Sunday, February 24, 2013

Twitterific


by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.
 
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The Most Annoying Horror Movie Cliches: http://bit.ly/U082bg @HorrorMovies

Fleshing Out Your Protagonist: Creating An Awesome Character: http://bit.ly/U0b4w8 @woodwardkaren

Dear Lack of Follow-Through: A Letter to 1 Writer's Anti-Muse: http://bit.ly/Y1v4wx @robdyoung

How Can We Avoid Cookie-Cutter Writing? http://bit.ly/Y1veE5 @jodyhedlund

3 Ways Cause and Effect Can Build Your Story: http://bit.ly/U0bS45 @4YALit

How much internalized self-awareness does a character need? http://bit.ly/Y1vvXq @juliettewade

1 writer reflects on her 2-year self-pub anniversary: http://bit.ly/U0ciaS @goblinwriter

Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now? http://bit.ly/Y1was5 @2KoP

Advice for Understanding the New Age in Publishing and Promotion: http://bit.ly/U0cZkl

Use Lists to Provide Engaging Posts That are Easy to Write and Read: http://bit.ly/U0d3ka @ninaamir

Want to Write Early? The Most Successful Techniques for Rising Earlier: http://bit.ly/Y1xYBo @LeoBabauta

Enemies of the Art: Approval Addiction: http://bit.ly/U0ebnR @kristenlamb

How 1 novelist went from nothing to published on Amazon in 2 years: http://bit.ly/Y1ygrZ @criticalmargins

Reflections On Diversity and Fantastic Literature: http://bit.ly/U0erTS @adribbleofink

An agent answers: "What do you expect of your clients? What do you do for your clients" http://bit.ly/Y1yAqI @MacGregorLit

Character names that should be banned forever: http://bit.ly/U0eOxE @io9

Anatomy of a First Chapter: Make Your Beginning Count: http://bit.ly/Y1z28o @btmargins

Why the Internet is a Trap - and how this writer deals with it: http://bit.ly/U0f7IU @juliettewade

An editorial assistant on posting our fiction online: http://bit.ly/U0gPtH @sjaejones

How to write for role-playing games: http://bit.ly/Y1AQ1a @jammer0501

Pinterest for Novelists: Inspiration, Book Design and Book Trailers: http://bit.ly/U0h884 @LaurHarrington

Listservs and Forums for Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/Y1AW94 @fictionnotes

Show, Don't Tell: http://bit.ly/U0hZFE @americanediting

Revision: Add More "I Understand You" Moments: http://bit.ly/Y1BGLf @cockeyedcaravan

How to Avoid the Self-Published Look: http://bit.ly/U0ieR5 @GuyKawasaki @digibookworld

Cut the Flab—Make Every Word Count: http://bit.ly/Y1BQSN @noveleditor

The Creative Professionals' Guide to Drafting a Resume: http://bit.ly/U0ioYR @kristenfischer

An example of a poignant turning point: http://bit.ly/Y1C24F @kcraftwriter

Cover Art - So Where's The Problem? http://bit.ly/U0iHmi @jimchines

When Erotica Crosses the Line: http://bit.ly/Y1CD6h @smexys_sidekick

Diary of a Brainstorming Weekend: http://bit.ly/U0jnbk @AdriennGiordano

5 Examples of the Need for Multiple Hyphenation: http://bit.ly/Y1D4gW @writing_tips

Ray Bradbury On How To Keep And Feed A Muse: http://bit.ly/U0jxiR @woodwardkaren

5 Ways to Keep Up Marketing Motivation: http://bit.ly/YjA52n @duolit

Character Development: Morals & Ideology: http://bit.ly/Xm18gt @ava_jae

Character Introductions and Voice: http://bit.ly/Xm1nId @Julie_Gray

Writing mixed emotions in a character: http://bit.ly/YjAlOO @aliciarasley

How to Optimize Your Amazon Book Page to Sell More Books: http://bit.ly/Xm1xzj @bubblecow

Effective buying is hard for bookstores--this becomes an increasingly important reality for publishers: http://bit.ly/YjAq58 @MikeShatzkin

How to Get Rid of Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/Xm1LGJ @kimberlykincaid

3 Steps to Creating Believable Character Emotions: http://bit.ly/YjAAJN @marcykennedy

In the Quagmire of the First Draft: http://bit.ly/Xm1W4S @TaliaVance

Beware the Under-Cooked Story Concept: http://bit.ly/YjAH7X @storyfix

7 Tips for Great Book Club Visits: http://bit.ly/Xm27Nr @blurbisaverb

Library Skills for Writers: http://bit.ly/YjARw8 @karencv

Avoiding the Convenient Plot Point: http://bit.ly/Xm2h7B @davidbcoe

How to keep rich worldbuilding from bogging down your story: http://bit.ly/YjAVvR @juliettewade

