by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific
is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.
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Nook's entry into UK off to a
bad start: http://bit.ly/T1BFmg
@Porter_Anderson @eoinpurcell @mattwarman @philipdsjones
Would Hemingway Blog? http://bit.ly/S6jrn7 @kristenlambtx
Another Pitfall of Multi-POV
Stories: http://bit.ly/T1Q5CL @KMWeiland
How to Avoid Distractions and
Create a Career in Fiction: http://bit.ly/T1Q95B
@joebunting
A Checklist for
Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/S6kt2q
@susankayequinn
7 Steps To Writing An Author
Business Plan: http://bit.ly/S6kFPc
@SusanSpann
Social media--don't put all
your eggs in one basket: http://bit.ly/T1QGo3
@StinaLL
Back To Smashwords After KDP
Select: http://bit.ly/S6q8FJ @Derek_Haines
Are books the new business
cards? E-publishing makes it easier than ever to buy credibility: http://bit.ly/T1TQIm @popcultini
Why sidekicks are useful: http://bit.ly/T1U2Y0 @juliettewade
Demystifying Science Fictional
Terms: http://bit.ly/S6qNai @KirkusReviews
@sfsignal
No More Excuses—Write That
Novel: http://bit.ly/S6qVXa @noveleditor
On Being an Unpublished Writer:
Enjoy it While You Can: http://bit.ly/S6t7hv
@ava_jae
To NaNo or Not? NaNoWriMo
Decoded: http://bit.ly/S6tusm @EdieMelson
#nanoprep
Campbell, Vogler, the Hero's
Journey, The Writer's Journey and Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet: http://bit.ly/T1VSYZ @AlexSokoloff #nanoprep
How much Worldbuilding before
you write? (especially for NaNo folk): http://bit.ly/S6tSHf
@juliettewade #nanoprep
Ready Or Not, Here It Comes:
NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1W2zL @joebunting
#nanoprep
Make Your Own NaNoWriMo
Survival Kit: http://bit.ly/S6uddd
@LauraHoward78 @WriteNowCoach
NaNoWriMo 2012: Choosing Your
Story: http://bit.ly/T1Wxtv #nanoprep
A good scare for a good cause: http://bit.ly/U14lwR @joannelessner
A good scare for a good cause: http://bit.ly/U14lwR @joannelessner
NaNoWriMo: 5 Tips for Getting
Ready: http://bit.ly/S6utbU @woodwardkaren
#nanoprep
90+ Published Novels Began as
NaNoWriMo Projects: http://bit.ly/S6uvRk
@galleycat @jasonboog
How (Not) to Be a NaNoWriMo
Champ: http://bit.ly/S6uD3c @ava_jae
Hold your fire: reporters
sometimes overly-eager to bash Amazon: http://bit.ly/R1yxH2
@Porter_Anderson
Fear of NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1WDRT @cjtreggett #nanoprep
#Nanoprep: Novel Creation: http://bit.ly/T1WL3S @ivinviljoen
7 reasons to use writing prompts: http://bit.ly/Sc1x3p @DIYMFA
7 reasons to use writing prompts: http://bit.ly/Sc1x3p @DIYMFA
Nail NaNoWriMo –3 old hands
share their tips: http://bit.ly/S6uZqr
@dirtywhitecandy #nanoprep
4 Tips for Writing a Quick
First Draft: http://bit.ly/S6v4ug
@rachellegardner #nanoprep
NaNoWriMo – The Pitfalls and
How to Deftly Avoid Them: http://bit.ly/T1WVIp
@LisaCron
Nanowrimo Prep: What's Your
Premise? http://bit.ly/T1WYE4 @alexsokoloff
#nanoprep
NaNoWriMo Cometh: A
Terribleminds Primer: http://bit.ly/T1X12N
@chuckwendig #nanoprep
How to outline your story for
National Novel-Writing Month – checklist: http://bit.ly/S6vsJ6
@dirtywhitecandy #nanoprep
Nanowrimo Prep: First, you need
an idea: http://bit.ly/S6vuB0 @alexokoloff
#nanoprep
Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/T1X9iG @plotwhisperer #nanoprep
Nanowrimo Prep: The Index Card
Method and Structure Grid: http://bit.ly/S6vG31
@alexsokoloff #nanoprep
What's in your NaNo survival
kit? http://bit.ly/T1XaTN #nanoprep
#NaNoWriMo Comic Archives: http://bit.ly/S6vO2z @inkyelbows
NaNoWriMo Prep: Story Elements
Checklist: http://bit.ly/T1XcLF
@alexsokoloff #nanoprep
How to Fake Confidence for
Creatives: http://bit.ly/T1ZrhO
@denisedesigns @EmilyWenstrom
Horror and Thriller: Walking
the Fine Line Between Similar Genres: http://bit.ly/S6AwNK
@YAHighway
Write Or Die: http://bit.ly/T1Zw56 @marcykennedy
What You, J.K. Rowling And
George Lucas Have In Common: http://bit.ly/S6ADJ2
@fuelyourwriting
Tips N Tricks: Using HTML to
Guest Post: http://bit.ly/S30kZp
@susankayequinn
The Perils
and Pitfalls of Writing with a Partner; http://bit.ly/SuvGZ7
Tips for self-pubbed
writers--giveaways: http://bit.ly/S31hkr
The Art of the Content Edit: 10
Ways To Make Sure You're Doing It Right: http://bit.ly/OP9db0
@robwhart
How To Add Subtitles To Your
Book Trailer On YouTube: http://bit.ly/S31vb4
@galleycat
Self-Publishing:--4 Writers
Share Their Experiences: http://bit.ly/OP9AlX
"Strong Female"
Fallacies: http://bit.ly/OP9Ilp @sjaejones
How Writers Can Reach Readers
Without Self-Promotion: http://bit.ly/S380Lb
Self-Publishing And Marketing
Tips: http://bit.ly/OPcUxp @cathryanhoward
@thecreativepenn
Conflict and Suspense Belong in
Every Kind of Novel: http://bit.ly/S38jp9
@jamesscottbell
Enough with "Us vs.
