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.
How to Write When Life Turns Upside Down: https://t.co/KHkZDDazQW @RuthanneReid
On Making Comic Books For the Blind: https://t.co/EbRqGh9a6L @ingredient_x @lithub
How to Write a Novel in Six Months: https://t.co/Wk2SZ4m2S8 @monicamclark
Tips for tightening up our writing: https://t.co/1aoeOy0AwR @inkylinks
Promoting a Sequel in a Book’s Back Matter: https://t.co/qoPRHywEi4 @DianaUrban @BookBub
Finding your Voice as a Horror Writer: https://t.co/DJTB8SPJfV @parttimescribe
Master Outlining and Tracking Tool for Novels: https://t.co/G6ofc9Hfof by Iulian Ionescu @FantasyScroll
Should Published Stories Be Set in Stone? https://t.co/XQvBIlyKOC @JamiGold
The importance of keeping our website updated for 2017: https://t.co/EqZT5hcjTR @AnneKnol1
An Evernote Guide for Writers: 5 Ways to Use it for All Your Projects: https://t.co/JPD6B5pz2E @jkwak
Creating Single-Author Box Sets: https://t.co/6OEabKeM9N @MarcyKennedy
7 Point Story Structure [Resources]: https://t.co/C6ulTzT6EH @HunterEmkay
10 Easy Jokes for Your Dialogue: https://t.co/morEO99ftT by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Hadbawnik on Translating Virgil: ‘An Exercise in Failure’ https://t.co/FHnN9Yh60B @vestigiaflammae @DennisAbrams2
10 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Author Ethics: https://t.co/FyNMasQSlx @10MinNovelists
Problem Solve POV with Color: https://t.co/UuHvsnYC6b @NeelyKneely3628
How to Prepare for Author Appearances: https://t.co/RkoApjHfjs @WhereWritersWin
Why Being (a Little) Selfish Might Be the Best Thing for Your Writing: https://t.co/mQC3KixB3N @aliventures
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Tone Deafness is Consistently Funny: https://t.co/op9jygRYfm @CockeyedCaravan
A Simple Outline for Writing a Killer Book Blurb: https://t.co/1EE2EV2kQ9 @ink_and_quills
Twitterific Writing Links – by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links … https://t.co/4KhqcfHXni
Surviving Writing Slumps: https://t.co/aIbCftZsR1 by Elethwyn
How to Write about Something You Know Nothing About: https://t.co/Xra14l7XBH @marthamconway @WomenWriters
7 Types of Writing Days: https://t.co/HJtsO8QcNS @NatePhilbrick
The Benefits of Free-Writing For Authors: https://t.co/HpjpEtnKgt @SukhiJutla
Now is the Time to Promote Your Amazon Affiliate Links Extra Hard: https://t.co/vNdXb2E4ex @nickdaws
6 Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page: https://t.co/GcFZ8Rpp42 @Ben_CoSchedule
The Importance of Fiction: https://t.co/A5kAseodHR @KristineRusch
Making a Familiar Premise Fresh: https://t.co/QznGq5fCB0 @Kid_Lit
Tips on balancing pace with reader inclusion in a scene: https://t.co/hyp6calFi2
Sex, Drugs, and Bestsellers: The Legend of the Literary Brat Pack: https://t.co/S0rqcUmofZ @harpersbazaarus @imjasondiamond
50 YA Horror Novels: https://t.co/YDQRi97TUn https://t.co/7dQCloWrci and https://t.co/AZxujM5iEr @jimbomcleod
Writing Advice Examined: Should You Write What You Love To Read? https://t.co/hbgi9iP56z @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
3 Tricks to Build Suspense and Engage Your Readers: https://t.co/zznE0aqMQr @jeffelk
Beating writer’s block: https://t.co/6hioHrCIZx @janetlaneauthor @RMFWriters