25 Hard Truths About Writing And Publishing: http://bit.ly/Xm2t6S @chuckwendig {lang}

Script To Screen: "Rebel Without A Cause": http://bit.ly/YjBs0Q @gointothestory

Who sees each tweet? A helpful Twitter tip: http://bit.ly/Xm3BYj @alexisgrant

5 Ways to Write When You're Not Really Writing: http://bit.ly/YjBCFr @MidgeRaymond

Where to end your story: http://bit.ly/XBZKUZ @rxena77

8 ways to help your favorite author: http://bit.ly/XBZUMg @rachellegardner

Connecting Secondary Elements: http://bit.ly/WEtnrj @kid_lit

7 Libraries of Photographs You Can Use For Free: http://bit.ly/XC02eE @jonathangunson

6 Reasons Being a Pirate is Like Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/XC12zy

Give Stories Added Depth With a 'Ghost Plot': http://bit.ly/WEtYZS @yeomanis

Writing, Illustrating And Marketing Books For Kids: http://bit.ly/XC1k9t @thecreativepenn

Outlining in Reverse: http://nyti.ms/WEubwk @nytimes

3 indie bookstores file suit against Amazon and Big Six publishers for DRM: http://bit.ly/15yh4Qo  @Porter_Anderson @laurahazardowen


Revising--set up more payoffs: http://bit.ly/XC1EFo @cockeyedcaravan

Explaining editorial revisions: http://bit.ly/WEuqY6 @kristinerusch

The Magic Of Stephen King: A Sympathetic Character Is Dealt A Crushing Blow They Eventually Overcome: http://bit.ly/XC1PAu @woodwardkaren

The Power of a Reader's Word of Mouth: http://bit.ly/X4B6Lu @jodyhedlund

9 Modern Tools Every Writer Should Use: http://bit.ly/V2CjYW @robdyoungwrites

Writing YA: On gendered and group-based insults and the characters that use them: http://bit.ly/V2CCml @wordforteens

4 things that warms one editor up to a query: http://bit.ly/X5pXtU

Twitter parties as promo: http://bit.ly/UaKhNZ @amandaluedeke

Bookstore Boss: http://bit.ly/X5q6NW @btmargins @BostonBkCritic

The eBook Path to Riches: Possibly Steeper Than Assumed: http://bit.ly/UaM4Cv @scalzi

"Pseudonyms Are Stupid" : http://bit.ly/X5rosu @darkcargo

6 Christian Literary Agent Blogs: http://bit.ly/UaMuJf @authormedia

Sympathetic Characters: Outcasts: http://bit.ly/UaMCZ5 @mooderino

6 reasons 1 reader stops reading a book: http://bit.ly/X5rEYu @annastanisz

Working through self-doubt: http://bit.ly/UaMRTS @adamisrael

Launching A Book Is Like Sending A Child To Play In Traffic: http://bit.ly/X5rRLf @catinitaly

How to Accept Your Procrastination (And Still Get Stuff Done): http://bit.ly/UaNeOx

Early business decisions for new self-publishers: http://bit.ly/X5zfX2 @deanwesleysmith

Kurt Vonnegut's "Shape of Stories" (Infographic): http://bit.ly/UbgIeV @MarkCN

Thinking like a publisher: expected costs: http://bit.ly/X5KIpo @deanwesleysmith

The value of failure: http://bit.ly/Ubh0Tc @woodwardkaren

An Easy Fix for a Tighter Point of View: http://bit.ly/VSHj2f @janice_hardy

Should writers "just" write? http://bit.ly/VUR8az @danblank

Why You Should Judge a Book By Its Cover: http://bit.ly/VSHyuh @nickthacker

Romance in Writing: Don't Force It: http://bit.ly/VURkH5 @ava_jae

Overcoming Stage Fright: http://bit.ly/VSHKtl

The power of screenwriters: http://bit.ly/VURD4w @gointothestory

The joys of being lowbrow: http://bit.ly/VSHPNF @junglereds @GMMalliet

Screenwriting: Now You Can Revise: Use the Final Draft Tools: http://bit.ly/VUS133 @cockeyedcaravan

Ideas for wowing editors and agents: http://bit.ly/VUSfqW

How Four Writers Find the Time to Write: http://bit.ly/XbPBND @Julie_Gray

When an idea strikes, act. http://bit.ly/XG99wW @tannerc

Theater Settings in Romance Novels: http://bit.ly/XbPT7d @rszalley

Your Goodreads Reviews Don't Just Stay on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/XG9r6J @readingape

