Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. 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 (on the black header right above my blog name…next to the Blogger symbol…the small search window is next to the magnifying glass) 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.
Purposeful Daydreaming: http://dld.bz/jksy
The dirty writing rule happy authors swear by: http://dld.bz/jksw
Writing New Worlds to Life: http://dld.bz/jksh
Follow the yellow brick rules: http://dld.bz/jkrP
Writers--how to toughen up: http://dld.bz/jkrG @JodyHedlund
The Hero’s Journey Part 10 – The Road Back: http://dld.bz/hUPx @JustusRStone
7 Interview Tips That Help You Get the Killer Quotes and Color Your Story Needs: http://dld.bz/hUKE @WritersKitchen
When Your Writing Bores You (Writer's Digest): http://dld.bz/hUK8
When is doing a single-book contract ideal and when is a multi-book contract best? http://dld.bz/hUKw
Resort to trickery to force yourself to write: http://dld.bz/hUKr
Big publishers have reason to be happy about how the book market is evolving: http://dld.bz/hUKd
Significantly Speed Up Your WordPress Blog in 9 Easy Steps-- http://dld.bz/hUJV
How to throw out your 65,000 word WIP – And Use The BEST BITS To Build a Better One: http://dld.bz/hUJK @DeeScribe
Inherent Contradictions in Character: http://dld.bz/hUJu
Revision Indecision: http://dld.bz/hUJy
Dude, you write books? The 3 classic reactions: http://dld.bz/jkpc
Ethics of Review Copies : http://dld.bz/jgxm
8 Oddball Writing Tips: http://dld.bz/hUGE @yaHighway
Top 5 Twitter transgressions for writers: http://dld.bz/hUGu @yaHighway
7 Things to Do on a Plane (the writer edition): http://dld.bz/jhes @nomadshan
20 Warning Signs That Your Blog Content Sucks: http://dld.bz/hUC8
4 Things that Big Bloggers tell You that You Shouldn’t Ignore: http://dld.bz/jhbD @LiteraryNobody
How one writer successfully faces her writing demons: http://dld.bz/jgPk @elspethwrites @margotkinberg
5 ways to tell your WIP is progressing (LOL): http://dld.bz/hUFq @Amanda_Hannah
Scene transitions--don't follow your characters around when they're being boring: http://dld.bz/jgNF @authorterryo
Authors and the media--tips for interviews: http://dld.bz/jgEx @
Building Your Book/Author Website: http://dld.bz/hUEW @QueryTracker
How to Write Drunk: A Revising Technique: http://dld.bz/hUEr @paulocampos
Best fantasy books for children (Salon): http://dld.bz/hUEn
How one writer uses crits in her editing process: http://dld.bz/hUDB
Urgency vs action in your writing: http://dld.bz/hUDt @TeresaFrohock
10 Errors that Drive One Agent Crazy: http://dld.bz/hUCG
Why I Don't Care About Grammar (and Why You Should Stop Worrying)--Writer's Digest: http://dld.bz/hU5H
12 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events (Huff Post): http://dld.bz/hU5t
Things to keep in mind when writing for children: http://dld.bz/hHus
Does your mood affect your writing? http://dld.bz/jdSd @ territiffany1
How well do you know your characters? http://dld.bz/hHqG
The importance of taking editorial advice: http://dld.bz/jdHv
Are Agents Underpaid? http://dld.bz/jdRJ
What to remember if you have the unagented blues: http://dld.bz/hHud @ authorsampark
Summer Mystery Conferences & Conventions-- http://dld.bz/jdGZ @JanetRudolph
Put your reader to sleep: http://dld.bz/hHrk
What 81% of agents expect on the 1st page: http://dld.bz/hHr7
Don't just be a 'good' book marketer--be a great one: http://dld.bz/hUJr
The Rise and Fall of the Mass Market Paperback. Part 1: http://dld.bz/hUHV & part 2: http://dld.bz/hUHZ @ereads
Quotations: Writers on Religion: http://dld.bz/hHnA
For fantasy writers: Dwarves and Gnomes: http://dld.bz/hHn6
List of Gender-Neutral Names for Writers Looking for Pen Names: http://dld.bz/hHnh
Food writing moves from kitchen to bookshelf (Guardian): http://dld.bz/hHne
Daily Writing Goals: Why Are They So (Bleeping) Difficult? http://dld.bz/hHna
Are video games the next great art form? (Salon): http://dld.bz/hHmH
How to write the breakout novel: Part 5 - A Vivid Setting: http://dld.bz/hHmD
How to Clean Up Your Formatting in a Query: http://dld.bz/hHmt
Multiple POVs: http://dld.bz/hHme
Tips for handling transitions: http://dld.bz/hYBb @authorterryo
Ready to query? http://dld.bz/hHkJ @calistataylor
Different paths, same destination: http://dld.bz/hYA5 @elspethwrites
Problems with writing in first person: http://dld.bz/hHk7 @ClarissaDraper
Newton’s first law of writing: http://dld.bz/hHkh
How to Network Effectively-- http://dld.bz/hHkb
Setting as tone reinforcement-- http://dld.bz/hHhH
Getting rid of the boring stuff in our writing: http://dld.bz/hWMP
Hooking the reader: how Rowling and others pulled it off-- http://dld.bz/hHjj @LisasWords
Technology and Books-- http://dld.bz/hHkq
Ethics and Professionalism and Blogging-- http://dld.bz/hHjb
8 Ways To Bring Your Creative Passions to Work-- http://dld.bz/hWM4
12 Ways to Make Your Blog Posts more Credible-- http://dld.bz/hHjC
