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 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

The ethics of ghost-writing:  http://ow.ly/cq1c303iNu4 @Roz_Morris

Madeleine L’Engle on the 3 Most Important Things for Writers:  http://ow.ly/cu4W303iNxk @WriterJoMalby

Podcasting and Indie Authors: Is Podcasting Right for You? http://ow.ly/JjsO303iNEt @CaballoFrances

Creating Realistic Cultures in Worldbuilding:  http://ow.ly/BzLM303iNSy by Chris Winkle @mythcreants   

Canada’s Shelfie Partners with Germany’s De Gruyter in Ebook Bundling:  http://ow.ly/oFAM303DFLk @Porter_Anderson  @pubperspectives

From Jane Austen to George RR Martin, the novella is making a comeback:  http://ow.ly/fQQO303iOhE @Holly_bops  @Independent

Tips for writing what you know:  http://ow.ly/TOzc303iO4E by Suzanne Lieurance

Reader Audiences and Analytics: What Do They Really Reveal? http://ow.ly/Sd30303iNOg @CaballoFrances

Trust Your Creative Process:  http://ow.ly/3oMC303iNLY @AuthorAthenaM

What Makes a Good Ghost Story? http://ow.ly/ymZS303iOdv @FinishedPages

Clothes in Books and Ways to go Wrong:  http://ow.ly/yOgY303iOrd @rosalyster  @The_Millions

6 Tips to Grow Your Readership & Manage Your Content:  http://ow.ly/xNmc303iNWv by Deborah Lyn Stanley

How To Give Your Readers A Book Hangover in 3 Easy Steps:  http://ow.ly/FqoM303jy0E @sacha_black

Finding the Balance Between Hooking Readers and Setting up the Story:  http://ow.ly/ame0303jxMK @Janice_Hardy

When Is Your Writing Done?  http://ow.ly/LKeK303jxa1 @Lindasclare

Starting a New Author’s’ Group:  http://ow.ly/LXXs303jxIu  @MairiNorris

Writing Your Story Clothesline:  http://ow.ly/26nO303jx86 @Lindasclare

How To Write And Market Romance:  http://ow.ly/7J53303iN2f @JAHuss  @thecreativepenn

The 10 most Influential Poets in History:  http://ow.ly/hHUc303Dg6E @My_poetic_side

Why It’s Crucial to “Write Ugly”:  http://ow.ly/URvY303e80q @LisaCron

WritingPrompts on @reddit :  http://ow.ly/ZMUz303D2DI

Crime fiction featuring historical figures as sleuths: http://ow.ly/51zn303sq4i @mkinberg

How to Create a Morning Routine for Writers:  http://ow.ly/s2qg303e7oH @SukhiJutla

Have You Seen These Social Media Tweaks? http://ow.ly/7YYy303iNHA @CaballoFrances

10 Incorrect Assumptions About Writers:  http://ow.ly/ksPh303e7nf @NatePhilbrick

Tips for writing during busy times:  http://ow.ly/n5hE303BZHw

6 Questions to Make Sure Your Story Has Stakes:  http://ow.ly/uaj5303e85g @HeatherJacksonW

Character Archetypes: S for Sidekick:  http://ow.ly/YPUR303e7fP  @HunterEmkay

Where to Begin Your Book: How to Choose the Best Opening:  http://ow.ly/qsBN303e7Eb @writeabook

5 Books With Unlikely Heroes:  http://ow.ly/DjOx303e7OT @tordotcom  by Brian Hastings

Making the Switch from Traditional to Indie Author:  http://ow.ly/e5My303e7kc @leighrduncan

12 Grammar and Writing Tips from Archer:  http://ow.ly/ZXyt303e7Nu @WritersCramp1

5 Reasons Your Protagonist Deserves To Die: http://ow.ly/prxG303e7Jl @Chris_Kokoski

Query Letters:  The Pitch:  http://ow.ly/Ich2303e83T @AnnieNeugebauer

In Defense of Trash Lit:  http://ow.ly/Vl8W303AJvI by Lisa Levy @lithub

The Writing Tricks We’d Be Naked Without:  http://ow.ly/yB6G303dzqv  @jesslourey  @sbakerwriter

