by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine(developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.
Americans can get confused writing for Canadians, unless they write in French: http://ow.ly/uOIGM @mnmarcus
5 Things a Writer’s Yoga Practice has Brought to Her Writing Practice: http://ow.ly/uOHfa @elephantjournal @KimHaasWrites
3 Most Common Complaints About Agents by Scriptwriters: http://ow.ly/uOIu9 @ChadGervich
What To Do When You Have Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/uOGAc @thoughtcatalog
Is Hybrid Publishing Always the Best of Both Worlds? http://ow.ly/uOHVX @jamigold
Even the biggest and smartest publishers still have a lot to learn about digital marketing: http://ow.ly/v00UW @MikeShatzkin
How Libraries and Patrons Can Beat Publishers at Publishing: http://ow.ly/uWOPy @msd2020 @pubsmartcon
‘I Write Because I Love, And My Love Is Writing’: http://ow.ly/uMsbG @thoughtcatalog @vallarigupte
Before You Publish: Amazon’s Requirements: http://ow.ly/uMsDt @infolitetech
What Do Agents Like to See When They Google Writers? http://ow.ly/uMsGX @carlywatters
Dollars & Sense for #Writers – how to tell which books to buy and which to borrow: @EdieMelson http://bit.ly/1lLKgdx
Starting Your Own Publishing Business: http://ow.ly/uMu3S @111publishing
In Writing, There Are Rules, And Then There Are “Rules”: http://ow.ly/uMtgi @ChuckWendig
There is no perfect: http://ow.ly/uMrY4 @lisajanicecohen
5 Things You Should Know about Working with Beta Readers: http://ow.ly/uMu4r @byondpapr
The Neurological Similarities between Successful Writers and the Mentally Ill: http://ow.ly/uMu5p @thoughtcatalog @Delistraty
Ebook Piracy: – A Writer’s Perspective: http://ow.ly/uMssE @gregorybarron
Must a Writer Go Hybrid for a Higher Income? http://ow.ly/uZ1wu
Writers on How They Deal With Criticism : http://ow.ly/uMui7 @imjasondiamond @flavorwire
#EtherIssue discussion: book and publishing start-ups: http://ow.ly/uX75x 11 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. London GMT (now) @Porter_Anderson
Finding Your Author Voice: http://ow.ly/uMuCs @novelrocket @rachelhauck
A Bookseller On Changes in the Profession and Love for the Job: http://ow.ly/uMtqj @WSHUnews
Maybe the distractions and chaos of our lives are fuel for the writing fire: http://ow.ly/uMtJd @megrosoff @writerunboxed
Missing persons in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/uZ0cf @mkinberg
So you want to be a game writer? Top 10 tips: http://ow.ly/uMsSD @technorati
Are You Writing the Right Story? http://ow.ly/uMt3D @janice_hardy @diymfa
Use This Screenwriting Technique to Break Your Copy Down into 4 Easy Steps: http://ow.ly/uMsXN @mktgcopywriter
6 Steps to a Strong Cover: http://ow.ly/uWOoo @pubsmartcon
Tips for faster writing: http://ow.ly/uL7Da @DebbyGiusti
Creating Your Map to Successful Authorship: http://ow.ly/uL7bp @ninaamir
What Penguin Random House isn’t doing: http://ow.ly/uL7T7 @thefuturebook @passivevoiceblg
Querying: Sending Nudges: http://ow.ly/uWUnt @ibelieveinstory
Shotguns and Rifles 101 for Writers: http://ow.ly/uL63I @fionaquinnbooks
Harsh Early Reviews of 20 Classic 20th-Century Novels: http://ow.ly/uL7k3 @mental_floss @sseeeaaann
Are You Publishable or Not? Reading the Tea Leaves. http://ow.ly/uL72u @writerunboxed
Telling the Truth About Client-Agent Problems: http://ow.ly/uL76b @jodyhedlund
Forensic Trace Evidence: Hair and Fur – Info for Writers: http://ow.ly/uL5V1 @FionaQuinnBooks
‘We haven’t hit what epic fantasy is capable of yet’: http://ow.ly/uL86e @BrandSanderson
What’s your End Game? http://ow.ly/uL7O7 @M_Richmond21
Stories Don’t Expire – Don’t Rush to Publish http://ow.ly/uL6Nk @susankayequinn
Writing and publishing platform “Hi” releases (and a look at other start-ups for writers): http://ow.ly/uWpa7 @Porter_Anderson @craigmod
How a Focused, Limited “Baby Edit” Can Help Improve A Writer’s Style : http://ow.ly/uL69u @vgrefer
Do you have a 3-year plan? http://ow.ly/uL6St @loriculwell
How To Write A Romantic Suspense: http://ow.ly/uL6iO
Confessions of an Outlier: http://ow.ly/uL5Ka @HughHowey
