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.

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

• Make Affirmations Rather than Resolutions @debluskin

• How to Set Achievable and Meaningful Goals @JaneFriedman

• How Writers Can Prepare Now for a Productive New Year @allindiewriters

• Why Missing Your Goals Can Be a Good Thing @ChadRAllen

• Commit to doing things differently in 2017 @DoWhatYouLoveXx

• The Real Reason You’re Afraid to Set Goals for 2017 [Podcast] @MichaelHyatt

• Looking Ahead to 2017 – Step by Step @hwrightwriter

• One Sure-to-Fail Strategy for Setting New Goals @MichaelHyatt

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

• 5 Reasons To Keep A Record Of What You Read @chrstnejschmdt

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

• 5 most common obstacles to writing your book @KateHan

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

• Multi-tasking vs. Task-switching @PiperJDrake

• Write More Books Faster with Dictation @JanalynVoigt

• Don’t Worry. Don’t Wait. Write. @nickripatrazone

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

• 10 Things Authors Do Wrong (And How to Fix Them) @Bookgal

• Celebrate your victories @GoIntoTheStory

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

• 5 Qualities Every Serious Writer Needs to Possess @tessaemilyhall

• Scared to Start A New Project? @patverducci

• Social Media is Eating Your Brain @jamesscottbell

• Writer’s enemy list @annerallen

• Mindfulness and Crafting a Creative Self-Care Practice @CreativeKatrina

• Invest in white space in your life @DanBlank

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Spaces

• How to Create an Inspiring Work Space (for under $20) @WritersDigest

• The Value of Writing Retreats @JaneFriedman

Genres / Miscellaneous

• Writing Advice Examined @StephMorrill

Genres / Fantasy

• Elements of crime fiction in popular fantasy @mkinberg

Genres / Horror

• What Makes a Horror Villain Interesting? @JonathanBarkan

Genres / Science Fiction

• Science Fiction @SciFi_Addicts

• Exploring the Speculative Sci-Fi of Einstein’s Dreams: by Alex Carchidi

Promo / Miscellaneous

• How Backend Metadata Affects Readers @DigiBookWorld by Phuong Mai

• How to Use Fiverr to Create a Book Trailer @ThereseWalsh

Promo / Ads

• 4 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ad Results @elisedopson

• How to Use the Facebook Ad Split Testing Feature @jonloomer

Promo / Blogging

• Blog Review Checklist for 2017 @DebraEckerling

• 8 Social WordPress Plugins to Improve Your Blog @kristelcuenta

Promo / Book Reviews

• How to Handle Book Reviews @KateMColby

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

• At libraries, plan presentations, not book signings @hopeclark

Promo / Social Media Tips

• Online Maintenance @WordDreams

• How to create a Facebook Book Page or FB Author Page (Video) @PlotGoesViral

• 3 Social Media Design Tools That Create Stunning Images @SMExaminer

Promo / Websites

• Improve SEO Without Experts @CaballoFrances

• Author website tips @Avrilfrances

Publishing / Miscellaneous

• 5 Things You Need Before You Print a Book @IngramSpark

Publishing / News / International Publishing

• Kobo Becoming Tolino’s Tech Partner in Germany @mtamblyn

• Publishing debate @simonschuster

• HarperCollins Becomes Full Owner of HarperCollins Brasil @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

• 5 Resolutions of a Self-Publisher @Wogahn

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

• How to Smartly Evaluate a Small Publisher @JaneFriedman

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

• How to Find Publishers @JaneFriedman

• 3 Key Elements of Successful Pitching @VivWrites

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

• ‘I Was a Ghostwriter for a Ghostwriter’ @michaelhafford

• Why You Should Write Things Down @ErinMFeldman

• 3 Ways to Portray Place on the Page @WritersDigest

• Slowing down time in your story @Chris_Kokoski

• 3 Ways to Improve Your Storytelling @Janice_Hardy

• How to Organize Your Illustrations (To Find them When You Need Them) @leigh_powers

• 4 Traits of a Master Writer and How to Develop Them @GillespieKarin

Writing Craft / Beginnings

• How to start a story @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

• Anti-Heroes and Villains @aliventures

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

• When characters don’t cooperate @KelsieEngen

• Reasons to avoid spending too much time on character profiles @jackstr952

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

• What Makes a Hero? @josiskilpack

• 5 Ways to Tell if Your Main Character is Trying to Deceive You @wendypmiller

• Journaling Prompt Questions to Ask Your Protagonist @tessaemilyhall

Writing Craft / Dialogue

• 3 Easy Tricks For Improving Dialogue In Fiction @Magzdozza

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

• What Works & What Doesn’t @chris_shultz81

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

• How to Foreshadow Like Alfred Hitchcock @KathyEdens1

Writing Craft / Pacing

• Pacing Your Prose @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

• Why Your Novel Needs An ‘All Is Lost’ Moment And How To Create One @standoutbooks

• How to Develop a Story @nownovel

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

• Writing What You Know When There’s No Way to “Know” It @SelahJanel

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

• 5 Grammar Pet Peeves and How To Fix Them @KarenBerner

• 8 Things You Might Not Know About Vowels @arikaokrent

Writing Craft / Revision

• Eliminating the boring parts from your story @Kid_Lit

• Your complete self-editing checklist @pubcoach

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

• 7 Things to Remember When Giving (or Receiving) Feedback @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

• Level Up Your Setting By Thinking Outside The Box @AngelaAckerman

• Developing a Supernatural Edge @RMNSediting

Writing Craft / World-Building

• Worldbuilding Masterpost from Bookshopped:

Writing Tools / Apps

• Top 5 Programs for Writers @katekrake

• How To Use An Editing Program To Improve Your Writing @woodwardkaren

Writing Tools / Resources

• Indie Authors @CaballoFrances

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