Sunday, August 5, 2012

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’s Knowledge Base Twitter_buttonsearch engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 17,000 free articles on writing-related topics. Sign up for our free newsletter for monthly writing tips and interviews with top contributors to the WKB or like us on Facebook.

Have a great week!

5 Tips on Writing Actions Scenes: Lessons from Chopsocky: http://bit.ly/QJl3Cn @JCMartin_author @AlexJCavanaugh

For literary inspiration follow @AdviceToWriters. Jon Winokur dispenses writerly wisdom of the ages.

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

Writing—It Doesn’t Have To Be Solo (Or Done In Quiet Places): http://bit.ly/R4rvRM @JoanRylen

A free directory of #ebook pros--for covers, editing, formatting, & more: http://tinyurl.com/3mxg5zt

Re-Versioning, not Retelling: http://bit.ly/N2Ztno @SophieMasson1

Agents and self-publishing: http://bit.ly/PBd5r1 @Porter_Anderson @thecreativepenn @ornaross

Family connections that impact plot in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/MkzacA @mkinberg

A flowchart which will help you decode dystopia: http://bit.ly/N2ZFCZ @ebookfriendly @erin_bowman

Top 10 homes in literature: http://bit.ly/PnIm3X @guardianbooks

Using Visualization to Write Killer Hooks: http://bit.ly/PnLnRI @electricblogger

3 Key Ways to Create Characters That Grip Readers' Hearts: http://bit.ly/PnOBoi @JodyHedlund

7 Tips for Crafting a Believable Fantasy: http://bit.ly/PnOMjA @4YALIT

Appeal to the Senses—and Emotions: http://bit.ly/PnOPMl @JodieRennerEd @janice_hardy

No Story Is Original, But That's Okay: http://bit.ly/PnP5L3 @fuelyourwriting

5 Writing Lessons 1 Writer Learned From Fighting: http://bit.ly/PnQb9S @ajackwriting

Micro Tension: http://bit.ly/PnY2Ea @V_Rossibooks

5 Ways to Go From Blogger to Published Book Author: http://bit.ly/PnYt1j @NinaAmir

Ugly Covers for Great Books: http://bit.ly/PnYPFp @publisherswkly

Two Sides To Every Story. At Least. http://bit.ly/PnZHtv @mooderino

An editor gives a critique of a story's opening pages: http://bit.ly/O0MAvD @theresastevens

Christopher Paolini Interview: http://bit.ly/O0MJ2o @fantasyfaction

5 Tips to Boost Your Writing Productivity: http://bit.ly/O0MWmd @jeanoram

How to Use a Screenwriting Trick to Fix Your Broken Story: http://bit.ly/O0NacS @write_practice

5 Ways Your Brain Sabotages Your Writing... And What To Do About It: http://bit.ly/O0Nicq @kimber_regator

The importance of book bloggers to a book's success: http://bit.ly/O0NFDG @JonathanGunson

Bust 4 Myths to Gain More Writing Time: http://bit.ly/O0QDbm @LyndaRYoung

5 tips to make your synopsis stronger: http://bit.ly/O0QPaJ @C_Herringshaw

Do self-publishers still need to explain why? http://bit.ly/O0QYLl @dirtywhitecandy

A self-pubbed writer on selling foreign rights: http://bit.ly/O0R6dH @indie_jane

Book Promotion: 4 Ways to Provide Value to Your Readers: http://bit.ly/O0Ro49 @beth_barany

How cozy romance sets itself apart: http://bit.ly/O0RBEw

How to Trust Yourself as a Writer: http://bit.ly/O0T8uu @lyndaryoung

International Writers And The U.S. 30% Withholding Tax: Getting It Back: http://bit.ly/O0TQYt @woodwardkaren

Seducing Readers, Publishers and A Spouse at the Same Time: http://bit.ly/O0U2ab @ninaamir @52Betty

How to Get Your Self-Published Books Noticed: http://bit.ly/Py57mt @howtowriteshop

10 Tips For Creating An Audio Book: http://bit.ly/Nop1kI @thecreativepenn

5 tasks for building a platform: http://bit.ly/O0UCoo @emergentpublish

Words that we should consider eliminating in our stories (if there are too many of them): http://bit.ly/O0UO7f @livewritethrive

A Beginner's Guide To Blogging: http://bit.ly/O0UVQb @ollinmorales

Enough Self-Published Rough Drafts! Why The Self-Publishing Industry Needs Standards: http://bit.ly/O0V71S @duolit @GrubStreetReads

Harlequin Lawsuit Offers Valuable Contract Lessons: http://bit.ly/O0Vc5F @authorems

How Self-Publishing has Helped All Writers: http://bit.ly/O0Whdz @kristenlambTX

Want to help books survive? Promote authors yourself: http://bit.ly/O0WjSS @guardianbooks

