by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigTwitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.
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The Art Of Creating Believable
Characters: No Mr. Nice Guy: http://bit.ly/ScNS9A
@woodwardkaren
Is Reading the Genre You're
Currently Writing Dangerous? http://bit.ly/PiDyil
@roniloren
12 Writing Insights from Famous
Authors: http://bit.ly/ScOpZe @susan_silver
How to Write a Romance Novel:
The Keys to Conflict: http://bit.ly/PiDJKs
@writersdigest
How publishers can stay in the
game: http://bit.ly/PiEEe8 @janefriedman
@nztaylor
Develop Any Idea Into a Great
Story: The BADS Technique Illustrated: http://bit.ly/ScR05q
@writersdigest
Building a Local Readership: http://bit.ly/ScRgRO
1 writer's favorite books on
writing: http://bit.ly/PiEUcS
5 Tips to Making Your Cover
Look Professional: http://bit.ly/ScRKaB
@bubblecow
8 Eroding Inflectional Endings:
http://bit.ly/PiF0kL @writing_tips
Screenwriting--montages: http://bit.ly/XYEVVG @gointothestory
Big 'A' Little 'a': Writing
Between the Concrete and Abstract: http://bit.ly/XYF8Iu
@litreactor
Your IQ Doesn't Matter &
Other Lessons About Creativity From Children: http://bit.ly/XYFCOR
@SeanBlanda
Selling Our Books on Social
Media–Don't Be a Personal Space Invader: http://bit.ly/Sc9Poq
@kristenlambtx
The Humble eBook Bundles and
Authors: http://bit.ly/Scaq9y @Scalzi
Fifty Shades of Black-on-Grey:
The unfortunate design limitations of e-books: http://bit.ly/XYIgUA
@teleread
Launching an author career
after 50: http://bit.ly/ScaNkr @DonnaGalanti
Are Blog Tours Losing Their
Promotional Power? http://bit.ly/XYJvmU
@CreepyQueryGirl
How to Keep Your Fight Scenes
Interesting: http://bit.ly/XYKeUY @KMWeiland
Physical Therapy For Your
Writing–Keeping Your Manuscript In Balance: http://bit.ly/XYKvr8
@jhansenwrites
Common Writing Mistakes: http://bit.ly/ScboTt @noveleditor
Techniques for planning a
series: http://bit.ly/ScbwCk
An agent on foreshadowing: http://bit.ly/XYLbwL @rachellegardner
8 Myths to Squelch During Story
Critiques: http://bit.ly/XYLBTR
@adriennedewolfe
Your Amazon Author Rank: Boon
or Bane? http://bit.ly/ScbTwG @fictionnotes
How Do You Write When The
Thrill Is Gone? http://bit.ly/Y1AB8c
@curiosityquills
Series or Stand-Alone? How to
Decide: http://bit.ly/SdeIxv @novelrocket
Why Writers Disappear (Part
Two): http://bit.ly/Y1B61V @kristinerusch
Anti-Heroes/Heroines &
Villains Need Love Too—12 Tips: http://bit.ly/Y1Puar
@DonnaGalanti @jordandane
Cultivating an Email List for
your Blog: http://bit.ly/Y1POpQ @JulieBMack
The 6th Sense: Is Your Idea
Good Enough? http://bit.ly/SdjN97
@jacobkrueger
Tips for Self-Editing: http://bit.ly/Y1QsU3 @pegeditors
Organize Your Novel With
Hiveword: http://bit.ly/Y1QEmd
@woodwardkaren @hiveword
Is Cutting More Important than
Adding? http://bit.ly/SdkajT @sechintower
Writers Are Fearless: http://bit.ly/Y1Rrnf @MermaidHel
Amazon Author Rankings and Who
They Actually Benefit: http://bit.ly/SdkgYK
@Scalzi
5 observations from the big
marketing world: http://bit.ly/Y1SzHr
@junglereds
How 1 Writer Learned to Stop
Worrying and Love His Goals: http://bit.ly/TwpgeJ
Authors suggest Q&A topics
for book events: http://bit.ly/UklpOy
@bookriot
Tips for historical fiction
writers: http://bit.ly/TwpJxu @jodyhedlund
@marcykennedy
A trad. published writer on her
self-pubbing experience: http://bit.ly/UklO3w
@TamaraLeighAuth
How Children's Authors Can
Profit from School Visits: http://bit.ly/TwpZMU
@BookMarketer
Using the 5 Senses to Make Our
Stories Jump Off the Page: http://bit.ly/Ukm4zt
@jodyhedlund
4 tips for writing a quick 1st
draft: http://bit.ly/TwqeHV @rachellegardner
Creating An Imaginary Panel to
Get Unstuck: http://bit.ly/UkmnKy
@Jess_Keating
The 5 Keys to Pain-Free Book
Promotion: http://bit.ly/TwqqGQ @JFBookman