How to Keep Inspired When Blogging Gets Tough: http://dld.bz/hUHB
Confused about irony? The Oatmeal explains the 3 most common uses: http://dld.bz/hUHt @Oatmeal
Making Sure Our Novels Are Worth Reading-- http://dld.bz/hD3q
Alphabet soup--how one writer was bounced from editor to editor (New Yorker): http://dld.bz/hUSN
The Google Wave: http://dld.bz/hD34
5 ways to create sympathetic characters: http://bit.ly/aP8w8y @p2p_editor
What makes a book review worth reading? http://dld.bz/hUCM @ bibliophilicboo
Single Or Double Space-- http://dld.bz/hD3s @BubbleCow
Ten of the best good doctors in literature (Guardian): http://dld.bz/hD3r
Writing Jobs: 3 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired as a Freelancer: http://dld.bz/hD3j
Tips for writing realistic sex scenes: http://dld.bz/hUhZ
Jarring elements to avoid in your manuscript: http://dld.bz/hUds
7 Things That Can Go Wrong & Generally Do: http://dld.bz/hUcF @VictoriaMixon
Finding the Story in the Story (the triggering event): http://dld.bz/gwkT
Playing With Your Blocks (build a lasting monument) -- http://dld.bz/hD2S
Some insights on the picture book illustrating process: http://dld.bz/hD2K
Context and Subtext: http://dld.bz/hD28
The Value of an Unpublished Blog Post-- http://dld.bz/hD26
The 3 main reasons why published authors are struggling right now: http://dld.bz/hD2z
6 Common Publishing and Marketing Mistakes: http://dld.bz/hD2w
The central action of a story: http://dld.bz/hD2u
Freelance Writers: Be Careful Out There: http://dld.bz/h7E4 @carsonbrackney
The Secret to Getting Published-- http://dld.bz/h7E2
Video Games Are Art and Genre Fiction Is Literature-- http://dld.bz/h7Ez
The Inciting Incident of Our Story: http://dld.bz/h7Ef
From One Young Writer to Another: Being Your Own Editor: http://dld.bz/h7Ed
Kill Your Darlings . . . http://dld.bz/h7Ex
Four Steps to Finding Your Ideal Writing Voice: http://dld.bz/h7Dz
7 pieces of wisdom from Socrates: http://dld.bz/h7Dd
What to do when a foul person achieves great success: http://dld.bz/h7CH
Your Excuses About Writing Are Vitally Important! (Writer's Digest): http://dld.bz/h7Bu
How To Handle a Bad Review-- http://dld.bz/h7Bt
Marxism as Science Fiction: http://dld.bz/h7Br
The plan and central action of your plot: http://dld.bz/h7Bk
Is quirky a good thing? http://dld.bz/h7Bf
Top 10 books written for teenagers (Guardian): http://dld.bz/h7AV
Submission Purgatory-- http://dld.bz/h7AR
Don't tell friends they *should* read something: http://dld.bz/h7Ax
Writing Sex and Sensuality-- http://dld.bz/h7As
The Tangled Web We Weave (Experimenting with New Territories in a Book): http://dld.bz/h7Ad
Too Cliché or Not Too Cliché? - That is the Question-- http://dld.bz/h79Z
The Emotional Side of Setting-- http://dld.bz/h79K @CPatrickSchulze
Context is Everything-- http://dld.bz/h79E
Writing a synopsis can rock your novel: http://dld.bz/hHp7 @dirtywhitecandy
Interfering characters: http://dld.bz/hHh5
Subtle word changes can make a big difference to your manuscript: http://dld.bz/h797
Walking the tightrope between translation and interpretation (Guardian): http://dld.bz/h792
Balancing family and writing-- http://dld.bz/h7Av
Queering SFF: Writing Sex—To Do, or Not to Do?-- http://dld.bz/h77Z
All you ever wanted to know about critique groups: http://dld.bz/h79z
Blogs writers can't live without: http://dld.bz/hEVN @AngelaAckerman
Plot Tip: Showing character emotion--not telling: http://dld.bz/h79n
ElizabethSCraig's Twitterific: http://dld.bz/hEKG and a post on how to open multiple links in Firefox: http://dld.bz/hEKH @ClarissaDraper
Cryptomythology: Imaginary Myths for a Modern Life-- http://dld.bz/h78Z
A 3-Step Recovery Plan for Over-Writing-- http://dld.bz/h78X
What does Fantasy teach us? -- http://dld.bz/h787
Working as an Author and Illustrator Team Before Submission-- http://dld.bz/h785
Why Writers Need to Emerge From the Cocoon-- http://dld.bz/h78y
20 Questions to Ask When You're Struggling-- http://dld.bz/h78n @PauloCamposInk
8 Habits of Highly Excellent Bloggers-- http://dld.bz/h78e
Being Too Close to a Manuscript-- http://dld.bz/h77U
Staying within your world--and keeping it believable: http://dld.bz/h77w @annastanisz
An agent says that writers should enjoy their pre-published time more: http://dld.bz/h74v
Public Speaking Basics For Authors-- http://dld.bz/h727
A Better Way to Interview Characters-- http://dld.bz/h74m @CPatrickSchulze
Healthy Writers Are Happy Writers! 5 Fitness Tips for Writers-- http://dld.bz/h74g
Literary life today--including the new world of promo for authors (Telegraph): http://dld.bz/h73D
One Writer's Top 10 Poetry Picks : http://dld.bz/h73m
When to sell your writing. When to pawn it. http://dld.bz/h3Fv @catewoods
“Can I have your book?” When authors are asked for free copies of their books: http://dld.bz/h3E9 and http://dld.bz/h3Fh
Memorable Characters-- http://dld.bz/hq7m
Interested in freelance writing? Here's what you need to know, first: http://dld.bz/hAd7
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