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.
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Story structure: the 1st plot point: http://bit.ly/xIbywR @rebeccaberto
7 Lessons For Writers From Leonardo Da Vinci: http://bit.ly/AxytcE @thecreativepenn
20 things you need to know before you self-publish: http://bit.ly/wdwh3E @guardian
Round out your characters with contradictions: http://bit.ly/wylldQ @dirtywhitecandy
Make an Image become a Symbol: http://bit.ly/ysA1qY
Will an agent ever recommend self-pub? http://bit.ly/AwlgbQ @rachellegardner
Tips for finding your writing voice: http://bit.ly/scghYa @rebeccaberto
Starting Off a Book in Unfamiliar Territory: http://bit.ly/wigsI2 @janice_hardy
Tell a story only you can tell: http://bit.ly/wmTONh @bookemdonna
3 tests for the opening scene of a romance: http://bit.ly/ygeayA @teresamedeiros
Balancing reason with our love for writing: http://bit.ly/xDfCGT @WomenWriters
7 Negative Prefixes: http://bit.ly/zpuNU5 @writing_tips
How 1 writer learned to write: http://bit.ly/A2bfR9 @KMWeiland
12 Twitter Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/y1uoOa @ajackwriting
When Book Publicists Go Too Far: http://bit.ly/xdpfly @pubperspectives
Author Blogging 101: Video Interview Tools & Tips: http://bit.ly/wx5fyI @JFBookman
The Value of Ambition: http://bit.ly/AzhMai
Getting back in the writing groove: http://bit.ly/yZUG40 @pepperbasham
Motivation and characterization: http://bit.ly/Aro0un @Dragonmuse
How to Keep Up Your Writing When You're Sick: http://bit.ly/Awvmnb @writeitsideways
Why Isn't Literary Fiction Getting More Attention? http://bit.ly/zDbMip @AprilLineWriter for @Janefriedman
Basic manuscript formatting: http://bit.ly/A7tIqy @behlerpublish
89 Book Marketing Ideas: http://bit.ly/wQShjI @Caitlin Muir
Word Count For Writers: To Count or Not to Count: http://bit.ly/AkG0tV @epubworld for @thecreativepenn
As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves: http://bit.ly/wsnN6X @passivevoiceblg
Don't present written proposals to agents at conferences: http://bit.ly/zvt79Q @bookendsjessica
Breakdown of the story structure of a middle grade mystery: http://bit.ly/wKa2La @laurapauling
Can Critique Groups Do More Harm than Good? http://bit.ly/xpwwCP @KristenLambTX
A show, don't tell example in dialogue: http://bit.ly/zZJBHs
The first thing you do when you sit down at the computer: http://bit.ly/wxDaCK
Yes, You Do Need a Theme: http://bit.ly/xGZXP3 @LiveWriteThrive
Tips for lending realism to the paranormal: http://bit.ly/wDYUJ8 @lisagailgreen
Writing means many types of beginnings for writers: http://bit.ly/zYYaG3 @eMergentPublish
The Joys of Rewriting: http://bit.ly/xp04yJ @mooderino
Why Use Past Tense? http://bit.ly/wL6TDZ @ava_jae
When to use modifiers: http://bit.ly/z01Gd6 @theresastevens
The difference between sequence and scene: http://bit.ly/wm8KXZ @AlexSokoloff
The Power of Creative Storytelling: http://bit.ly/AajgRL @maxdubinsky for @jeffgoins
Book Cover Design and the Problem of Symbolism: http://bit.ly/yC5GCs @JFFriedman
Getting Through the Editing Process: http://bit.ly/xatvmi @Sarafurlong
Determining if your book is a "hot" property for agents & publishers: http://bit.ly/wyYcgE @rachellegardner
5 Confused Word Pairs: http://bit.ly/AnMvxA @writing_tips
The new author pitch: Show, don't sell: http://bit.ly/zO2Qen
Getting the most from your book's sell sheets: http://bit.ly/yVF5lX @BryanThomasS
Tips for introducing characters: http://bit.ly/z4FgE8 @Janice_Hardy