Jane Friedman on the empowered
author: http://bit.ly/Ulxjra @JaneFriedman
@Porter_Anderson
3 Steps to Creating a Beautiful
Book Site for Less than $100: http://bit.ly/UlB0NH
@jeffgoins
5 tips for creating a great
character: http://bit.ly/Txg4H0 @4YALit
@wordforteens
Non-Writing Spouses: http://bit.ly/PShIDE @kaitlin_ward
Twitter: 12 Guidelines to
Engage & Build Your Following: http://bit.ly/UlBpQd
@heidicohen
The importance of connecting
with the right editor: http://bit.ly/Txgi0z
@LesannBerry
Tips for writing a thrilling
climax: http://bit.ly/Txgpt7 @tessgerritsen
Why does "The Princess
Bride" work as a romance? http://bit.ly/UlBTpz
@laurie_gold
Tips For Writing Story
Beginnings: http://bit.ly/TxgA7T
@writersdigest
Situations that might require
writing a longer scene: http://bit.ly/PSjaG5
@LynnetteLabelle
Creating story flow: the secret
power of cause and effect: http://bit.ly/U1eARz
@karenschrav
Putting Emotion In Story: http://bit.ly/TxgIEe @mooderino
10 Questions You Need To Answer
Honestly If You Want To Sell More Books: http://bit.ly/UlCmIo
@thecreativepenn
Pros and cons of Goodreads
giveaways: http://bit.ly/VHvUMJ
5 ways to increase conflict: http://bit.ly/VHvZjC @EileenWriter
10 ways to save the publishing
industry: http://bit.ly/VhWyQK
@guardianbooks @orbooks
Is it still considered
necessary for writers to blog? http://bit.ly/VHwfir
@VeronicaSicoe
6 Steps To Choosing Your Next
Writing Project: http://bit.ly/VhXt3P
@joebunting
Revising Your Book: Do's and
Don'ts: http://bit.ly/VHwr1c @kmweiland
@wiseink
8 Tips To Bring Your Readers
Along For The Ride: http://bit.ly/VHwydg
7 Stages of Publishing Grief: http://bit.ly/VHwHgx @RLLAfevers
Similes and metaphors: http://bit.ly/VhYecV
An avid reader has feedback for
indie writers: http://bit.ly/SPg2cQ
@jamesscottbell
Self-discovery: http://bit.ly/VHwMB2 @BretBallou
Agent Michael Larsen on Why We
Should Self-Publish 1st: http://bit.ly/VhYKru
@chrisrobley
9 Tactics To Create Content on
Two Week Schedule: http://bit.ly/VhYWqA
@heidicohen
Making Orange Juice From Life's
Lemons as a Writer: http://bit.ly/VhZ09R
@JessBaverstock
Want to be a writer? Have a
literary parent: http://ind.pn/VhZqxa
Amazon's Author Ranking And Why
It Means So Little: http://bit.ly/VHxm1J
@VeronicaSicoe
Why Agent/Editor Breakfast,
Lunch, Coffee, Ice Cream, Cupcake and Drink Dates Are Important: http://bit.ly/VhZKvJ @bostonbookgirl
Don't Fancy Up Your Manuscript
Formatting: http://bit.ly/VHxwpS @RC_Lewis
Stop Worrying About Book Deals
& Write: http://bit.ly/VhZTiQ @galleycat
Want to get the creative juices
flowing? Let your mind wander: http://bit.ly/Vi011V
@sianbeilock
Screenwriters and Novelists –
what's the difference? http://bit.ly/VI4ypG
@thecreativepenn
Networking for Authors: 5
Survival Tips: http://bit.ly/VI4Cpw @diymfa
Twitter fiction: 21 authors try
their hand at 140-character novels: http://bit.ly/VI4Fl5
@guardianbooks
The Sensual Writer: Listening
vs. Hearing: http://bit.ly/VI4Lcq
What's Your Writing
Personality? http://bit.ly/VI4OFm @KMWeiland
The Screenplay Method of
Storytelling: http://bit.ly/VjbM82
@NaAlleyBlog
The publishing industry
shouldn’t get special treatment: http://bit.ly/SxpTBl
@NathanBransford @MikeShatzkin @Porter_Anderson
Long-Haul Writing Career: What
It Takes To Succeed: http://bit.ly/U4ReAn
Tips for writing strong
characters: http://bit.ly/U4Rn6X @JKagawa
Publishing schedule for indie
writers – who to hire and when: http://bit.ly/U4RU8H
@dirtywhitecandy
Licensing for Authors: http://bit.ly/VIpqxb @beth_barany
How to Write a Script: Push
Your Protagonist to the Edge: http://bit.ly/U4S53V
@writersdigest
In Defense of Real Fairy Tales:
http://on.wsj.com/U4SeEz @wsj
Never Can Say Good-Bye:
Good-Byes in Romance Novels: http://bit.ly/VIpCMI
@smexys_sidekick
The Evolution of Sexuality,
