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.
For crime writers--handling lengthy investigations in our fiction: http://dld.bz/7usF @mkinberg
Why fairy tales are immortal (Globe and Mail) : http://dld.bz/7ugZ
Making Sense of a Rejection Letter: http://dld.bz/7rmj
5 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Book Interior Designer: http://dld.bz/7rmd @thecreativepenn
Understanding Advances And Royalties: http://dld.bz/7rk7
Things that have surprised me about the writing life: http://dld.bz/7tgH
Publishing -- The Synopsis: http://dld.bz/7rk5
Thanksgiving Mysteries: 2010 List: http://tinyurl.com/2g96waz @JanetRudolph
How to Make Your Website Mobile Friendly (And Keep Your Readers Happy): http://dld.bz/7rk2
Writing Cannot Be Strictly An Independent Activity: http://dld.bz/7rkb
A tale of a successful query: http://dld.bz/7rjS
For God's Sake, Buy Your Friends' Books: http://dld.bz/7rxY
When Writing Doesn’t Pay (And It Feels Great): http://dld.bz/7rhb
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Hot Seafood Dip http://bit.ly/aFeFNI @CleoCoyle
Bloggers: How to Slash your Writing Time in Half: http://dld.bz/7gmx
3 Steps to Fan Page Awesomeness: http://dld.bz/7gkX
Tips on Writing Action Scenes: http://dld.bz/7gkU
Agent Donald Maass On: Your Tools for Character Building: http://dld.bz/7gdc
How to Use WordPress as an Online Notebook: http://dld.bz/7gcH
Keep the Passion to Write: http://dld.bz/7dnM
"Should I Quit My Job to Work as a Writer for Hire?" http://dld.bz/7dns
6 Tips for Writing for Young Adults: http://dld.bz/7dnd
13 Tips for Beginning Bloggers (Which One Blogger Learned the Hard Way): http://dld.bz/7dmP
Writing Should Be Treated as a Business: http://dld.bz/7dmJ
How to write a Q&A: http://dld.bz/7dmD
Get Past a Motivational Brick Wall: http://dld.bz/7dmh
Writing the synopsis before the book: http://dld.bz/7dkR
Should You Include Illustration Notes in Your Picture Book? http://dld.bz/7dkM
Writing Devices: Transitions: http://dld.bz/7dkB
Stop and Go Sentences: http://dld.bz/7dkx
Can An Online Presence Help Make a Best Seller? http://dld.bz/7dkf
Working as a Copywriter Abroad: http://dld.bz/7dkb
Six Ways to Trick Yourself into Working Harder: http://dld.bz/7fRJ
Nicolas Gary: France’s Digital Man of Letters: http://dld.bz/7dj5
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Pumpkin Pie! http://bit.ly/d53M1Z @CleoCoyle
The Most Sympathetic Villain Ever: http://dld.bz/7djx
Literary rejections on display: http://dld.bz/7aXg
The Dark Side Of Your Novel's Hero: http://dld.bz/7aWV
Negotiating your own contract: http://dld.bz/7dnS
How to Connect and Network With Writers – 5 Social Media Tips: http://dld.bz/7aWK
Steampunk Abstractions: The Inevitability of Imperialism: http://dld.bz/7aW5
4 Agent Pet Peeves: http://dld.bz/7aWr
The Cons of Procrastination: http://dld.bz/7aWk
Writing Through the Doubt: http://dld.bz/7aVF
Starting a Scene with Dialogue: http://dld.bz/7aVv
Should You Grant an Exclusive Read to an Agent? http://dld.bz/7aVj
7 tips for improving your writing (especially for bloggers and freelancers): http://dld.bz/69N8
Seven Tips to Start Your Travel Blogging Journey: http://dld.bz/69Nv
Novels – Sagging Middle Fixes: http://dld.bz/69MA
How to Gain Twitter Influence: http://dld.bz/69Mz
Lock up the darn writer: http://dld.bz/69K2
