Friday, June 4, 2010

Twitterific

Terry3 Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past 5-6 days. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand corner of the blog and the roundup with your subject will come up. To narrow your search down on the page, do a CTRL+F, type your subject, and hit enter.

First Love: Layering, Drafting, & Zombies: http://dld.bz/fD7V @WriteChicBlog

'Vanity' Press Goes Digital (Wall Street Journal): http://dld.bz/fRmB&

The Secret Handshake to Getting Published-- http://dld.bz/fD7p

Do Reviews Matter Anymore? http://dld.bz/fD7c

How to throw an awesome book launch: http://dld.bz/fD6S

Should you respond to comments on your blog? http://dld.bz/fNGU

Hooked on Social Media? From Addiction to Discernment: http://dld.bz/fD6V

A 4-point writing cheat sheet, inspired by Donald Maass: http://dld.bz/fPrz

An agent says "You have to believe." http://dld.bz/fD6X

Mystery writer Riley Adams with a quick, easy Apricot Chicken recipe: http://dld.bz/fNHn

6 Social Networks You Can Use To Build Your Profile-- http://dld.bz/fD7g @BubbleCow

A new blog for cozy mystery fans--Killer Characters. Where characters take over the blog: http://dld.bz/fNG9

I’m a perfect fit, so why did you reject me? http://dld.bz/fD6J

How to read a publishing contract (14): http://dld.bz/fD6C

The Art of Frank Frazetta & Robert E. Howard, Part One-- http://dld.bz/f4Fv

How to Find the Right Topic for Your New Blog-- http://dld.bz/f6YJ

The Most Important Step You Can Take As A Writer-- http://dld.bz/fKHT

Knitting a book: http://dld.bz/fKHP @elspethwrites

Another Perspective on How to Write a Rejection Slip-- http://dld.bz/f6YD

So you want to start a book blog… http://dld.bz/f6Y7

Nominalization and why you should usually avoid it: http://dld.bz/f6Yz

How do your characters react to conflict? http://dld.bz/f6WF

On Dedication: http://dld.bz/fD9d @WritingAgain

How to Avoid Stunted Growth During Writer’s Block-- http://dld.bz/f6TW

Are You Ready to Submit? How Do You Know? http://dld.bz/f6TT

An agent defines a packager: http://dld.bz/f6TF

Our Changing World: Editors-- http://dld.bz/f6TE

Getting Offers from Multiple Agents-- http://dld.bz/f6Tw

Declaring yourself a writer: http://dld.bz/f6Tg

Is it time for you and your agent to part ways? http://dld.bz/f6SJ @literaticat

Constructing A Good Article-- http://dld.bz/f4F6

4 articles on dealing with rejection: http://dld.bz/f4Fh

30 fabulous things for beach girl writers to do--a month of creative fun-- http://dld.bz/fF98 @goldenwordsmith

When you wish books had montages: http://dld.bz/fF8H

The “Why” Fork-- http://dld.bz/f4Fa

The needs of clowns and writers: http://dld.bz/f4ER @hownottowrite

Editor/Agent Opportunities & Conferences: http://dld.bz/f4E8 @kathytemean

Top 10 20th-century Gothic novels (Guardian): http://dld.bz/fFFb

The Killer Characters blog-- when characters take over a blog, who knows what could happen? http://dld.bz/fF5R @LorraineBartlet @kristadavis

Stay out of it--don't inject too much of yourself in your manuscript: http://dld.bz/fF6r

Mystery writer Jenn McKinlay w/ a recipe for choc. cookies for a chocolate emergency: http://dld.bz/fF4S @AveryAames @kristadavis @CleoCoyle

Types of Rhyme: http://dld.bz/f4E6

Year's Best Posts for Writers... So Far -- http://dld.bz/f4E3

Qualities of prosperous writers--authenticity: http://dld.bz/f4Fm

A YA writer on what helps her get inspiration for her book's love scenes: http://dld.bz/f4Er

