Sunday, December 4, 2011

Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 12,000) searchable. Sign up for the free monthly WKB newsletter for the web's best links and interviews:http://bit.ly/gx7hg1 . Hiveword

In recent news, my writing and computer programming friend Mike Fleming has launched his Hiveword Novel Writing Software. To check out what it’s all about,just click here.

Craig A DYEING SHAME copy (2)I’ve also released another backlist Myrtle Clover title to ebook. A Dyeing Shame is available on Kindle for $2.99(still in the process of uploading to other platforms.)

Pricing strategies for ebooks: http://bit.ly/uaLyWb @MarkCoker

How To Make Sure Your Book Is The Best It Can Be: http://bit.ly/teBf0R @TheCreativePenn

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies: http://bit.ly/vlP1d2 @JFBookman

Confessions of a Big Six Editor: The Triumph of the Slush Pile: http://bit.ly/rIfrgi @AnneRAllen

Book Design Basics Part 1: Margins and Leading: http://bit.ly/vHOGMZ @daveBricker via @JFBookman

Another nice roundup of links for historical writers: http://bit.ly/trMLrl @2nerdyhistgirls

Zen and the Art of Withholding Information: http://bit.ly/veOY2v @TheReviewReview

Science fiction, legal reality: http://lat.ms/thlA8k @latimeshiltzik

Moral ambiguity in fantasy: http://bit.ly/rqyUxv @jameslsutter

Publishing more women writers: http://bit.ly/vbOE9x @PoetryDivas

Review--Kindle Touch: http://bit.ly/vPaSpj @DearAuthor

The Twitter Retweeting Policy of @Scalzi: http://bit.ly/vlS5WG

The yearning for secret writing: http://bit.ly/v6Fj5J @lisa_rivero

Action/Reaction - The Pistons Powering Your Story: http://bit.ly/tQnAjv @KMWeiland

Finishing your NaNo draft? Don't open it again until Christmas. http://bit.ly/vmyv1W @Dirtywhitecandy

The best role model might be someone who reinvents his career: http://bit.ly/v3ec2T @LAGilman

How to Read a Book Contract – Non-Competition: http://bit.ly/vJd0qJ @PassiveVoiceBlg

Goal setting for writers: http://bit.ly/u6LiIA @annegreenawalt

If you suspect your agent wants to drop you: http://bit.ly/vMaydZ @literaticat

Appeal is ageless: http://bit.ly/tG1qGW

5 Ways to Never Run Out of Blog Post Ideas: http://bit.ly/sV6LwJ @Non_Toxic_Kids

Leading lines: http://bit.ly/vADDJ2 @RavenRequiem13

Creativity Tweets of the Week — 11/28/11: http://bit.ly/vG7nl6 @on_creativity

How to prep before interviewing: http://bit.ly/tkAWNr @GLeeBurgett

Secondary characters can add dimension and tension: http://bit.ly/u4gERc @JulietteWade

Antagonists–The Alpha and the Omega of the Story: http://bit.ly/veN1Sr @KristenLambTX

Increasing tension in our novel: http://bit.ly/tvDdO9 @luciennediver

Hero's Journey--Thor: http://bit.ly/thSbP7 @PAShortt

Why Our Characters Must Fail: http://bit.ly/sigCyF @jillkemerer

5 Reasons To Sign Up For A Writers' Conference: http://bit.ly/sPiXYf @writeitsideways

23 Inevitable Questions to Ask Yourself at the End of NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/vjPGpp @VictoriaMixon

Essential Elements of a Bestselling Thriller: http://bit.ly/u7uLEU @JodieRennerEd

Have passion for your writing: http://bit.ly/w1ZNQ7 @jamieraintree

8 ways to find your writing groove: http://bit.ly/tXAqgL @authorterryo

How and where to begin a story: http://bit.ly/uvimiY @JulietteWade

Give your writing some physical therapy: http://bit.ly/vVgCmz @JHansenWrites

When You Need To Write FAST (And Procrastination Is Not An Option): http://bit.ly/rV4bbl @NovelRocket

Choose your own adventure: http://bit.ly/sux05p @FantasyFaction

Even Though Free is IN, Don't Forget to Buy Books Too: http://bit.ly/vBnbxi @JodyHedlund

Using QR Code to Promote Work: http://bit.ly/tt6aHt @luannschindler

Turn Your WordPress Blog Into a Book: http://bit.ly/sWNiSC @JaneFriedman

Solidifying Your Identity As a Writer: http://bit.ly/thXAlt @krissybrady

Author Blogging 101: Where Are the Readers? http://bit.ly/rz7609 @JFBookman

Why authors disappear: http://bit.ly/u2FQkP @kirstenhubbard

5 ways to generate blog post ideas: http://bit.ly/u66ih4 @problogger

What We Should Learn from the Collapse of Borders: http://bit.ly/v1Qurh @JosephJEsposito for @scholarlykitchn

