Sunday, November 25, 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’sKnowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 19,000 free articles on writing-related topics.
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REact and PROact – developing your character: http://bit.ly/W13AK3 @behlerpublish
Ghostwriting: A Checklist of Questions to Ask Potential Clients: http://bit.ly/SSJLzc @BrianKlems
Believable Plots: http://bit.ly/SSJQD9 @fictionnotes
Popularity, Visibility & KDP Select: http://bit.ly/SSJYCC @DavidGaughran
Structure--Genre Matters: http://bit.ly/SSK2SZ @kristenlambtx
A writer's reflections on ghostwriting and ending up with 2 agents and a self-pub book: http://bit.ly/WjJgPF @Porter_Anderson @ByRozMorris
10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Following: http://bit.ly/TFbJND @smexaminer
How to Become an Agent: http://bit.ly/TFbX7h
The importance of an ISBN: http://bit.ly/WjH7DB @Porter_Anderson @ljndawson
Tips for synopsis writing: http://bit.ly/ZvULaV @LynnetteLabelle
Including pauses in our story: http://bit.ly/ZvUWTT @SouthrnWritrMag
The 8 Best (Actual) Literary Bars: http://bit.ly/TFczK6 @EddMcCracken
A Self-Publisher's Guide to Kobo: http://bit.ly/ZvWCwC @mollygreene
What's Your Inner Mythology? http://bit.ly/TFcO80 @EnchantedInkpot
Being unreachable can make you more productive: http://bit.ly/TFcTZq @lifehacker
How To Download Fan Fiction as eBooks: http://bit.ly/ZvXFfT @mediabistro
Tips for pitching your book: http://bit.ly/TFdbiP @msheatherwebb

What are men reading? http://bit.ly/Wp6WlG @JustBethanne @Porter_Anderson
10 Twitter Hashtags To Get You Writing (And Keep You Writing): http://bit.ly/ZvYdm7 @krissybrady
Is Blogging Important for Novelists Considering Self-Publishing? http://bit.ly/TFdjip @jodyhedlund
Use Fear to Develop Character and Conflict: http://bit.ly/ZvYKEF
Beat Procrastination and Distractions By Scheduling Time for Them: http://bit.ly/TFdxG8 @lifehacker
A novel approach to going DRM-free: http://oreil.ly/ZvZ85Z @jwikert
Caught between too much pointless detail and not enough? Choose your "logic of caring." http://bit.ly/TFdDh0 @juliettewade
How to Mind Map Your Story: http://bit.ly/ZvZx8B
6 Ways Your Protagonist Should Be Like Jack Reacher: http://bit.ly/SK6II8 @fuelyourwriting
Structure–Getting Primal and Staying Simple: http://bit.ly/VM0RiL @kristenlambTX
Fill The Shelves – A New Initiative To Help Underfunded School Libraries: http://bit.ly/TRDqHw @DavidGaughran
Malapropisms: the Pineapple of Linguistic Errors: http://slate.me/WBjV9s @salon
Licensing for Authors: http://bit.ly/VIpqxb @beth_barany
In Praise of the Implausible: http://bit.ly/UFJxkp
3 Reasons Why SEO Matters: Improve Search Engine Rankings: http://bit.ly/TL37Y3 @robertleebrewer
Writing For Children--Pros and Cons: http://bit.ly/UFJUvb @BryanThomasS
Publishing Advice: Gauging the Gurus: http://bit.ly/QuqBnx @Porter_Anderson @MickRooney7777
Is Becoming a Best-Selling Author a Matter of Luck? http://bit.ly/UFJXr3 @goblinwriter
Bypassing theme for objective correlatives: http://bit.ly/TL3sK8 @litreactor
An agent on the need to love a story idea: http://bit.ly/UFK5H4 @literaticat
Where does author end and book begin? http://natpo.st/UFKd9o @npbooks @coreyredekop
Facebook tips and tricks: http://bit.ly/UFKkll @JennyHansenCA
How to get inside the mind of a serial killer: http://bit.ly/TL3Qsb @i09
How to Ease Into a Standing Desk Routine: http://bit.ly/TL6wWB @lifehacker
Do You Have Writer's Block Or Is It Procrastination? http://bit.ly/UFMC43
10 of Literature's Greatest Comeback Books: http://bit.ly/UFMDF5 @flavorpill
Attributes of literary fiction: http://bit.ly/UFN1TV @EdanL
6 Non-Writing Things That Might Improve Your Writing: http://bit.ly/TL73YK @davidbcoe
8 Simple Tips to Better Writing: http://bit.ly/TL792x @writersdigest
The 3 Most Popular Editorial Services and Do You Need Them? http://bit.ly/UFNhT1 @TheLitCoach
Author event dos and don'ts (for readers): http://bit.ly/TL7kuB @NewDorkReview
The Ultimate Story Checklist: http://bit.ly/RP2wpD @CockeyedCaravan
Building Your Writer Platform — How Much is Enough? http://bit.ly/RPwFVM @ChuckSambuchino
Filter To Enhance Story: http://bit.ly/ROPsk3