Reading, Anamnesis, and Play-- http://dld.bz/f4DX

Ways to Trash Your Writing Career: Cop a ‘Tude-- http://dld.bz/f4DR

A word of caution on self-publishing: http://dld.bz/f4DH

10 things (not) to do before you write: http://dld.bz/fD8G @elspethwrites

Crime writer and the case of a revenge review-- (Telegraph): http://dld.bz/fD7y

How to journal: http://dld.bz/f4D8 @stephanellaw

10 Notes On Submission Opportunities: http://dld.bz/f4D3

21 Tips for Writers of All Ilks-- http://dld.bz/f4Dw @wawriters

Understanding Screenwriting: http://dld.bz/f4Ds

Holding Successful Blog Contests-- http://dld.bz/f4Df

Villains and Heroes: One Writer’s Approach-- http://dld.bz/f4Db

Good Agent, Bad Agent-- http://dld.bz/f4CV

How long does it take to get a novel published? http://dld.bz/f49a

Beautiful and Useful 404 Error Pages for Inspiration-- http://dld.bz/f465

The craft of editing--stages of revision: http://bit.ly/9sEJ2g @authorterryo @CPatrickSchulze

A killer kickoff--mystery characters hijack a blog: http://bit.ly/8XmQVJ @LornaBarrett @kristadavis

A breadth of critique (putting your manuscript in front of a variety of different readers): http://dld.bz/f46y

Imminent, Immanent, and Eminent-- http://dld.bz/f3UN

3 Things to do When Your Traffic Spikes on Your Blog: http://dld.bz/f3UA

30 Ways To Live A Life Of Excellence-- http://dld.bz/f3U3

Help With Crafting Voice and Building Tension: http://dld.bz/fvjN

An agent on the hidden cost of social networking: http://dld.bz/fvjB

Self-Editing For Fiction Writers: Show and Tell-- http://dld.bz/fuN7 via @4KidLit

Creating new ideas and stretching our boundaries: http://dld.bz/fuNk

Blogs-- a writer's best friend: http://dld.bz/fuMR

Why Aren’t Penguin Books in the Kindle Store? http://dld.bz/f4Gn

Taking the sting out of rejection: http://dld.bz/fuMN

Helpful writing sites and blog posts: http://dld.bz/fuFH

Story ideas for free: how real life can give you inspiration-- http://dld.bz/f6YP @dirtywhitecandy

On plotting and optimism-- http://dld.bz/fuFy

A Collection of Favorite Tweets For Writers This Week (May 24 to May 30, 2010): http://dld.bz/f6Tr

Coping with rejection: http://dld.bz/f6RX @DeeScribe

Developing a premise for a story-- http://dld.bz/fuFu

Writing Proposals - A Great Way To Get A Grasp On A Book: http://dld.bz/fuFr

Freelancers--tips on avoiding assignment-related mistakes before they happen: http://dld.bz/fuFp

I Have An Idea! Now What? http://dld.bz/fuFg

Top True Crime Books: http://dld.bz/fuFf

Why You Don’t Need a Prologue-- http://dld.bz/fuDC

Storytellers: You Are Obligated To Deliver The Goods-- http://dld.bz/fuD7

Selling Information: Competing In A World Where Information Is Free-- http://dld.bz/fuDt

Do you have what it takes to make the long haul? http://dld.bz/fuCU

5 Great Summer Literary Festivals (Daily Beast): http://dld.bz/fuCa

Writers--how to survive our kids' summer vacations: http://dld.bz/f3Ka

8 ways longhand writing frees your muse: http://dld.bz/f4FC @KMWeiland

The "Misery Lit" industry and our part in it: http://dld.bz/fuBT

When I'm at the library: http://dld.bz/fsWV

Self-discipline--go from thinking to doing: http://dld.bz/fsWR

Writers on writing and inspiration: http://dld.bz/fsXe

Five Things You Can Learn from Fairies -- http://dld.bz/fsXb

Don't write every day: http://dld.bz/fsWr @BubbleCow

Turn a deaf ear to those who say the path of art is hard. Doing something you don’t love is a much harder path: http://dld.bz/fsWj

