Sunday, September 9, 2012

Twitterific

Twitter_buttonby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.

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Real Time in Fiction: http://bit.ly/PL3ak9 @authorterryo

Disgrace: End of the Lehrer Line ([plagiarism scandal): http://bit.ly/PLj91A @Porter_Anderson @cgseife @evanatwired @juliemmoos

A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman

1 writer lists benefits of a self-pubbed writer retaining an agent: http://bit.ly/PQ1Jnw @hughhowey

Why 1 writer rarely rates or reviews books online: http://bit.ly/PQ2pZU @juliecross1980

6 Ways to Pull off Dual Timelines in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/NmLOrU @KMWeiland

LendInk, Author Activism, and the Need for Critical Thinking: http://bit.ly/PQ2BZh @victoriastrauss

The Killer One-Two Punch that Launches Dramatic Tension in Your Story: http://bit.ly/Rq4msk @storyfix

Quick Tips for the Writing Freelancer: http://bit.ly/PQ2GMv @howtowriteshop

4 Free Photo Editing Tools: http://bit.ly/Rq4vw7 @authormedia

Should we all be blogging less frequently? http://bit.ly/PQ2LzH @michaelhyatt

Things Readers Need To Know When Meeting An Author: http://bit.ly/PQ2PQ0 @juliecross1980

1 writer's list of 10 things needed in a writer's life: http://bit.ly/Rq51tT

Why Obstacles May Be a Writer's Best Friends: http://bit.ly/RvZHJG

Showing, Telling, and Hooking the Reader: http://bit.ly/R1mzw5 @Janice_Hardy

Avoid sprawling sentences: http://bit.ly/RvZN3T

5 Ways Freelance Writers Benefit from Blogging: http://bit.ly/R1mPem @KrissyBrady

Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks: http://bit.ly/Rw0LgG @guardianbooks

How Should an Author Respond When a Student Complains About His Book? http://bit.ly/R1pvbU @CassandraNeace

251 Movies About Writers & The Writing Life: http://bit.ly/Rw0Oc9 @thewritermama

What if an agent is ready to say I do, and you can't? http://bit.ly/R1pG6Z

Why Character And Plot Are Inseparable: http://bit.ly/Rw0VEA @jammer0501

Why promoting can be good for creative writing: http://bit.ly/R1pZPp @joebunting

10 Practical, Everyday Money Saving Tips For (Starving) Writers: http://bit.ly/RUgNTV @BryanThomasS

Google Analytics for Authors: http://bit.ly/PQ5r0b @TracyRAtkins @JFbookman @Porter_Anderson

Right-Brain / Left-Brain - Which Controls Your Writing? http://bit.ly/OhZtlZ @Shirl_Corder

What SF Writers In 1987 Thought The World Of 2012 Would Look Like: http://bit.ly/Qh5rpz @GFRobot

13 simple tips for a better blog: http://bit.ly/Oi14rW @rachellegardner

Calculate Your Average Sentence Length: http://bit.ly/Qh6RR6 @writing_tips

AP Stylebook moves faster than Merriam-Webster as linguistic authority: http://bit.ly/Oi1rTt

How to write a bad review: http://bit.ly/Qh7f25 @salon

Types of fraudulent reviews and their effect: http://bit.ly/PLkrtw @Porter_Anderson @Suw @jane_l @jeremyduns

We're all storytellers: http://bit.ly/Oi1Nt4 @JFBookman

A site where writers can upload their scripts to hear and see it performed by computer actors: https://readthrough.com/

Self-publishing--all about independence: http://bit.ly/Qh7KZR @JAKonrath

What 1 blogger learned from his Pinterest experiment: http://bit.ly/Qh7REE @problogger

How To Get Your Book Reviewed: A Practical Lesson: http://bit.ly/Oi2rXu @cathryanhoward

1 writer reports on leaving KDP Select: http://bit.ly/Qh82zW @mlouisalocke

Hybrid Fantasy: http://bit.ly/Oi2HG3 @fantasyfaction

Pacing For Power: http://bit.ly/Qh8gXM @JodieRennerEd

Add Muscle to Your Fiction With Unity and Contrast: http://bit.ly/Oi2Rx3 @KMWeiland

How To Sell Books With Social Media: http://bit.ly/Oi36bx @thecreativepenn

When and How to Tell, Not Show: http://bit.ly/Qh8w9d

What kind of convention/conference is right for you? http://bit.ly/Oi3hUj @thejordache