How to create your own marketing team: http://bit.ly/UGuh6N @rachellegardner
5 myths about science fiction writers: http://bit.ly/TLLUgT @RobertJSawyer
Why Writers Must Beware Quackery: http://bit.ly/UGuAOV @chuckwendig
Premium Author Program to come to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/TLM3kp
Is Genre Dying? http://bit.ly/UGuJSB @MarcyKennedy
The Role of an Acquisitions Editor: http://bit.ly/TLM8Vg
Use digital publishing in tandem with print: http://bit.ly/UGv4op @brooke_warner
Verbing the Nouns: http://bit.ly/UGv9s2 @TrueFactBarFact
The Only SEO Your Blog Posts Need: http://bit.ly/TLMw6p @problogger
Resources for Writing Inspiration--Presentations, Prompts, and Paris: http://bit.ly/UGvACT
Shot Putting and the Art of Story Maintenance: http://bit.ly/TLMMSU @storyfix
Tips for editing: http://bit.ly/TLMRGa @nickthacker @thecreativepenn
Rights reversion: http://bit.ly/XilmtR @kristinerusch
How to Win in Amazon's KDP Select Program: http://bit.ly/XilxFI @tweetthebook
Self-Publishing in Audio: http://bit.ly/TOsurZ @JordanDane
Boost Your Creativity: Ideation Techniques for Writers: http://bit.ly/XilMQV @diymfa
Beware The False Compliments That Are Killing Your Writing: http://bit.ly/XilZnd @fuelyourwriting
3 things your editor needs to know: http://bit.ly/TOsDvn @wherewriterswin
The Lure of the Other WIP: http://bit.ly/XimfCM @bookemdonna
5 Artistic Renderings of Authors in Their Own Words: http://bit.ly/TOsLuQ @deadwhiteguys
Altering the Quality of Time in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/TOsQ1w @livewritethrive
Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman: Why we're co-writing a serial zombie novel: http://bit.ly/TOsXKB @guardianbooks
"Amazon Is Playing Indie Authors Like Pawns," says Smashwords founder @MarkCoker: http://bit.ly/Xin26I
Authors, Gather Your Tribe on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TOt3So @jfbookman
A Day in the Life of a Children's Book Editor: http://bit.ly/TOtaNK
Don't sabotage your writing career: http://bit.ly/XinKAY @jameswatkinscom
When you hit the brick wall while writing your story: http://bit.ly/TOtBYG @YAOTLBlog
5 Skills Writers Might Not Know They Possess: http://bit.ly/Xiofea
Can blogging help you write fiction? http://bit.ly/TOtLPG @michellerafter
13 Ways to Scare Readers Away from Your Book's Website: http://bit.ly/ZMXblI @authormedia
Seven Notable Literary Kills: http://bit.ly/103vdBr @Kornlock
How To Attribute Artwork Licensed Under The Creative Commons: http://bit.ly/ZMXX2d @woodwardkaren
10 Hidden Gifts of Rejection Letters: http://bit.ly/103wdph @writersdigest
10 Tips for Beginning Writers: http://bit.ly/ZMYCAG @buddhapuss @KMWeiland
10 Indisputable Signs That You're a Writer: http://bit.ly/103wBE1 @ava_jae
The Greengrocer's Apostrophe, and Why You Shouldn't Buy It: http://bit.ly/ZMYZeH @nickdaws
Ways to start a social media platform: http://bit.ly/103xs7S @storyrally
3 indie screenwriting tips: http://bit.ly/ZMZWmZ
An agent reports on YA queries she's received lately and what she passed on: http://bit.ly/103y9hu
How To Use Craigslist as an Editing Tool: http://bit.ly/ZN0Akp @galleycat
Don't Compare Your Beginning to Someone Else's Middle: http://bit.ly/103yuAE @lifehacker
How to be gracious with your book promo: http://bit.ly/ZN0PMD @behlerpublish
More on the Amazon-Waterstones alliance: http://bit.ly/QurJr8 @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones
Do Publishers Need to Offer More Value to Authors? http://bit.ly/ZN0ZmV @janefriedman
A Successful Author Builds a Team: http://bit.ly/103yQHy @danblank
When Good Paranormal Fantasy Sex Scenes Go Bad: http://bit.ly/ZN26TU @paulgoatallen
It's Genre. Not That There's Anything Wrong With It: http://nyr.kr/103zZii @pageturner
Ebook format options: http://bit.ly/UNP42G
Field report on developments in the ebook revolution: http://bit.ly/WmB1qE @jamesscottbell
Defining genre: http://bit.ly/UNPdDi @noveleditor
Tips for chapter breaks: http://bit.ly/WmBtoP @woodwardkaren
7 Reasons Agents Stop Reading Your First Chapter: http://bit.ly/UNPjuD @lkblackburne
Scan, OCR and Restore BackList Books: http://bit.ly/UNQvhA
Tips for writing strong female characters: http://bit.ly/WmEGF5 @wordforteens
