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Sunday, April 17, 2011

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Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the last week.

I’m delighted that now we have an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine and software engineer and writer Mike Fleming’s ingenuity. The links I tweet (which are writers’ blogs, agents’ and editors’ blogs) all are added to the engine to make it easier for you to access the information you’re looking for.

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Jewels in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/e8c7fD @mkinberg

Foursquare Tool for Crime Novelists: http://bit.ly/ii9rFb @galleycat

How to write a screenplay: http://bit.ly/gKgymp

You Need a Complete Manuscript: http://bit.ly/gr1iKQ

What Not to Worry About in a 1st Draft: http://bit.ly/idYvQw

Rejecting the genre, not the writing: http://bit.ly/eSsQnX

When agents fly the coop: http://bit.ly/gNXQb0

Is it YA or Not? 5 Ways to Tell: http://bit.ly/hPDQLW

Can Reading Great Books Really Help Writers Grow? http://bit.ly/fnNDb5

Tips for perfecting your prose: http://bit.ly/gn78cx

A manifesto for creatives: http://bit.ly/gXyjug

Writing Is Like Comfort Food: http://bit.ly/eJNQmp

5 Ways to Repair Misused Em Dashes: http://bit.ly/dQFEZZ

On opening lines: http://bit.ly/g13E5F

Smart, Non-intrusive Ways to Monetize a Blog: http://bit.ly/eV1Cel

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Hurry Scurry Berry Tart http://bit.ly/i2owGN

2 writers with thoughts on writing humor: http://bit.ly/g3GCdA

Offbeat Lessons From 3 Late-Blooming Writers: http://bit.ly/fwy4fl

Where does dystopia fit as a genre? http://bit.ly/h1UXd9

4 places to check your transitions: http://bit.ly/hmVwjq

Self-Publishers Speak: Weaving Your Safety Net Mid-leap: http://bit.ly/g9dwi5

Get Prepared for Maximum Writing Effectiveness: http://bit.ly/e66eZy @NewbieAuthor

What a good old-fashioned lie can do for your story: http://bit.ly/gOseDo

Crafting an Opening That Draws You In: http://bit.ly/ianoIe

Finding Your Voice: 7 Tips: http://bit.ly/hTfR1S @CherylRWrites

The Top Seven Reasons Publishers Reject Nonfiction Book Proposals: http://bit.ly/enxWDd

Now with over 7000 links to help #writers find resources: http://bit.ly/dYRayA

Creativity Tweets of the Week — 4/15/11: http://bit.ly/ftkuKq @on_creativity

The Query Quandary: http://bit.ly/fl61Ze @WriteAngleBlog

Outline Techniques for Those Who Hate Outlines: http://bit.ly/fLvjcy

The Princess Bride—Storytelling Done Right: http://bit.ly/eCCBw7

Best Articles This Week for Writers 4/15/11: http://bit.ly/ezjYbU @4kidlit

Tweets, texts & posts: New sources for memoir writers: http://bit.ly/eJxUaX

A look at literary assistants (part 2): http://bit.ly/hzh68q

10 Sentences with Muddled Meanings Made Clear: http://bit.ly/h2P9Q2

5 Innovative Poets to Watch & Learn From: http://bit.ly/i8xcoj

Tips for writing transitions: http://bit.ly/eXsCLT

To Kindle, With Caution: http://bit.ly/eFAW0g

When Your WIP Is Too Short aka Massive Panic Attack Time! http://bit.ly/h7wXhB

Ebook Spam - "Bound" to Happen: http://bit.ly/dNG9ku @hopeclark

What to do if you love a book: http://bit.ly/ikwOpz @MaryJaneMaffini

Author income streams: http://bit.ly/f2zWOZ

Character Development in the 4 Act Structure (for erotic romance writers & others): http://bit.ly/eUtO9U @SaschaIllyvich

99 cents only works if you actually sell more copies: http://bit.ly/dZT9Ps

The Periodic Table of Storytelling and Cultural Gender Bias: http://bit.ly/hmTvWB

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Cookies from Leftovers! http://bit.ly/ewbkkI

Self-Publishing 911: http://bit.ly/idkNs5

Dystopian Fiction: An Introduction: http://bit.ly/hpFSFz

What does a writer need to succeed? Discipline: http://bit.ly/g5Bmua

What is your social media influence score? (And does it matter?): http://bit.ly/eyPOdX

Changing the Writer's POV: http://bit.ly/htG0E2

Widows and Orphans: http://bit.ly/emnyo0

Theories of literary greatness that enrage and perplex: http://bit.ly/g6c7Nw

7 writing sins and tips for avoiding them: http://bit.ly/i8Dgt9 @Riduna

Apple’s Incredible iPad, One Year In: http://bit.ly/eR1jYZ

10 writing issues that stop agents in their tracks: http://bit.ly/fzp6ix

8 secrets writers won't tell you: http://bit.ly/fXvO58

Don’t Ignore Logic When Writing Fiction for Children: http://bit.ly/i3ycp4

Think Like a Publisher #7… A Sales Plan: http://bit.ly/eC9N7D

Surviving the publishing apocalypse: http://bit.ly/hD2T2F @ajackwriting

Tools for writers who are learning addicts: http://bit.ly/hgKeYo @jamigold

Writers Conference or Workshop? http://bit.ly/h2fMu5

Updating a novel--yes or no to including current music and tech trends? http://bit.ly/grCTuC @authorterryo