3 Ways to Use Pinterest for Book Publicity: http://bit.ly/zhnw1o @booksparkspr
1 Important Way for Authors to Get Discovered by Readers: http://bit.ly/xbRu5A @JodyHedlund
10 Tips for a Successful Author Talk: http://bit.ly/A3OB3g @janice_hardy
Getting started with Triberr: http://bit.ly/zfGt7H @JHansenWrites
What Sort of Goals Do You Need? 10 Questions to Ask: http://bit.ly/ybLu8z @CherylRWrites
The Rhythms of Work vs The Rhythms of Creative Labor: http://bit.ly/wNpacN @jkglei
Trying to make your fantasy unique? Try making a twist: http://bit.ly/zQZ1dl @JulietteWade
Themes and Story Premise in Novel Writing: http://bit.ly/wfBh1A
The Role of Google+ in Marketing: Get Googled: http://bit.ly/xeBGoh @candacemountain
The road to epub--Smashwords, KDP, PubIt: http://bit.ly/AbbEZA
Starting out our day with outgoing instead of incoming: http://bit.ly/wBm0gA
Self-Pubbed Author Beware: http://bit.ly/zpqJXW @jakonrath
Tips for writing tension--complex protagonists & escalating conflict: http://bit.ly/y1fksG @JodieRennerEd
Writing Nonfiction: Using Quotations: http://bit.ly/Akb6Gz @KarenCV
Forcing yourself to write a "big idea" instead of the scale that suits your story: http://bit.ly/yUl2UH @sarahahoyt
10 ways to boost your freelance writing income in 2012: http://bit.ly/zKEbRy @michellerafter
Fuel Your Critique Group With Google+: http://bit.ly/AbQrb7 @authormedia
Why Reader Taste Differs from Publisher Taste: http://bit.ly/z2f7ID @jennybent
Reader Reviews and What Not To Do: http://bit.ly/yKDk4g @WendySMarcus
How to prepare for a writers conference: http://bit.ly/zP3xxg @Bob_Mayer
Myers-Briggs: A Tool for Authors: http://bit.ly/AfsiId @FaeRowen
10 tips for writers to keep procrastination at bay: http://bit.ly/xe6Asl @TaliaVance
A report on a free ebook experiment: http://bit.ly/w37Jug @TheresaStevens
Tips for sifting through feedback: http://bit.ly/AvMrzx @WriteAngleBlog
Digital Rights Showdown: HarperCollins v. Open Road: http://bit.ly/Aru8cs @VictoriaStrauss
Correct use of apostrophes: http://bit.ly/xrUJCO @authorterryo
Bookish things for book lovers: http://bit.ly/Am1Uq4 @LitMusings
3 elements of a book title that sells: http://bit.ly/z7Caq7 @beth_barany
Creative Thinking Comes Before Creative Writing: http://bit.ly/x9XyM2 @bob_brooke
Do You Hold E-Rights to Your Traditionally Published Book? http://bit.ly/yLobG1 @PassiveVoiceBlg
Why Amazon's Plagiarism Problem Is More Than A Public Relations Issue: http://bit.ly/z0hoqS @jeffjohnroberts
Description in Fantasy: Finding the Sweet Spot: http://bit.ly/wj1XT6 @AmyJRoseDavis
Poking Dead Scenes With A Stick: http://bit.ly/xjxdnP @Janice_Hardy
How deep is your POV? http://bit.ly/AA0Bd4 @JoannaShupe
Reasons your book isn't selling: http://bit.ly/AaYrAa @DavidGaughran
10 ways to cut costs from your freelance business: http://bit.ly/ymCY1H @michellerafter
Harry Potter and the 3 Types of Heroes: http://bit.ly/wIvUCe @write_practice
Explaining "genre in the mainstream:" http://bit.ly/yLFFox @tordotcom
How to Write a Publishable Memoir: 12 Do's and Don'ts: http://bit.ly/zcL7wF @annerallen
A look at Harlequin contracts: http://bit.ly/w9m3hD @PassiveVoiceBlg
Why playing safe in publishing is riskier than ever: http://bit.ly/xge9zX @dirtywhitecandy
What is Copyright and What Does it Do? http://bit.ly/wxmcpK @DiyMFA
5 Ways Bad Reviews Can Help You: http://bit.ly/wRG0bh @AJackWriting
6 Signs of Description Misuse: http://bit.ly/xa4qnG @LyndaRYoung
2012 tax tips for US writers and publishers: http://bit.ly/x4zbGl @GLeeBurgett
