQ @goblinwriter




Use WriteChain to Track Your Progress: http://bit.ly/VC5c9O @galleycat




Defending Your Writing to Scientists, Physicists… And Your Parents: http://bit.ly/RBlXnV @beinglizbreen




Is Serial Fiction Profitable? http://bit.ly/RBm3vW @woodwardkaren




Keep Submitting: http://bit.ly/RBm8jg
@emergentpublish




3 Common Comma Errors: http://bit.ly/RBmaHM @writing_tips




Your readers' online haunts: http://bit.ly/RBmiab @PYOEbooks




Thesaurus Pros and Cons: http://bit.ly/RBmjLs @CMKaufman




Publishers teching up: ‘Transformative, Exciting, Alarming’: http://bit.ly/VAXLNZ @jwikert @Porter_Anderson
@letiziasechi




The "who can be trusted?" theme in crime fiction and its trickiness for
writers: http://bit.ly/Uij7jn @mkinberg




10 Ways to Sabotage Your Writing: http://bit.ly/12lSekn @jamesscottbell




Telling It Twice - Incompatible Versions of a Story: http://bit.ly/XUNXop @camillelaguire




How To Use QR Codes: http://bit.ly/VC8uKm
@ebookrevolution @thecreativepenn




Top 5 Tips for Coping with Writing Pain (Carpal Tunnel, et al): http://bit.ly/RBmEO5 @gailcarriger




Tips for Writing Meaningful Description: http://bit.ly/VC9fD1 @susanjmorris




8 Tips for a Great Conference Experience: http://bit.ly/RCpulO @Janice_Hardy




Maeve Binchy's tips for writing a page-turner: http://bit.ly/VEEmxL @fcmalby




Writing for the YA audience: http://bit.ly/RCq7fs @writersdigest




The writer's lens--our vision makes stories successful: http://bit.ly/RCqdUm @fictionnotes




Sell More Fiction by Activating the Power of Book Clubs: http://bit.ly/VEFktU @janefriedman




After the editorial letter: The editor's perspective: http://bit.ly/VEFMIJ @thejordache




Authors on Publishers: Who’s Sorry Now? http://bit.ly/ZbFDRu @Porter_Anderson
@NigelRoby




Including music in our stories--5 rules of thumb: http://bit.ly/RCqO8w @4YALit




Marketing Begins Before Your Book Releases: http://bit.ly/VEH6v6 @novelrocket




Why 1 writer was glad the internet community didn't exist when she started
writing: http://bit.ly/RCr2MS
@jodyhedlund




Questions readers ask about ereaders: http://bit.ly/YE6czT @junglereds




Self-publishing industry explodes: http://bit.ly/WLpOvt @PassiveVoiceBlg




An effective way of editing your own work: http://bit.ly/YE6SFm @fcmalby




Writing lessons learned from YA book "Just Listen": http://bit.ly/YE7tGY @juliemusil




Allegory: When a Story Is About Ideas: http://bit.ly/WLqlNW @write_practice




Is character more important than worldbuilding? http://bit.ly/YE7H14 @juliettewade




Series vs. Stand-Alone: Pros and Cons: http://bit.ly/WLqoJz @jamigold




Why Author Email Addresses Make a Difference: http://bit.ly/YE7ScK @authormedia




4 traits of successful writers: http://bit.ly/WLqAZ7 @BrianKlems




Tips for formatting synopses: http://bit.ly/YE87EH @lynnettelabelle




The State of the YA Market: http://bit.ly/WLqDnL




How to Write a Killer Logline: http://bit.ly/YE8grt @diymfa




6 Elements of a Great Dystopia: http://bit.ly/WM3VMu @lkhillbooks




Changing Your Process: http://bit.ly/YFrayp @MsAnnAguirre




What Type of Edit Does Your Book Need? http://bit.ly/YFrugv @marcykennedy




Mustering the Courage to Turn Down a Publishing Contract: http://bit.ly/YFrKfz @KfirLuzzatto




Publishers Need to Think Themselves As Community Organizers: http://bit.ly/YFrUDq @brianoleary




7 Creativity Tips From a Top Mathematician: http://bit.ly/YFsb9E @passivevoiceblg




Ephemeral Horror and the Diffusion of Genre Markers: http://bit.ly/WM4ztk @KgElfland2ndCuz




25 Ways To Unstick A Stuck Story: http://bit.ly/YFsAJh {lang} @chuckwendig




A Look at the Merlin archetype: http://bit.ly/VBFAha @genelempp




Pour on the Conflict: http://bit.ly/VOjHaH
@KMWeiland




Speed-Writing: Not Just for NaNoWriMo Any More: http://bit.ly/VBFVAp @adriennedewolfe




Tips for beginning writers: http://bit.ly/VOjZOK @davey_beauchamp




The Anatomy of a Drama Pilot Sale: http://bit.ly/VBG9r3 @Julie_Gray




Selling Ebooks Direct From Your Website: http://bit.ly/VOkrMV




Tips to Surviving the Road to Publication: http://bit.ly/VOwc65 @4YALit @SeanBeaudoin




Amazon Lists: The New Slush Pile? http://bit.ly/VBM2oa @woodwardkaren




Applying the Moral Premise to your story: http://bit.ly/VOwNVp




Top writing tips from 31 debut authors: http://bit.ly/VOx1f7 @TaliaVance




Writerly Uses For Microsoft Excel: http://bit.ly/VBMtPl @JennyHansenCA




10 Things You Should Know About Plurals: http://bit.ly/VBMxyH @writerscramp1




How To Use 5 Online Mind Mapping Tools To Beat Procrastination: http://bit.ly/VOxzSk




Writing an Unplanned Sequel: http://bit.ly/VBMGly @ninapost




Reaching Tween Readers: Content Matters More than Format: http://bit.ly/VBMP8L @pubperspectives