The Short Synopsis: http://bit.ly/f5hfdP

Steinbeck's travel book gets fact-checked (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/gLYZey

Confessions of an A.D.D. Writer: http://bit.ly/f7C1lX @jhansenwrites

Want to write? 18 great writers and thinkers show you how: http://bit.ly/gRqk4O @inkyelbows

Top 5 Ways to Get Your Articles Found and Read Online:http://bit.ly/f6t0kj

Explaining steampunk: http://bit.ly/g0mnHh

How a Simple Timer Can Magically Improve Your Productivity: http://bit.ly/hcRYyU

Keeping book clutter off the bookshelf: http://bit.ly/hQYXOv

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: How to Make Fondue http://bit.ly/i5XaNY

Support Your Fellow Writer: http://bit.ly/h0P8g0

The Secret History of Ads in Books (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/fQ6H5I

A writer worries about giving his Social Security number to editors: http://bit.ly/ekD8OZ

Writers' torture: waiting for your script to be read: http://bit.ly/eZSaLp

Your Backlist Is a Veritable Gold Mine: http://bit.ly/grg8VA

Costly pitfalls to avoid when setting up your website: http://bit.ly/fqhRUv

7 Rules to Pitching a Glossy Magazine: http://bit.ly/eDQQo5

Is your book's setting ho-hum? http://bit.ly/gByyLa

A Dollhouse Metaphor for Writing: http://bit.ly/gBCoLZ

Accept your foibles and observe your writing patterns: http://bit.ly/fVLVpG

5 tips to quickly finish your 1st draft: http://bit.ly/hLSAci @alanorloff

Selling Poetry? 5 Ways to Market Your Book of Poems: http://bit.ly/iedK8a

Query letters for scriptwriters: http://bit.ly/huZPna

Launch a Brand New Blog … with Authority: http://bit.ly/f66x7q

Interactive Narratives and the Future of Storytelling: http://bit.ly/i2BlA4

How to use props in your writing: http://bit.ly/id0q89 @cristinterrill

Track Changes…Friend To Writers and Trees: http://bit.ly/i425fD @jhansenwrites

First Person Verses Third Person: http://bit.ly/eUvlyG

The Top 10 books Americans most want banned (Guardian): http://bit.ly/hfFACw

On Editor/Agent Requests - Some things to consider: http://bit.ly/fCimWP

Dialogue--make it matter: http://bit.ly/hpZDDR @juliemusil

Win vs. compete: http://bit.ly/fLmiaI

This Week’s Fail Whale–The Twitter Tyrant: http://bit.ly/ghEmoA

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Fruit Salad in a Flash http://bit.ly/hbUkmA

The E-Publishing Outlook for Average Authors:My E-Book Sales: http://bit.ly/fY4jFe

And now there's a book out there with your name on it. Imagine that. (Guardian): http://bit.ly/h7duGW

Short Stories vs. Novels - "natural length" and the fractal structure of stories: http://bit.ly/e7URUH

Writerly confessions: http://bit.ly/hRg08m @SW_Messenger

The Kindle as a revision tool: http://bit.ly/fROdtR

Confessions of a Dangerous Twitterer: http://bit.ly/dGMDHN

The Fine Art of Conquering Impatience: http://bit.ly/h6GaMe

Tips for Kindle Authors: http://bit.ly/gl82CU @thecreativepenn

Dialogue Problems and How To Fix Them 1: All your dialogue sounds the same. http://bit.ly/hY0MmK @ajackwriting

ABCs of story analysis: http://bit.ly/em1iYf

One writer has a publisher but still wants an agent. Here's why: http://bit.ly/eM5jNt

Proper Use of The Semicolon: http://bit.ly/gRQoOg

When friends and family don't get the point of our writing: http://bit.ly/eknr8D

The importance of setting: http://bit.ly/hG8UW5

More on Success and Rejection: http://bit.ly/dUw9p3

The difference between editing and proofreading--and tips for both: http://bit.ly/hhaPwW @jhansenwrites

3 steps to finding alternate endings that work: http://bit.ly/fwkfc0

Want to Sell Your Story? Peel Away the Layers to Create Memorable Characters: http://bit.ly/fpTIPP @authorterryo

The Best Agent Blogs of 2011: http://bit.ly/fimD0k

Need tips for plotting? http://bit.ly/fiTDIR

5 things stand-up comedians can teach you about self-publishing: http://bit.ly/dIpwU5

Protagonists shouldn't be bystanders in their own lives: http://bit.ly/gINJaN

The Protagonist: Using Character Clusters: http://bit.ly/gJT8Y0

The ingredients of a perfect writer's blog: http://bit.ly/gVAecj

Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make at Conferences: http://bit.ly/g13Kqf

Less is more when writing: http://bit.ly/g5YwZq @Paize_Fiddler

The Dreaded Query Letter: http://bit.ly/dWhzs3

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Maple Cookies 2 Ways from Cleo Coyle http://bit.ly/ikuoXR