Homosexuality and Gender in SFF: http://bit.ly/VIrsNH
@fantasyfaction
5 Ways for Writers to Blast
Through Self-Doubt: http://bit.ly/U4VJec
Maybe the success of your ebook
isn't due to promo...maybe you wrote a good book: http://bit.ly/VIrwNs
@deanwesleysmith
Q&A on Copyright With an
Attorney: http://bit.ly/U4W1S8 @janefriedman
What's stopping you from that
rewrite? http://bit.ly/VIrCog
5 Facts About Publishing That
Could Change Your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/U4W8NO
@jeffgoins
Debunking Myths about Writing: http://bit.ly/VIrJQF @howtowriteshop
Trust your instincts as a
writer: http://bit.ly/SK59tL @Jan_Ohara
Can journalists write novels? http://bit.ly/U1NdGT @guardianbooks
The Slippery Slope of
E-Originals: http://bit.ly/SK5GMf @DBW
@PassiveVoiceBlg
7 Been-There-Done-That Tips on
Formatting, Taxes, Amazon, Reviews and More: http://bit.ly/SK6ikZ
@duolit @YasminSelena
Common Manuscript Mistakes and
the Writers Who Make Them: http://bit.ly/U1NJ7U
@AimeeLSalter
6 Ways Your Protagonist Should
Be Like Jack Reacher: http://bit.ly/SK6II8
@fuelyourwriting
11 Riffs on Creativity &
Time: http://bit.ly/U1NWYu @JeffreyDavis108
Testifying for Fan-Fiction: http://bit.ly/SK7jtd @peterdamien
Immediacy – Writing in Real
Time: http://bit.ly/U1ObTz @PBRWriter
How to know a good agent from a
bad one: http://bit.ly/SK7zIL @breeogden
Amazon, Popularity, and a List
that We Really Don't Need: http://bit.ly/SK7C7f
@davidbcoe
Tips for achieving our goals: http://bit.ly/U1PhP9 @JWhite
Writing food into your story: http://bit.ly/SK9Nrq @HP4Writers
Are There Downsides to Giving
Away Free Ebooks? http://bit.ly/SKahxV
@goblinwriter
Successful Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/U1PFgF
Writing The Short Query Novel
Pitch: http://bit.ly/U1PH8h @BryanThomasS
7 Reasons Why Your Book Should
Also Be An Audiobook: http://bit.ly/SKaxgk
@authormedia
Do Agents and Editors Expect
Novelists to Blog? http://bit.ly/TDS44R
@jodyhedlund
5 Literary Journals Born of the
Digital Age: http://bit.ly/VLZQY0
@EmilyWenstrom
Unnecessary Words, Blah Words,
and Just Plain Wrong Words: http://bit.ly/TDShoB
@susanjmorris
Are you a traditionally-published author with out of
print books? Some facts about rights reversion: http://bit.ly/SxjkP2 @DonnaFaz
The Best Way To Build A
Writer's Platform Is To Write: http://bit.ly/VM0Ds9
@woodwardkaren @deanwesleysmith
Gluing Plot to Theme and
Character to Fuel Your Story: http://bit.ly/VM0JQk
@4YALit
Structure–Getting Primal and
Staying Simple: http://bit.ly/VM0RiL
@kristenlambTX
Characters Should Think
Progressively: http://bit.ly/VM0QeI
@mooderino
Improve credibility of your
fiction by identifying silly dialogue and unrealistic action: http://bit.ly/TDTn3P
10 Tips for Writing Impactful
Dialogue: http://bit.ly/VM1dpC @cemckenzie1
The Killer Three-Headed Story
Beast: http://bit.ly/VM1Gbv @storyfix
The appeal of deadlines: http://bit.ly/TDTOLz @angelaackerman
@janetgurtler
How To Design A Great Looking
Book Cover: http://bit.ly/VM1Pvo
@woodwardkaren
Should Writers pay for
Professional Services? http://bit.ly/PxIXlY
@bubblecow
10 Ways to Syndicate Your
Online Writing: http://bit.ly/U3UYw5
@galleycat
7 Scientific Facts That Will
Ruin Movies for You: http://bit.ly/PxJ1C7
@i09
The 'Fifty Shades' effect on
book covers: http://usat.ly/PxJgx1
@roniloren
Turns Out You Don't Really Need
a Plot: http://bit.ly/U3Vk5O
@GeoffreyCubbage
Inspiration for Writers: How to
Be More Creative: http://bit.ly/PxJqVb
@writersdigest
Does the Random House-Penguin
merger mean a pub. that can take on Amazon? http://bit.ly/SwGFAy
@robeagar @JosephJEsposito @Porter_Anderson
When to ignore critiques: http://bit.ly/U3Vv13 @rebeccaberto
Pros and Cons of Entering
Writing Contests: http://bit.ly/PxJzrH
@writeitsideways
Handling adoption in fiction,
part 2: http://bit.ly/VzUhAB @LauraDennisCA