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.
Breaking Into Video Game Writing: http://dld.bz/9pVE
The use of cliffhangers in crime fiction: http://dld.bz/9qvT @mkinberg
6 Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills: http://dld.bz/8Dtm
Best Articles This Week for Writers 12/3/2010: http://dld.bz/9pTD @4KidLit
A useful trait for a protagonist: http://dld.bz/9pMz
Manuscript submission etiquette: http://dld.bz/8DsX
Maintaining Creative Control for Artists: http://dld.bz/8DsF
Your monsters don't want you to write: http://dld.bz/8Ds9
Do Zombies Eat Ivy? The Undead Reach Academia: http://dld.bz/8Ds7 (NY Times)
How to Create a "Kindle for the Web" Sample of Your Kindle Book on Any Blog or Website: http://dld.bz/8Ds5
Top 5 Tips for a Sustainable Home Office: http://dld.bz/8Dsd
Revisions revisited: http://dld.bz/88zj
10 Most Beautiful Public Libraries in the US: http://dld.bz/88zc @janetrudolph
How to Captivate Your Audience with Story: http://dld.bz/88yT
How to put heart & soul into your story structure: http://dld.bz/88yQ
Investing in your writing: http://dld.bz/88yH
5 Common Blogging Disasters to Avoid: http://dld.bz/88yF
12 things one writer learned from NaNo: http://dld.bz/88xH
How To Keep Blogging From Being a Popularity Contest: http://dld.bz/88xB
Reversion of rights: http://dld.bz/88wX
Author blurbs: http://dld.bz/88xa
What editors do at conferences: http://dld.bz/88hZ
Active vs. Passive Voice in Writing: http://dld.bz/88hF
12 Ways To Scare Away Twitter Followers: http://dld.bz/88h9
4 Ways To Deal With Fictional Parents: http://dld.bz/88gy
Writing a book proposal – you are in the driver’s seat: http://dld.bz/88gu
5 Kinds of Blog Posts Proven to Drive Traffic: http://dld.bz/88gn
The writer/editor relationship: http://dld.bz/88f5
Freedom to Write and to Teach Writing: Notes from the Swamp: http://dld.bz/88fp
3 writers on creativity: http://dld.bz/8vXm
The importance of keeping your story interesting: http://dld.bz/8vWV
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Pasta Primavera http://bit.ly/fNOccC @CleoCoyle
Degree options for aspiring writers: http://dld.bz/8vWS
10 of the best fishing trips in literature (Guardian): http://dld.bz/8vWR
Querying publishers directly: http://dld.bz/8vW4
Breaking up (with an agent) is hard to do: http://dld.bz/8vWp
Getting The Call Means Your Work Gets Harder: http://dld.bz/8vWg
Conflict--put it at the front of your story: http://dld.bz/8vVJ
10 Authors Whose Novels Took Over 5 Years to Write and Publish: http://dld.bz/8vVn
Looking for story ideas? Consider the front page news: http://dld.bz/8vUP
Google to move into the ebook market at end of year: http://dld.bz/8Y7G
National Novel Writing Month Writers Produce 2,799,449,947 Words: http://dld.bz/8Y73
A 2011 planner for writers: http://dld.bz/8vUb
The art of the editorial letter: http://dld.bz/8vTV
What a conversation with a seduction guru taught one writer about creativity: http://dld.bz/8vTC
How to write a 1-page synopsis: http://dld.bz/8vT4
When it comes to writing, economize: http://dld.bz/8vTx
Worldview and story approach: http://dld.bz/8vTd
Without libraries, we will lose a mark of our civilization (Guardian): http://dld.bz/8vTc
Friends Don't Let Friends Overwrite: http://dld.bz/8vSX
Putting In the Time to Become a Good Writer: http://dld.bz/8vSR
Front-loading your work as an author: http://dld.bz/8vSM
What one writer learned while writing his latest book: http://dld.bz/8vS5
An example of a query letter that worked: http://dld.bz/8vSu
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Holiday Lights or Lites?? http://bit.ly/fi6UB8 @CleoCoyle
Basic Structure of an Erotic Short Story: http://dld.bz/8vSp
Best Literary Agents on Twitter: http://dld.bz/8vSc
Re-Envisioning a Scene Without Rewriting it: http://dld.bz/8vRW
How to write an author's bio: http://dld.bz/8vRT @clarissadraper
10 signs of an approaching deadline: http://dld.bz/8RWM @elspethwrites
7 Ways to Write When You Don't Have Time: http://dld.bz/8vRM @4kidlit
Overwhelmed by your writing? A hint for overcoming it: http://dld.bz/8vRJ
Romance in a Mystery Series: http://dld.bz/8vR4
