Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 39,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Business / Miscellaneous

• How to Make a Living Writing: 10 Tips: @annerallen

• Practicing Personal Cyber Security: @debluskin

• Key UK Self-Publisher @thecreativepenn Opens a Small Press: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

• ‘London Book & Screen Week has events scheduled all over the British capital, March 13-19’: @Porter_Anderson

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

• 7 Tools for Keeping Your Writing Resolutions: @missriki

• 10 Tips to Start Writing (or Exercising) Again: @monicamclark

• 3 steps to writing well in 2017: @RuthanneReid

• 4 Tips for Getting Organized and Meeting Your Writing Goals: @ceciliaedits

• Stuck on a Writing Goal? Use the Past to See the Way Forward: @jan_ohara

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

• Why You Shouldn’t Copy the Masters: by Kathy Edens @ProWritingAid

• 3 Reasons Why Writers Should Read Voraciously: @KelsieEngen

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

• 4 Ways to Use Creativity in Crazy Times: @carolyn_greg

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

• Dream Big And Work Small, Even in 10 Minute Increments: @10MinNovelists

• When a good stopping place is a bad starting place: @emma_darwin

• 47 Resources for People Who Love Writing but Can’t Find the Time: @smartbloggerhq

• 3 Fun Ways To Use The 2-Minute Rule To Write A Book: @angee

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

• How to Fire up a Stalled Novel: @WritetoDone

• Keeping a Productive Writing Routine During Dark Times: @lancerubinparty @MartinaABoone

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

• 5 Qualities Every Serious Writer Needs to Possess: @tessaemilyhall

• 8 Things Future Best-Selling Authors Are Doing Right Now: @10MinNovelists

• On Selling Your First Novel After 11 Years: @minjinlee11 @lithub

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

• Dealing with depression and the solitary nature of writing: @dawnafinch

• How to Get Out of the “I Don’t Want to Write” Funk: @colleen_m_story

• 9 Places to Meet Writers and Start Building Your Network: @MelindaFriesen

• 3 Strategies for Thriving in the Ever-Changing Writing World: @thecreativepenn

Genres / Fantasy

• Tips for Writing Magic: by Tripping the Write Fantastic

• Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy: @Leo_Cristea

Genres / Horror

• The 16 Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2017: @GiveMeYourTeeth

• 3 Productivity Tips To Try: @cathryanhoward

• 8 of the Worst Decisions Ever Made in Horror Movies: @TracedThurman

Genres / Memoir

• Memoir Bytes: When Private Moments are No Longer Private: @pokercubster

• 5 Lessons to Be Learned While Writing a Memoir: @sheilakohler

Genres / Mystery

• Group dynamics as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg

• Crime-Solving Methods: A Pocket Guide: @LeeLofland

• Crime fiction where the sleuth tries to prevent a murder: @mkinberg

• 5 Must-Haves for the Perfect Sleuth: @IngridThoft

• Crime Writing: So, You Want To Be A Detective? @LeeLofland

Genres / Poetry

• Free Rare Recordings of Burroughs, Bukowski, Ginsberg in New Digital Archive: @openculture @mica

Genres / Romance

• Deconstructing Dark Romance: @janejordan1 @JordonMGreene

• Heat Levels in Romance: @lansi26

• Writing a Relationship Your Readers Will Ship: from Daily Writing Tips

Genres / Short Stories

• 3 Tips To Sell More Novels Via Short Stories: @angee

Promo / Blogging

• The bottom line on blog stats: @sugarbeatbc

• 17 Easy Ways to Get Your Blog Flying High: @MarshaIngrao

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

• The Perfect Back Cover Blurb: @SophieMasson1

Promo / Book Reviews

• Moving Past A Negative Review: @Bookgal

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

• How various authors sign books: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

• 7 Essentials for Your Book Launch: @KMWeiland

Promo / Box Sets

• Creating a Print Book Box Set: @MarcyKennedy

Promo / Miscellaneous

• How To Identify Your Manuscript’s Target Market: @Magzdozza

• Creating a Sell Sheet: @JudithBriles

• How To Make Your Book Permafree (and why you’d want to): @KhaosFoxe

• How To Get A Shiny Series Page On Amazon: @KhaosFoxe

Promo / Social Media Tips

• 4 Ways to Promote Your Books on Social Media: by Michelle Polizzi @SMExaminer

• 17 More Things Indie Authors can Share on Social Media: @Bookgal

• 13 Social Media Trends To Watch In 2017: @Writers_Write

Promo / Speaking

• Advice for Writers Who Hate Public Speaking, But Have to Do It: @andymolinsky

Publishing / News / International Publishing

• Little Free Library Design Competition Announces International Winners: @Porter_Anderson