“Why I Decided to Stop Writing About My Children” : https://t.co/MwbSv8GEq5 @ElizabethBastos @nytimesbooks
10 Things We Can Learn About Writing from ‘You’re the Worst’: https://t.co/pYtxvWOxNw @GiveMeYourTeeth
Thinking in Sequences: https://t.co/8lYOzNwdU2 by Shawn Coyne
Pitch your book to holiday gift guides: https://t.co/prAGsxPue1 @sandrabeckwith
Why you need cover blurbs: https://t.co/DwqrUVmmDX @sandrabeckwith
4 Pinterest Tips to Reach a Local Audience: https://t.co/C1t8iwFUfJ @SMExaminer @ana_gotter
How Marketing Improves Writing: https://t.co/KbtTxh6Mhc @Lindasclare
3 Ways to Hook Readers at the End of a Chapter: https://t.co/p5GPw5jemz by Janine Mendenhall @NovelRocket
Dreaming of a Writing Career: 6 Things New Writers Can do NOW: https://t.co/FEXVBIXYu7 @annerallen
So you want to write a comic book? https://t.co/Y6yfmTAVD2 @rgluckst @ReedsyHQ
A different approach to book promotion: https://t.co/U2zkfslTHs @NinaAmir
5 Cases of Erroneous Usage: https://t.co/Ougvdzynxo @writing_tips
5 Signs You Need to Shake Up Your Writing Routine: https://t.co/JARY4tbNS4 @colleen_m_story
On Balance vs. Burn-Out: https://t.co/wGsduBtvzB By Bonnie Randall
How to Use Data Science To Create And Sell More Books: https://t.co/rRQumpTenH @ScholarlyFox @thecreativepenn #wkb63
Slang, Jargon, Insider Lingo: 11 Ways to Make Dialogue Authentic: https://t.co/mJBQZJWTth @RuthHarrisBooks #wkb29
Finding Your Way Into Your Story: https://t.co/n1uf8I5Ldn @beccapuglisi #wkb8
Visual Marketing and 12 Image Creation Tools: https://t.co/yd4GKZ0sGU @CaballoFrances #wkb74
Writing a Series: How Much Do We Need to Plan Ahead? https://t.co/rVp9ZKirEU @JamiGold #wkb15
Writing Sad Scenes: Why to Avoid Tears: https://t.co/SlPxZzn8Pl @ryancaseybooks #wkb27
7 Tips for Avoiding Book Marketing Trends That No Longer Work: https://t.co/Shl07L5dFB @Bookgal #wkb71
7 Remedies For Writer’s Apathy: https://t.co/JtkMxwnapx @_GinnyCarter @BookBaby #wkb36
3 Tips to Help Increase Writing Output: https://t.co/KTkRaCU5Vt @JodyHedlund #wkb39
3 Pillars of an Author Platform: https://t.co/LVGlQVWZWT @pronoun
How to Write a Book Trailer: https://t.co/oeLyTSvqik and https://t.co/unUmgtD9rf @ineswrites @pronoun
The Importance of Being Scared: on Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear: https://t.co/8bHCXuKbha @brainpicker #wkb27
Denmark’s New Palatium: Curating Indie Books for Subscriptions: https://t.co/WOnugSZmlj @Porter_Anderson #wkb64
You’ve Written it, now Own it: Understanding your Author role: https://t.co/EC9IHk4JeB @jayartale @yenooi @IndieAuthorALLI #wkb30
What’s New with Box Sets? https://t.co/CtSInrbIKH @ChrisMarieGreen @pronoun #wkb6e
A genre glossary: https://t.co/gvg5bSrX7G @literaticat
Don’t plot, just play ‘Fortunately-Unfortunately’: https://t.co/BEn9zvhlMM @emma_darwin #wkb20
How to Deal with People’s Expectations when You Write a Book: https://t.co/dBYWJwudoW @lornafaith
Genre Fiction Rules: https://t.co/h8M48D9TBb @WritersRelief
Raising the story stakes to help readers connect with characters: https://t.co/mhx9WcjpP8 @MichaelMammay #wkb18
On Writing: Go for the Long Vision: https://t.co/ddChqZTG0w @patricegopo #wkb3c
Idioms: Literary Shorthand: https://t.co/BinNNXqz5e @yanquiwoman #wkb2d
