Sunday, April 10, 2011

Twitterific

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Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the last week.

I’m delighted that now we have an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine and software engineer and writer Mike Fleming’s ingenuity. The links I tweet (which are writers’ blogs, agents’ and editors’ blogs) all are added to the engine to make it easier for you to access the information you’re looking for.

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4 distinct levels of competence in writing: http://bit.ly/fyLeBI

Would You Ever Turn Down a Contract? http://bit.ly/igiyeh @jamigold

Find the scriptwriters in your neighborhood: http://bit.ly/hTvynG

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Is there anything an egg can't do? http://bit.ly/eqv923

A few follies of Writerhood: http://bit.ly/eBoPnP

Thoughts on microfiction dark twist stories: http://bit.ly/exeXkc @camillelaguire

Quick public speaking tip : http://bit.ly/i9YH7u

Google alerts--how to set them up and why you need them: http://bit.ly/g98cbG @spunkonastick

Creativity Tweets of the Week – 4/8/11: http://bit.ly/ekqBCq @on_creativity

Plotbot Streamlines Scriptwriting: http://bit.ly/hrMeDu

Keep Characters True To Themselves: http://bit.ly/eYJprM

Best Articles This Week for Writers 4/8/11: http://bit.ly/ibSgYK @4kidlit

Proper Use of The Colon: http://bit.ly/g02QjC

Can Karma Help You Become a Better Writer? http://bit.ly/gRi9bt @jamigold

5 ways to see your manuscript with new eyes. http://bit.ly/ghtzJx @4kidlit

Want High Stakes? Amp up the Stress: http://bit.ly/fbnivd

5 revision tricks: http://bit.ly/ehQhhI

Do characters really need to be likeable? Maybe not: http://bit.ly/ijOx24 @JulietteWade

How to Find the Guts to Take a Leap: http://bit.ly/e4uYOx

An agent says: "Think of me as a conduit, not a gatekeeper." http://bit.ly/fHFi17 @jennybent

How to Survive a Writers Conference: Dos and Don’ts to making it out alive: http://bit.ly/dR3trb

This #FF follow these 12 Tweeters on Twitter http://exm.nr/eFctGl @SheWritesaLot

5 First Draft Tips: http://bit.ly/fxPRyK

Why readers buy books (and how to promote to these readers): http://bit.ly/ebYFjW

Why Agents Take So Long To Get Back To You: http://bit.ly/hdTe3L

Scriptwriters, know your story: http://bit.ly/i2HWZb

Top 5 Writing Tools: http://bit.ly/eiIz68

7 Overused Blog Habits That Look Amateurish: http://bit.ly/hmZZ3F

7 ways freelancers can make clients happy: http://bit.ly/ehJo7t

7 R’s of Positivity for the Unpublished Novelist: http://bit.ly/f169Vo

The challenge of writing humor: http://bit.ly/faS5MM @alanorloff @mkinberg

7 Tips to sell your book on Kindle: http://bit.ly/gZNfz6

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Artichoke Dip inspired by Rick Bayless http://bit.ly/etBOLY

If I build it, will they come? http://bit.ly/hZWOww @authorguy

Morning Pages Experiment: One Year Later: http://bit.ly/fOwOBl

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: And the winner of the cheese knife is... http://bit.ly/hwxwb6

6 Reasons Why Romance Rocks: http://bit.ly/gnK01b @writeangleblog

Romantic comedy truisms: http://bit.ly/gBBX2P

The Better Mash-Up: An Exoneration of a New Literary Genre: http://bit.ly/g3KWjl

Worldbuilding Considerations Part One -- Setting: http://bit.ly/gH4jWN

Borders Plan for Recovery Is Described as Doubtful (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/h8CemJ

Not every writer enjoys a writing group: http://bit.ly/hV6Zsu

Description--Gestures and action tags: http://bit.ly/fnuzC1

5 Things a Bad Dog Can Teach You About Writing Good Copy: http://bit.ly/fXJjlc

The Right Time for a Critique Group: http://bit.ly/eN9XfL

A look at literary assistants: http://bit.ly/esYe9T

How Can Authors Reach (Non-Writer) Readers Online? http://bit.ly/grvAXC

Top 6 movies about writers: http://bit.ly/hd5YEr @cristinterrill

Talking plot: http://bit.ly/gBNAia @dirtywhitecandy @victoriamixon

Putting our characters in their place: http://bit.ly/hk32GQ

Kindle: http://huff.to/dV54m5

Writing book acknowledgments: http://bit.ly/hFcY03

67 Things to Remember When Writing: http://bit.ly/gpxlUP @cristinterrill

Orienting by marking insiders vs. outsiders: http://bit.ly/gtEuJp

Reading your novel backwards: http://bit.ly/fVFV7V

How to have an impressive book signing: http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2011/04/06/how-to-have-a-book-signing-like-t-c-boyle/

