Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Happy New Year (almost)!  I'll be back on Wednesday with my first post for 2013.  Now for some writing links.

Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.

The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing-related topics. It's the search engine for writers.

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Researching Your Story – A 4-Step Strategy: http://bit.ly/12toC4D @JulieEshbaugh

Theme and Intent: Do you know yours? http://bit.ly/WdEFUf @bob_mayer

How to Market your Book if You're Not a Marketer: http://bit.ly/12toT7s @LauraHoward78 @NancyStraight

Adapting Story Structure for Any Project: http://bit.ly/12tpFkP @beccapuglisi @lydia_sharp

1 writer's worldbuilding to-do list: http://bit.ly/12tpPZy @davidbcoe

Tips for improving Amazon Author Rank: http://bit.ly/WdGCjL @dcdenison

A children's writer with helpful hashtags (and prime times for usage): http://bit.ly/12tq5HS @fictionnotes

Where To Continue Your Story: http://bit.ly/WdH0yJ @ollinmorales

Grammar and the Dangling Participle: http://bit.ly/12tqj1N @howtowriteshop

4 Songwriting Tips For Scoring Film and TV Placements: http://bit.ly/RQGMus @usasong

Writing an Outline of Your Novel: http://bit.ly/U2Tk1v @glencstrathy

Editing: Make Sure Your Story's Bones Are Strong: http://bit.ly/U2Tm9v @woodwardkaren

Knowledge Is Power But Story Is King: http://bit.ly/UzVnHG @mooderino

How Writers & Publishing Professionals Can Network on Twitter: http://bit.ly/U2TpSO @galleycat

Getting Unstuck: http://bit.ly/U2Tu8Y @Julie_Gray

"25 Tips to Punch Up Your Writing": http://bit.ly/UzVDGA @BrooklynWeaver @gointothestory

How to Tell if the First Draft of Your Novel Just Isn't Worth Salvaging: http://bit.ly/U2TJkx @io9 @charliejane

Writing Beyond the Good/Bad Character Dichotomy: http://bit.ly/UzWfvO @litreactor

The First 7 Steps to a Successful Social Media Plan for Writers: http://bit.ly/U2Upq6

Making Twitter more manageable with Twitter Lists: http://bit.ly/UzYaAL @LauraPepWu

10 Ways to Build Long-Lasting Traffic to Your Author Website or Blog: http://bit.ly/U2Uwli @janefriedman

5 Tips for Writing Scenes: http://bit.ly/UzYI9E @jodyhedlund

7 Ways Writing a Screenplay is Different Than Writing a Novel: http://bit.ly/U2ULNg @writersdigest

11 Steps To Edit Your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/UzZfbQ @woodwardkaren

5 Ways an Introvert Can Build a Thriving Online Audience: http://bit.ly/U2V0YL @copyblogger

Wield Your Words Carefully: http://bit.ly/UzZBPI @sjaejones

Tips for including a theme in your story: http://bit.ly/U2VbDh @WyattGBessing @beth_barany

Writing lessons learned from "Along for the Ride": http://bit.ly/UA0fwy @juliemusil

Screenwriting--can you break the rules? http://bit.ly/U2Vyhl @thatScriptChick

Can books endure in a 140-character world? http://bit.ly/UAhhKR @salon

7 steps to becoming a trend spotting ace: http://bit.ly/Y9y4KU @michellerafter

Making Time To Write: http://bit.ly/UAhuhc @woodwardkaren

Misconceptions About Dialogue: http://bit.ly/Y9ytND @cockeyed_caravan

Rebellious characters: http://bit.ly/UAi66B @jeanniecampbell

Rebellious characters: http://bit.ly/UAi66B @jeanniecampbell

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy: http://bit.ly/Y9yRLZ via @passivevoiceblg

Word Count Spreadsheet: track word counts for up to 5 projects: http://bit.ly/VdqDwY @jamieraintree

3 stages of author marketing: http://bit.ly/UAiMZw @susanspann

10 Television Cliffhangers That Make Great Series Finales: http://bit.ly/Y9zhBY @io9

7 Deadly Sins of Screenwriting: http://on.wsj.com/UAj5DQ @wsj

Tightening your plot by layering: http://bit.ly/Y9BJbN @juliettewade

Structure: The Rhythm of the Dance: http://bit.ly/UAm4ff @Julie_Gray

4 Keys to Awesome Conflict: http://bit.ly/Y9BQEe

Tax Deductions for Authors--Updated: http://bit.ly/UAmsKR

Writing The First Draft Of A Novel Using Questions And Modelling: http://bit.ly/UAmAtL @thecreativepenn