Police Procedure: Making It Believable: http://bit.ly/O0WtcY @junglereds

External Conflict vs. Internal Conflict: http://bit.ly/PN5864 @glencstrathy

10 Character Cliches: http://bit.ly/PN5olJ @xymarla

A Social Media Survival Guide: http://bit.ly/u6hyMd @rllafevers

Your greatest asset as a writer: http://bit.ly/PN63U4 @soniasimone @Porter_Anderson

How to Tap Into Your Experiences for Writing Inspiration: http://bit.ly/PN6VrY @adoptedreality

Birdhouse-like Mini Libraries: http://bit.ly/PN70Mf @pubperspectives

The importance of a 5-year plan in creating writing goals: http://bit.ly/PN7eTr @bob_brooke

Real Life Can Challenge the Writing Life: http://bit.ly/N2R3fM

No, Kickstarter is Not the #2 Graphic Novel Publisher: http://bit.ly/NtvgU8 @tordotcom

Tips for adapting your book for a screenplay: http://bit.ly/OLOdfN @GrubWriters @jenna_blum

J.R.R. Tolkien's Top 10 Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/NWucnL @JonathanGunson

Show and tell: Character--http://bit.ly/NLwTKu

Helping Writers De-Stress: Meditation Apps: http://bit.ly/NLwXtG @woodwardkaren

Using a characterization worksheet: http://bit.ly/NLwYxA

Working with freelance editors: http://bit.ly/NLx5cu @SusanSpann

Rejection Letters - How to Keep them from Ending Your Career: http://bit.ly/NLx6gu

Is Your Internalization Working? A Crit of One MS: http://bit.ly/NLx9cf @janice_hardy

Tips on Writing a Superhero Team: http://bit.ly/NLxcoA

Don't Let Secondary Characters Knock Out Your Muses: http://bit.ly/NLxj3r

Creative Writing: 7 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way: http://bit.ly/NLxhZb @beth_barany

How to Breathe New Life into Your Writing: the Magic of Metaphor: http://bit.ly/NLxmw0 @joebunting

The Bookless Library: http://bit.ly/NLxrzT @tnr

Your writing process doesn't have to look like anyone else's: http://bit.ly/NLxziV @chuckwendig {lang.}

Are dream sequences in novels always taboo? http://bit.ly/N3jJ9f @dirtywhitecandy

How to Get Your Spouse to Support Your Dream: http://bit.ly/N3jOd1 @jeffgoins

1 writer's experience as a virtual intern and tools for working remotely: http://bit.ly/McvLlU @womenwriters @Victoria_Writes

Surviving a writers' conference with your dreams, sanity, and energy in one piece: http://bit.ly/N3k4ZL

A critique of a manuscript's opening hook: http://bit.ly/N3kajW @janice_hardy

An Easy Alternative to Business Cards: Instant Email: http://tcrn.ch/N3kkYK @techcrunch

The online writing community and places there to connect: http://bit.ly/N3kjE8 @catewoods

Strong Sentences; Concrete Nouns and Verbs: http://bit.ly/Mcw3sW

How to use your 15 minutes with an agent: http://bit.ly/Mcw6oS @nicolamorgan

15 Steps to Create Great Blog Videos: http://bit.ly/Mcw7c8 @jfbookman

7 tips for publicizing and promoting your book: http://bit.ly/Mcw8Nq @ChuckSambuchino

Making the Most of Ideas: http://bit.ly/McwCDh @davidbcoe

Different publishing paths to consider: http://bit.ly/McwEe9 @SouthrnWritrMag

How Much Internalization is Too Much? http://bit.ly/McwIdS @Janice_Hardy

5 Ways to Make Google Your "Assistant Publicist": http://bit.ly/McwHqo @livewritethrive

Put Your Reader in Your POV Character's Skin: http://bit.ly/McwJys @margielawson

Evaluating Ideas for Books: http://bit.ly/QSaWg1 @jillkemerer

How To Market Your Book At Cons: http://bit.ly/QSbanr @BryanThomasS @lkblackburne

Can you afford to be fashionably late to the digital party? http://bit.ly/QSbdQg @jentalty

What to Do When Your Writing's Worst Enemy Is You: http://bit.ly/QSbsuE @krissybrady

Great writers are great rewriters: http://bit.ly/QSbyCn @josephputnam

Get Your Story Across The Finish Line: http://bit.ly/QSbCC7 @fuelyourwriting

Why it's important for every aspiring creator to turn pro: http://bit.ly/QSbSB6 @markmcguinness