Arguments against publishers' use of DRM: http://bit.ly/vtU6Fk @antipopeRSS

Reasons Not to Self-Publish in 2011-2012: A List: http://bit.ly/rVxTq9 @EdanL

What if famous authors from the past wrote recipes? http://ind.pn/uOK6FA RT @bittman @LimerickMan1

Explore the Onomatopoeia Dictionary: http://bit.ly/uccO1F @GalleyCat

What Fantasy Does Best: http://bit.ly/viWav8 @tordotcom

5 Tips for Cleaning Up Your Writing Right Now: http://bit.ly/vekg9v

How and Why to Write With Power: http://bit.ly/ruU44z @storyfix

Notes From the Field: One Beginner's Book Tour: http://bit.ly/rXXZyb @SolomonAnna for @BTMargins

How Relying on Numbers Can Get You Into Trouble: http://bit.ly/tODZqv @VictoriaStrauss

Tips for Creating Secondary Characters: http://bit.ly/vDV7Sc @Marie_Lu for @Janice_Hardy

Turning a NaNo draft into a novel: http://bit.ly/rHXzbh @DeeScribe

How To Gift An eBook: http://bit.ly/tLIFsS @Ebooknewser

2 Tips for Punctuating Interrupted Dialogue: http://bit.ly/t0Gw4r @keligwyn

Writing a Realistic Superhero Story: http://bit.ly/uRDTVU

Why publishers should build direct sales channels: http://oreil.ly/uZpKjo @jwikert

Thoughts On The Future Of Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/vDE029 @FacundoV

11 Frequently Asked Questions About Book Royalties, Advances & Money: http://bit.ly/uf1jQ9 @ChuckSambuchino

Worldbuilding with Horses: Infrastructure: http://bit.ly/sXHfrp

Cutting For Pace: http://bit.ly/tosbj5

On Kindlegraph (software that alllows you to autograph ebooks): http://bit.ly/tYWUct @BryanThomasS

The Frustrated Writer's Guide To Generating New Ideas–All The Time: http://bit.ly/vM0oIc @ollinmorales

Does Christian Fiction Require a Warning Label? http://bit.ly/uj91pd @cerebralgrump for @NovelRocket

40 French Expressions "En Tout": http://bit.ly/vmmkPx

Embracing the Scary Project--Why Bravery on Demand Can Help Your : http://bit.ly/w3EVDt

Rediscovering Inspiration: http://bit.ly/upJo2j @Eliz_Humphrey

What Writers Can Learn by Watching Football: http://bit.ly/sNEoRC @BookEmDonna

Crucial Series Elements: http://bit.ly/vXfnEM (Site has a warning, but there's no adult content in post) @JoanSwan

Tips for picking up the pace when your story starts to drag: http://bit.ly/uFegFR

Lessons from NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/tAeArz @p2p_editor

Hook--the 1st line: http://bit.ly/w1Eo9n @artzicarol

Tips for Creating Thematic Resonance: http://bit.ly/tk9TOS @KMWeiland

College-Aged YA Protagonists: http://bit.ly/rT6yVT @Kid_Lit

When the case works on the sleuth in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/rGXtlA @mkinberg

1 writer's free ebook experiment & results: http://bit.ly/sciQ0T @authorterryo

Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Try Freelancing: http://bit.ly/uebF3o

Parents and children in fantasy: http://bit.ly/sPaLwh @FantasyFaction

Marketing strategies for traditional vs self publishing – is there a difference? http://bit.ly/rIf8VG @LauraPauling

The agent game: http://bit.ly/terHQR

Freelance Writing 101: Tired of Being Tired: http://bit.ly/sOkhzf @krissybrady

How Hashtags Can Win Friends and Influence Enemies: http://bit.ly/s3QjaD @KristenLambTX

The No. 1 Overlooked Skill for Every Author: http://bit.ly/w35kcH @JaneFriedman

Writer's Block: The 12-Step Cure: http://bit.ly/rJJ9nF @TheCreativePenn

5 Reasons Starving Artists Stay Starving: http://bit.ly/vu4Xqk @GeoffreyCubbage

10 Ways to Make Our Characters Stronger: http://bit.ly/sEv1rZ @KeliGwyn

Libraries & ebooks, Amazon,media overload: @Porter_Anderson with an astute industry news analysis for @JaneFriedman : http://bit.ly/tJwrmS

How Is Consuming Itself? Lack of Team-Building: http://bit.ly/vNf1AC @bob_mayer

The editorial-business divide at scholarly presses: http://bit.ly/vgI8BM @kanderson