Them": http://bit.ly/OPd5sC
@AimeeLSalter
The Theology of Screenwriting:
Hell: http://bit.ly/S38Ebz @gointothestory
Ax Your Cliches: Why and How: http://bit.ly/OPddIH @margielawson
How to Get the Most Out of a
Writing Conference: http://bit.ly/QAF65s
@writersdigest
Leaving an Agent and Choosing
to Self-Publish: http://bit.ly/WXi1O2
@KendraHighley @goblinwriter
The Theology of Screenwriting:
Redemption: http://bit.ly/QAFa5b
@gointothestory
How to Mind Map in 3 Small
Steps: http://bit.ly/WXinnK @lifehackorg
Your Memoir Is Too Much About
You: http://bit.ly/QAFjFY @ethanfreak
Structure–Plot Problems: http://bit.ly/WXjsvO @kristenlambtx
2 common writing errors: http://bit.ly/QAHPvT @instntcheckmate
@nickthacker
Is KDP Select a Long-Term
Answer? http://bit.ly/ScH6lN
Prioritizing prepositions: http://bit.ly/QAK0iW @aliciarasley
Collective Nouns And
Impracticality (Word Choice Matters): http://bit.ly/ScHfpv
@BryanThomasS
10 of the Creepiest Ghosts in
Literature: http://bit.ly/QAK4za @flavorpill
5 Best Practices for Fresh
Freelancers: http://bit.ly/ScHhxH
@elanalancer
Great Character: Alex DeLarge
("A Clockwork Orange"): http://bit.ly/QAKaa4
@gointothestory
Don't Create a Cliché: http://bit.ly/ScHpgw @ava_jae
35 Synonyms for
"Look": http://bit.ly/QAKnKg
@writing_tips
6 Clever Tricks for a Better
To-Do List: http://bit.ly/RV8OV8 @JWhite
Starting Off With a Bang: Is
This Opening Working? http://bit.ly/RV9QR4
@janice_hardy
Rebounding from Roadblocks: http://bit.ly/TKMj1M
Likable protagonists: http://bit.ly/RVabDc @wordforteens
Physical Attribute Thesaurus:
Hands: http://bit.ly/QBuvHB @beccapuglisi
@angelaackerman
Tips for more effective guest
posting: http://bit.ly/QBuzHo @problogger
4 ways to never outgrow poetry:
http://bit.ly/RcVhHS @Woozie_M
10 Inspirational Disabled
Characters From Sci-Fi And Fantasy: http://bit.ly/QULF1C
@sfxmagazine
Libraries and ebooks--do they
own them or license them? http://bit.ly/PSWxRL
@Porter_Anderson @naypinya @mmasnick
Characterization Tools: http://bit.ly/RcVr1Q
How Nonfiction Authors Can
Build Niche Authority through Content Marketing: http://bit.ly/RcVydE
@BookMarketer
Tips for long sentence
wrangling: http://bit.ly/QBx4JA
@theresastevens
Skip the Paris Cafés And Get a
Good Pen: http://on.wsj.com/Tgr6Ag @wsj
7 Things That Make the Chronic
Finisher Put Down a Book: http://bit.ly/SuwL2U
@roniloren
5 reasons to consider
audiobooks: http://bit.ly/Tgru1B
@rachellegardner
Getting Agented in Multiple
Categories: http://bit.ly/SuxDo9 @kid_lit
3 Reasons Why You Should Write
When You're Tired: http://bit.ly/TgrzT5
@krissybrady
10 Queries in 10 Tweets recap: http://bit.ly/SuxT6B @literaticat
7 things 1 writer has learned
so far: http://bit.ly/TgrMWc @writersdigest
Brainstorm Somebody Else's
Problems: http://bit.ly/TgrQ8s @kaitnolan
6 mysteries that could be
solved with time travel: http://bit.ly/SuyF3K
@i09
The Importance Of Sympathetic
Heroes: http://bit.ly/TgrZZn @woodwardkaren
The Role of Suspense in Stories
and Music: http://bit.ly/SuyYvf @SamMcNerney
7 Effective Steps to Taking
Action When You Don't Know What to Do: http://bit.ly/Tgs9QF