5 Ways to Jump Start a Stalled Story: http://ow.ly/uL7eQ @EleriStone
4 Simple Reasons Why Many Writers Don’t Succeed: http://ow.ly/uL6HN @grammerly @bang2write
How To Use Social Media To Get Your Underdog Film Made: http://ow.ly/uHq06 @nofilmschool @robmockler
Refusing To Review Books Marketed To One Gender Is Counterproductive: http://ow.ly/uHplK @lilitmarcus @thefrisky
Writing Faster: Breaking the 10,000-Word-Day Barrier and Composing a Rough Draft in 2 Weeks: http://ow.ly/uHpOa @goblinwriter
The death of the Western – again http://ow.ly/uHpW0 @JohnRosePutnam
Don’t explain away the magic: http://ow.ly/uHpZz @TheGrahamMilne
10 Tips for Writing a Short Story: http://ow.ly/uHoGC @LynHornerauthor
20 Ideas for Creating and Marketing Your EBook: http://ow.ly/uHqyB @jeffbullas
There Are No Mwuahaha Villains in the Artistic Life http://ow.ly/uHpmj @Jan_Ohara @writerunboxed
Creating a Fantasy World: Names: http://ow.ly/uUJNz @iulienel @fantasyscroll
Your book sucks: are authors being bullied with one-star Amazon reviews? http://ow.ly/uHqxG @hayleycampbelly
Worry About Your Writing? How To Fall Back In Love With It: http://ow.ly/uHoGl @Jill_Jepson
Tips for Taking Your Reader on a Road Trip: http://ow.ly/uUaa3
Active Setting and Why it Should Matter to You: http://ow.ly/uHoG1 @MaryBuckham
Why we don’t need (and shouldn’t want) a publishing deal: http://ow.ly/uHplj @chrisrobley
A New Voice in the Book World: The Author: http://ow.ly/uTTJB @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog
Blogging: Focus on the Discipline, not the Results: http://ow.ly/uHqy8 @ryanbattles
6 Steps to Becoming a Successful Indie Publisher: http://ow.ly/uHqxc @1106design @GutsyLiving
1 writer’s process for editing as she goes: http://ow.ly/uTqWu @authorterryo
Amazon for Authors–Tools and Thoughts: http://ow.ly/uHpZb @Wordstrumpet
How to Publish With Your Own Imprint: http://ow.ly/uHplc @PeaceNicole
Murder in the library–examples in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/uTqhw @mkinberg
How to Develop Your Plot With Three-Dimensional Conflict http://ow.ly/uHpZS @EmilyWenstrom
How to Find a Critique Partner and Set Ground Rules: http://ow.ly/uHoGS @JeriWB
Handle synonyms with care: http://ow.ly/uFDS6 @Roz_Morris
Romance E-Book Bundles: A Blight or a Bonus? http://ow.ly/uFDwi @EroticRomNews
Seasonal Writing Disorder http://ow.ly/uFCEs @lydia_sharp
The Changing Role of Agents: Read Before You Query (or Self-Publish): http://ow.ly/uFFld @ForewordLit @annerallen
Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: Can’t Get Indie Books into Bookstores? http://ow.ly/uFF6y @deanwesleysmith
5 Reasons to Talk About Your Writing: http://ow.ly/uFCDE @MGMinded
How dense is too dense? http://ow.ly/uFDFg @ventgalleries
10 Best Things About Being A Writer: http://ow.ly/uFEJ2 @joannegphillips
How to Know Your Book’s Audience: http://ow.ly/uFERK @JanetKGrant
Catch the Reader’s Attention: http://ow.ly/uFEhD @noveleditor
Writing A Novel: Finishing Well: http://ow.ly/uSmyi @lindasclare
How To FOCUS on Writing: http://ow.ly/uOHeU @PatrickLenton
Writing For TV: Trial Scripts/Shadow Schemes: http://ow.ly/uOIHj @scriptwritinguk
Freelancers: Your Editor (Probably) Didn’t Steal Your Pitch. Here’s Why. http://ow.ly/uOGzL @contently @rkaufman
Your Writing Doesn’t Have to Be Good: http://ow.ly/uOIzw @danasitar
The Science of Literary Criticism : http://ow.ly/uOHrR @joshuarothman @newyorker
SHAKESPEARE system for helping authors figure out self-publishing: http://ow.ly/uOGzh @sffworld @passivevoiceblg
How to Make Your Book Popular: http://ow.ly/uOHWq @literaryeric @pshares
40 Things An Author Absolutely Must Do To Succeed: http://ow.ly/uOHWR @kevparsons
6 Tips For Getting Your Work Discovered: http://ow.ly/uOIHN @JessGrose @fastcompany
Why It’’s So Hard To Get Published (And It’s Not Amazon’s Fault) http://ow.ly/uOHfF @lucyleid @thoughtcatalog
The Writers Alley: Exposition: What Is It? What To Do With It? http://ow.ly/uOIBo
Using Emotional Discharge to Power Up Your Story: http://ow.ly/uOIGX @writingeekery
