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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and see the character and location name generators! 

And…I have a new release!  Cooking is Murder, Myrtle Clover #11, released yesterday.

• How to Rescue a Book in Danger of Dying: @jennienash
• 4 Creativity Lessons We Can Learn from David Bowie’s Rich Artistic Career: @businessinrhyme
• How to Use a Writer’s Intuition to Strike Creative Gold: @colleen_m_story

• 10 Transgressive Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups: @knownemily
• A Brief Review of Walls in Literature: @cakesthebrain @The_Millions
• 10 Times Real Authors Appeared in Science Fiction & Fantasy Books: @jeffreysomers @BNBuzz

• Stop Apologizing for the Delayed Response in Your Emails: @melissadahl

• How to Create a Morning Writing Habit (video): @ingridsundberg

• What To Do When Darkness Keeps You From Writing: @10MinNovelists

• 3 Surefire Ways to Validate Your Book Idea So It Will Sell: @DaveChesson

• 7 Useful Tips For Establishing A Writing Routine: @ClaireABradshaw
• The Distracted Writer: @CamilleDiMaio @WomenWriters
• Sleep deprivation and creativity: @CSLakin
• What makes you a real writer? @Ava_Jae
• 9 Imaginary Gizmos For Writers Someone Needs To Hurry Up And Invent: @helpfulsnowman
• 5 Book-Themed Subscription Boxes: @RachelCarterYA @BookTrib

• You Are Not George RR Martin: how to get published in the grimdark era of fantasy: @EdMcDonaldTFK
• 6 Tips for World Building in Your Fantasy: @Amberinblunderl @WritersDigest

• How Resident Evil 7 Can Make You a Better Horror Writer: @GiveMeYourTeeth

• 6 Points To Consider When Writing A Memoir: @thecreativepenn

• Writing a Murder Mystery: The Conflict Character: @woodwardkaren
• Writing Small Town Cops: Do You Have Barney-Fife-itis? @LeeLofland
• Your Character is Ambushed While in a Vehicle: Now What? @meconnick

• 5 Things Nonfiction Authors Can Get Sued For: by Brad Frazer @JaneFriedman

• Committing Prufrock: Poetry Memorization Tips & Memories: @SandraHeskaKing @tspoetry

• 3 Ways to Show That Your Character Is In Love: @BrynDonovan

• Screenwriting: Why ‘The Circle’ Struggles: @DatingCharacter
• 7 Ways Reality Would Ruin Famous Movie Scenes: @jmmcnabagain @cracked
• Great Scene: “A Few Good Men”: @GoIntoTheStory

• 8 Reasons to Avoid the Novel and Focus on Short Stories: @brandontietz
• Tips for Ending a Short Story: by Sara Kopeczky

• New Crop of YA Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality: @xanalter @nytimes

• Advertising For Authors: @pbackwriter @thecreativepenn

• 8 Book Description A/B Tests: by Ellie Redding @BookBub

• 3 Amazon reader review myths: @sandrabeckwith

• Author Marketing Plans: Why Yours Should Be Unique: @karinabilich

• Helpful Hacks to Build a Strong Online Brand: @JennyHansenCA

• Podcasts for Writers, SFF, & More: @AuthorSAT

• 4 Basic Twitter Tips for Writers: @margmizu
• How to Use Twitter to Drive More Traffic to Your Blog: by Andrew Pickering @SMExaminer

• 7 Ways to Speed Up Your Author Website: @karinabilich

• Tips for turning your books into audiobooks:
• Industry Notes: Sisters in Crime’s Intl Competition; Fodor’s Ingram Distribution: @Porter_Anderson

• ‘Screen fatigue’ to blame for slide in e-reading? A ‘data challenged’ report: @Porter_Anderson @stevelotinga

• The IPA’s @michielams in China: ‘We Continue To Push the Literacy Agenda’ @Porter_Anderson
• Industry Notes: Bulgaria’s ‘People’s Choice’ Winners;Book Curation and Recommendation Site: @Porter_Anderson
• European Commission Makes Amazon Antitrust Commitments Official: @Porter_Anderson @vestager

• How to Land an Agent for a Self-Published Book: @JaneFriedman
• What NOT To Do When Submitting to An Agent: @tessaemilyhall

• Top 10 Reasons Why Your Submission May Be Rejected by an Agent: @BookEndsJessica
• What an Editor at a Publishing House Looks For: 6 Myths & Truths: @parulmac @WriterUnboxed

• Dealing with rejection: by Michael Alvear @RomanceUniv

• How to Format a Book: 10 Tips Your Editor Wants You To Know: @batwood @thewritelife

• Tips for getting a Book Started: @aimiekrunyan
• 5 Story Openers to Avoid: @MissConstance21

• 5 Character Types That Make Great Antagonistic Forces: @10MinNovelists

• Character Development Through Music: @alisongmyers

• What Does Your Protagonist Want? (And Why Can’t He Have It?) @LisaEBetz
• How To Give Your Hero Some Personality: by Hannah Collins @standoutbooks
• Characters Who Drive a Story: @JamiGold

• The Most Common Entry-Level Mistake in the Writing Game: @storyfix @JaneFriedman

• Tension vs. Conflict (Hint: They aren’t the Same Thing): @SeptCFawkes

• The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue Tags: @HelenaFairfax

• How To Write Better Diverse Characters: @Bang2write

• Writing more effortlessly: @angee
• Lit. fiction writer Ron Rash’s process: by Allison Futterman @TheWriterMag

• 7 Tips On How To Deal With Backstory: @patverducci

• 3 Reasons for Writers to Watch Hacksaw Ridge @SiouxR
• Between Classes: 6 Novels About Young Women in College: @BerryFLW

• Is A Creative Writing Degree Worth Your Time (And Money)? by Hannah Collins @standoutbooks
• How Long Should Your Book Be? 272 #1 Bestsellers Were Analyzed to Find Out: @bookinaboxco
• Become a more intuitive writer: @RoseannaMWhite

• 5 Steps to Building an Outline: @cgriffinauthor

• 3 Ways to Add Depth to a Novel: @JodyHedlund
• What Does It Mean to Move the Plot? @KMWeiland

• Medical Info for Writers: Injury Profiles: Sprained Ankle: @scriptmedic
• Unconventional Research Sites for Writers: @WordDreams

• 5 Types of Conditionals: @writing_tips
• To Capitalize or Not to Capitalize? @paperblanks

• The Emotional Roller Coaster Of Revisions: @FreshInkEdit
• Surviving the Dank and Lonely Editing Cave: @LindseyMF @WomenWriters
• Revision: Steps to Tame Your Novel: @emma_darwin
• Are You Creating Complexity or Chaos in Your Writing? @ShannaSwendson

• 16 Questions About Body Language & Appearance For Your Character: @10MinNovelists
• Storytelling Through Costume: The Woman in White: @gaileyfrey @tordotcom