by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific is a compilation of
all the writing links I shared the previous week.
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by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 19,000 free
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How to Use Google+ as an Author
Platform: http://bit.ly/UM9oDn
Is Your Dialog Doing Double
Duty? http://bit.ly/ToPoZj @sdwriter
Media Kit for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/UM9JpM
UK agency brings UK authors'backlist to Amer. audience--via KDP: http://bit.ly/VBFiqn@Porter_Anderson @jonnygeller @laurahazardowen
An agent with 13 business
etiquette tips: http://bit.ly/ToPxMz
@rachellegardner
Manuscript Revisions –
Exposition and Incluing: http://bit.ly/UManDJ
@VeronicaSicoe
The Super Power of
Encouragement: http://bit.ly/UMaEGT
How to Generate Ideas in Your
Sleep: http://bit.ly/ToPVL0 @write_practice
More Writing Advice From Jim
Butcher: http://bit.ly/UMb5Rj @woodwardkaren
Writing as an Act of Faith: A
Case Study: http://bit.ly/ToQ2Gj
@cherylrwrites
What one writer has learned
from self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/UMjofU
@livewritethrive
Are Some Realities Too Real For
Fiction? http://bit.ly/ToT1yw
What makes a folktale? http://bit.ly/ToT6lR @bookviewcafe
L.A. Indie Book Publishers Are
Thriving: http://bit.ly/UMmuR9 @josephalapin
Is book pirating bad for
writers? http://bit.ly/UMmDUO
How to Effectively Rebrand Your
Social Media Profiles: http://bit.ly/ToU41u
@smexaminer
Your Author Central Page: Tune
Up, Tune In: http://bit.ly/UMmZdT
@WhereWritersWin
Integrating Feedback into the
Writing Process: http://bit.ly/ToUchy
How to 'Do More' with Your
Writing: http://bit.ly/ToUk0p @serbaughman
Writing Tip: Keep an Ideas
List: http://bit.ly/UMnQLR @ava_jae
A Beginner's Guide to Marketing
Indie Literary Fiction: http://bit.ly/UMob0V
@jamesccamp @duolit
5 Questions to Ask When
Choosing an Online Writing Course: http://bit.ly/UMowRg
@krissybrady
Self-Publishers Aren't Killing
The Industry, They're Saving It: http://bit.ly/UMoTLJ
@DavidGaughran
65+ apps and resources for
writers: http://bit.ly/UMpwEW
@michellerafter
Increase your blog followers
through a giveaway: http://bit.ly/UMpRaU
@nickthacker
More thoughts on libraries and
ebook lending: http://bit.ly/UMq5ie
@MikeShatzkin
30 Windows 8 Features You
Should Know Before You Upgrade Your PC: http://bit.ly/ToV6uo
@lifehackorg
16 Paintings Featuring Books: http://bit.ly/UMqm4O @MissLiberty
All about publishing auctions: http://bit.ly/S8J7A4 @sjaejones
How (Not) to Be an Awesome
Critique Partner: http://bit.ly/S8INBx
@ava_jae
What does "literary
style" mean in terms of writing a screenplay?http://bit.ly/XZmN0x
@gointothestory
Turning Fact into Fiction: http://bit.ly/Wt5qz4 @DeeWhiteAuthor
How to Take Constructive
Criticism Like a Champ: http://bit.ly/XZn3g0
@lifehacker
Tips for Self-Publishing in the
iBookstore: http://bit.ly/Wt5tuz @galleycat
4 Lessons Running Can Teach You
About Writing: http://bit.ly/XZnbMG
@writersdigest
On stealing good ideas: http://bit.ly/Wt5zCm @mooderino
In Storytelling, Emotion Trumps
All: http://bit.ly/XZnw1Y @HP4Writers
The smartest thing in
publishing is to be flexible: http://bit.ly/Wt5E9p
@booksquare
How To Get Your Readers To
Identify With Your Main Character: http://bit.ly/XZnZkH
@woodwardkaren
How To Fund Your Book Using
Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/Wt5ONU
@whiskyguyrob
Creating characters readers
love to read: http://bit.ly/TnaFyW @4YALit
Booksellers Resisting Amazon's
Disruption: http://nyti.ms/TtzRXu
@DavidStreitfeld
Dos and Don'ts of Synopsis
Writing: http://bit.ly/TtzVq2
@lynnettelabelle
How (& Where) to Get a
Short Story Published: http://bit.ly/TnbhEC
@writersdigest
How to Become a Financially Fit
Freelancer: http://bit.ly/TtG4m1
@krissybrady