• Intl. notes on accessing the Chinese scholarly market and launch of a medical ref. site: @Porter_Anderson

• Managing Rights in Customized Publishing: Risk and Reward: @Porter_Anderson

• German Book Prize Names 2017 Jury: Nominations Are Ongoing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• International Books Headed to London Book Fair’s Rights Center: @Porter_Anderson

• Draft2Digital is Adding Kobo Plus as a Distribution Option. Smashwords is Not: @thDigitalReader

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

• The Joy of Writing Whatever the Heck You Want: @jamesscottbell

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

• When your agent won’t tell you where your project is/has been: @Janet_Reid

• How to Navigate Today’s Publishing Industry: Charting Your Course: @tessaemilyhall

Publishing / Process / Book Design

• Elements of Style: CSS for Ebooks: by David Kudler @JFbookman

Publishing / Process / Formatting

• How To Format An Ebook Using Scrivener: @KhaosFoxe

Writing Craft / Beginnings

• How to Begin a Novel: 7 Steps to Captivating First Chapters: @nownovel

• Real Life Diagnostics: Are the Stakes Clear in This Opening? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

• Use Your Antagonist To Define Your Story Goal: @Writers_Write

Writing Craft / Characters / Arc

• How to Craft a Character-Driven Story: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

• 4 Keys to Writing Archetypal Characters: by Alanna J. Jordan @mythicscribes

• How to Find Your Character’s Voice: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

• Emotional Depth – Putting the Spark in Your Story: @rachaeldthomas

Writing Craft / Characters / Supporting Characters

• 4 Core Components of an Awesome Sidekick Character: @RobinRWrites

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

• 1 writer figured out what was wrong with her novel and how to fix it: by A. Howitt @mythicscribes

• Story is more important than structure: @readstevenjames @TheIWSG

• The Single Largest Problem of Most First Time Novels: @KristenLambTX

Writing Craft / Diversity

• Stereotyped vs Nuanced Characters and Audience: by Colette at Writing With Color

Writing Craft / Humor

• 6 Reasons No One Is Laughing At Your Humorous Writing: @10MinNovelists

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

• 7 Representations of the Deadly Sins in Fiction: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

• 3 Reasons You Don’t Need Experience to Write a Great Story: @bradtaylorbooks @SignatureReads

• The 4 Elements of Storytelling: @daveBricker

• What Being an Editor Teaches About Writing: @annapitoniak @lithub

• 5 Things Psychology Can Teach Writers: @AngelaAckerman

• Pixar & Khan Academy Offer a Free Online Course on Storytelling: @openculture @AyunHalliday

• Fictionalizing Your Real-Life Story: @SPressfield

• How Storytelling Makes You A Stronger Writer: @isekhmet

• 15 of the Best YouTube Channels for Writers: @CordeliaCallsIt

• Don’t Write Time Travel (Unless You Do It Right): @helpfulsnowman

• Planting the Clues and Hints in Your Story: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / POV

• Narrative Point of View in Storytelling: @WritingForward

• Perception and How to Identify POV Leaps: @Jordanrosenfeld

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

• How to find your novel’s structure: by Jack Smith @TheWriterMag

• Organic Progress: by Shawn Coyne

• Plotting – What Happens Next? by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction

• Weaving Storyboards–Which Is Your Dominant Story? @writeabook

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

• 3 More Rules for Producing Consistent Content: @writing_tips

• 3 Cases of Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Confusion: @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Revision

• 12 Contemporary Writers on How They Revise: @knownemily

• Editing Tips: Top 3 Story Issues: @NaomiLHughes @JamiGold

• How to Question Your Story’s Logic: @alyssa__holly

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

• A Good Writing Critique Is Hard to Find: @Lindasclare

• Ultimate Guide: How To Work With Beta Readers: @ClaireABradshaw

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

• How Much Description Do You Need in Your Writing? @katekrake

Writing Craft / Tension

• Why a bad day makes for a good story: @p2p_editor

• Conflict in fiction: @jasonbougger

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