10 Mistakes SFF Writers Make With Research: http://bit.ly/sqoEAw @BryanThomasS

Music is a trigger: http://bit.ly/tZEouZ @TeresaFrohock for @byRozMorris

Ports of Call in @GeneLempp 's blog series that connects archaeology with : http://bit.ly/rQpZMF

Remembering Mark Twain's Gifts to @TheAtlantic: http://bit.ly/sf1PCm @b_resnick

Cracking a Cold Case: Scandinavian Crime Fiction's Mainstream Success: http://bit.ly/rUS1Ai

Alive and Kicking: Series That Hold Up: http://bit.ly/toRsxW @crimehq

Make December Your NaNoWriMo Revision Month: http://bit.ly/t8Yp9p @storyfix

From the 1st draft to the last: http://bit.ly/siQ8ew

4 Ways to End Your Writing Year Right: http://bit.ly/vuOGxG @WritersLeague

Making setting active: http://bit.ly/vxDcx0 @junglereds

The Occupational Hazards of Writing Subtext: http://bit.ly/sUMIJD @BTMargins

Why you still need to be able to speak publisher: http://bit.ly/ve2kVJ @annerooney

Some thoughts on more realistic violence for writers: http://bit.ly/t33xQ8

The dark side of creativity: http://bit.ly/sJ68vH @sbkaufman

What is Your Novel Missing? Strong Verbs, Unique Words: http://bit.ly/tVyB9e

10 Things You Need To Know About Writing Conflict: http://bit.ly/tqy27y @ajackwriting

6 Tips To Make the Learning of Fiction Techniques Less Painful: http://bit.ly/voGKAF @JodyHedlund

How to keep writing when it all seems pointless: http://bit.ly/urxLy3 @jammer0501

Cool tools to track platform growth: http://bit.ly/tE6Nko @WritersDigest

Dreamers Vs. Goalers: Writers Need to Be Both: http://bit.ly/s6pR83 @writeitsideways

What Writers Can Learn From Politicians: http://bit.ly/vaT1TI @greyhausagency

A Planner tackles NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/s54P8I

Top links this week for writers from @4KidLit: http://bit.ly/vkTuJ6

Check out your competition: http://bit.ly/w1ikZ3

10 blog posts that will command attention: http://bit.ly/uqyx54 @SeanPlatt

Screenwriters--translating Hollywood speak: http://bit.ly/uQyT5F @scriptmag #screenwriting

Audiobooks--a cautionary tale: http://bit.ly/tBJq1d @neilhimself

Writing To Sell: Sucker's Game Or Not? http://bit.ly/sZKrgV @jenna_blum

What to write: http://bit.ly/vq4I6N @bob_mayer

A writer's plea: http://bit.ly/tVMjy9 @kmcriddle

Swimming to find your characters. http://bit.ly/taAH18 @p2p_editor

Body Language: An Artistic Writing Tool: http://bit.ly/saJvet @SharlaWrites

Monday Musing: Are You Building Your World, Or Limiting It? http://bit.ly/vq4V2d #writiing

5 reasons for agent rejections: http://bit.ly/rqyGgl

A picture book illustrator's process: http://bit.ly/sdYljW @WheelerStudio

Real Life Diagnostics: A Question of POV and Voice: http://bit.ly/sD2fOf @Janice_Hardy

An agent's day: http://bit.ly/vDnMlV @RachelleGardner

Rethinking the Familiar Book Tour: http://bit.ly/teifgr @PassiveVoiceBlg

1 writer's top 5 writing tips: http://bit.ly/tfOs3E @kayedacus

What's your writing path: http://bit.ly/tBs3Iy @lisagailgreen

What Authors Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours: http://bit.ly/vVyJrE @BookMarketer for @JFBookman

Why you can't afford to take your eye off your Amazon sales: http://bit.ly/uZ771q @rule17

Stationary vs. Stationery: http://bit.ly/w3zGiI

The Book Signing Monologues: http://bit.ly/tu4rLW @krissybrady

10 Lessons Learned in 10 Months Blogging: http://bit.ly/rSZVbU

On Being the Writer You Are: http://bit.ly/sUKHgV

Why You Should Write 20 Posts Before You Launch Your Blog: http://bit.ly/tJI2TL @Problogger

Pen Names and Pseudonyms : http://bit.ly/vSUPSN

Genre in the Mainstream: How Ray Bradbury Crossed Over: http://bit.ly/v5XNAy @RyancBritt

The Next Phase of NaNoWriMo: Editing: http://bit.ly/t1Exl4

Understanding royalties: http://bit.ly/trBbQv @ChuckSambuchino

3 Tips for Curing "Someday Syndrome" : http://bit.ly/vq1Fg4 @JulieMusil

Slow Writer Reform School: http://bit.ly/sBuX3O @RoniLoren