Sunday, May 8, 2011

Twitterific

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

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The Small-Scale Approach to Achieving Great Things: http://bit.ly/mbHFNs

5 Ways To Sell Your Next Book Before It's Written: http://bit.ly/iAeLkx

Primary Characteristics: http://bit.ly/kEpnf6

Dos and Don'ts for Prologues and Epilogues: http://bit.ly/jWTcrm @Sarafurlong

Bullying in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/lBxIFz @mkinberg

The A to Z of Excellent Copywriting: http://bit.ly/ikONn4

Using Tarot in Writing: http://bit.ly/iNbvvL @raelynbarclay

Tips for Selecting Your Story’s Narrative Style: http://bit.ly/jek6ui

The Mean, the Bad, and the Nasty—Writing Villains: http://bit.ly/jV0ojo

Lessons from an Old Panasonic: Read out loud: http://bit.ly/kBpkYt @Christi_Craig

Tips for growing your social media following: http://bit.ly/kJZrlq

For those last-minute shoppers: 10 Lists of Book Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day: http://bit.ly/jNqhyY @galleycat

How Plot Development Is Like Navigating a Maze: http://bit.ly/k1aB5a

The 20 minute workout for your manuscript: http://bit.ly/mHJpGy

Raising the Tension in Your Scenes: http://bit.ly/mEyAGj

Best Articles This Week for Writers 5/6/11: http://bit.ly/lsiKJD

Including symbolism in your story: http://bit.ly/kXWmAS

A few helpful Word tips: http://bit.ly/ll7wpD

Here’s A Guaranteed Way To Generate A Backlog Of Post Ideas: http://bit.ly/ifz1wq

How to Escalate the Suck Factor, Star Wars Style: http://bit.ly/mc366J

A rhyming tool for poets: http://bit.ly/mQfUjV

Mistakes We Make With Middles: http://bit.ly/meinRO

Be fearless as a writer: http://bit.ly/k3GEwj

An agent says: .doc is not .docx: http://bit.ly/kTSx2E

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

Proper use of the comma: http://bit.ly/klFCWx

The Top 3 Daily Time-Wasters & How To Tame Them: http://bit.ly/j4AofU

Literary Magazines Are Learning to Surf (Poets and Writers): http://bit.ly/mKPP8S

Art of the Fantasy Genre: The Fighter: http://bit.ly/m7AEuw

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Chocolate Angel Food Cake http://bit.ly/kLRFLu

Reading in the Cloud: “Spotify for Books” from The Publisher’s Standpoint: http://bit.ly/ijxsim

Thoughts on creating endings: http://bit.ly/jBn1uf

Democratizing the tools of production has made creation of great literature easier: http://bit.ly/lSBmQ9

Thoughts on protagonist creation: http://bit.ly/kDHp4C

Make Your Antagonist a Force for Good: http://bit.ly/m9ZKma @jamigold

Self-editing checklist--show and tell: http://bit.ly/jTgRAy

The Premise that Sells: http://bit.ly/myZSne

How to Get LinkedIn Famous in 15 Minutes a Day: http://bit.ly/k4bMBt

Ebook or Print Book? Why Do You Have to Choose? http://bit.ly/mM2XIk @thecreativepenn

Combat writer's block and unleash your creativity with the first WKB giveaway! http://bit.ly/mqBVzq

Am I Writing YA or MG? http://bit.ly/li8P26

Creating Characters in Poetry: http://bit.ly/j47TAu

Cutting the Flab: Eliminate Extraneous Words: http://bit.ly/jnkwm0

Social Media for Authors: Forever in Search of Buzz (Poets and Writers): http://bit.ly/lZLmJd

How to Make a Zombie Plague: http://bit.ly/k4MPOy

Thicken your skin: http://bit.ly/iVUueG

How to search Google like a pro: http://bit.ly/jWBko8

Subtle ways to come out of the writing closet: http://bit.ly/lU3noW

DRM vs. piracy, and the future of e-books: http://bit.ly/kq4NRy

Why Creative People Need to Be Eccentric: http://bit.ly/mJvGhV

@KristenLambTX 's new twibe for writers wanting to build a platform & connect to other writers: #MyWANA http://bit.ly/lQkbWO