Admitting Defeat to Find
Success: http://bit.ly/Tnu0Qp @ThereseWalsh
What's the Best Way to Connect
With Readers Online? http://bit.ly/TtGgll
@JodyHedlund
12 Most James Bond Worthy Tools
for Freelancers: http://bit.ly/TnuAOc
@Susan_Silver
1 writer's journey to
publication: http://bit.ly/TtGx7O
@brandontietz
You Can Write Today: http://bit.ly/TnGqbx @noveleditor
Chuck Wendig And The Battle
Song Of The Storyteller: http://bit.ly/TnGwQp
@woodwardkaren @chuckwendig
Why Did Publishers Get So Big? http://bit.ly/X3RksS @scholarlykitchn
Can You Publish Blogged
Material As a Kindle Ebook? http://bit.ly/TnGJmz
@ninaamir
When writing romantic scenes
where does one draw the line? http://bit.ly/TnGOqz
@CindyMcDonald7
Differences in male and female
POV: http://bit.ly/TnGVlP @rebeccaberto
"Eagerness to
please," and the weakness of database marketing for directing the future
of SF/F: http://bit.ly/X3S40X @juliettewade
Tips for handling publishing's
waiting game: http://bit.ly/TgO2N7 @aswinn
Synopsis writing tips: http://bit.ly/YaxLze @lynnettelabelle
All about publishing auctions: http://bit.ly/S8J7A4 @sjaejones
Top 10 Tropes in YA: http://bit.ly/ToGiII @StrangeChem
Using Excel Keep Your Novel
Organized: http://bit.ly/ToIY9n @PBRWriter
What is Science Fiction for? http://bit.ly/TwtQcA @KgElfland2ndCuz
Tips for writing compelling
antagonists: http://bit.ly/ToJowj @KMWeiland
Tips for writing scary: http://bit.ly/TwuA1i @TaliaVance
A Framework for Thinking About
Author Platform: http://bit.ly/TwuB5n
@janefriedman
An outlining technique--answer
questions to frame your plot: http://bit.ly/ToKpEB
Why one writer signed with a
traditional publisher: http://bit.ly/TwuVkE
@lkblackburne
An agent says, "There is
no time for despair." http://bit.ly/ToKRTn
@rachellegardner
How to Speed Up Your WordPress
Site: http://bit.ly/Twv0ET @smexaminer
10 Great Authors We Should All
Stop Pigeonholing: http://bit.ly/ToLcFw
@flavorpill
Answers to Questions About
Commas: http://bit.ly/Twvivk @writing_tips
The bane of
niceties--deconstructing online commenting: http://bit.ly/ToLv3g
@jodicleghorn
The Dreaded Conference
Appointment: http://bit.ly/TwvB9s
@stevelaubeagent
Tips for better dialogue: http://bit.ly/ToMosB
The rise of literary genres: http://bit.ly/Twwejs @guardianbooks
"Amazon's the devil — and
I love it": http://bit.ly/Twwtej @salon
Losing Perspective on Your
Writing: http://bit.ly/VajyOq @roniloren
When Bad Ideas Sabotage Killer
Concepts: http://bit.ly/QSdc98 @storyfix
3 agents on the changing industry: http://bit.ly/YGkJuT @NeilBlairTBP @jonnygeller @AitkenAlexander @Porter_Anderson
3 Social Media Myths that Can
Cripple Our Author Platform: http://bit.ly/VajOgt
@kristenlambtx
Read Like an Agent: http://bit.ly/QSpZIq @diymfa
Technology: Help Or Hindrance
To Writers? http://bit.ly/QSq672
@kimber_regator
Story Questions Worth Pursuing:
http://bit.ly/VaGVYn @mooderino
Secondary characters can add
dimension and tension: http://bit.ly/VaH8dU
@juliettewade
4 Things a Character List
Reveals about Your Novel: http://bit.ly/QSqlPe
@fictionnotes
Blank Page? 5 Ways to Find
Inspiration: http://bit.ly/QSqxOI @L_Meyer
Hiding in the Writing Closet:
Good or Bad? http://bit.ly/VaHKjR
@jodyhedlund
Using ancient beliefs in the
Underworld to inspire our writing: http://bit.ly/VaIfdA
@GeneLempp
A Writing Exercise For Engaging
Your Readers: http://bit.ly/RoSUUy
@writersdigest
Think Outside Your Genre: http://bit.ly/Vc2nw3 @amiekaufman
2 Ways Your Brain is Wired to
Undermine Your Story – And What To Do About It: http://bit.ly/Vc2WWz
@LisaCron
The Art and Use of Fantastic
Criticism: http://bit.ly/Vc3c80
Tips for writing dialogue: http://bit.ly/RoUfdS @JordanDane
Tips for better book signings: http://bit.ly/RoUhCx+|+Duolit%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
@duolit
How To Earn A Living As A
Self-Published Writer: http://bit.ly/Vc3wnb