All about line editing: http://bit.ly/ePcMun @victoriamixon

Telling Just Enough: http://bit.ly/ftjjNu

How to keep having great ideas: http://bit.ly/hePATC @jammer0501

Some examples illustrating authorial voice: http://bit.ly/gRE8kr

Give yourself permission to be as creative as you can be: http://bit.ly/dEVRzD

Research--how to do it and when to stop doing it: http://bit.ly/gRdygL

Trends in Middle-Grade: http://bit.ly/hffjcZ @jemifraser

One writer is a Kindle convert (National Post): http://bit.ly/euWORb

What if literary characters were agents? http://bit.ly/hZ93xm

Pre-pub book marketing tips: http://bit.ly/g5SlPR

Writing your Synopses: How to begin? http://bit.ly/eCWmYq

Write For A Living In 7 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/fBsrkx @thecreativepenn

You Can’t Hook a Reader with a Yawn: http://bit.ly/gY6FdV

The Positive Side of Rejection: http://bit.ly/evIzRg

The phrase every publisher craves: word-of-mouth success (Guardian): http://bit.ly/eaCupc

Dialogue Tags: How To Kill Off Some Of The Little Buggers: http://bit.ly/g71qor

The Pain and Pleasure of Back-to-Back Releases: http://bit.ly/fUhHqT @MasonCanyon

3 Traits Your Hero and Villain Should Share: http://bit.ly/i23dKx

Using Comments to Build Your Blog Readership: http://bit.ly/ggWqUS

Helpful Wordpress plug-ins: http://bit.ly/fgwgpz

Excel: A Writer's Best Friend: http://bit.ly/fN99jY

4 social media lessons from the world of book publishing: http://bit.ly/ef5uWi

Ebook Authors: The Kids Are Coming: http://bit.ly/hXC8YV

The Trouble With Triples: Writing Trilogies: http://bit.ly/dUtKyj

I Didn’t See That Coming: How To Avoid The Kiss-Of-Death Of Being Predictable: http://bit.ly/h14bJc

A crossword puzzle for romance readers (Borders blog): http://tinyurl.com/4xeoma8 @joanswan

Creating characters with disabilities: http://bit.ly/e7pp5g

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Un-Blueberry Pie http://bit.ly/ew9FZF

The less you spread yourself thin, the better your work: http://bit.ly/i4vfVF @hopeclark

Query Letters: Part 2: http://bit.ly/fAONgb

Two Sides to a Story: Plotting For Everyone: http://bit.ly/hawQlE

3 Tips For Finding Something To Say When You're Out of Ideas: http://bit.ly/fOearm

Scoring a Well-Rounded Manuscript: Voice: http://bit.ly/gwti1y

You gotta have an agreement first, doggone it: http://bit.ly/fa0XGq

No, Really. Finish the Manuscript. http://bit.ly/hA5QO0

Conversion Journey: One Writer's Word-to-E-book Workflow: http://bit.ly/hK02m1

Pacing Potholes: Common Hazards that Slow Forward Motion: http://bit.ly/gw2XG2

Query Letters That DON’T Work, Not Even a Little Bit: http://bit.ly/hsSD5t

Top 5 Children's Lit Agencies: http://bit.ly/fVyMiw

Why being agented is weird: reason #1: http://bit.ly/iiSVEX

Defining a content edit: http://bit.ly/fF04UI

10 Creativity Lessons from George Carlin: http://bit.ly/fFyHWc

Manuscript makeovers: http://bit.ly/dYqrHF

Pitching *is* a job interview: http://bit.ly/gatx3w

A mobile scriptwriting app: http://bit.ly/edzKDI

Write A Synopsis, Disney-Style: http://bit.ly/es0OaD

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Killer Kugel - to die for! http://bit.ly/dKcMeA

Should Self-Pubbed Authors Refer to Themselves as “Indie?” http://bit.ly/dPStAp

Switching your character's goal: http://bit.ly/dUj1iM

How Much More Do You Have to Learn? http://bit.ly/fUlwp0

Beautifully Written: http://bit.ly/gzG1Ge

On dramatic POV: http://bit.ly/fU2U1z

Story architecture--lessons from "The Source Code": http://bit.ly/eiOy0k

Screenwriting glossary: http://bit.ly/f8YOBC

8 tips for making your editor love you: http://bit.ly/i2IaNX

5 Reasons Your YA Character Might Flop: http://bit.ly/gpAKt5

Lemony Snicket’s (Very Random) Guide for Writers: http://bit.ly/hwvyYP

Evaluating Critique Feedback: http://bit.ly/en7Utm

Once upon a backstory: http://bit.ly/gI87dR

5 things one writer wishes she'd known about the writing business: http://bit.ly/eCEluA

Eliminating Distancing Verbs: http://bit.ly/hpZZjk

Organizing a Writers Workshop: Pre-Publicity: http://bit.ly/fuBMap

Amping up your writing by getting fresh: http://bit.ly/eZfwUC

Dangling modifiers: http://bit.ly/eYAFtz