Twitterific Writing Links

November 29, 2015 / Twitterific, Writing Tips / 6 COMMENTS


by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Using Beats in Writing: http://ow.ly/UV1sS  @writerstarr

3 Tools to Help Part Time Writers Work Smarter:  http://ow.ly/UV3Rp @fictionnotes

5 Ways to Build a Flimsy Villain:  http://ow.ly/UV3Nz  @pmillhouse

On the Hidden Life of Marginalia:  http://ow.ly/UV3bh @BelaborThePoint

@ParisReview’s Lorin Stein on the Power of Ambiguity in Fiction:  http://ow.ly/UV34T @joefassler               

Write a Better Author Bio:  http://ow.ly/UV3Dd @bryancohenbooks

21 Things 1 Writer Wishes She’d Known Before Becoming a  Writer:  http://ow.ly/UV3i2 @robin_black

When Writers Face “What’s the Point?”:  http://ow.ly/UV16d @deanwesleysmith”

How to Write Can’t-Look-Away Chapter Breaks:  http://ow.ly/UV1rc @KMWeiland

4 Things You Can Do If You Don’t Want to Market Your Book:  http://ow.ly/UV1aY @Bookgal

1-Star Reviews of Classic Novels:  http://ow.ly/UV1Ib @thelincoln @Electriclit

Writing Violence that Feels Real:  http://ow.ly/UV1CJ by Mike Buckley

21 Ways a Reader Might Find Your Author Website:  http://ow.ly/UV1jQ @chrisrobley

How to Lose Fans and Alienate Followers:  http://ow.ly/UV1ow @ereleases

Neil Gaiman On Storytelling In The Age Of The Internet And Other Oddities:  http://ow.ly/UV2VT @yrbff @ohkayewhatever

5 Ways To Get Your First Draft Material Out Of Your Head And Onto The Page:  http://ow.ly/UV1u6 @thecreativepenn

Nonfiction: Better Book Titles: http://ow.ly/UV1eO @AuthorSecrets

How A Pantser Outlines: http://ow.ly/UV1FP @mollygreene

#FutureChat: 11a/ET/4p/GMT (now): Ask Industry Experts Your Publishing Questions:  http://ow.ly/V9jnp @Porter_Anderson

What Works and What Doesn’t: ‘Repo Man’ :  http://ow.ly/UT1iF @chris_shultz81

Arranging space and time to honor our writing:  http://ow.ly/UT35g @lwlindquist @tspoetry

Creating Quirky Characters:  http://ow.ly/UT29t by Robert and Darrin McGraw

When You Need to Completely Reboot your Book or Screenplay:  http://ow.ly/UT1Qi @patverducci

11 Things To Do In Your Writing Group:  http://ow.ly/UT2HN  @JillWilliamson

Writing Habits We Should Forget About : http://ow.ly/UT1pi @LindaUKmasters

Writing in Preschool:  http://ow.ly/UT2jk @Betsy_writes

10 social media myths authors should avoid:  http://ow.ly/UT2Pi  @cksyme

3 Ways To Use Pacing In Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/UT1TR @AnthonyEhlers

5 Things Every Screenwriter Should Know About Action Writing:  http://ow.ly/UT1yg @screencrafting

Lessons From Beyond the Comfort Zone:  http://ow.ly/UT2EE @OrlyKonigLopez

5 Tips for Reading Poetry Aloud:  http://ow.ly/UT3vF @TaniaRunyan @tspoetry

178 Ways to Describe Women’s Clothing:  http://ow.ly/UPTAz @worddreams

5 Times Screenwriters Conveniently Put Characters to Sleep:  http://ow.ly/V0YVm @BartLBishop

Gluttony: A Thanksgiving Reading List:  http://ow.ly/V4NAa  @thelithub

7 Times We Need to Wear a Mask to be a Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/UQdpp @colleen_m_story

Synonyms for 95 Commonly Used Words:  http://ow.ly/UPTfs @writers_write

Why A Writer’s Back Hurts and How to Fix It: http://ow.ly/UQdxs @colleen_m_story

Writing Steampunk: Plots, Characters, Settings & More:  http://ow.ly/UPThF by Jay Lake

3 Simple Tips on the ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Mantra:  http://ow.ly/UQdba @BernadetteMung

The Fatal Flaw in Weak Descriptions:  http://ow.ly/UQdCB @CSLakin @writerstarr @lindasclare

3 Reasons Why YA Matters:  http://ow.ly/UQdeJ @kirsticall

Plot Archetypes and Power Plays: Where Does Your Story Fit? http://ow.ly/UPTrt @DIYMFA

100 Words for Facial Expressions:  http://ow.ly/UPTwy @writing_tips

A Point of View Cheat Sheet:  http://ow.ly/UPTtc @DIYMFA

3 Ways to Avoid Dumbing Down When Writing Middle Grade: http://ow.ly/UPTmg by Luke Reynolds

Readbug Wants To Be Spotify For Indie Magazines:  http://ow.ly/V4jWc @riptari @TechCrunch

Romance finally breaks The Post’s ‘No Self-Published Books’ rule:  http://ow.ly/V4kcB @washingtonpost @RonCharles

Custom-Redacted School Texts Make a Worrying Trend: http://ow.ly/V4jDO by Maren Williams @CBLDF

