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who celebrate!
@Porter_Anderson @DocSyntax @Melissa_Foster
Agent-Assisted Self-Publishing and the Amazon White Glove
Program: http://bit.ly/XMGtQk @Melissa_Foster @JaneFriedman
Templates for self-published books that can be used with
Microsoft Word-created manuscripts: http://bit.ly/YcsBm7 @JFBookman
Bowker's latest pub. data and a look at the importance of
bookstores to publishers: http://bit.ly/YRNYot @Porter_Anderson @DouglasMcCabe
A free directory of cover designers,
formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
The Search Engine for Writers: http://hiveword.com/wkb/search
15 Questions to Help you Decide Your Next
Writing Project: http://bit.ly/WTJIu1
@fictionnotes
Agents share what they like to see in
book openings: http://bit.ly/WTK4RA
@MartinaABoone
3 Ways to Ground Readers in Your World: http://bit.ly/ZY7H7Z @Janice_hardy
How flipping elements of a flipped idea
results in new ideas: http://bit.ly/WTKnvG
@creativesomething
Freelancers: The Magic of Double-Whammy
Headlines: And How To Use Their Enormous Power: http://bit.ly/ZY8cyV
3 Types of "Not Only . . . But
Also" Errors: http://bit.ly/WTKGXg
@writing_tips
Transitioning from fanfic to original
work: http://bit.ly/ZY8xBE @JordanMcCollum
6 Historical Forensic Detectives Who
Deserve Their Own TV Shows: http://bit.ly/WTKQxS
@io9
3 ways back into the author marketing
game: http://bit.ly/162U2jY
To Be a Writer, You Only Need to Do Two
Things: http://bit.ly/11oeZHc
@write_practice
Infinitives: To split or not to split: http://bit.ly/162U77j @aliciarasley
3 Dimensions of Character – A Review of
Larry Brooks' Character Development Technique: http://bit.ly/11ofd17
@Fictorians
1 writer's crazy three years since
"the call": http://bit.ly/162UdMj
@tawnafenske
Understanding Screenwriting: Zero Dark
Thirty, This is 40, Margin Call, & More: http://bit.ly/11ofBwu
@slant
Should Independent Authors Have Their
Books Translated into Foreign Languages? http://bit.ly/ZaMaK5
@goblinwriter
How to Write a Novel as a Collaborative
Team: http://bit.ly/ZKuO5O @adriennedewolfe
5 Unconventional Fantasy Relationships: http://bit.ly/ZHGCEB @rajanyk
Classic Characters Whose Flaws Make Them
Great: http://bit.ly/16dAp9N @BenClayborne
Should Writers Pay to Use Duotrope? http://bit.ly/162Uu1y @writeitsideways
Author Photos Step-By-Step:The
Comprehensive Guide: http://bit.ly/162UE9f
@CharleeVale
Keep the "Cheesiness" Out of
Your Author Website: http://bit.ly/162USgJ
@KerryLonsdale
Authors and Domain Names: Claiming Rights
to Names and Titles: http://bit.ly/11oh4CR
@SheilaJLevine
Killing the "Pay First, Read
Later" E-bookselling Model: http://bit.ly/WWjiaa
@pubperspectives
How Much Can an Editor Edit a Writer's
Work? http://bit.ly/107KvnO @BrianKlems
Scrivener for plotters: http://bit.ly/107KArB @Gwen_Hernandez
How @JaneFriedman Got a 6-Figure Twitter
Following (and Why It Doesn't Matter): http://bit.ly/WWjMNy
Types of act-outs for screenwriters and
other writers: http://bit.ly/107L2Gu
@lillazuck
Filling the creative well with a rest
break: http://bit.ly/WWkWbI
Do You Have a Purpose? The Absurd in
Literature: http://bit.ly/107LQuT
@write_practice
Editors and Their Roles: http://bit.ly/WWlsGI @amazingstories0
Author Solutions: One Racket To Rule Them
All: http://bit.ly/107M7hf @EmilySuess
5 Blogging Tips for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/WWlO09
In defense of love triangles: www.publishingcrawl.com/2013/02/19/in-defense-of-love-triangles-interests/
@erin_bowman
Dialect in Dialogue: A Little Goes a Long
Way: http://bit.ly/107MqZr @PamelotH
How to Know When to Quit Pursuing
Publication: http://bit.ly/WWmbYt
@jodyhedlund
1 writer advises writers to pick a genre
and stick with it: http://bit.ly/107MFUq
@jimrubart
Defining your characters' dreams: http://bit.ly/WWmB11