Character vs. gimmick--a tale of 2 short stories: http://bit.ly/VOyn9I @PhilAthans




A Framework for Thinking About Author Platform: http://bit.ly/TwuB5n @janefriedman




"Eagerness to please," and the weakness of database marketing for directing
the future of SF/F: http://bit.ly/X3S40X
@juliettewade




Why it's Worth it to Purchase Your Own Domain Name: http://bit.ly/Ve2btO @HarryGuinness




3 dialogue tag issues to watch for: http://bit.ly/VQeShc




The wonder and imperfection of 1st novels: http://bit.ly/VCCqK5 @Marie_Lu




How 1 writer uses music as part of her creative process: http://bit.ly/VQfHXh @Melissa_Foster
@byrozmorris




3 Vital Pieces for Creative Success: http://bit.ly/VCCOZ4 @originalimpulse




Real dialogue isn't really real: http://bit.ly/VQfWBH




8 Do's And Don'ts Of Writing Fiction From Neil Gaiman: http://bit.ly/VCCRUF @woodwardkaren




Overcoming Your Speaking Fears to Market Your Books: http://bit.ly/VQgcAx




Working premises: http://bit.ly/WP4Rjg
@annerooney




Characterize through Experiential Description: http://bit.ly/YLKDNT @RayRhamey




Eavesdropping on publishers' conversations/concerns is vital for writers: http://bit.ly/ZbHm9q @booksquare @BKGKristen
@Porter_Anderson




How an Enterprising Author Sold a Million Self-Published Books: http://bit.ly/WP4ZPL @copyblogger




5 Common First-Chapter Mistakes: http://bit.ly/YLKJFa @jodyhedlund




How to Gain Quality Feedback from Your Critique Partners: http://bit.ly/WP5ol9 @LyndaRYoung




How To Make Your Readers Care About Your Characters On The First Page: http://bit.ly/YLLEoY @donmaass
@woodwardkaren




When do you walk away from a project? And how do you know when to come back?
http://bit.ly/YLMbHE @juliettewade




Agents and Money: http://bit.ly/WP5MjE
@kristinerusch




Topics to avoid blogging about: http://bit.ly/YLMm5G @rachellegardner




Advice From The Slushpile-8 Common Mistakes To Avoid In Submitting
Manuscripts: http://bit.ly/WP7eCH @
BryanThomasS




To MFA or not to MFA? http://bit.ly/WP7m4U
@fleurphilips




Confessions of a (Paid) Book Reviewer: http://bit.ly/YLPIG2 @luannschindler




Kickstarter for writers: http://bit.ly/TLYQ5T @rachellegardner
@CalebBreakey




An editor on writer habits and processes: http://bit.ly/TLYTyw @theresastevens




Ideas for making blogging less of a burden and best practices for ending
blogging altogether: http://bit.ly/TQIHP0
@michellerafter




Resilience: How To Deal With Criticism And Rejection: http://bit.ly/TLYZpY @markmcguinness
@thecreativepenn




How Twitter Hashtags Help Authors Find Readers: http://bit.ly/TLZ0dx @jfbookman




Self-Publishing Young Adult Fiction: http://bit.ly/TLZ5xK




The 7 Skills of Screenwriting (and Almost Every Other Kind of Writing): http://bit.ly/TQJ7VE @CockeyedCaravan




How To Use Permanently Free Books To Increase Sales: http://bit.ly/TLZdNR @woodwardkaren




3 Rules of Revision: http://bit.ly/TLZdgO
@AnnieNeugebauer




3 Ways to Get Your Story Unstuck: http://bit.ly/TQJiAc @writersdigest




Name generator: http://bit.ly/TLZhNE
@galleycat




The Un-sexy Side of Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/TLZv7w @VictoriaSmith76




Targeting your readers with your website: http://bit.ly/TLZOPG @janvbear




What Is Your Character's Wish-Song? http://bit.ly/TQKt2I @jacobkrueger




Episodic Storytelling Is A Problem: http://bit.ly/TQKtQn @mooderino




Tips for writing your query: http://bit.ly/TLZVKQ




New survey reveals self pub sales data and writers' opinions toward trad.
pubs: http://bit.ly/VD8gAA @samatlounge
@Porter_Anderson




4 Left-Brain Exercises to Jumpstart Your Writing: http://bit.ly/TQKCDd @writersdigest




4 things 1 writer learned about self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/TQKHqC




7 Examples of Valid Passive Construction: http://bit.ly/TM02Gx @writing_tips




Why Stories Should Never Begin At The Beginning: http://bit.ly/TQKMdM {lang}




5 book marketing strategies for authors: http://bit.ly/TM0412 @bookmarketer




5 traits of writers: http://bit.ly/TQKZxC
@rileymagnus




5 Ways to Use Images to Make Your Posts Irresistible: http://bit.ly/TQL3xo @problogger




Using Excel To Outline Your NaNoWriMo Novel: Defeating the sprawl: http://bit.ly/TQL4S2 @woodwardkaren




Care About Your Characters Or Your Readers Won't: http://bit.ly/TQLKa9




7 Habits of Highly Prolific Writers: http://bit.ly/TM0BQx




Book Marketing Plans: Begin with the End in Mind: http://bit.ly/TQLSWW @janvbear




How to Juggle Writing and Life: http://bit.ly/TRp61p @ava_jae




Why your flaws should define your writing career: http://bit.ly/TMsWX1 @krissybrady




Using Setting to Add Humor: http://bit.ly/TRpixs @annastanisz




"Wool" author Howey cuts print deal with Simon & Schuster...but keeps his
digital rights: http://bit.ly/12dq9fJ
@Porter_Anderson @JDGsaid