Sculpting character: http://bit.ly/h0GFgj

4 Ways to Make Your Writing Schedule Work: http://bit.ly/fn2vAf

Finding Your Voice: http://bit.ly/gLBEdv

Revising by Color: http://bit.ly/ekuFgE

The Old-School Content Marketing Strategy That Scores Freelance Writing Clients: http://bit.ly/dFG68x

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: San Simon Prosciutto Appetizers http://bit.ly/hy2QR9

Story Structure - Four Acts in Erotic Romance: http://bit.ly/dFg1VS @SaschaIllyvich

10 tips for a great story: http://bit.ly/hrZvXB @SanguMandanna

Why Writer Friends Are Crucial: http://bit.ly/gRPHIu @4kidlit

Tips for realistically capturing a crisis: http://bit.ly/hZQDR1 @bluemaven

Think like a publisher--all about covers: http://bit.ly/gQ7Ljy

Self-editing checklist--consistency: http://bit.ly/hZ0o0p

Your Better Half: What Happens When One POV is Better? http://bit.ly/hvFk7m

3 Barriers You Must Eliminate to Maximize E-Book Sales: http://bit.ly/hEbl0K

Subtext: The Most Critical Tool in the Storyteller’s Box: http://bit.ly/hwgMLc

TADA Method of Studying Character: http://bit.ly/fEiGpk

The Writer's Bane: Describing a Character's Physical Appearance: http://bit.ly/hhkFem

Are You Ready To Query? http://bit.ly/hWWvOe @writeangleblog

Why mechanics matter: http://bit.ly/ihIKEJ @ajackwriting

Acting lessons for writers--vulnerability: http://bit.ly/hJmshG @cristinterrill

Conference Surprises--Ah ha moments from SCBWI: http://bit.ly/dI0lts @WriteAngleBlog

Deliver the Payoff: http://bit.ly/gQDQbf

How to get your book reviewed – by avoiding book reviewers: http://bit.ly/ijOQpU

5 Ways to Make the Most of A Small Blog Audience: http://bit.ly/ijtMJH

How to write cool literature: http://bit.ly/glcFPj

The Learning Sequence and Why It Matters to Nonfiction Authors: http://bit.ly/hMVS80

Why Most Writers Are Blind to Their Own Faults: http://bit.ly/fnqpyV

The signs of a good independent editor: http://bit.ly/f3M7uw @victoriamixon

10 Tools for Author Success, #1 Have a Plan: http://bit.ly/gp1Tqe @SaschaIllyvich

Polishing Your Manuscript: Beyond the First Pages: http://bit.ly/gSJ4OM @yahighway

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Spaghetti and Meatballs—With Chili http://bit.ly/guDrer

Simple tips for the Christian writer: http://bit.ly/dKrrka

40 Questions You Need to Ask Every Copywriting Client: http://bit.ly/fZ2CS8

Mystery Writer's Guide To Forensic Science - DNA Profiling: http://bit.ly/hBOkur @clarissadraper

Survival Tips for the Newbie Writer: http://huff.to/dIEJRk

10 signs you're *not* in the writing zone: http://bit.ly/gDWcgI @elspethwrites

Past tense or present tense? http://bit.ly/f1OZtQ

Advice for Amanda Hocking from authors and agents: http://bit.ly/hVAtCX

Bring attention to your books with promo items: http://bit.ly/ho5C5I

What were this month's most popular writing articles? Sign up for the monthly WKB newsletter for links & interviews: http://bit.ly/gx7hg1

Bringing Out Emotions in Your Scene: http://bit.ly/fM4OeP

Things to do after getting an agent: http://bit.ly/erK6tS

Description 911: Over Expressed Emotions: http://bit.ly/eMeiq8

Why Understanding Conflict Will Make You A Better Writer: http://bit.ly/gw0aMY @bubblecow

