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.

I’ll be back blogging on Friday–taking a day off tomorrow for Labor Day. :)

Finding the Right Critique Partner: 6-Step Checklist:  http://ow.ly/vjIh303uOZ2 @KMWeiland

Roxane Gay With Advice For Aspiring Writers:  http://ow.ly/M4qW303uPik @rgay  @bustle  @gayonabudget

The Most Neglected Resource for Reviews: YouTube:  http://ow.ly/s3nU303uOn0  @AndyPeloquin

6 Ways to Vet Freelance Editors:  http://ow.ly/gqyC303uOBK by Maya Rock @JaneFriedman        

Editorial Assessments: Finding Music in the Noise:  http://ow.ly/6gJ6303uOUh @RFaithEditorial

Breathe! The Copyeditor Has Your Back http://ow.ly/8QDa303uOGK @Dario_Ciriello

Draft2Digital Test Drive for Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/K98e303PK40 @stapilus

Finishing That Endless Manuscript:  http://ow.ly/KYQM303uOWI @Philip_Overby

ARCs for Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/6H7n303PKcU @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI

Why Plot Flaws Happen:  It’s About Problem Solving:  http://ow.ly/yUjf303uPra @AJHumpage

All You Need to Grow Your Email List http://ow.ly/clP9303uOvH @EmilyWenstrom

Intl. Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor, PEN America’s Focus on Muslim-Americans: http://ow.ly/cvYV303O4Qa @Porter_Anderson

Dos and Don’ts of Writing About the Disabled:  http://ow.ly/dKl8303wecB @nicolaz @lithub

Fixing the First Page:  http://ow.ly/VTQu303x9HT  @Ava_Jae

How To Find Your Author Voice:  http://ow.ly/TUhI303xafU @Roz_Morris  @thecreativepenn

All about episodic writing:  http://ow.ly/mlBe303xa5C  @inkylinks

How to Incorporate Flashbacks into a Story:  http://ow.ly/UcIo303xa1m @nownovel

Bring characters to life even if you don’t like them:  http://ow.ly/jqsS303x9YZ  @patriciaauthor

How To Create Memorable Characters: 8 Little-Known Sleights of Hand: http://ow.ly/nXtG303xabZ @Yeomanis

How to Make Connections and Boost Your Writing Career:  http://ow.ly/JSCr303x9MB @RachelleReaCobb

4 Truths and 4 Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know:  http://ow.ly/TtFI303xaka @FlorenceOsmund

Plan a DIY Writing Retreat:  http://ow.ly/m8WK303x9TF @Kristen_E_Pope

9 Lessons Learned About Writing From Weight Training:  http://ow.ly/89JE303x9VI @SukhiJutla

Managing Deadline Stress:  http://ow.ly/5T2X303x9Kh @kcraftwriter

Layering a Subplot into Your Novel:  http://ow.ly/hykE303xanf @CSLakin

Creativity: How to Keep a Zibaldone, the 14th Century’s Answer to Tumblr:  http://ow.ly/Nw09303PT4V @cjgiaimo  @atlasobscura

The Case for Podcasting (As a Writer):  http://ow.ly/3Naq303zm6v @monicamclark

5 Steps to Surviving Your Copy Edit:  http://ow.ly/rEVS303zmr5 @jessicastrawser

10 Dos and Don’ts of Query Letters:  http://ow.ly/kBA7303zmbL @MissConstance21

A Definition of Author Platform:  http://ow.ly/S1fo303zm2t @JaneFriedman

How To Be A Good Beta Reader: http://ow.ly/ovVj303uP5c @fiedawn  @BookBaby

Are Publishers Failing Poland’s Digital Readership? http://ow.ly/SvBF303O4yX @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

How to get a book trailer made for $30:  http://ow.ly/gRAz303uOqF @Creativindie

Going Wide – Gaining Traction on non-Amazon Vendors:  http://ow.ly/wMP4303uOz0 @AngelaQuarles

German Publishers’ Petition Protests Media Constraints in Turkey http://ow.ly/Nrlx303O4q0 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Top Tip  for Setting Descriptions: http://ow.ly/er5p303zp8v @jamesscottbell

Adding Subtext with Dialogue Cues:  http://ow.ly/pS02303zp5E @MargieLawson

Help with story transitions: http://ow.ly/F6IU303zp1k @AlyciaMorales

Podcast Interview With Trade-and-Self-Pub Author Elizabeth Craig:  http://ow.ly/WoFx303OIvY (Thanks @InkyBites !)

Going Wide: Leaving Amazon Select: http://ow.ly/YlEq303zory @mollygreene

Making social media work for you:  http://ow.ly/vaUH303OChQ @Roz_Morris

How Great Amazon Book Descriptions Help Authors Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/98Tg303zon4 @Bookgal

Facebook Ads: The Complete, Always-Updated Guide:  http://ow.ly/pZZz303zofM @kevanlee @buffer

Why Did the Jessup Correctional Institute Cancel a Writer’s Book Club?  http://ow.ly/P3v8303Ngyp @MikitaBrottman

Compiling an ARC Team, Obtaining Reviews, and Publishing More Often: http://ow.ly/lwMa303zo7M @AnnaHackett @GoblinWriter

The Dangerous Myth of Authenticity:  http://ow.ly/o97c303r8Ed by C. B. George @lithub

Being Seymour Glass: Why 1 Author Borrowed a Name from Salinger: http://ow.ly/WwIW303r8jw @parisreview @rjhernandeznyc

Using Poetry and Fiction to Encourage Experiments in Nonfic:  http://ow.ly/n2g4303r8cS  @ChelseaHodson @CatapultStory

So. Africa’s Bridge Books: ‘Link Publishers With Readers’:  http://ow.ly/j8O4303r7VR @DennisAbrams2

Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?  http://ow.ly/MWlS303r7Pg @KatherineTowler @lithub

10 Writing Mistakes That Give Readers Heartburn: http://ow.ly/jnOE303zoYe @ZoeMMcCarthy

Choosing Your Path: Writers’ Groups, Self-Publishing and More:  http://ow.ly/cpeS303qB0z by Sue Bradford Edwards

How to Spot (& Avoid) “Pay to Play” Publishing Contracts:  http://ow.ly/Panf303qAPT @RMFWriters  @SusanSpann

Your Book in 5 Words or Fewer: Your Title:  http://ow.ly/8QwT303qAXP @KayKeppler

Why authors should read their work in public:  http://ow.ly/aUiZ303qB3y @IndieAuthorALLI

Using Amazon Categories, Themes, and Keywords to Sell More Books:  http://ow.ly/TsVq303qB63 @Bookgal  @IndieAuthorALLI

How to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting:  http://ow.ly/dKz9303qBcx @tessaemilyhall

Revision: Kill Your Darlings, and Some Trees:  http://ow.ly/y7xp303qAWd @ecmyers

5 Valuable Insights for Self-Publishing Authors:  http://ow.ly/Bj9e303qATe @CSLakin

The 5 Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Seeking Book Reviews:  http://ow.ly/BEWQ303qAUZ @CSLakin

9 Simple Steps to Start a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in Fewer than 15 Minutes:  http://ow.ly/gAZ7303qARG @lornafaith

Worldbuilding Tips from the UK Editor of The Martian:  http://ow.ly/J3Wg303qALu  @mjcr  @ReedsyHQ

Memoir writing worksheets: http://ow.ly/uwwS303qAGI @EvaDeverell

Italian Teenagers Receive a ‘Culture Bonus’ to Read and Engage in the Arts:  http://ow.ly/4z6q303EPZT @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives

9 Lessons Learned About Writing From Walking 100km In A Weekend:  http://ow.ly/pn13303oikM @thecreativepenn

Ad Stacking, Writing Habits, Boxsets And Motivation Through The Tough Times:  http://ow.ly/vYZi303oip3 @thecreativepenn

Story Structure Case Study of  “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: http://ow.ly/QHq1303oiea @kylieday0

7 Point Story Structure Case Study of The Hunger Games:  http://ow.ly/3fWh303oihC @kylieday0

Editing’s Eternal Verities:  http://ow.ly/uNVP303oixE by Dave King

The Evolution of Relationships:  http://ow.ly/iXoM303ojk0 @Kid_Lit

Description: The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP:  http://ow.ly/ebXV303ojG7 @KristenLambTX

Story Beginnings: Do You Have Context?  http://ow.ly/kZGm303oiDt @JamiGold

10 eye-opening tips to add impact to your storytelling: http://ow.ly/41P2303ojfE @Roz_Morris

Finishing That Endless Manuscript: http://ow.ly/l5l2303ojK6 @Philip_Overby

What to Put Into Your Story So a Great Pitch Comes Out:  http://ow.ly/hIvs303ojdn @ZoeMMcCarthy

8 More Ways to Make Money Off Your Novel: Personal Essay Prompts:  http://ow.ly/ZqIl303oi9k @StoriesColors

International Industry Notes: World’s Largest Publishers:  http://ow.ly/5MmM303FKFf @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Organizing a Second Draft with Notecards:  http://ow.ly/LL4x303l5vT @AllieLarkin

How to Plot If You Hate Plotting:  http://ow.ly/ciga303l4C2  @brianawrites

How Tiny Goals Changed 1 Writer’s Life: http://ow.ly/C4NN303l5Az  @shauntagrimes

Traditional Publishing Takes Less Time? The Myth:  http://ow.ly/lFx3303l5Su @DeanWesleySmith

Tips for better query letters:  http://ow.ly/myG8303FLys @Michelle4Laughs @TheIWSG

UK’s Publishers Assoc. Reports on China Journals (‘China funding 20 new Eng-lang. journals a year’) http://ow.ly/ekVh303DFQ8 @Porter_Anderson

7 Ways Besides Sales to Make Money Off your Novel:  http://ow.ly/weEQ303l4Po  @NicolaJaneWrite

6 Key Scenes to Write a Terrifying Villain:  http://ow.ly/RcOq303l5Zg @Jffelkins

Requirements needed for a writer to make a living writing only short fiction: http://ow.ly/NFcZ303l5NX @DeanWesleySmith

How to Get Your Characters to Connect:  http://ow.ly/7Unz303l4He @Ava_Jae

Storytelling: An Exercise In Empathy:  http://ow.ly/y2eq303l4Mn @LizLazzara

Using popups for newsletter signups:  http://ow.ly/8K5o303l5Kw @JaneFriedman

14 Vital Questions That Will Improve Your Blog Post:  http://ow.ly/zCBV303l610 @standoutbooks

How to Plan Writing Time into Your Week: With Downloadable Spreadsheet:  http://ow.ly/QZoL303l5E5 @aliventures

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

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

A writer reviews the Passion Planner:  http://ow.ly/qSEv303jxU1 @Strachanlinda

Ingénue Tropes in Classic Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/ji1h303jxn2 @mkinberg

How to Use Facebook to Reach Niche Readers:  http://ow.ly/o5uI303jxgK @BarbMorgenroth

How Novelists Can Work Plot Twists into Their Stories:  http://ow.ly/zNBe303jy3n @CSLakin

Tips for books that are too long or too short:  http://ow.ly/bruB303jxci @RuthHarrisBooks

3 Strategies for Combining Sentences:  http://ow.ly/X1sT303jxFA @writing_tips