Steal this Ebook...go ahead (JA Konrath):http://bit.ly/bKH9ml

Writing on instinct: http://dld.bz/fsVM @magicalwords

Genre misconceptions--have you ever been wrong? http://dld.bz/fsVD

Tips on dialogue: http://dld.bz/fsV9

Tips for book bloggers on not over-committing: http://dld.bz/fsVu

Your Author Bio is your Business Card-- http://dld.bz/fsVt

A few tips for brainstorming your novel's title: http://dld.bz/fsU8

Are you blogging too much? http://dld.bz/fsTz @meghancward

5 Steps to Write a Link Bait Post-- http://dld.bz/frkN

Work-for-Hire vs. Royalty Writing (Part 2) http://dld.bz/frk4

Why small publishing will save the world: http://dld.bz/frkr

Lousy characters rule! Tips for creating your own, flawed character: http://bit.ly/d7aaP0 @charmaineclancy

To post or not to post a negative book review? http://dld.bz/fqQn

Writing for Online Magazines – How to Find Work on the Web-- http://dld.bz/fqQe

Some ElizabethSCraig BSP--nice review of my upcoming release on this book blogger's site: http://bit.ly/cOM8gR :)

Writing novels--formulas and structures: http://bit.ly/d6QZGX @charmaineclancy Nice tips for stages of narrative creation.

Twitterific--Tweets from the past week from ElizabethSCraig: http://bit.ly/aHWe48

The 3 Best Takeaways for Writers From BookExpo America-- http://dld.bz/fqPY

Fantasy subgenres: Helpful or needlessly divisive? http://dld.bz/fqPS

Nice round-up of the week's writing blogs: http://dld.bz/fu93 @PauloCamposInk

From Procrastination to Page-Turner-- http://dld.bz/fqPN

Guardian children's fiction prize shows wealth of literature for under-10s: http://dld.bz/fqNR

Jon Stewart Exposes the Problem with Literary Readings-- http://dld.bz/fuNF

Best of the Blogs: Crafting Characters-- http://dld.bz/fqN9

4 Dos & 4 Don’ts for Writing Series Fiction -- http://dld.bz/fqN4 @VictoriaMixon

Writing the Cross-Genre Mystery: Keep It Sexy-- http://dld.bz/fqN3

Something in the water? Mormons are taking over the YA world: http://dld.bz/fqNr

5 Women Authors Whose Novels Took Over 5 Years to Write and Publish: http://dld.bz/fuPv @LauraMarcella

Bookkeeping for Writers-- http://dld.bz/fqMW

Tips for promoting a book at BEA when you’re not the author whose name is on your publisher’s free umbrellas:-- http://dld.bz/fuNX

Get writing or Get Lost-- http://dld.bz/fqM9

J.K. Rowling "Actively" Exploring eBook Options for Harry Potter-- http://dld.bz/fuNA @GalleyCat

Excellent roundup of writing articles from past week: http://dld.bz/fuFB @4KidLit

Dealing with rude comments on your blog: http://dld.bz/fqMh

When we successfully brand ourselves as authors, are we then limiting our writing scope? http://dld.bz/fu9v

Genre Writers Continue to Be Very Self-Conscious About Being Genre Writers: http://dld.bz/fqKV

What makes a superhero story? http://dld.bz/fqKq

Tips for a healthy back while writing: http://dld.bz/fhCN

The One In Which I Argue With My Character-- http://dld.bz/fhCx

Wake up, time to edit: http://dld.bz/fhBU

The Gateway Book - Getting Hooked on a Genre: http://bit.ly/bhF78l @RoniGriffin

4 Things the Grateful Dead Can Teach You About Social Media and Promo-- http://dld.bz/fty3 @ShannonPaul

So, You Want to be an Editor ... http://dld.bz/fhB4