Finding Free Fonts for Your Self-Published Book: http://bit.ly/Y9Cdyt @jfbookman

Setting Your Characters in the Proper Setting: http://bit.ly/UAmL8B @livewritethrive

Unreliable Narrators in Film and Literature: http://bit.ly/Y9Cod3 @write_practice

How not to open a short story: http://bit.ly/UAnir9

Getting Back Into the Habit of Writing: http://bit.ly/Y9CJg0 @JulieBMack

Tempted to Give up on Your Story? Don't! http://bit.ly/U4bH6d @KMWeiland

How (Not) to Finish Writing a First Draft: http://bit.ly/UX9oOL @ava_jae

Platform building--creating a home base: http://bit.ly/U4bIXP @nickthacker

The First-Person Query Letter: http://bit.ly/UX9Gow @janelebak

4 steps to create a good reader experience on your author website: http://bit.ly/UXahH2

Where Should An Ebook Start? http://bit.ly/U4c6pa @PYOEbooks

5 Usage Errors: http://bit.ly/UXazxE @writing_tips

Getting Rid of the Middle Man: http://bit.ly/U4cggb @kristinerusch

How to Create a Truly Frightening Villain: http://bit.ly/U4chkk @marcykennedy

How to Escalate Conflict in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/UXb8au @cjredwine

Character Goals: Why they are Essential to any Good Book: http://bit.ly/U4cns5 @AmericanEditing

Tips for writing a synopsis: http://bit.ly/U4rVvU

Building a Plot of Variable Depth: http://bit.ly/U4s2rB

6 Tips for Beating the Blank Page: http://bit.ly/U4s4zy @copyblogger

Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/UXLO4g @hansvillarica

Actions and Reactions: The End-All-Be-All of Storytelling: http://bit.ly/U4sbv4 @jamigold

The Skill List Project: Theme: http://bit.ly/U4shTk

Where Is Fantasy Headed? http://bit.ly/U4siXr @fantasyfaction

Do you have imposter syndrome? http://bit.ly/UXMbf8 @rachellegardner

How to Edit Your Novel in 3 Steps: http://bit.ly/UXMlmW @beth_barany

How Chuck Wendig Writes A Novel: http://bit.ly/UXMtm9

What's the future for lit fic? How far should we go to sustain it? http://bit.ly/Vdt9Dz @Porter_Anderson @timoreilly

Writers Create Fiction, They Don't Prove Facts: http://bit.ly/UXMA13 @VeronicaSicoe

Well-known mystery writers on writing clues into their stories: http://bit.ly/U4sxBL @junglereds

The 7-Step Method to Find Focus for Writing: http://bit.ly/Wnykpu @LeoBabauta

How to Write a Book Marketing Plan: Begin with the End in Mind: http://bit.ly/UOSELH

When A Scene Isn't Working: http://bit.ly/WnyuwW @mooderino

The art of the epigraph: http://natpo.st/UOSIef @itsmarkmedley

The cost of self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/WnyGfJ @goblinwriter

5 Ways to Find an Agent for Your Book: http://bit.ly/UOSRhG @galleycat

Crowdfunding: Cutting Out The Middleman: http://bit.ly/WnyPQf @woodwardkaren

How to Clean Up Your Online Presence and Make a Great First Impression: http://bit.ly/UOSZxH @lifehacker

Pegging Yourself as an Author: The Attitude: http://bit.ly/UOTbgv

The Rise of the Backdoor Fantasy Story: http://bit.ly/Wnzlhl @io9

4 Options for Improving Your Fiction: http://bit.ly/TRpXz4 @writeitsideways

How To Use Permanently Free Books To Increase Sales: http://bit.ly/TLZdNR @woodwardkaren

Author and publisher relationships: http://oreil.ly/WnzCkp @jwikert

The Business of Screenwriting: Writing credits: http://bit.ly/UOTyb2 @gointothestory