12 Dozen Places To Self-Educate Yourself Online: http://dld.bz/69Ky
Top 5 Query Mistakes Freelance Writers Make: http://dld.bz/69Kp
How to speak publisher - A is for Acquisitions: http://dld.bz/69Kc
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Thanksgiving Treats http://bit.ly/c4Q2Zb @CleoCoyle
How to Write for Translation: http://dld.bz/69JM
17 ways for writers to publish their content: http://dld.bz/69J7
The importance of first impressions: http://dld.bz/6SZR @joanswan
How to Write Safely in a Publishing Universe: http://dld.bz/69Jh
How to Salvage a Scene: http://dld.bz/69Hp
Thanks to the Writing Masquerade blog for interviewing me: http://dld.bz/6USZ ! I shared my recipe for corn pudding, too. :) @eveningfades
6 Articles for a Stronger, Faster, Better First Draft: http://dld.bz/6UCE @Writeitsideways
How To Write Three Blog Posts A Day: http://dld.bz/69Hg
9 tips for writing back cover copy: http://dld.bz/6UAT @TheCreativePenn
How to Unblock Your Writing and Create Effortless Words: http://dld.bz/69Hd
Building an Author Platform from Scratch: http://dld.bz/69GV @pubperspectives
This Is Your Brain on Metaphors (NY Times): http://dld.bz/69G4
Developing contacts to promote your book: http://dld.bz/6Tfg @spunkonastick
How to write a profile article: http://dld.bz/69F4
6 Vital Signs of A Healthy Plot: http://bit.ly/dgD3PK
The value of pre-publication blurbs: http://dld.bz/69Fr
iPhone Apps for NaNoWriMo: http://dld.bz/69Fd
Tips for having a blog tour: http://dld.bz/69Fa
Things one writer didn't expect about writing full-time: http://dld.bz/69EF
Book rejection bingo: http://dld.bz/69EB
Cultivating your Imagination: http://dld.bz/69Er @jammer0501
Five Steps to a Strong Main Character: http://dld.bz/69Ed
Checking for plot holes: http://dld.bz/69Ea
Inspiring the uninspired: http://dld.bz/69DR
3 blogging blunders: http://dld.bz/69DM
A reader asks:is Our Attention Span Getting Shorter? http://dld.bz/6z9M
Do You Even NEED an Agent?: http://dld.bz/69DB
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Thanksgiving With a Little South on the Side http://bit.ly/bEcpv9 @CleoCoyle
Using flow for writing productivity: http://dld.bz/69Dw
How to Make Down Days Work for You: http://dld.bz/6zAp
Is Our Attention Span Getting Shorter? http://dld.bz/6z9M
Anatomy of a Scene Cut: http://dld.bz/6z9D
A Hidden Market for Freelance Writers: http://dld.bz/6z93
Writers: Be Bold! http://dld.bz/6z9f
How to Set Up Your First Blog the Right Way the First Time: http://dld.bz/6z9d
For freelancers: Ten Good Reasons the Editor Said "No": http://dld.bz/6z8M
Want to Be a Professional Writer? Act Like One. http://dld.bz/6z8C
Why modern books are all too long (Guardian): http://dld.bz/6z85
Writing the flip side of our characters: http://dld.bz/6GHx
The 7 Rules Part III: Rejection: http://dld.bz/6z82
The 3 types of negative book reviews: http://dld.bz/6z8u
5 Steps for Crafting the Perfect Book Review Pitch: http://dld.bz/6z8m
The Writer’s Bucket List: http://dld.bz/6z8f
How to Keep the Conversations on Your Blog Civil: http://dld.bz/6z8a
Researching believability: http://dld.bz/6z7Q
5 Tips for Writing Scenes: http://dld.bz/56B2
One easy way to improve your writing--be specific: http://dld.bz/6DgJ @Paize_Fiddler
An agent with some Twitter tips: http://dld.bz/6z7A
The power of perspective: http://dld.bz/6z7y
Take the Fantasy Novelist’s Exam: http://dld.bz/6z6P