Good Writing is Invisible: http://dld.bz/8vRy
9 Ways to Create and Maintain a Successful Blog: http://dld.bz/8vRs
Staying out of the Rejection Pile: http://dld.bz/8vRm
Booksellers (and e-readers) – you have never had it so good (Guardian): http://dld.bz/8vRh
Should you write all-dialogue scenes? Not really: http://dld.bz/8vQV
An agent with querying tips: http://dld.bz/8vQN
10 things for writers to be thankful for: http://dld.bz/8vQM
Holiday gift books for authors – 2010′s best writing books – Pt. 1: http://dld.bz/8vQE
9 tips for querying: http://dld.bz/8vPW
3 rules of dialogue: http://dld.bz/8vPU
The Difference Between Good & Bad Literary Fiction: http://dld.bz/8vPN
What writers have to go through: http://dld.bz/8vPF
Writers pick their favorite translations (Guardian): http://dld.bz/8vPd
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Ham and Hash Brown Casserole http://bit.ly/hlINhJ @CleoCoyle
5 Procrastination Strategies to Become More Productive: http://dld.bz/8vPa
What you say to yourself matters: http://dld.bz/8vNU
3 lessons in publishing: http://dld.bz/8vNF
Is it time to start revising your manuscript? http://dld.bz/8vN7
A Guardian interview with Margaret Atwood: http://dld.bz/8vNw
5 best free Wordpress plugins for your writer website: http://dld.bz/8vNg
The New Yorker's holiday gift guide for book lovers: http://dld.bz/8vMx
Become a fictional character for free speech (LA Times): http://dld.bz/8FmV
10 Realizations that Will Crush Your Little Heart In Your First Year of Blogging: http://dld.bz/8vMp
3 Tips on Writing Love Scenes: http://dld.bz/8vMk
The Best Time of Year to Query Literary Agents: http://dld.bz/8vKW
How Reading And Book Buying Has Changed With The Kindle: http://dld.bz/8vKR @thecreativepenn
How to Write the First Draft – 6 Writing Tips From Writers: http://dld.bz/8vKF
Fan-Fiction: Worth a Writer’s Time? http://dld.bz/8Dvn
No sex, please, we're literary! (Salon): http://dld.bz/8CQQ
Can't find an agent? Go to Plan B: http://dld.bz/8CA6
How to speak publisher - A is for Apps: http://dld.bz/8vKt
Getting Better at Bad: Why Practice Doesn’t (Always) Make Perfect: http://dld.bz/8vKn
Hit a roadblock in your manuscript? 7 ideas for getting around it: http://dld.bz/8BYm @authorterryo
Making a plan to write: http://dld.bz/8vKb
Description: Friend or Foe? http://dld.bz/8vKa
The Great F-Bomb Debate: http://dld.bz/8vJT
Writing: The Character Dilemma: http://dld.bz/8vJK
How to get a 100% full-request rate (lol): http://dld.bz/8vJC
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Chanukah Latkes and a Chocolate Candle Giveaway from Cleo Coyle http://bit.ly/e21Juv @CleoCoyle
What’s Your Novel’s Log Line? http://dld.bz/8vJ6
How To Write Honest Fiction. If Not, How To Fake It: http://dld.bz/8vJn
7 Timeless Principles of Achievement: http://dld.bz/8vJa
Top 10 ways to get your word count in during the upcoming holidays: http://dld.bz/8vHW
Fake Writing Jobs: RealWritingJobs.com: http://dld.bz/88w2 @victoriastrauss
Writing Devices: Transitions: http://dld.bz/8vHG
Mystery Writer's Guide to Forensic Science - Poisons VII: http://dld.bz/8vHB @clarissadraper
Turn your computer into a typewriter: http://dld.bz/8vH5
Six Ways to Polish Your Book Proposal Before Sending It Off: http://dld.bz/8vHe
How to Get More Subscribers for Your Email List: http://dld.bz/8vGZ
The Nine Circles of Writing Hell: http://dld.bz/8vGY
Is Boston the hub of steampunk? http://dld.bz/8vGS
Handling Your Word Count: http://dld.bz/8vGM
Revision tips--issues to watch out for: http://dld.bz/85ke
8 Tips for Writing in the Flow: http://dld.bz/8vGG
What a 'short bio' should include (Writer's Digest): http://dld.bz/8vGA
Comprehensive review of the NOOKcolor: http://dld.bz/84zW @authorterryo
Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s writing style: http://dld.bz/8vGj
How Google Can Save America’s Books (NY Review of Books): http://dld.bz/8vGg
Three Simple Ways to Make Your Writing Just Like Everyone Else’s: http://dld.bz/8vFQ
How Not to Launch a Career in Publishing: http://dld.bz/8vFK
Distraction-free writing: http://dld.bz/8vFF