Online communities in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UW3jY @mkinberg

Is It Safe? When to Tell People About What You’re Writing: http://ow.ly/UNga4 @drewchial

9 Practical Tricks for Writing Your 1st Novel:  http://ow.ly/UNdHg @janellison

When Dark Emotions Threaten Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/UNhhN  @jan_ohara

What 1 Agent Has Learned in Her Last 4 years:  http://ow.ly/UNdPx  @agentshea @WriterUnboxed

The 5 Most Common Mistakes In Pitching: http://ow.ly/UNdXI @JoeyTuccio

The Power of Narrative Writing:  http://ow.ly/UNdUL @writingforward

6 Writing Tips If You Have A Day Job by Kenneth Walden:  http://ow.ly/UNg63 @bang2write

Accessorize Your Characters: Paint a Picture with Fewer Words:  http://ow.ly/UNgIB @MelissaPearlG

The Art of Subtlety:  http://ow.ly/UNhcT  @KatieClarkBooks

5 Male Secondary Characters Who Teach The Protagonist:  http://ow.ly/UNg4d @bang2write

For Beginners: How to Choose a Point of View:  http://ow.ly/UNgOr  @katstilesauthor

A New History of the Horror Story: From Homer to Lovecraft:  http://ow.ly/UNhmW @asap_jonathon @flavorwire

The Ultimate Guide To Getting Published In A Literary Magazine: http://ow.ly/UNdMs @thelincoln

Publishing news for #authors (30 day free trial):  http://ow.ly/V0VqW   @HotSheetPub @JaneFriedman @Porter_Anderson

Showing Through Your Characters’ Senses: http://ow.ly/UKAd7 @CSLakin

How to Write Funny Dialogue: http://ow.ly/UKAmC @KMWeiland

4 Tips to Writing a Death Scene That Won’t Kill Your Readership:  http://ow.ly/UKzw9 @sarajohannagoff

#1 Reason 1 Agent Passes Even If The Writing Is Good:  http://ow.ly/V0Tvs @AgentKristinNLA

Writing more than 10 books in a series and staying fresh:  http://ow.ly/V10nO @tobywneal @passivevoiceblg

The endless learning process for writers:  http://ow.ly/V0Tip @GillianDoyle @Porter_Anderson

5 Moral Dilemmas That Make Characters (& Stories) Better:  http://ow.ly/UKAgh @BrianKlems

Do your characters sigh too much? http://ow.ly/UKATV @calebpirtle

Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing: http://ow.ly/UKAsI @Huma_Qureshi

6 Simple Ways To Boost Your Confidence As A Writer: http://ow.ly/UKzlN by Natalie Ong Lih Tyng

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable:  http://ow.ly/UKAor @gointothestory

11 Things You Need to Know When Writing a Memoir: http://ow.ly/UKA4B by Lisa Lepki

When Someone Is Publishing Your Idea:  http://ow.ly/UKADw @Kid_Lit

Positivity and Protagonists:  http://ow.ly/UKAaC @DonMaass

12 Techniques for Emotionally Connecting with Your Readers:  http://ow.ly/UKzUq @AriaGlazki

Unstick Your NaNoWriMo Novel:  http://ow.ly/UXOev  @BillFerris

Disappearing Amazon Reviews: The Facts Behind Amazon’s Review Purges http://ow.ly/UXPad @annerallen

Free PDF with 101 Killer Tips for #crime #thriller #writers:  http://dyingwords.net/dead-write-b-s-guide-writing-deadly-crime-fiction/#sthash.cKaCxQd9.dpbs @GarryRodgers1

Powerful story beginnings in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UW3dr @mkinberg

When Are You Ready to Publish?  http://ow.ly/UHdxs @AmiecusCuriae

5 Dualities That Can Replace Good and Evil:  http://ow.ly/UHd98 by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Why Character Actions/Reactions Are Important:  http://ow.ly/UGneA @AJHumpage

5 Ways to Hide Your Villain In Plain Sight:  http://ow.ly/UGnjE  @ink_and_quills

5 Horror Cliches Waiting to Be Broken:  http://ow.ly/UGnly by Oren Ashkenazi

How to Write an Author Bio:  http://ow.ly/UGnnd @Beth_Barany

The Ultimate Story Checklist: Blazing Saddles:  http://ow.ly/UGnbB @cockeyedcaravan

How to edit quality pulp-speed writing:  http://ow.ly/UHdfT  @tobywneal

How to create a book marketing plan that works:  http://ow.ly/UHdoR @bookgal

Tight writing is good writing:  http://ow.ly/UGnqY @SueColetta1

7 Things To Do After Finishing Your Book:  http://ow.ly/UHd0R  @concertpat

Mistakes New Authors Make:  http://ow.ly/UGns0 @BillFerris

Crime fiction: when police consult experts:  http://ow.ly/UW3aZ @mkinberg

Business Musings: Translations:  http://ow.ly/UqERB @kristinerusch

How to “Fix” Unlikable Characters:  http://ow.ly/UqDYU @RuthanneReid

4 Lies Writers Believe: http://ow.ly/Uqywt @joebunting

 

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  1. Great to see you back, Elizabeth, and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! As always, the links are really helpful. I think that link, The Endless Learning Process For Writers says it all…

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