Free Collaborative Screenwriting App Adds Intuitive Outlining Tool: http://ow.ly/uOHrU @bartondeepwood
Do spoilers for books actually improve them? http://ow.ly/uOHry @guardianbooks @carmitstead
Writing A Murderously Good Mystery: The Importance of the Murder Victim: http://ow.ly/uR9o6 @woodwardkaren
4 Ways to Improve Your Writing: http://ow.ly/uRahv @kmweiland
Going to Battle with the Inner Voices: http://ow.ly/uRaho @Jodi_Kendall
Telling Tales on the Publishing Industry: http://ow.ly/uR9Eb @thexmedic
Interesting and Unusual Ways to Sell Your Book: http://ow.ly/uR9E8 @heavenencounter
Writers at Work: Cathy Pickens: http://ow.ly/uRaD3 @hank_phillippi
A message to publishers about book marketing: how to rise above the din: http://ow.ly/uRaqo @JonnyGeller
How I Write: David Baldacci: http://ow.ly/uR9G3 @thedailybeast @davidbaldacci
Small publishers are benefiting from changes in the industry: http://ow.ly/uR9Xh @guardianbooks @passivevoiceblg
When The Old Ways Work (Discoverability): http://ow.ly/uR9os @KristineRusch
Scriptwriting: Should Writers Pay Up Front For Representation? http://ow.ly/uR9VW @LeeZJessup @scriptmag
Was it noir, literary, or pulp fiction? http://ow.ly/uRaig @CalebPirtle
11 Ways to Successfully Promote Your New Book: http://ow.ly/uR9Xo @smallbiztrends
Write a thriller: Know the plot’s destination: http://ow.ly/uR9nu @MattReesAuthor
5 Valuable Charts That Show How Publishing Is Changing: http://ow.ly/uRaHd @Janefriedman
How to be a Good Critique Partner | Wise Ink’s Blog: http://ow.ly/uRagX
5 things 1 Writer has Learned from (almost) 4 Years of Publishing at Amazon: http://ow.ly/uSl8W @TraciTyneHilton
Controlling How Much of YOU Appears in Your Fiction: http://ow.ly/uSlpy @cateartios
An agent on ‘Does a writer still need an agent?’ http://ow.ly/uSh2G @BFLAgency @alison_morton
Writing Prompts to Stretch Your Conceptual Skills: http://ow.ly/uSgGd @ConnieBDowell
Why This Story? … Or 8 Questions They’re *Really* Asking: http://ow.ly/uSlc9 @bang2write
10 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/uSh7i @EileenMaksym
The 3 Deadly Symptoms of Self-Doubt: http://ow.ly/uSlzA @beccaquibbles
Why Authors Should Consider Graphic Novel Adaptations: http://ow.ly/uSl1N @NAMartist @thecreativepenn
How to get self-published books on the shelves of local bookshops: http://ow.ly/uSlS4 @L1bCat
A Look at Ebook Subscription Services: http://ow.ly/uShaP @ninjadueces22
Sex Tips for Screenwriters: http://ow.ly/uSh5p @BigBigIdeas @scriptmag
On Authorial “Frauditis”: http://ow.ly/uSgZU @vgrefer
Creating Stunning Character Arcs: The First Act: http://ow.ly/uSh8g @kmweiland
Why Crime Fiction Is the Most Popular Genre: http://ow.ly/uSlxc @joelgoldman1
‘I Made the Mistake of Starting a Small Press and So Can You’: http://ow.ly/uTAqO @passivevoiceblg
Recommended Resources from industry expert @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/uSgGp
5 Things You Can Learn From The Colbert Report’s Head Writer: http://ow.ly/uSgGy @heyitsopus
Book Reviews: The Good–The Bad–The Ugly: http://ow.ly/uTBDo @eNovelAuthors
Daunted by Book Promotion? Don’t be. http://ow.ly/uTz3l @CarolineSandon @womenwriters
Experimental Writing: It’s About More Than Looking Weird on the Page: http://ow.ly/uTzvH @SequoiaN
A Self Publishing Success Story: http://ow.ly/uTBX0 @MJRose @MegWClayton
Why it’s time to stop thinking of writing as a profession: http://ow.ly/uTBcm @damiengwalter
Authors: Warning Signs That You’re Being Scammed: http://ow.ly/uTu6U @bookgal
3 Easy Tips to Promote Your Book http://ow.ly/uTuqF @lindasclare
Cover copy tips: http://ow.ly/uTzfx @eNovelAuthors
Your book sucks – LOL. There is bullying on Amazon and even more on Goodreads.
Diane–Goodreads is especially scary!
As always, Elizabeth, this is a great selection of links. I’m really interested in the one about finding different sorts of ways to sell one’s books. Gotta try that out!
Margot–Hope you find something helpful!
Oh my goodness, such excellent links! Each time I visit Twitterific I get sucked into the posts and can’t stop reading. Thanks for compiling this great list, Elizabeth.