3 Reasons to Write About Ghosts: http://bit.ly/QSdw5F @joebunting

5 Mistakes Killing Self-Published Authors: http://bit.ly/QSdAT3 @kristenlambTX

Synthesizing Feedback: http://bit.ly/QSdHy4 @kid_lit

An agent answers questions from writers: http://bit.ly/QSdPNT @breeogden

Make your writing time matter: http://bit.ly/QyyW3k @jessicastrawser

After The First Draft: http://bit.ly/Qyz96t @mooderino

Why 1 writer writes airport books: http://bit.ly/QyzAOf @nickthacker

Promo--Test Your Cross Markets for Effectiveness: http://bit.ly/PXtyd2 @rileymagnus

Pressure your characters with the law — criminal charges aren't the only option: http://bit.ly/PXuOgs

3 Blog Post Headline Fails: http://bit.ly/PXveU0 @JudyLeeDunn

Can Critiques Be Useful Before a Draft Is Complete? http://bit.ly/QyCWkr @BrianKlems

3 steps for writers interested in self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/PXyb6Z @woodwardkaren

Does Facebook Advertising Work? (One Author's Experience): http://bit.ly/PXyjU1 @goblinwriter

The Moment That Makes or Breaks Your Story: http://bit.ly/PXyrmA @storyfix

4 Ways to Improve Plot/Climax in Your Writing: http://bit.ly/PXBFGK

How to create and maintain narrative interest: http://bit.ly/PXCaRc @jammer0501

Writing your novel with baby steps: http://bit.ly/PXCm2R

4 tips for discovering your writing voice: http://bit.ly/T0HgMg @ThreeKingsBooks

Why Your Hero Needs a Yappy Sidekick: http://bit.ly/N2VEyz @KMWeiland

Afterward vs. Afterword: http://bit.ly/O9pwi4 @write_practice

20 Evocative French Words: http://bit.ly/NLxvQb @writing_tips

Salvador Dali's Creative Thinking Technique: http://bit.ly/O9poPI @MichaelMichalko

Ebook sales aren't a zero sum game: http://bit.ly/NtqypC @JAKonrath

4 Ways to Improve Plot/Climax in Your Writing: http://bit.ly/PXBFGK

Writing About Death And Crime Scenes: http://bit.ly/N3k3F8 @thecreativepenn

Writing YA--themes: http://bit.ly/McqJQt @AlexSokoloff

Tips for dealing with writer's block: http://bit.ly/McqSU9 @SouthrnWritrMag

Does Social Media Really Help With Book Success? http://bit.ly/McqXXK @jodyhedlund

Is Your Post Publish Ready? Give it a 24 Hour Test: http://bit.ly/Mcr2uu @WritingH

5 Helpful Writing Prompt & Exercise Books: http://bit.ly/Mcr8m6 @janefriedman

Qualities of a Great Critique Group: http://bit.ly/McrhpD

3 Sentences with Dangling Modifiers: http://bit.ly/McrmcW

How does your publisher make money? http://bit.ly/McrtVI @rachellegardner

Dialogue Tag Misconceptions: http://bit.ly/McrxET @lynettelabelle

From Newbie to Published: 12 Tips: http://bit.ly/McrDMK @jamigold @TiffanyAllee

A Book Launch is an Investment in a Long-Term Career: http://bit.ly/Mcs5dT @danblank @originalimpulse

Religion, Like Sex, Sells E-Books: http://bit.ly/Mcs4H7 @passivevoiceblg

The Unbearable Stiffness of Formal Poetry and Writing for the Page: http://bit.ly/Mcsddw @glecharles

Trimming the fat from your manuscript: http://bit.ly/McszRv @yahighway

Lessons on Character from ThrillerFest: http://bit.ly/McsH3m @diymfa

The physical space of words: http://bit.ly/McsIo0

Writing lessons learned from "Sea": http://bit.ly/McsNI7 @juliemusil

The Lazy Way to Make a Story Sell: http://bit.ly/PAB4GI

Agents recommending paid-for services? http://bit.ly/PAGm4X @nicolamorgan

Agatha Christie's lasting appeal and her secret notebooks: http://bit.ly/PAGXUd @junglereds

Common Pitfalls and Cliches for Superhero Teams: http://bit.ly/PAH4PK

9 Keys to Blogging Success from A-List Bloggers: http://bit.ly/PAHk18 @JFBookman

Tips for writing suspenseful scenes: http://bit.ly/PAHQw1 @writersherry

Is self-pub an e-bubble? Does social media promo really sell books? http://bit.ly/M6bI7B @samatlounge @eoinpurcell @Porter_Anderson

Finding the Unfamiliar Phrase: http://bit.ly/O0N05c

In a market crowded with ebooks, discoverability is a problem: http://bit.ly/PBEE3r @hughmcguire @Porter_Anderson @ljndawson