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Sunday, August 19, 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!

Science Fiction Is Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed: http://bit.ly/MBZfUA @timmaughan @worldsf

Goal, Motivation, and Conflict: http://bit.ly/RtIVub @stdennard

Market the author or market the book? http://bit.ly/RtJ2pB @nicolamorgan

Writing from the discomfort zone: http://bit.ly/RtJG6h @writerunboxed

Tips for avoiding passive voice construction: http://bit.ly/R7hSVG @LauraHoward78

Plan a D.I.Y. Writing Fellowship: http://bit.ly/RtKiJ8 @grubwriters

The Possessive Apostrophe: http://bit.ly/RtKs3e @mesummerbooks

5 Things You Shouldn't Say To The Librarian Who Is Also A Writer: http://bit.ly/RtKwA9 @mistymassey

The joys of private writing: http://bit.ly/RtKJmU @MarkCN @UKTor

The importance of reading to writers: http://bit.ly/RtKWq9 @jodyhedlund

5 ways writers can minimize essential writing tasks: http://bit.ly/RtLe0c

A post on using 99 Designs to find a cover artist: http://bit.ly/P29BPC @woodwardkaren

Tips to Prevent and Overcome Writers Block: http://bit.ly/P29Hqv

Plot and Story Structure – More Lessons from ThrillerFest: http://bit.ly/P29R1k @DiyMfa

A Facebook Optimization Tip: http://bit.ly/P29YcZ @authormedia

Women Writers in the Republic of Congo: http://bit.ly/P2amZh @womenwriters @Victoria_Writes

Hacking Creativity: http://bit.ly/P2aPKS

Publisher as bully: http://bit.ly/N6Dwo6 @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones @doctorow

Setting as character: http://bit.ly/P2aWWP @fantasyfaction

5 Secrets to Help You Stay Busy AND Sane as a Writer: http://bit.ly/P2b9sY @NickThacker

How to Promote Your Book with Social Media: http://bit.ly/P2brQK @womenwriters @ZimblerMiller

What readers want in a heroine: http://bit.ly/P2bH2e @wordforteens

What if your inciting incident is a coincidence? http://bit.ly/P2bYC5 @glencstrathy

Is Kickstarter a viable tool for writers? http://bit.ly/P2cvE8 @litreactor @robwhart

3 Easy Tricks for Better Dialogue: http://bit.ly/NtU3D3 @tiffanyreisz @janice_hardy

It's not all about the writing--skills that modern writers need: http://bit.ly/RI0XKK

Promoting Your Book Starts with Your Query: http://bit.ly/RI1eNT @4YaLit

Weave subplots around your main plot: http://bit.ly/RI1lc0

Big follower numbers don't necessarily equal big sales: http://bit.ly/MZ3xXC @courtneymilan @adrienehill @Porter_Anderson

1 writer talks about the biggest mistake of her career: http://bit.ly/RI1OLv

4 tips for writing a book that will hold teens' attention: http://bit.ly/RI22lF @sarahmussi

Why 1 blogger stopped using Feedburner: http://bit.ly/RI250R @janefriedman

Loyalty as a theme in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/PoK2sc @mkinberg

Do agents represent freelancers? http://bit.ly/RI29Ob @writersdigest

Is Omniscient POV Dying? http://bit.ly/RI2dxk @MarcyKennedy

How To Write For The Promotional Items Industry: http://bit.ly/RI3ftp @karencv

Who vs. that: http://bit.ly/RI3jJs

Can sympathy purchasing save bookstores?Should it? http://bit.ly/MZWNrl @Porter_Anderson @sarahrcallender@Victoria_Noe

10 Reasons Authors Should Format Old Novels as eBooks: http://bit.ly/RI3nJe @AdriennedeWolfe

Pre-release marketing key to promo success: http://bit.ly/RI3qom @duolit

How To Get Great Photos For Your Blog Without Breaking Copyright Laws: http://bit.ly/RI3u7E @KristinNador

Social isn't a magic bullet, but it can sell books: http://bit.ly/RI3ynS @thefuturebook @thecreativepenn

Tips for getting your Facebook page noticed: http://bit.ly/RI3DYT

11 tips for writing a book: http://bit.ly/RI3DYT @NYTimes @colsonwhitehead

4 ways to plan surprises in your novel: http://bit.ly/RI43OZ @donmaass

Don't Forget the Dialogue: http://bit.ly/RI47yc @kmweiland

The hybrid career of a popular author: http://bit.ly/Np8OKB @cjlyonswriter @thecreativepenn