@JWhite
Professional Resources for
Writers: http://bit.ly/Suzk50 @KMWeiland
12 Signs Your Blog Is a Social
Media Ghost Town (& Actionable Tips to Fix Them): http://bit.ly/SuzqK8 @heidicohen
Editors Support the Author's
Voice: http://bit.ly/TgsoLx @IlieRuby
Why you shouldn't rush your
writing: http://bit.ly/SuzSrP @juliettewade
How to Become a Writer: http://bit.ly/Tgswe3
How to create creepy
characters: http://bit.ly/T9kVJU @p2p_editor
Essential Characteristics of a
Thriller Hero: http://bit.ly/SuAKMS
@JodieRennerEd
An editor's tips for writing
horror: http://bit.ly/R0E3tM @aliciarasley
The 10 Most Mentioned Songs in
Books: http://bit.ly/PRXpGl @publisherswkly
Tips for blogging more
consistently: http://bit.ly/R0EkwO
@michellerafter
A Proven Method That Helps
Writers to Research Their Books: http://bit.ly/PRXB8K
@bubblecow
17 tips for marketing your book
online: http://bit.ly/R0EDHN
@emergentpublish
Tips for self-pubbing your
poetry: http://bit.ly/PRXFFw @karencv
@magdalenaball
Writing Retreat Lessons: http://bit.ly/R0FaJX
The strength of female
characterization: http://bit.ly/R0FiZX
@Riduna
If the Muse is Late for Work,
Start Without Her: http://bit.ly/R0Wxdo
@AimeeLSalter
Rockin' That Steampunk: http://bit.ly/PS47fq @TheKJA @tordotcom
Genres are artificial
distinctions: http://bit.ly/R0X4Mp
@johnottinger
Things that Scare Writers: http://bit.ly/R0XkLD @rileymagnus
Stay motivated after rejection:
http://bit.ly/PS4kze
Our characters shouldn't live
in a void: http://bit.ly/R0XWkr
@dirtywhitecandy
Why Writers Disappear: http://bit.ly/R0Y1Vc @kristinerusch
Cowardice, Laziness and Irony:
How Science Fiction Lost the Future: http://bit.ly/R0Yre4
@RuthlessCult
3 Tests to Determine Readiness
for Publication: http://bit.ly/PS4AhO
@jodyhedlund
How to build your Sci-Fi world:
http://bit.ly/R0YM0k @louise_wise
9 Easily Preventable Mistakes
Writers Make with Dialogue: http://bit.ly/PS4GpR
@aliventure @thecreativepenn
Your Book Publicity Timeline: http://bit.ly/PS4HKb @SarahPinneo
5 Obnoxious Marketing
Techniques Writers Should Avoid: http://bit.ly/PS7O4Z
@jodyhedlund
Is Marketing the Writer's
Enemy? http://bit.ly/R18znd
Self-pubbing mistake--not
understanding your target markets: http://bit.ly/PShvjQ
@BookMarketer
Mad, Glad, Sad? Show, Don't
Tell. http://bit.ly/R1v23E @angelaackerman
@MarileeB
How Writing can Change the
World: http://bit.ly/PShFYu
Non-Writing Spouses: http://bit.ly/PShIDE @kaitlin_ward
A writer's relationship to his
publisher or agent is not a marriage: http://bit.ly/PShRHb
@sarahahoyt
How To Compose A Steampunk
Musical: http://bit.ly/R1vKxG
@steampunkopera
Conquer the Synopsis Summit: http://bit.ly/R1vRJJ @juliemusil
Characters--it's the motivation
that counts: http://bit.ly/PSifpa
@AimeeLSalter
Do you fit the Profile of a
Successful Self-Published Writer? http://bit.ly/R1wCm7
@bubblecow
Should publishers enhance
ebooks? http://bit.ly/R1xffc @philipjones
Consider breaking complex
sentences in two: http://bit.ly/PSiVuG
@aliciarasley
Why Publishers Don't Like
Working With Start-ups: http://bit.ly/R1xRBw
@passivevoiceblg