A Successful Indie Author Gives Tips for Introverts: http://bit.ly/Qh91jN @livewritethrive

Sue Grafton and the Self-Publishing Blowback: http://bit.ly/Qh9imx @jamesscottbell

5 Reasons Why Writers Should Read At Least One HP Lovecraft Story: http://bit.ly/Oi4mv9 @thisishorror

Are Paper Books Sacrosanct? http://bit.ly/Qh9thU @dearauthor

Screenwriting--Character On The Screen: http://bit.ly/Oi4wml @GITS

Dressing--and undressing--your characters: http://bit.ly/Qh9FgU @RuthHarrisBooks

Is there such a thing as a national literature? http://bit.ly/Oi4X06 @guardianbooks

Great Character, Part 2: Juno MacGuff ("Juno"): http://bit.ly/Qh9YbB @GITS

Later Bloomer Alex Haley: College Dropout to Pulitzer Prizewinner: http://bit.ly/Oi5cbj @DebraEve

You Can't Teach Someone to Write (Except You Can): http://bit.ly/QiayWC @BooksAreMyBFs

5 Keys to Getting the Most Out of Your Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/QiaFBy @nickthacker

Amish fiction: Put a bonnet on it: http://bit.ly/PFlRFU @salon

Using Humor To Understand Creativity: http://bit.ly/PFlYkF @creativitypost

Unpacking Criticism: http://bit.ly/Qib2MC @AimeeLSalter

Got Writer's Block? You just need to care less: http://bit.ly/PFm8J0 @howtowriteshop

Should Self-Published Authors Use Author Solutions? http://bit.ly/PFmfnU @galleycat

12 Most Engaging Presenter Behaviors to Keep Your Audience Awake: http://bit.ly/QibgTR @12most

Guides for Using Inner Conflict That Make Sense: http://bit.ly/PFmoHZ @Janice_Hardy

4 Tips to Avoid Having Your Short Story Rejected by a Literary Magazine: http://bit.ly/QibHxk @joebunting

How can you tell if you're really meant to be a writer? http://bit.ly/PFmI9w @krissybrady

14 Free Alternatives To Microsoft Word: http://bit.ly/QibQRp @bubblecow

Ghostwriting: Content Rewriting: http://bit.ly/PFmQpx @karencv

Worried about being influenced by other writers of your genre? http://bit.ly/Qic8I5 @SarahAHoyt

Hey, Author, About My $4 Coffee: http://bit.ly/PFn6Vr @Liz_Mc2

Style vs content? Understanding what your story asks: http://bit.ly/PFndAv @guardianbooks

Ebooks and the Personal Library: http://bit.ly/QicAWE @scholarlykitchn

Can Fiction Ignore History? http://bit.ly/PFnxzb @2bwriters

When's the Best Time to Send Email to Your List? http://bit.ly/QicPkG @copyblogger

When to stop fine tuning: http://bit.ly/QicONG @lisagailgreen

The Best Backup Solution? http://bit.ly/PQ1vNd @lifehackorg

Tips for collaborative writing: http://bit.ly/Oq81HY @indie_jane

Writing Conventions and How to Survive: http://bit.ly/Pm7cxO @traciewelser

6 Ways to Pull off Dual Timelines in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/NmLOrU @KMWeiland

Examining your writing dream: http://bit.ly/PFqY93

DBW lets us look at ebook bestsellers by price (resulting in revelations): http://bit.ly/QigLBX @mikeshatzkin

Good Story Requires Incomplete Exposition: http://bit.ly/QigZco @mooderino

What 1 Writer Learned About Blogging from 1st Graders: http://bit.ly/PFrBzx @JudyLeeDunn

4 Questions To Ask Yourself When Writing Scenes: http://bit.ly/PFrLXz @writersdigest

How To Be A Writer: http://bit.ly/QihGT1 @woodwardkaren

Tips for creating a book proposal: http://bit.ly/QiBndi

Commas before quotes: http://bit.ly/PFKYZ6

25 ways to generate better online book sales: http://bit.ly/PFMsCL @thefuturebook

Beware of burnout: http://bit.ly/QiCHgd @jodyhedlund

5 Reasons Your Opening Scene is Like a Blind Date: http://bit.ly/PFMCtK @4YALit

6 Deadly Don'ts (and Dos) for Dealing with Editors: http://bit.ly/QiCV76 @susanjmorris

5 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction: http://bit.ly/PFMWJ8 @drgillham