Make-or-Break Verbs: http://nyti.ms/Np938A @sinandsyntax

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

Publishers don't realize they already have social media expertise: http://bit.ly/N9kihs @dennisyu @porter_anderson

Finding the right place to set your story: http://bit.ly/Np9Rua @KayKeppler

How One Editor Learned to Edit Herself: http://bit.ly/Np9Zde @emilywenstrom @janice_hardy

Varieties of Female Villains: http://bit.ly/NpatzX @LBardugo

Learning Writing Skills from the film Hancock: http://bit.ly/NpavI3

A Myth Studies Reading List for Fantasy Writers: http://bit.ly/NpaOCG @LBGale

How To Use A Camera To Bring Your Fiction Into Focus: http://bit.ly/NpaVhN @fuelyourwriting

The fantasy feminist: http://bit.ly/Npbd8m @fantasyfaction

What's Life Really Like as a Published Author? http://bit.ly/NpbrvZ @JodyHedlund

Tips for faster writing: http://bit.ly/NpbA2G @sinandsyntax

5 Ways to Boost Creativity: http://bit.ly/N5abLX @manon_eileen

Create a Freelance Writing Resume: http://bit.ly/QRP1op

Tips for pitching book bloggers: http://bit.ly/QRPd76 @YAHighway

Save Your Creative Life In One Hour Or Less--Back Up Your Work: http://bit.ly/QRPerL

Basic Writing : From Pre-Writing to Editing: http://bit.ly/NjjsVl

Tips for writing great sentences: http://bit.ly/NjjvAj

Learning the craft takes time--enjoy the process: http://bit.ly/NjjE6I @livewritethrive

Omniscient POV: http://bit.ly/NjjLiL

LendInk--legit e-lending, not a pirate site: http://bit.ly/N6Dwo6 @Porter_Anderson @markcoker @mathewi

Tips for writing book reviews: http://bit.ly/NjjSLb

Crafting effective heroes: http://bit.ly/NjjZqj @storyfix

Tips for writing subtext: http://bit.ly/NjkbWw

7 Ways to Use Brain Science to Hook Readers: http://bit.ly/NjkiRP @LisaCron

Prequels, Sequels, Novellas...The Ebook Deluge: http://bit.ly/NjkqAO

3 Ways to Mess with Genre: http://bit.ly/NjktfT @LBGale

Why Great Ideas Get Rejected: http://bit.ly/Njkv7x @LDRLB

In The E-Book World, Are Book Covers A Dying Art? http://n.pr/Njkz7n @nprbooks

The Most Trying Part of Living a Good Story: http://bit.ly/NjkAbr @jeffgoins

3 Steps to Making Friends & Enemies at Writers Conferences: http://bit.ly/NjkQap @victoriamixon

Elements of Fantasy – Frogs: http://bit.ly/NjkSis @fantasyfaction

Using KDP Select as a marketing tool: http://bit.ly/NjlFzO @copyblogger @jeffgoins

An overlooked essential skill for writers: http://bit.ly/NjmtF0 @Tsuchigari

Writing Tip: Hurt 'Em: http://bit.ly/NjmA3w @threekingsbooks

Form rejections: http://bit.ly/NjmBEo @janelebak

5 Keys to Writing Success: http://bit.ly/NjmFUJ @KristenLambTX

7 Benefits Of An Author Collective: http://bit.ly/NjmIjs @thecreativepenn

An agent on rejections and rude agents: http://bit.ly/NjmOaN @breeogden

The Dearth-of-Epic-Endings Epidemic: http://bit.ly/Njn0a3 @aimeelsalter

You only get one start – make the most of it: http://bit.ly/Njn89A @jaelmchenry

How to Choose a POV Character: http://bit.ly/Njna0U @ava_jae

The Self-Contained Narrator: http://bit.ly/Njne0X

Big follower numbers don't necessarily equal big sales: http://bit.ly/MZ3xXC @courtneymilan @adrienehill @Porter_Anderson

Private Inspiration Boards (Alternatives to Pinterest): http://bit.ly/Njni0r @roniloren

Establishing tone: http://bit.ly/NjnpsV @mooderino

10 lit devices and where to find them in SF: http://bit.ly/NjqqJY @annaleen

Killing Your Sales One Shot at a Time: http://bit.ly/NjquJw @deanwesleysmith

Infographic of Edgar Allan Poe's grisly death scenes: http://bit.ly/Njr9ur @guardianbooks