Back to basics--writing to a certain length: http://bit.ly/fugsVe

6 Benefits of Agent Representation: http://bit.ly/gQ2ZRz @writeangleblog

Acting lessons for writers--physicality: http://bit.ly/gra6KM @cristinterrill

Preparing for a book club talk: http://bit.ly/egJO7d

3 Questions to Ask Before You Jump on the Indie Publishing Bandwagon: http://bit.ly/hHyTs8

Writing battles: http://bit.ly/haQVwE

4 Ways to Avoid the Pitfalls of a Writer’s Solitude: http://bit.ly/hdIdbq

Ambiguity and Anchoring in Fantasy Contexts: http://bit.ly/if9K4S

Think Like A Publisher #5… Some Basics on Production: http://bit.ly/ecwIBy

4 questions to ask about eccentric characters: http://bit.ly/hSYvB3 @flawritersconf

Busted!—Janet Fitch and her unlikable character, Part 2: http://bit.ly/hnnEJz

The new rules for self-publishing: http://bit.ly/ehzTx3

National Poetry Month: http://bit.ly/gHXzGI

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Supernatural Sticky Wings from Cleo Coyle http://bit.ly/hEJ268

Lemmings are cute, but sometimes they just don't think: http://bit.ly/efLCKE @hopeclark

Time to Unclutter Your Manuscript? http://bit.ly/dX166U

I See No Possible Way How This Incredible Cover Letter Could Ever Fail: http://bit.ly/fLXwiI

Never "just description": making description subjective: http://bit.ly/hJ0aWF

5 Writing Tools to Carry in a Conspiring Universe: http://bit.ly/hzefIS

Tiny beginnings--how one writer starts a novel: http://bit.ly/fmzunT

Exploring an Issue for Coherence: http://bit.ly/gekpmw

On creating your press kit: http://bit.ly/hEu6Lq

7 Microsoft Word tricks for writers: http://bit.ly/hvFilv

Paragraphs past and present: http://bit.ly/gz929p

Put your secondary world to the test: http://bit.ly/eraVlN

Agent research: http://bit.ly/fxC1I4 @WriteAngleBlog

How To Create Sympathetic Characters: http://bit.ly/dPfmfd

7 Dos and 7 Don’ts for New Bloggers: http://bit.ly/fpoJwP

New ways to read blog posts: http://bit.ly/dJwkda

Writing for Survival: http://bit.ly/dLabYE

The Secret of Subtext: http://bit.ly/fmDPkB

5 Ways to Persevere Through Blogging Slumps: http://bit.ly/hbPoXE

Freelance writing jobs: Top 10 places to find quality work: http://bit.ly/fX7Ds8

Self-Publishing: 9 Things To Know Before You Make the Leap: http://bit.ly/gCQq6d

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid: http://bit.ly/eA7GuH

Aliens on book covers--human fears transferred into depictions of extraterrestrials: http://bit.ly/egS51V

10 of the best teeth in literature (Guardian): http://bit.ly/f2KIWr

WriterDesign: Installing WordPress: http://bit.ly/epkfpV

Best underground lairs in SF and Fantasy: http://on.io9.com/g5FiFh

The Difference Between Copyediting and Proofreading: http://bit.ly/fMdwYz

What your 1st love and your 1st book have in common: http://bit.ly/dS8F68

Setting in tone: http://bit.ly/fFNIai

3 Reasons Your Blogging Resolutions Are Doomed to Fail: http://bit.ly/eJMKWk

How to launch any product (incl. books) using social media: http://on.mash.to/gb3MPL

A writer on what being a published author is like (and what's surprised her): http://bit.ly/e7mjfb

The Ubiquitous, Wandering It: http://bit.ly/fT0XXo

What You Need to Write Right: http://bit.ly/gaDJnJ

Wanted: One Character Willing to Work With No Questions Asked: http://bit.ly/eJsPxL

Preparing for publication: writing your book's premise and synopsis: http://bit.ly/hML4P7

Sustaining curiosity: http://bit.ly/es8wRl @RavenRequiem13

Wanna be a writer… need credibility: http://bit.ly/eCfWjo @mjcache

Are You Ready To Query? http://bit.ly/hWWvOe @WriteAngleBlog

Yes, I Am Original! http://bit.ly/gVlGgD @ellaschwartz

Tips for Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/dQUfWy @WriteTime2

For Career Authors, Staying Published is the Real Challenge: http://huff.to/hjbiGg

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: The 1,200 Calorie Nightmare http://bit.ly/hRepim

Getting the most from a writer's conference: http://bit.ly/hWFvmi

Hitting it big and how to do it: http://bit.ly/hd8NdJ

Avoid the Poison Apple: http://bit.ly/fVovu1

Nice weekly roundup for historical writers: http://bit.ly/h2emXA @2nerdyhistgirls

How To Stop Your Creative Muse Walking Out And Cheating On You: http://bit.ly/eWFjxz