101 tips for increased creativity: http://bit.ly/UNQM44 @MichaelMichalko
How Much Should You Plan Before Starting a Novel? http://bit.ly/WmF6uQ @aliventures
Physical Attributes Thesaurus Entry: Legs: http://bit.ly/UNR1wb @beccapuglisi
Tips for ebook publishing: http://bit.ly/WmFBVR @aliventures @thecreativepenn
A roundtable of editors discuss formatting manuscripts, the editing process, and more: http://bit.ly/UNRfDl @RuthHarrisBooks
Overwhlemed? Do the Next Thing. http://bit.ly/WmFSIz
Real people in books--Alice Liddell: http://bit.ly/UNRo9P @clothesinbooks
Winning in Amazon's KDP Select Program: http://bit.ly/WmGaPw @TweetTheBook
Positioning Your Book Even If It's Not Genre Fiction: http://bit.ly/UNRvCm
Picking up the Pace in a Slow Scene: http://bit.ly/UNRX3C @janice_hardy
Tips for lengthening a novel: http://bit.ly/UNS67d @glencstrathy
17,500 readers with a corrupted ebook file–what 1 writer did wrong: http://bit.ly/UNSa6N @lmskomal
You Might Have a Bad Prologue If...: http://bit.ly/UQbBl8 @RC_Lewis
12 Steps to a Heart-Wrenching Romance: http://bit.ly/UQbK8e @jamiemichelebks
World building and titles: http://bit.ly/UQcbiK @MLChesley
The Screenplay Method of Storytelling: http://bit.ly/VjbM82 @NAAlleyBlog
An interview with 2 literary agents: http://bit.ly/SIDYeU @lovethepippins
Thematic Image Systems: http://bit.ly/UQcryr
Varieties of the Publishing Experience: http://bit.ly/UQcvOx @jfbookman
Writers' thoughts on whether an MA is worth it: http://bit.ly/UQczxT
Good books are portals wherever we find them: http://bit.ly/SIEsli
How a creative mindset busts nighttime monsters: http://bit.ly/UQcJ8s @JeffreyDavis108
Going It Alone: http://bit.ly/UQcNoz @nlowell
1 writer's advice for new indie authors: http://bit.ly/UQd1Mo @sarahahoyt
Lessons in Indie Publishing--Marketing: http://bit.ly/UQd6j7
Blogging your book: http://bit.ly/UQj4Rd @ninaamir
If you write what you know, where do you get ideas? http://bit.ly/SIQ8EN @dirtywhitecandy
The Relevance of Zombie Fiction: http://bit.ly/UQjlU7 @booksmugglers
Context is everything: http://bit.ly/SIQA5W
10 Stories With (Brilliant) Loose Ends: http://bit.ly/UQjuqO @kmweiland
8 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Your Book: http://bit.ly/UQjBTg @RuthHarrisBooks
Contextual missions for your story: http://bit.ly/UQjPto @storyfix
Self-Publishing: An Exper­i­ment in ‘Free’: http://ow.ly/fsUe5 @PubPerspectives @Porter_Anderson
Setting and Characterization: Make Them Believable and Compelling With Specific Visuals : http://bit.ly/SIRrmY

The Empowered Author: (R)evolution Day: http://bit.ly/TljXzc
@BKGKristen @Porter_Anderson


3 Late Bloomers Created Our Favorite Genres: http://bit.ly/UQjZRy @jenningswire @DebraEve
A novel approach to going DRM-free: http://oreil.ly/ZvZ85Z @jwikert
10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Following: http://bit.ly/TFbJND @smexaminer
Putting free bonus material in our ebooks: http://bit.ly/UGhCko @duolit @NealAbbott
Publishing has never been an agile industry. And book products are not MVPs: http://bit.ly/TLxDkq @Porter_Anderson @bsandusky
How to Tell if Your Book Is a Success: http://bit.ly/RPuUrM @KMWeiland
Secondary branding in publishing? http://bit.ly/TLvViZ @Porter_Anderson @MikeShatzkin
Writing a Romance Novel? Try this Exercise & Develop Your Characters: http://bit.ly/S48fG2 @writersdigest
Character Motivation: http://bit.ly/TNTeqk
11 Traits of Highly Successful Writers: http://bit.ly/TNTfua @krissybrady
Is There Ever a Time to Give Up On that Book? http://bit.ly/TNTiX5 @AimeeLSalter
The importance of an ISBN: http://bit.ly/WjH7DB @Porter_Anderson @ljndawson
Pub­lish­ing Advice: Gaug­ing the Gurus: http://bit.ly/QuqBnx @Porter_Anderson @MickRooney7777
More on the Amazon-Waterstones alliance: http://bit.ly/QurJr8 @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones
What's Next in Publishing? A Literary Agent Looks in Her Crystal Ball: http://bit.ly/WmGxJK @annerallen @agentsavant
Different types of chase scenes in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/UPY6Sx @mkinberg
Planning a trilogy: http://bit.ly/UPPOtQ @PAShortt
A writer's reflections on ghostwriting and ending up with 2 agents and a self-pub book: http://bit.ly/WjJgPF @Porter_Anderson @ByRozMorris