What 1 writer won't do to sell more books: http://bit.ly/Njrcqm @nicolamorgan

10 best end-of-world novels: http://bit.ly/Njrr4s @flavorpill

8 Romantic Readings from Contemporary Literature: http://bit.ly/NjrBcm @bookriot

68 Queries In 60 Minutes: http://bit.ly/NjrGg6

The internet is not a neighborhood in need of door-to-door salesmen: http://bit.ly/NjrLQO @SeananMcGuire

What's With Writers and Late Blooming? http://bit.ly/NjrNYQ @debraeve

How To Make Your Own Book Trailers: http://bit.ly/NjrPA6 @bubblecow

Storyboarding 101: http://bit.ly/NjrQE6

Does the Future of Publishing Need More Imagination? http://bit.ly/NjrWeR @jeffvandermeer

Putting the "Social" Back in Social Media: http://bit.ly/OTAUvk @jodyhedlund

5 Ways to Build a Pinterest Following With Facebook: http://bit.ly/OTAXap @smexaminer

The New Publishing Paradigm: What Value Do Publishers Add? http://bit.ly/OTAXXW @jamigold

Goodreads v. LibraryThing: http://bit.ly/OTB4Tj @deadwhiteguys

Mental Health Series for Writers: Panic Attacks: http://bit.ly/OTBcCn @kristinnador

Audition Your Cast of Characters: http://bit.ly/OTBb1j @juliemusil

Are you writing a dystopian? A checklist: http://bit.ly/QXaP23 @sarahlapolla

A look at NetGalley for reviews: http://bit.ly/QXb64V @jhansenwrites

Tone in fiction: http://bit.ly/QXbh05 @theresastevens

Chapter titles? http://bit.ly/QXbtfO @juliettewade

Which vs. That: http://bit.ly/QXbznA @writersdigest

5 ways to increase productivity: http://bit.ly/QXbNLw @manon_eileen

Jack London's Advice on Honing Your Creative Craft: http://bit.ly/OzEV7Y @mcd_owell

5 Scenes Every Romance Novel Needs: http://bit.ly/NFkRiT @howtowriteshop

Science Fiction Is Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed: http://bit.ly/MBZfUA @timmaughan @worldsf

5 Tips For Making a Living as a Writer: http://bit.ly/OOGNMU @rachellegardner

The villain's journey: http://bit.ly/NXVK0y @diymfa

11 tips for writing a book: http://bit.ly/RI3DYT @NYTimes @colsonwhitehead

How One Editor Learned to Edit Herself: http://bit.ly/Np9Zde @emilywenstrom @janice_hardy

What 1 writer won't do to sell more books: http://bit.ly/Njrcqm @nicolamorgan

Publishers don't realize they already have social media expertise: http://bit.ly/N9kihs @dennisyu @porter_anderson

The Dearth-of-Epic-Endings Epidemic: http://bit.ly/Njn0a3 @aimeelsalter

11 top authors with their tips for writing a great novel: http://on.wsj.com/r0BTJR @wsj

Can readers trust online book reviews? http://bit.ly/OoqGo5 @ninabadzin

What's Uplifting About Depressing Fiction? http://bit.ly/OoqMMv @btmargins

When Mainstream Publishers Do SFF: http://bit.ly/OoqTrc @jdiddyesquire

How to survive the creative life: http://bit.ly/OoqZ2f @chuckwendig {lang}

Tips for collaborative writing: http://bit.ly/Oor5GU @MsAnnAguirre

10 reasons writers get writer's block: http://bit.ly/Oorj0K @JulieBMack

Mirror scenes and weak writing: http://bit.ly/OorrgX

The Girlfriend's Guide to Being a Debut Author: http://bit.ly/OoryJ9

Being male is not a prerequisite for hard SF: http://bit.ly/OorzNo @guardianbooks

Author FAQs (tips for answering wannabe writer questions): http://bit.ly/OorCZD

12 Non-Negotiable Elements of Force in Writing: http://bit.ly/OorJEn @writing_tips

Are You Hitting a Bulls Eye With Your Target Audience? http://bit.ly/OorNUJ @melissaknorris

Point of View in Genre Fiction: http://bit.ly/OorPvR

The epidemic of niceness in online book culture: http://slate.me/OorZ6j @silvermanjacob

3 reasons more people should focus on their writing: http://bit.ly/Oos6Pg @nickthacker