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: COMMENT TO WIN TODAY! What is Your Must-Have Thanksgiving Side Dish? http://bit.ly/9jR5pW @CleoCoyle
Character Traits vs Author Traits - Reaching for the Brass Ring: http://dld.bz/6z6B
Why are you writing this story? http://dld.bz/6z6c
Why good guys need to win in detective novels (Boston Globe): http://dld.bz/6z5Z
Biographers fear that publishers have lost their appetite for serious subjects (Guardian): http://dld.bz/6z5M
5 Ways To Tell Your WIP Is Progressing: http://dld.bz/6t47
9 Ways To Elevate Your Speaking To Black Belt Level: http://dld.bz/6t45
Don’t Prejudge Editorial Taste When Submitting to Magazines: http://dld.bz/6t42
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 11/12/10): http://dld.bz/69NK
Things that authors get wrong: http://dld.bz/6t4f
Modifiers to avoid: http://dld.bz/6t3Q
Pleasing Ourselves or Pleasing the Reader? http://dld.bz/6t3K
Avoid 5 Plotting Mistakes by Using Scenes: http://dld.bz/6t34
Multiple Points of View: http://dld.bz/6t2t
Bad Boy Heroes: Three Types: http://dld.bz/6t2q
Top Five Mistakes that New Freelance Writers Make: http://dld.bz/6tzT
An Agent on Addressing Your Query: http://dld.bz/6tzv
5 Reasons Writers Get Stuck with Tips How to Unstick: http://dld.bz/6tzn
Ethnicity in writing--should you worry about including it? http://dld.bz/6475
A look at ending our scenes: http://dld.bz/6tzg
Archetypes, not Stereotypes: http://dld.bz/6tyy
Finding the Writing Groove: http://dld.bz/6tyr
5 Causes and Solutions to Writer’s Block: http://dld.bz/6tyd
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: First Murder Bourbon Pecan Pie http://bit.ly/bblVwk @CleoCoyle
Ten of the best angels in literature (Guardian): http://dld.bz/6txX
An editor on backstory: http://dld.bz/6txM
Character Emotional Development: http://dld.bz/6txE
Definitive list of cliched dialogue: http://dld.bz/6txB
An agent on whether a writer should resubmit a manuscript, even if only one chapter is changed: http://dld.bz/6tx6
The online graphical dictionary: http://dld.bz/6sTQ
Twitterific--the week in tweets: http://bit.ly/cwFKYM
Business Writing Jobs and Rates – How Much Do Writers Make? http://dld.bz/6sTH
Taking history: top writers select their photographs of the decade: http://dld.bz/6sT9
An agent answers whether it's all right to scream or squeal when you get 'the call': http://dld.bz/6s6F
The New Girls' Network: How a debut author got a little help (PW): http://dld.bz/6s64
Feed your writing soul: http://dld.bz/6s6x
Events not worthy of a full screen: http://dld.bz/6s6u
5 More Ways to Jump Start a Writing Career - Part 2: http://dld.bz/6s6k
Did all these fantasy stories really rip off Harry Potter? http://dld.bz/6s6j
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Welcome Guest Blogger, Barb Goffman! http://bit.ly/9DKDMd @CleoCoyle
One writer's 10 ground rules for writing about her kids online: http://dld.bz/6s6f
The Life of a Furtive Writer: http://dld.bz/6s5Q
15 Secrets For the Perfect Business Portrait (or Author Photo): http://dld.bz/6mbw
The debate on prologues: http://dld.bz/6mbm
An agent with a thoughtful post on the necessity of author platforms: http://dld.bz/6t2G @pubperspectives
How to Use StumbleUpon: Your Comprehensive Guide: http://dld.bz/6maZ
10 Guest Blogging Tips: http://dld.bz/6maU