How Unemployment Inspired an Interactive Book: http://bit.ly/wOdl0H @GalleyCat
The value of publicity: http://bit.ly/ACq2aW @JAKonrath
How to Clean Your Blog's Junk Drawer: http://bit.ly/xTbMMl @pushingsocial
12 Evocative Words That Include "Ae": http://bit.ly/x647kl @writing_tips
Remember what really matters..and write: http://bit.ly/wChfbI @amysorrells
Fact-checking matters with fiction, too: http://bit.ly/ArvgoU @JodieRennerEd
Interesting roundup of Digital Book World, esp.the gulf btw. writers & the publishing industry: http://bit.ly/ysf9pP @Porter_Anderson
How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie: http://bit.ly/zXDWFY @JodyHedlund
Book Sales Aren't Everything: http://bit.ly/xAsAkI @selfpubreview
Writing your book's final sequence: http://bit.ly/w3XSol @katepaulk
Found Object Stories: Think Like a Writer: http://bit.ly/zgPrQO
4 Writing Routines You Can Live With: http://bit.ly/yN6BMP @writeitsideways
Worldbuilding--Setting up alternate social parameters: http://bit.ly/ydguht @JulietteWade
Blog Topics: Original or Commonplace? http://bit.ly/xE2HRU @cherylrwrites
Han Solo, Scarlett O'Hara, and Your Characters: What Makes Them Compelling? http://bit.ly/ywO5e7 @KMWeiland for @write_practice
Why our voice and the rhythm of our writing is important: http://bit.ly/xcRnyr @janice_hardy
10 Questions for Publishing CEOs: http://bit.ly/xUdESG @DonLinn
Querying a publisher after you've fired your agent: http://bit.ly/Aw3YFd @bookendsjessica
Authors, Bloggers, and When the Internet Feels Like A Low-Budget Horror Movie: http://bit.ly/w9ThEW @BooksAreMyBFs
How to Remove the OCD from Your Blogging: http://bit.ly/yjbmeI @KrissyBrady for @catseyewriter
How to Add Goodreads to Your Facebook Timeline: http://bit.ly/yLK735 @GalleyCat
The importance of keeping in touch with our readers: http://bit.ly/w8lXne @GoblinWriter
The Skinny on Social Networking: http://bit.ly/xnwVL3 @writersdigest
Read. Write. Repeat: http://bit.ly/wBdFMh @SusanMayWriter
Line editing in action: http://bit.ly/z29PvS @theresastevens
What a teething toy taught 1 writer about branding: http://bit.ly/xi5PKe @Lit_Gal
The Uncertainty Principle: how do writers know if they're any good? http://bit.ly/wyHIDb
The myth of the bestseller: http://bit.ly/Abq5ay @JAKonrath
Publishers Less Optimistic About Digital Books This Year: http://bit.ly/yslZVW @GalleyCat
5 Tips For Social Media Promotion Success: http://bit.ly/y7KWWy @BryanThomasS
Writing for Life: 5 Practical Goals For Writers: http://bit.ly/xx5tRu @thecreativepenn
Coincidence Destroys the Suspension of Disbelief: http://bit.ly/yj6BHn @noveleditor
Coincidence Destroys the Suspension of Disbelief: http://bit.ly/yj6BHn @noveleditor
Lies that Can Poison Our Writing Career: http://bit.ly/zklggd @KristenLambTX
Adverbs: They're Really Not All Bad: http://bit.ly/vZieKi @janice_hardy
97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform: http://bit.ly/waUEuL @chrisbrogan
Writers: How to Avoid Stagnation: http://bit.ly/xPF3JX
Strip down your writing: http://bit.ly/AfpN0p
3 ways to alleviate self-doubt: http://bit.ly/zH8q8x @turndog_million for @JaneFriedman
3 ways to alleviate self-doubt: http://bit.ly/zH8q8x @turndog_million for @JaneFriedman
Is KDP Select Salvation or Damnation for Indie Authors? http://bit.ly/A89Dp6 @craftycmc
How Computer Games Can Help You With Your Plotting: http://bit.ly/xEgChK @janice_hardy
Agatha Christie on writing: http://bit.ly/zT2CzB @becke_martin