When writing, make the story choice that best fits your character: http://bit.ly/Qj7ARO

Racism, Revealing Eden and STGRB: http://bit.ly/PGf3I0 @fozmeadows

5 Pairs of Prepositional Idioms: http://bit.ly/Qj85ve @writing_tips

Keep getting rejected? Work on your craft: http://bit.ly/Q09tmK @novelrocket

Social Media Suicide: http://bit.ly/Q09BCK @MJRose

Not Who You Think They Are: A Character-Building Exercise: http://bit.ly/UrnTwP @YAHighway

What's Your Log Line? http://bit.ly/Uro0s9 @luannschindler

Character Personalities as Story Forces: http://bit.ly/Q09KpN @juliettewade

Subjects and Predicates: Breaking Down Sentences: http://bit.ly/Uro9vz @write_practice

Tweak the opening or re-write it? http://bit.ly/Q09LKA @juliemusil

How to create a media list to promote your new book: http://bit.ly/Uropuu @sandrabeckwith

Combining Emotional Journeys and External Plots: http://bit.ly/Uror5M @jamigold

2 Deadly Sins of Memoir Writing: http://bit.ly/UroBde @serendipitylit

12 Most Essential SEO Factors Bloggers Don't Know: http://bit.ly/Q0a3kH @12most

Self-Publishing Basics: Where To Upload Your eBook (Besides Amazon): http://bit.ly/Q0awDo @goblinwriter

Tips for Query Letters, Synopses, and Samples: http://bit.ly/Q0azyR @erikaholt

The Death of the Literary Recluse: http://bit.ly/UrpYsy @robwhart

Word Counts in a Magazine Query? http://bit.ly/Q0aZ8C @BrianKlems

9 Wonder Woman Villains (That Explain Why Nobody Talks About Wonder Woman's Villains): http://bit.ly/Urq8jr @i09

Add Muscle to Your Fiction With Unity and Contrast: http://bit.ly/Oi2Rx3 @KMWeiland

Writing for the long haul: http://bit.ly/Q0bbor

On writers being kind to each other: http://bit.ly/Q0RBIy @writeangleblog

How to Get More (and Better) Press: http://bit.ly/Onq4y5 @DanaSitar

A simple rule of plotting: http://bit.ly/Q0RHjx

Character as the most important element of your action scene: http://bit.ly/OnqpAQ

3 Really Good Self-Publishing Ideas and 5 Hilariously Bad Ones: http://bit.ly/Q0ROLT @JFBookman

Writers should welcome a future where readers remix our books: http://bit.ly/OnqFj6 @guardianbooks

The importance of patience for writers: http://bit.ly/Q0RVa8 @rachellegardner

Viewpoint characters who drop into the story too late: http://bit.ly/Ony1mP @p2p_editor

The New World of Publishing: The Myths Are Still Strong: http://bit.ly/OnyaXj @deanwesleysmith

YA's Hottest New Trend: Mermaids: http://bit.ly/Onyk0O @i09

The billion dollar question--what is journalism for? http://bit.ly/Q0VOvL @paidcontent @mathewi

We've oversold the virtues of subjectivity: http://bit.ly/OnyF3I @dearauthor

Writing Styles: Is technology changing the way we write? http://bit.ly/Q0VZqR @khyiahangel

Are You What You Tweet? http://bit.ly/OnziKw @authorems

How to Determine Your Author Fee: http://bit.ly/Q0WcdI @JoSVolpe

The power of original description: http://bit.ly/Q0WgKA

Text and Images -- The Perfect Combination: http://bit.ly/OnzHga @karencv

How to Use Foreshadowing to Jazz up Slow Scenes: http://bit.ly/PL1VBm @KMWeiland

Ill-fitting subplots? http://bit.ly/P2LAuT

A Quick Reminder About Motivation: http://bit.ly/PL24EY @kid_lit

Writing about relationships--good and bad relationship traits: http://bit.ly/PL2cV2 @jeanniecampbell

Overtelling, Overshowing, Overselling: http://bit.ly/PL2kUr @janelebak

Making a five year plan for our writing: http://bit.ly/PL2wTR @susankayequinn

Set up Your Story in the First Paragraphs: http://bit.ly/P2MGqo @JodieRennerEd

Write Like an Architect: Description by Design: http://bit.ly/PL2XNY @slwrites