How did children’s lit evolve from prim morality tales to Captain Underpants? http://ow.ly/JjAE303dyTU @xwaldie  @Slate

The danger of being an observant character in a crime fiction novel:  http://ow.ly/2Yh1303A4ZN @mkinberg

Can the Academic Write? http://ow.ly/RLxQ303cDUP @Jo_Livingstone

Workplace novels exploring the dystopic and surreal:  http://ow.ly/d60u303cDTb @lithub @TobiasCarroll

How To Write A Product Review:  http://ow.ly/Vjmj303b5iN @woodwardkaren

The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/FvZs303zn3j

How The Maltese Falcon Illuminates Cozies:  http://ow.ly/2l0I303b58e @JeffCohenwriter

Augmented Reality Reveals the Magic Hidden in Book Retail Spaces:  http://ow.ly/i37Q303dyWc @theindiepubmag

Pitches To Drive an Editor Batty:  http://ow.ly/5L0A303dzgQ @behlerpublish

How to Write a Classic: 7 Key Elements:  http://ow.ly/F9Tu303dyXb @nownovel

Creating tension with theme: http://ow.ly/y6BZ303dyZ2 @mythicscribes  by Brian DeLeonard

On sidekicks:  http://ow.ly/rGyh303dyXD @p2p_editor

First Impressions Matter: Utilizing Point of View:  http://ow.ly/pCHU303dzv0 @LisaEBetz

Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain’s Mind:  http://ow.ly/iyqv303cDHL @Alexlakeauthor  @lithub

Distribution, explained by an editor:  http://ow.ly/usiQ303b50z @TerriBischoff

Aaron Sorkin On How To Write A Gripping Monologue:  http://ow.ly/Rfgi303b4W5 @woodwardkaren

Kenyan Publishers Call for Zero VAT on Books:  http://ow.ly/NQDc303uPUP @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives @David_Waweru

Examples of good vs bad storytelling:  http://ow.ly/rMpy303cDst @rxena77

5 Crime Fiction Blunders To Avoid:  http://ow.ly/A4V0303cDDR @LucyVHayAuthor

How do you write legal fiction when no one finds the body? http://ow.ly/p2cv303cDn2 @stephenwoodfin

5 Tips for Editing Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/Rhn1303cDrw @robertleebrewer

6 Things Alfred Hitchcock Can Teach You About Writing:  http://ow.ly/hm13303cDly @Writers_Write

Treatment vs. Healing and the Portrayal of Mental Illness in Fiction: http://ow.ly/RfOW303cDM1 @JennaTKahn  @asfmag

Why You Need to Create Visuals Now:  http://ow.ly/Cfnz303cDqw @BadRedheadMedia

Emotional Wound Entry: Being So Beautiful It’s All People See:  http://ow.ly/fv8m303cDo6 @AngelaAckerman

Internal Dialogue: The Greatest Tool for Gaining Reader Confidence:  http://ow.ly/Dvaz303a0Po @ESimsAuthor  @JaneFriedman

‘Credit the Artist Who Created That Artwork’: Illustrations Matter in a Book’s Success: http://ow.ly/Llae303uPEq @pressfuturist @jabberworks

Charismatic Characters in Crime Fiction  http://ow.ly/Ay4A303spYF @mkinberg

International Notes: Beijing Book Fair, Japan’s Mobile Games, Scotland’s Indie Publishers:  http://ow.ly/zzmM303uQ2X @Porter_Anderson

Antagonists, Villains, and Antiheroes:  http://ow.ly/MCiA303a0lz @PollyIyer

5 Ways to Make a Sentence More Concise:  http://ow.ly/CDsh303a09Q @writing_tips

Keep Readers by Using Variable Rewards:  http://ow.ly/IBwZ303a0sY @artofstoriesAB

8 Ways to Use Your Superpower to Market Your Self-Published Book:  http://ow.ly/oQgr303a0KK  @chandraclarke

Breaking Grammar Rules in Poetry Writing:  http://ow.ly/i0ZO303a0ck @WritingForward