Working With Feedback On Your Writing: https://t.co/mJXhRW9WQq @andrewwille #wkb2b
Coping strategies as an element in crime fiction: https://t.co/ANQcVEpUFp @mkinberg
Why characters should change in every scene: https://t.co/Vp5KftM9mL @MichaelMammay #wkb2
On internal narrators: https://t.co/H6NDYLCazf @emma_darwin #wkb11
Poland’s Legimi Expands Its Subscription Service to Germany: https://t.co/IzNHl7Fass @jaroslawadamows @pubperspectives @malaczynski #wkb64
How To Use Twitter Cards & Twitter Ads To Boost Your Indie Author Business: https://t.co/MoG4XSaE7m @StonehamPress @IndieAuthorALLI #wkb71
Spotlight on War Poets: https://t.co/u6JF71IWiH @My_poetic_side #wkb47
How to Choose Your Virtual Assistant: https://t.co/jMF0goHaJX @EricaJMonroe @pronoun #wkb5d
Psychic Distance: what it is and how to use it: https://t.co/KD0FucX0Vm @emma_darwin #wkb2d
Tips for updating a Facebook Page: https://t.co/wwBqpJdP00
The Publisher Who Rejected Jane Austen: https://t.co/Bd1D3Mtf8l @ShelleyDeWees @lithub #wkb67
12 Books to Read in Your 20s: https://t.co/7K49MaMK5D @nytimesbooks #wkb3b
The Lost Virtue of Cursive: https://t.co/sgs0srvUFt @markopp1 @NewYorker #wkb31
The Gone Girl With The Dragon Tattoo On The Train: https://t.co/smp7RGktJY by Emily St John Mandel @FiveThirtyEight #wkb3c
4 Ways to Use Experience to Fuel Your Writing: https://t.co/PyjZ8VqOUd @Candacerobin #wkb32
A Punny Calendar Reimagines Authors As Animals for 2017: https://t.co/xYVP5pWjn8 @gayonabudget @bustle #wkb31
Copyright Rules for Settings: https://t.co/DWnrcAbiVH @SusanSpann @RMFWriters #wkb5c
15 Tips to Boost Facebook Engagement for Indie Authors: https://t.co/gugM2NlwzF @CaballoFrances #wkb71
5 Things Learned About a Writing Career While Running A Half-Marathon: https://t.co/IRbK7UOa2S @TeeMonster @ChuckWendig #wkb32
Rwanda’s Huza Press Founder on the Challenges of Her Market: https://t.co/cxYn4jgoTS @SharonW97 @louiseumutoni @DennisAbrams2 #wkb64
Tax Matters for Indie Authors: https://t.co/WIUmhSWnBl @kareninglis @IndieAuthorALLI #wkb88
Tips for a Great Book Description: https://t.co/ivLh8a5OAX @pronoun #wkb87
Can Social Media Really Sell Your Books? https://t.co/VnZsRbSbP4 @CaballoFrances @JFbookman #wkb71
Planning Your Edit Like a Pro: https://t.co/G5WraB82oW @Rachel_Aaron #wkbb
5 Tips for Avoiding Convenience and Coincidence: https://t.co/A8Vp1KppSS @ceciliaedits #wkb11
Using data science to create and sell more books? Got to read that one.
Alex–It’s very interesting! Hope you have a good week.
So many interesting topics this time, Elizabeth! Thanks as ever for gathering these. Funny that there are a few on blurbs: that’s always such a challenge, isn’t it?
Margot–It sure is! Although cozies tend to run to a particular pattern, which helps me out. Thanks for coming by!
Great list! Seeing as I’ve finally joined FB, I’ll start with that link :)
Jemi–Hope it helps!
Thanks, Elizabeth! Loved Emily’s article on “The Gone Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on the Train.” What a great title and very interesting on “Girl” titles. Maybe I need to rethink my WIP… :O)
Colleen–Wasn’t that great? I read her book, as well: “The Bestseller Code.” Interesting stuff!