Sunday, October 16, 2011

Twitterific

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Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.

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Recent news: Progressive Dinner Deadly is a Myrtle Clover mystery, available for $2.99 on Kindle and Nook. The 3rd book in the Memphis Barbeque series will release November 1—Hickory Smoked Barbeque (available now for preorder).

The Wrong & Right Ways to Solicit Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/qq2eIP @JodyHedlund

6 Fear-Busting Writer Tips: http://bit.ly/mSzWka @TiceWrites

Time management for time-strapped writers: http://bit.ly/pIUglg @gretchenroberts @hopeclark

An Agent's Advice for Character Creation and Plotting - Keep It Real: http://bit.ly/qK7nzi @greyhausagency

Pulling yourself out of a funk so you can write: http://bit.ly/r8HuyW @fearofwriting

The Non-Fictional Sense of Wonder (by Sandra Tayler): http://bit.ly/qtaGX4

How to get your book noticed by librarians--or not: http://bit.ly/q2ZFxS @BryanThomasS

When your day disappears--thoughts on reclaiming it: http://bit.ly/oZQVvL @jillkemerer

8 Ways To Be (Artistically) Out Of Step With The Times: http://bit.ly/pgarIY by Brian Hodge

Nail Your NaNoWriMo: How to Plan Your Story: http://bit.ly/pA6t0a @storyfix

Dueling Agent Advice on Writing Blogs: http://bit.ly/oxWeG6 @AnneRAllen

The 80/20 equation for your writing time: http://bit.ly/p57Yn1 @Margo_L_Dill

2 misconceptions of new writers: http://bit.ly/nT9goE @dirtywhitecandy

Amazon's Kindle Fire Will Never Kill the iPad: http://bit.ly/nX3xHA @PassiveVoiceBlg

Enterprise Authors: Rethinking the E-Book Revolution: http://bit.ly/qGwLQJ @selfpubreview

Why and How Your First 12 to 15 Scenes are Different: http://bit.ly/rb4mhu @storyfix

Rethinking Motivation for Character Arc: http://bit.ly/qQha79 @VictoriaMixon

Using Feedback to Better Your Work: http://bit.ly/qJ1UYD @FantasyFaction

4 fears writers face and tips for conquering them: http://bit.ly/p0vrEC @kalayna

The Middle Grade Voice: http://bit.ly/qNJcn5 @KristinHalbrook

Advice on writing poetry: http://bit.ly/obpVAk @write_practice

A Guide to Alienating Editors: http://bit.ly/oSzfZe by Rebecca Coleman

Why You Need to Write Every Day: http://bit.ly/mPUMwv @JeffGoins

Nail Your NaNoWriMo: Take a Hike: http://bit.ly/qzytUE @storyfix

Creativity is connecting things: http://bit.ly/rnT13Q @sierragodfrey

How to Grow Your Twitter Followers: http://bit.ly/nBVvkK @BubbleCow

Learning to Write: The Limitations of Books About Writing: http://bit.ly/oLLkDK by David Coe

The 4-Hour Novel: How to Balance Work, Life, Blogging and Your Passion: http://bit.ly/nC4CXE @OllinMorales

How to Get Started Mind Mapping Your Book (and everything else): http://bit.ly/ogruJM @JFBookman

Tips for writing fight scenes: http://bit.ly/qiVbbQ @FantasyFaction

Journey of a Debut Author: http://bit.ly/oO4WH4 @JoanSwan

Enjoying my interview w/@VictoriaMixon, which runs in 2 weeks.Victoria's latest interview, with @TheCreativePenn: http://tinyurl.com/3vd82n7

A warning to writers about pursuing newer publishers: http://bit.ly/oeNG5c @behlerpublish

Reasons Your Characters Might Not Use Secret Identities: http://bit.ly/o56GIk by B. McKenzie

A rating system for books? http://bit.ly/qSn79E @WriteAngleBlog

Rewriting Part 1: Dealing with Plot: http://bit.ly/rnWy9a @AmySueNathan

Why 1 agent goes to writing conferences: http://bit.ly/mXFP6f @RachelleGardner #pubtip

7 Types of Creative Block (and What to Do About Them): http://bit.ly/qifH5U @the99percent

Psychology Of Writing: 5 States Of Success: http://bit.ly/n4gthW @thecreativepenn

The Changing Face of Book Rights: http://bit.ly/qHyzrQ @pubperspectives

Book Review Blogs with Massive Followers: http://bit.ly/rcygo8 @veiledvirtues

The power of opposites in our story: http://bit.ly/p3aWAM

Everything affects characterization: bit.ly/q5tDPx @p2p_editor

Amazon Launches Sci-Fi & Horror Imprint: http://bit.ly/r4fOSL @GalleyCat

Writers Against Plagiarism: A Call to Action: http://bit.ly/oHVLAn @VictoriaStrauss

When to use quotation marks: http://bit.ly/nsEyFa @write_practice

An analysis of how e-publishing will affect traditional : http://oreil.ly/qurhp6 @JennWebb

If the query isn't working, maybe it's the book: http://bit.ly/ni7Up7 @BookEndsJessica