7 Ways To Make Your Own Luck:  http://ow.ly/4FJ1303a04O @paulawhyman  @WritersDigest

How to Write for Multiple Demographics at Once:  http://ow.ly/jmYc303a0qn  @TimothyCarter

Crime and Facebook for Writers:  http://ow.ly/86Jv303a0eP @LeslieBudewitz

7 excuses writers use to avoid exercise:  http://ow.ly/EyvE303a0ix @colleen_m_story

Pop Culture References and Dating a Book:  http://ow.ly/CLyN303a0nR @dianapfrancis

After Losing A Family Member: Can Writing A Novel Be Cathartic?  http://ow.ly/wz00303a0CN @PBRWriter  @colleen_m_story

5 Emerging Women Authors Intimately Explore Place: http://ow.ly/quzp303a0wc @KristenRadtke  @ElectricLit

How to Write a Detective Story: 7 Keys:  http://ow.ly/gdsk3038AfN @nownovel

Tips for Creating Voice in Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/DBx63038A9U @bethklewis

Print Books: Why They’re A Secret Self-Publishing Weapon:  http://ow.ly/e3ee3038A0m @JennyBravoBooks

How to Write a Romantic Novel for All Genre Lovers: http://ow.ly/wjTE3038AiC @nownovel

The Limitlessness of International Literature: http://ow.ly/HEQt3038AAF @lizastjames  @GuernicaMag  @adamzlevy

Poetry: The lines and lyrics that stick in our minds:   http://ow.ly/qrjy3038AmO @FluentMundo  @lithub

Free Instruction for Authors:  http://ow.ly/cJeK3036fL4 @JFbookman

5 Important Skills for the Indie Writer:  http://ow.ly/tNSt303snrI @TheIWSG by J.L. Campbell

5 Tips for Going on an Offline Book Tour:  http://ow.ly/EFJI3036g3G @Book_Arch

Harry Potter Ebooks Released in South Korea:  http://ow.ly/oHma303snJ6 @Porter_Anderson @trajectory @pubperspectives

12 Ambient Noise Generators for Creative Work:  http://ow.ly/dWuQ3038A7r @KaylaRMinguez

The horror of female adolescence and how to write about it:  http://ow.ly/dXYs3038Auj @BerryFLW  @GuardianBooks

Pre-writing techniques to help you tackle the blank page:  http://ow.ly/7GDL3038Acg @RobTobin

How To Make Multiple Antagonists Shine In Your Story:  http://ow.ly/HwB73038A1S @standoutbooks

5 Essential Writing Habits Learned While Ghost-Writing Bestsellers:  http://ow.ly/sfY3303iNld @Roz_Morris @WriterJoMalby

Options for putting our books in print and costs of doing so: http://ow.ly/fn9k303snfx

7 Things To Know to Master Your Genre’s Book Cover:  http://ow.ly/20Ai3036fqG @sacha_black

Canada’s @wattpad  Rolls Out In-Story Advertising Revenue for Writers:  http://ow.ly/y6d9303r84k @Porter_Anderson

Links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/23KN303r1hE .Every link I’ve ever shared (30K+,free and searchable): writerskb.com @Hiveword

What to say about someone’s art when you have nothing nice to say: http://ow.ly/vMDd303qCdz @austinkleon

Is Your Character Considering Suicide? Info for Writers:  http://ow.ly/Rhvd3034dYH @FionaQuinnBooks

Are You Botching Your Dialogue? http://ow.ly/Y9i83036fhW @KristenLambTX

How to be a Fearless Writer:  http://ow.ly/xjYZ3036gGz @SukhiJutla

4 Truths and 4 Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know:  http://ow.ly/Ylfb3036fNy @FlorenceOsmund

The Literature of Pregnancy and New Motherhood:  http://ow.ly/M2c93036h1Q by Lily Gurton-Wachter @latimesbooks

Stress & Burnout: How to Get Your Creative Mojo Back:  http://ow.ly/T6e63036fmB @KristenLambTX

How To Set Up A Book Tour:  http://ow.ly/N10p3036fRl @Book_Arch  @WhereWritersWin