Leaving Room for Inspiration/Creativity
Within an Outline: http://bit.ly/WWmVNl
@martinaaboone @AnnaCollomore
5 Essential Qualities of Irresistible
Product Descriptions: http://bit.ly/WWnC9f
@KathrynAragon @buddhapuss
The Five Best Questions To Ask A Panel of
Writers: http://bit.ly/107NBIt @CarrieCuinn
How Writing a Short Story Differs From
Writing a Novel: http://bit.ly/WWouLf
@susanjmorris
What Makes An Idea Worthwhile? http://bit.ly/107Od0O @mooderino
5 Facebook Marketing Tips for Authors: http://bit.ly/W85NTf @goblinwriter
An agent explains when to revise your
manuscript and when to keep submitting: http://bit.ly/16EYbvK
@carlywatters
Build Your Writing Community: In-Person
Events: http://bit.ly/XzjJmN @DIYMFA
Build Your Community--Writing Classes and
Workshops: http://bit.ly/X4KggX @DIYMFA
Build Your Online Writing Community: http://bit.ly/XzjWpZ @DIYMFA
Q&A With An Editor: The Acquisitions
Process: http://bit.ly/X4Krso @DIYMFA
The Author-Editor Relationship: http://bit.ly/Xzk2Ov @DIYMFA
Being Your Own Muse: http://bit.ly/X4KAMB @DIYMFA
What Writers Can Learn from Children's
Books: http://bit.ly/Xzk7Si @DIYMFA
Making Your Writing Real: http://bit.ly/WTJROh @NaAlleyBlog
Using Flow Charts to Plot: http://bit.ly/XzkxrU @jillkemerer
Introducing Your Novel: Why the First Few
Pages are the Most Important: http://bit.ly/X4LmJi
@americanediting
What fiction trends are coming and going?
http://bit.ly/XzkD2I @MacGregorLit
Nail a Better Concept To Empower Your
Story: http://bit.ly/X4Lt7O @storyfix
5 Answers to Questions About Direct
Address: http://bit.ly/XzkFYl @writing_tips
Never again hate self-promo: http://bit.ly/X4LyZ3 @rachellegardner
Worst exposition ever? http://bit.ly/XzkOuI @gointothestory
How do we discover what we want to read? http://bit.ly/XzkQ5Z @byrozmorris
Getting to know readers: the new
accessibility: http://bit.ly/X4LOHw
@tobywneal
5 Tips to Effective Dialogue: http://bit.ly/XzkXON @MaloneEditorial
10 Steps To Write And Publish Your
Non-Fiction Book: http://bit.ly/X4M21x
@thecreativepenn
Developing Scenes--revisiting the plot
arc: http://bit.ly/11og5Ta @DeeWhiteauthor
Think Like a Publisher: Sales Plans: http://bit.ly/107N5Kt @deanwesleysmith
When is it overwritten? http://bit.ly/X4MnRT @juliettewade
Respect Yourself and Take Back Control of
Your Calendar: http://bit.ly/XzliAY
@reallifee
The Best Characters Are Broken: http://bit.ly/X4Mvkb @fcmalby
Pros and Cons of Indie Publishing: http://bit.ly/XzlmRx
The First Step to a Quality Book: http://bit.ly/X4MLQj @JeFishman
Is Scrivener Right For You? http://bit.ly/ZW3jGu @NMusch
What Makes Good Horror? http://bit.ly/YyoTCK @craigdilouie
Journaling for writers: http://bit.ly/ZNb42D @getpulled
6 self-editing tips: http://bit.ly/YypdkS @adriennedewolfe
Focusing your fiction: http://bit.ly/ZNbwho @JordanMcCollum
How your characters might be betraying
readers: http://bit.ly/YyphkG @kmweiland
Winning Battles for Writers: National
Writers Union: http://bit.ly/ZNbSEQ
Many memorable characters are broken
ones: http://bit.ly/ZNbZQQ
Stuck? Five Ways to Write Forward: http://bit.ly/Yypww0
2 Dialogue Tips from Studying SitComs:
Just Spit it Out: http://bit.ly/ZNccmU
@fictionnotes
7 Ways To Improve Your Outlines: http://bit.ly/YypCE0 @goodinaroom
6 Ways To Get Rid Of Infodumps At The
Beginning Of A Story: http://bit.ly/YyqR6g
@woodwardkaren
One key to handling exposition: http://bit.ly/ZNebYr @gointothestory
Write first thing in the morning? Are you
crazy? http://bit.ly/YyqXuG @JennaAvery
Writing for trends: http://bit.ly/ZNctXa @TaliaVance
"Sorry, the short story boom is
bogus": http://bit.ly/ZNeDWN @salon
How to Get the Most Out of a Writing
Class: http://bit.ly/YyrgW4 @michelledseaton
Famous Authors' Fan Letters to Other
Authors: http://bit.ly/ZNfdDN @flavorpill
@theatlantic
8 Tips From @ChuckWendig On How To Read
Like A Writer: http://bit.ly/YyryMR