The Psychology of Attraction: Uncertainty: http://bit.ly/oVBZLw @lkblackburne

10 Ways to Irritate an Editor: http://bit.ly/qi2Byf @CherylRWrites

What the eBook Revolution Means and How Copywriters Can Prosper From It: http://bit.ly/mUi1Yv @SeanPlatt

4 Essential Elements to Writing a Great Blog Post: http://bit.ly/pBbBkC @JeffGoins

Are Writers without Business Sense Doomed? http://bit.ly/oqao9B @JamiGold

Character or Plot or Setting? Building Your Story's Universe: http://bit.ly/nbPb3q @4kidlit

10 Ways to Launch Strong Scenes: http://bit.ly/qFm1oF @WritersDigest

How 1 Writer Uses her MFA To Cultivate Creativity: http://bit.ly/oSwNJr @deborahconnolly

5 Great Bits of Wisdom from a New York Times Bestseller: http://bit.ly/pFmNSZ @susanmallery @jhansenwrites

A screenwriter & director provides insight on becoming a novelist: http://bit.ly/qkFcSE @novelrocket

Book Proposals in the Digital Age: http://bit.ly/q9aOkj @JaneFriedman

Characters that become real: http://bit.ly/p9WzMn

Urban Fantasy versus Paranormal Romance: http://bit.ly/ow3hSm @FantasyFaction

A writer's rant on blogging, platforms, & the pressure on writers: http://bit.ly/pWVb63 @RoniLoren

5 reasons blogging works for writers: http://bit.ly/oLFCj9 @SierraGodfrey

Don't send your book to an agent before it's finished: http://bit.ly/pcA9bz @BubbleCow #pubtip

Make your setting a character: http://bit.ly/pGFKw6 @SusanMeissner

Plurals of proper names: http://bit.ly/nyxmQ3 by Mark Nichol

5 elements that make a story strong: http://bit.ly/ph4dMq @storyfix

Books about self-publishing should have gone through a book designer: http://bit.ly/qeSiQa @JFBookman

Theatrical roots & keeping our readers entertained: http://bit.ly/pJXCiQ @GeneLempp

The Evolving Model of the Entrepreneurial Novelist: http://bit.ly/nNanqx @SeanPlatt for @JaneFriedman

1 author's writing process: http://bit.ly/qy2c1W @MsAnnAguirre

Opposites in crime fiction and how they add to a mystery: http://bit.ly/qwJWST @mkinberg

Ramping up the Tension in our Fiction: http://bit.ly/opIEHx @keligwyn

eBook Library Check Out Up 200%: http://bit.ly/qG3DFA @ebooknewser

A Writer's Guide To A Healthy and Happy Marriage: http://bit.ly/pTVdec @OllinMorales

Tips on Marketing Your Novel: http://bit.ly/nm35cJ @Natalie_Lakosil

Writers who refuse to be taught: http://bit.ly/neCKwE @pegeditors

10 tips for writers: http://bit.ly/omy5SX @LynnetteLabelle

Surviving the Slushpile ...as a dyslexic: http://bit.ly/qjYqh2

How to read a book contract--litigation: http://bit.ly/mVog33 @PassiveVoiceBlg

10 writing lessons from Annie Proulx: http://bit.ly/pa8gZX @michellerafter

3 reasons to pull the plug on your novel: http://bit.ly/onsXve Marcus Brotherton for @RachelleGardner

On backlists, the future of footnotes, & ebook errors: http://bit.ly/oGl0Eo @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman

20 More Smothered Verbs Set Free: http://bit.ly/nUWViJ by Mark Nichol

Beat sheets for your NaNoWriMo novel: http://bit.ly/nh6xMC @storyfix

9 tools for character development: http://bit.ly/pPoErm @BryanThomasS

The new world of publishing--cash flow: http://bit.ly/pJFGze @DeanWesleySmith

The power of commenting: http://bit.ly/nDeBdv @Blogussion

How to survey your readers: http://bit.ly/qSEeer @Rule17

3 tips for a good relationship with your editor: http://bit.ly/qnHQsl

Recycle your blog: http://bit.ly/o8B1We @chrisbrogan

On 1st and 2nd drafts: http://bit.ly/mY65uE @VictoriaMixon

Write your characters larger than life & they'll seem just right on the page: http://bit.ly/n3Qqiv @SarahAHoyt

What It Takes to Pull Off a Great Launch: http://bit.ly/ou5P7b @alexisgrant

Channeling your inner Word Wizard: http://bit.ly/nPuOjq @behlerpublish

Using symbolism in our writing (with Harry Potter used as an example): http://bit.ly/r8MEvA @HP4Writers

Alerts: Lobster Press and Dailey Swan Publishing: http://bit.ly/oNEVl8 @VictoriaStrauss

NaNoWriMo: The Right Rite of Passage for Writers: http://bit.ly/r9Jb4o @GeorgeAngus

How to Write Like a Professional: http://bit.ly/nK0uAJ @aliventures

Building Your Web Presence for Authors: Creating Effective Landing Pages: http://bit.ly/o7jDjy @LizzyFord2010