Creative Writing Prompts: Shapeshifters, Real and Metaphorical: http://bit.ly/XbQaad @howtowriteshop

Maximizing Facebook–What We Can Learn From Puppy Dog Eyes and LOL Cats: http://bit.ly/XGa0O3 @kristenlambtx

Songwriting--how do you sell your songs? You *don't* sell your songs: http://bit.ly/XbScHt @usasongs

How much does an author's appearance matter? http://bit.ly/XGcewS @passivevoiceblg

5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Working With Independent Editors: http://bit.ly/12ReEg1 @BryanThomasS

5 Reasons Why We Fail at Our Writing Goals: http://bit.ly/XDt8Zc @jeanoram

10 Dos and Don'ts of Writing a Query Letter: http://bit.ly/12ReV2m @brianklems

What digital magazines can learn from ebook publishers: http://bit.ly/12Rf3in @laurahazardowen

Do You Like A Little Contradiction In Your Characters? http://bit.ly/XDttuQ @marcykennedy

Every Character Has A Story: http://bit.ly/12Rfc5C @bookviewcafe

Great Character: John McClane ("Die Hard"): http://bit.ly/XDtzTv @gointothestory

Facing fear as a writer: http://bit.ly/XDtEGK @joebunting

Secret or separate? Discreet and Discrete: http://bit.ly/12Rfl9a @LaurelGarver

50 Synonyms for "Villain": http://bit.ly/XDtKxS @writing_tips

Goal setting mistakes to avoid: http://bit.ly/XDtMpG @jwhite

Mystery, Magic, and the Aha! of the Reveal: http://bit.ly/12RfHfT @luciesmoker

1 writer's outlining process: http://bit.ly/VwpciL @daycathy

What Color is Your Writing World? http://bit.ly/VwpCWz

How to Change Telling into Showing: http://bit.ly/YgJV4p @jessicabell

First Person uncertainty: http://bit.ly/Vwq2fB @aliciarasley

Physical Attributes Entry: Lips: http://bit.ly/YgK3ku @angelaackerman

The Importance of Foreshadowing: http://bit.ly/VwqESk @sally_apokedak

5 ways to give a great author interview: http://bit.ly/YgKjzZ @chrisrobley

Split screen in Scrivener: http://bit.ly/VwrcYm @Gwen_Hernandez

6 Things Writers Can Learn From Television: http://bit.ly/YgKueq @woodwardkaren

Writing the Military: 5 Biggest Mistakes: http://bit.ly/VwrDSC @JosephZieja

Options for Reactions in a Sequel: http://bit.ly/YgKJGz @KMWeiland

How to Start a Book Club *Inside* a Book: http://bit.ly/Vws4Mt @wherewriterswin

When Writers Get Dumped: http://bit.ly/YgLdMD @jamesscottbell

Why 1 writer has returned to printing her self-pub books: http://bit.ly/VwtkiF @thecreativepenn

6 Ways to Evoke Emotion in Poetry and Prose: http://bit.ly/YgLj75 @AJWagoner

Description tips: http://bit.ly/VwtIhl @cockeyedcaravan

7 Tips for creating a PowerPoint Presentation: http://bit.ly/YgLsrf @nicolebasaraba

Setting – The First, Most Crucial Choice for your Career AND your Character: http://bit.ly/VwxsiJ @BlytheGifford

Top 10 Things You May Not Know About the Newbery Award: http://bit.ly/YgNbga

Why Should Writers Use Google+? http://bit.ly/Vwyb3q @gharness

The Publisher's Anxiety at the Electronic Book: http://bit.ly/W4b4In @thatjeffgomez

Setting up a co-authoring partnership: http://bit.ly/15nRu0v @ParanormYA

5 Reasons to Set Your Novel in a Famous Place: http://bit.ly/W4bmPd @ChuckSambuchino

Stuck or blocked? How to keep writing anyway: http://bit.ly/15nRFJc @dirtywhitecandy

A writer's guide to Gimp--installation: http://bit.ly/W5THH8  and fundamental techniques: http://bit.ly/W5TK5N  @ClarissaDraper

Revamping bookstores--ideas/challenges from the #FutureFoyles workshop: http://bit.ly/VtrQ6p @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones @miriamkate

Writers and ego--the violent shifts from over-confident to too insecure: http://bit.ly/Vtve1d @hartjohnson

3 Minutes to Better Scrivener Chapter Headings: http://bit.ly/VtVzMB @genelempp

50% of Amazon sales are planned purchaes, not results of browsing.Discoverability implications: http://bit.ly/15xUYh5 @Suw @Porter_Anderson