A Common Writing Syndrome--Dirty House: http://bit.ly/WnzMYW @CreepyQueryGirl

Hollywood's 25 Most Powerful Authors: http://bit.ly/ZgDeq3

7 Reference Resources for Writers and Editors: http://bit.ly/UPc4jx @writing_tips

A Writer's Perspective on Writers: http://bit.ly/ZgDqp9 @emergentpublish

Thoughts on what's next in YA publishing: http://bit.ly/UPc9U9 @pubperspectives

How to Stress Less in a Video Interview: http://bit.ly/ZgDBRB @sparkhire

Writing a Strong Opening Chapter: http://bit.ly/UPch66

Tips for improving focus and increasing productivity while writing at home: http://bit.ly/ZgDJAr @nickdaws

Tips for Writing a Strong Female Character: http://bit.ly/UPcnuI @LizCLong

A Tip for Creating Suspense: http://bit.ly/ZgDW6C @ollinmorales

Endings and Beginnings--Finding the Reader-Satisfying "Loops" in Your Story: http://bit.ly/UPcwhw

A New (Free) Way to Sell Books from your Sidebar: http://bit.ly/ZgEhGk @jfbookman

The Slow Blog Manifesto and 8 Reasons for New Authors to Slow Blog: http://bit.ly/UPcN4i @annerallen

Strong Details for Strong Reader Emotions: http://bit.ly/UPfq5S @sherrythomas

Creating a Scene: Three Part Harmony: http://bit.ly/ZgHTs6 @behlerpublish

Tips for a 2000 word a day writing habit: http://bit.ly/UPfFhm @lifehackorg

What's Wrong Here? Figuring Out Why a Scene Doesn't Work: http://bit.ly/UPgN4F @janice_hardy

What Working Out Taught 2 Writers about Writing: http://bit.ly/ZgJFcB @wordsxo

The grammar of a folktale plot: http://bit.ly/UPimj1

7 Writers Who Died Young: http://bit.ly/UPjTFK @PWxyz

Making Tension Tense: http://bit.ly/ZgO6nQ @victoriamixon

Role of the Literary Agent in a Changing Marketplace: http://bit.ly/UPk6ZJ @howtowriteshop

Writing Prompts: Defeat Writer's Block And Generate Ideas: http://bit.ly/ZgOeUc @woodwardkaren

Tips for Editing Your Work: http://bit.ly/UdhPtQ

How Readers Discovered a Debut Novel: A Case Study: http://bit.ly/VRI1Xb

When Writers Think About Adapting Their Novel for TV: http://bit.ly/Udi87Z @UWwriters

Using DRM to Enable ebook Resales? http://bit.ly/UdicV5

Character Development - Getting Real: http://bit.ly/VRImt3 @aimeelsalter

Writing Rules and Fantasy: Adverbs: http://bit.ly/UdiknI @VickyThinks

What Writers Can Learn From Downton Abbey: http://bit.ly/VRItov @jamesscottbell

The Secret To a Successful Concept: http://bit.ly/Uditrb @storyfix

Indie Publishing in 2013: Why We Can't Party Like It's 2009: http://bit.ly/VRIAAp @annerallen

10 Reasons Your Screenplay Sucks (and how to fix it): http://bit.ly/UdiAD7 @medkno

4 Ways Writers Sabotage Themselves On Facebook: http://bit.ly/T9AZzM @authormedia

7 Tips for Making Life Work as a Mom and a Writer: http://bit.ly/UTcx40 @michellerafter

Writing what you know--it's about character development: http://bit.ly/T9Bb1W

Avant-garde novelist Mark Z. Danielewski is changing the way we read e-books: http://slate.me/UTcGo4 @slate

Worldbuilding--how much is enough? http://bit.ly/T9BhXv @davidbcoe

Tips for what to do after finishing a first draft: http://bit.ly/UTcV2u @janice_hardy

Understanding Screenwriting: Argo, The Sessions, Cloud Atlas: http://bit.ly/T9BBp6

A Community Means Getting a Response: http://bit.ly/UTd0Dm @jfbookman

A character's mental voice is like all the goofy (or not) quotes they've ever memorized: http://bit.ly/T9BFVY @juliettewade

Dramatic Action Is More Than Doing Stuff: http://bit.ly/UTd5qH @mooderino

The Neuroscience of Creativity: http://tinyurl.com/bnah5lc @creativitypost

Character Development: Make Them Angry: http://bit.ly/T9BV7w @ava_jae

10 Things Writers Should Expect From Literary Agents: http://bit.ly/10k7e3G @RoganBarbara