@woodwardkaren
10 Books that Changed America: http://bit.ly/ZNg1sn @listverse
The Dangers of Reading About Writers: http://bit.ly/Yys6SZ @PeterDamien
A look at the award-winning movie
Lincoln...from a screenwriter's perspective: http://bit.ly/ZNglHE
@cockeyedcaravan
3 Things to Do When You Have to Start
Writing (That Aren't "Start Writing"): http://bit.ly/YysikW
@GeoffreyCubbage
Immaturity in Writing: http://bit.ly/Yysv7M @bluemaven
10 tips for creating great plots: http://bit.ly/107t6dR @plotwhisperer
Point Of View: Enhancing Your Narrative
Voice: http://huff.to/11CdtRZ
Self-editing tips: http://bit.ly/11CdHbJ
Journaling for the Chronic Journal
Abandoner: http://bit.ly/107tjgW @roniloren
For a long writing career, fight for
yourself: http://bit.ly/11Ce1ah
@kristinerusch
Why Being a Ghostwriter isn't as
Soul-Sucking as You Think: http://bit.ly/107tyZs
@BeingTheWriter
How To Be Creative When Your Brain
Doesn't Want To Play: http://bit.ly/107wTrx
@RebootAuthentic
Some thoughts on Authority and
Credibility: http://bit.ly/107wYva
@VeronicaSicoe
Rules of writing fan fiction: http://bit.ly/11ClkPe @charmaineclancy
What 1 writer has learned from her cat: http://bit.ly/11ClmXv @JordanDane
How Busy People Can Find More Time for
Reading: http://bit.ly/11CFadq @jodyhedlund
Worldbuilding--Making the Most of
Holidays in Your World: http://bit.ly/11CFjxi
@juliettewade
Make the Reader Weep or Laugh: http://bit.ly/107HUJj @fictionnotes
What Worries Publishers Most? http://bit.ly/107HX7S @bmorrissey
Facing Failure: The Art of Eating Live
Frogs: http://bit.ly/107Ihnb @jeffgoins
11 Ways to Solve Your Writing
Procrastination Problem: http://bit.ly/107Ik2e
The Future of Publishing for Authors and
Professional Writers: http://bit.ly/107Io28
@wherewriterswin
Blogging Help: 7 Tools For Success: http://bit.ly/11CGEnT @heidicohen
The Basics of DIY E-Book Publishing: http://bit.ly/11CGJYA @writersdigest
How to Get In Touch With Your Characters
(Especially When You Have Writer's Block): http://bit.ly/107IuXt
@write_practice
Flog a Pro: Safe Haven by Nicholas
Sparks: http://bit.ly/11CH4e7 @RayRhamey
10 Important Questions You Should Ask A
Website Company Before Buying A New Website: http://bit.ly/107IHdf
@authormedia
5 Reasons Agents Don't Explain their
Rejections: http://bit.ly/11CHilq
@rachellegardner
A trad. published author tries
self-pubbing. Her one regret: http://bit.ly/11DJdpR
@annvosspeterson
Dialogue Involving Multiple Characters: http://bit.ly/11DJAAG
The Benefits of Talking Through Your
Scenes: http://bit.ly/108ounA @Janice_Hardy
Snip Skimming in the Bud: How to be
Eloquent and Snappy: http://bit.ly/11DJTeK
Judging Young Fiction By Their Covers: http://bit.ly/108oSTb
How To Make A Professional Standard Print
Book Interior: http://bit.ly/108p0lC
@JFBookman @thecreativepenn
A look at the new hybrids in creative
nonfiction: http://bit.ly/11DKywV
5 "Not This . . . But That"
Parallelism Problems: http://bit.ly/108p84s
@writing_tips
Memoir Writing Tips: How To Get Your
Story On The Page: http://bit.ly/11DKLAd
@thewritermama
Discoverability not a problem for
readers...1 reader bribed a librarian to put books in her hold queue: http://bit.ly/108pGau @kimthedork
Guy Kawasaki's 10 Social Media Tips for
Authors: http://to.pbs.org/11DLNMv
@mediatwit
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything
you wanted to know about specs: http://bit.ly/108q5K1
@gointothestory
When it's time to stop blogging: http://bit.ly/11DLYYe @yeomanis
Writing with an "authentic"
voice: http://bit.ly/108r8JZ
@TheHeraldRyanG
Down to Earth Structure: http://bit.ly/11DNkSM @Julie_Gray
Platonic Male-Female Relationships in
Fiction (a.k.a. "The Glue"): http://bit.ly/108rqAz
@fictiorians
Story Structure Provides A Framework For
Meaning: http://bit.ly/11DNwkP
@woodwardkaren
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