@woodwardkaren
Freelancers--how to collect an
overdue payment for a story: http://bit.ly/VoNnyw
@michelleRafter
Self-publishing requires a
business mindset: http://bit.ly/Ve1OiZ
@thecreativepenn
Timeframes and The Editing
Process: http://bit.ly/VoNCtJ @LRGiles
The Business of Screenwriting:
Low-budget filmmaking: http://bit.ly/Ve1YHf
@gointothestory
Why it's Worth it to Purchase
Your Own Domain Name: http://bit.ly/Ve2btO
@HarryGuinness
An agent's tips for writing a
1-sentence summary: http://bit.ly/TEn5Di
@rachellegardner
Which Point of View Is Right
For You? http://bit.ly/TEn7v5 @woodwardkaren
How to Write a Book Proposal: http://bit.ly/TBms0x @janefriedman
Creating a Cliffhanger in 3
Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/TEnjKM
How spending even 15 min. a day
on writing can benefit your story: http://bit.ly/TBmzZO
Bringing The Theater to Your
Writing: http://bit.ly/TEnAgF
@fantasyfaction
Are You Cut Out to be an Indie
Publisher? http://bit.ly/TBmKUV @ninaamir
Creating The Perfect Villain: http://bit.ly/TEnHsw (video) @jacobkrueger
Actions Speaks Louder Than
Words…Especially in Fiction: http://bit.ly/TEnTbp
@writtendreams
Blogging a book--killing 3
birds with 1 stone: http://bit.ly/11tAN1M
@ninaamir
A Writer's Five Stages of
Rejection: http://bit.ly/11tB3xw
Cardboard Characters: http://bit.ly/11tBgB3 @novelrocket
Physical Attributes Thesaurus
Entry: Eyes: http://bit.ly/11tBs2Z
@beccapuglisi
Writing Rules and Fantasy:
Show, Don't Tell: http://bit.ly/11tBUOY
@VickyThinks
Checklist for a Helpful
Critique: http://bit.ly/Tyws7k
@howtowriteshop
10 Ways to Stay True to
Yourself in Publishing: http://bit.ly/11tCufp
@writersdigest
The Simplest Advice for Writing
to "The End": http://bit.ly/TywzQ7
@museinks
Screenwriting--script diaries: http://bit.ly/11tCOLf @gointothestory
Yes, Your Submission Phobia Is
Holding You Back: http://bit.ly/11tD0tZ
Getting your book in front of
readers: http://bit.ly/SJ4G98 @LauraHoward78
Synopsis writing tips: http://bit.ly/XlxWaS @susanspann
Self-publishing strategizing: http://bit.ly/SJ53AF @authornordin
7 Ways to Get Your Book
Reviewed: http://bit.ly/XlHmmK @LauraPepWu
8 Words to Seek and Destroy in
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/SJcuHS
@robdyoungwrites
7 Best iPad Apps for Freelance
Writers: http://bit.ly/XlHAdH @nickthacker
Tips for approaching book
bloggers for reviews: http://bit.ly/SJcGqE
@bookmarketer
A Study of Plot: Looking for
Cause and Effect in a Synopsis: http://bit.ly/XlHLW9
@janice_hardy
The transformation of
publishing: http://bit.ly/SJcKXF
@guardianbooks
Bridging the Sales – Visibility
Gap: http://bit.ly/XmKwXs @sharonbially
Freelancers--Spinning Your Way
to Profits: http://bit.ly/XmKH53 @bob_brooke
The Sensual Writer--Taste vs.
Flavor: http://bit.ly/XmKZc7
Serial Fiction: Is It
Profitable? http://bit.ly/XmL5At
@woodwardkaren
20 Ways to Use and Enhance Blog
Photos: http://bit.ly/SK1x98 @heidicohen
Forget grammar during your 1st
draft: http://bit.ly/XmLrac @GrammarGirl
Book Covers: Photography vs.
Illustration: http://bit.ly/SK1OsE
@blurbisaverb
The Perils of Internet
Information: http://bit.ly/XmMxmu
@jamesscottbell
E-Serials as the “3rd Layer” in
the Publishing World: http://bit.ly/SJTmcZ
@dcroog @pubperspectives
The recipe for writing a
bestseller [infographic]: http://bit.ly/SK26j7
@dgquarterly
A dual crime-fiction
trend--violence against women, but strong female protagonists: http://bit.ly/RBi56s @mkinberg
Crowdfunding: Is Kickstarter
Losing Its Kick? http://bit.ly/VC34yQ
@Porter_Anderson @PatrickRwrites @Suw
3 NaNo NoNos: http://bit.ly/RBwkZ4 @jemifraser
@writeangleblog
Industry expert and indie
leader on the Author Solutions deal with S&S: http://bit.ly/VBBINc
@MikeShatzkin @DavidGaughran @Porter_Anderson
Tips for collecting and organizing ideas--"couponing" for authors: http://bit.ly/VOMFr2