An agent urges writers to show confidence during the query process: http://bit.ly/mR8pmZ @BookEndsJessica

Is Amazon the Sauron of Publishing? http://bit.ly/r0gwKU by Michael A. Stackpole via @PassiveVoiceBlg

Why journalists should avoid analyzing word clouds: http://bit.ly/q9WVpo @harrisj

Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids: http://bit.ly/oFVh2E @ddonahoo

Alternatives for Getting Your Screenwriting Projects Off the Ground: http://bit.ly/rjxBIC @scriptmag

Lessons from the car dealership: http://bit.ly/qaVuJh

Tell, don't show! http://bit.ly/q14Ytg @bbeaulieu

On paid book blog tours: http://bit.ly/rpIjFh @BlurbIsAVerb

NaNoWriMo tip--surrender to the process: http://bit.ly/n6A6qU @Storyfix

Trying to Promote Your Work? Maybe It's Time To Go Back To School: http://bit.ly/pQku1S @darrenpillsbury

3 Questions Every Creative Person Must Ask: http://bit.ly/qKwZId @JaneFriedman

Yes, writers can crush it on Kindle this Christmas: http://bit.ly/oFnECH @SeanPlatt for @thecreativepenn

A critiqued synopsis: http://bit.ly/oPZ38m @nicolamorgan #pubtip

Why sweet romances aren't boring: http://bit.ly/pq6LED @JodyHedlund for @RoniLoren

Starting A New Book: Why Some Things We Never Learn: http://bit.ly/pzdIss @BTMargins

Keeping too much realism out of crime fiction: http://bit.ly/q37SYa @mkinberg

Best Articles This Week for Writers 10/14/11: http://bit.ly/nPwwSi @4kidlit

10 Ways Your Friends Can Help You Sell More Books: http://bit.ly/opEUTe @bdunc1

After 5 books, 1 author still questions calling himself a writer: http://bit.ly/nnBAmW by Rick Gekoski

Wake up early to write: http://bit.ly/pclZ9p @SimonCLarter

A life in : Terry Pratchett: http://bit.ly/qUT2ef @alisonflood

Screenwriting--write it funny or they'll cut it: http://bit.ly/qw6DLO @scriptmag #screenwriting

Putting the A in YA: http://bit.ly/pbfmQx @sarahlapolla

Why "branding" won't save the creative class: http://bit.ly/niA1BD @salon

How to write fiction: Geoff Dyer on freedom: http://bit.ly/ptv3zm

Three Parts to Every Story: Endings: http://bit.ly/ojcFXr @fuelyourwriting

Writing through doubt: http://bit.ly/phNPl7 @carleenbrice

Writing Rules vs. Rules of Thumb: http://bit.ly/nHKUax @thomasroche

Perfecting your YA voice: http://bit.ly/pjnqMC @ingridsundberg

Secrets in Your Story and Why You Should Keep Them Until The Very End: http://bit.ly/oQc2CR @OllinMorales

Should writers learn fiction writing techniques or dive into writing? http://bit.ly/oKDkmk @JodyHedlund

The rewards of journaling our lives: http://bit.ly/pusUdG @literarymama

"Something a composer 'says' in music can help me 'hear' what I need for a chapter."@Porter_Anderson http://bit.ly/qLaSlS via @VictoriaMixon

Why 1 writer is happy with her small press publishers: http://bit.ly/pCSwWy @MarilynMeredith

Tool time: Using Dropbox to back up your work: http://bit.ly/qV9lUl @caxdj

An agent states that voice *can* change (especially when needed, to suit publisher needs): http://bit.ly/qqjSyy @greyhausagency

How to speak publisher - C is for Copy editor: http://bit.ly/nkFgvQ @annerooney

On National Novel Writing Month: http://bit.ly/qfu2ix by Mark Nichol

Is Your Book a Hobby or a Business? Thinking like an entrepreneur: http://bit.ly/nUbgyT @BookMarketer

Should You Write When You're Tired? http://bit.ly/oKutef @boonieschick

The political possibilities of SF: http://bit.ly/p3h36q by Damien Walter

How the National Book Awards made themselves irrelevant: http://bit.ly/ncVBv5 @magiciansbook

8 Expert Tips for Building Effective Email Lists: http://bit.ly/pKB5kn

Why teens should read adult fiction: http://bit.ly/nNkiJq by Brian McGreevy @Salon

Writing, Editing and The Cliffs of Despair: http://bit.ly/rbi8d5 @msforster

7 things 1 writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/o3ak25 @samrvamos

Making Your "Sing" Like the Beatles: http://bit.ly/nJNd0z @JeffGoins

Addiction in Historical Romance: http://bit.ly/nIVEhf @unzadi

Is the Booker Prize really being dumbed down? http://tgr.ph/n9pcU2 @alainmas

6 ways for our blog to work for us behind the scenes: http://bit.ly/qwt9VD @KarenGowen

Barnes & Noble Assumes Control of Borders' Web Presence: http://bit.ly/pR3BoZ @galleycat

Adult Hardcover Sales Rose 33% in July, But That Didn't Help the Year Much: http://bit.ly/oQMut2 @PassiveVoiceBlg