Is Blogger Copyright Dead? http://bit.ly/mg56wA

Tips for Writing Picture Books: http://bit.ly/mBh3QV

The Inherent Falseness of Memoir: http://bit.ly/ive0iR

Are literary agents dinosaurs? http://bit.ly/jr93zU

Blog Commenting Flops: Do These to Lose Traffic and Links: http://bit.ly/kLt3vv

Improv [Writing] Tip #7: Keep It Real: http://bit.ly/ikMOqM

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: I love fondue, do you? http://bit.ly/kGvsL5

Why We Write: In the Presence of Living: http://bit.ly/impwsw

Tools for writers: http://bit.ly/jvUMBF

Select precise nouns and verbs: http://bit.ly/kWM49Y

10 Nontraditional Ways To Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/jLcaJh

15 Purposes for Parentheses: http://bit.ly/l4OMQ5

The Realities of Getting Real: http://bit.ly/lMEzut

Going to a convention? Tips for newbies: http://bit.ly/kG5v8Z @kbowenwriter

4 reasons you may be missing deadlines: http://bit.ly/kmGXG7

Nathan Bransford's editing process: http://bit.ly/ikIef0

5 ways to ruin a good story: http://bit.ly/imjXUh

Key Story Elements: Inner And Outer Desire: http://bit.ly/lbm2Nb

How Mundane Routines Produce Creative Magic: http://bit.ly/iZOfMr

Top 5 Band-Aids to Apply Before Querying: http://bit.ly/lH39Om

Being Prepared—as a Writer: http://bit.ly/mUvZ19

10 Cool Things on the Web (for screenwriters, fans, and other literary types): http://bit.ly/itB9WR

Affect Is (Usually) a Verb: http://bit.ly/jQAttK

Query Letter Mad Libs: http://bit.ly/jXtZae

Sign up for the monthly WKB newsletter for the web's best writing links and interviews: http://bit.ly/gx7hg1

A tool for finding in-person crit groups. Type in "critique group" and your location: http://bit.ly/lSed7B

ISBN Decoded: http://bit.ly/lGNjOr

How to Minimize Interruptions When You’re Working: http://bit.ly/lyBEXs

20 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Writing Life This Spring: http://bit.ly/kCRiWo

For crime writers--12 Legal Warrant-less Searches: http://bit.ly/lffrpJ

Does the Pitch Tail Wag The Novel Dog? http://bit.ly/kUssJT

How to keep doubts at bay: http://bit.ly/kpoqq3

Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way: http://bit.ly/l31ie8

Jane Friedman, Former ‘Writer’s Digest’ Publisher, Tells All: http://bit.ly/iJaxGJ

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Buttermilk Banana Bread http://bit.ly/lZd48z

An insider's guide to book fairs (Guardian): http://bit.ly/kYF0xM

Don't be an uptight tweeter: http://bit.ly/kDjLXN

Putting the suspense puzzle together: http://bit.ly/jRrj8M

Keep 'em guessing: http://bit.ly/jWPUJE @juliemusil

Why It’s A Great Time To Be A Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/j6W31U

Learning to Disconnect: http://bit.ly/l3FLsA

10 steps for dealing effectively with rejection: http://bit.ly/iIWS0K @douglascorleone

How to figure out when a chapter isn’t working: http://bit.ly/iNvVIl

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

Build A Writing Network With LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/iFTxoj @jhansenwrites

Why companions and sidekicks are so important in books: http://bit.ly/m1cH2m

Need Some Bling for Your Title? Try PRISM: http://bit.ly/jiTJOf @4kidlit

1-step websites for writers: http://bit.ly/jrnGPT @janefriedman

Passionate writing: http://bit.ly/iCDGvx

Every individual, and character, is their own unique thread: http://bit.ly/ivdhu3 @RavenRequiem13

The art of creative abundance: http://bit.ly/kD9LIg

4 Advantages of Re-Reading: http://bit.ly/lxFTvP @victoriamixon

Don’t Write the Bland and the Boring: http://bit.ly/lM8jAW

How to Focus with Pomodoro Technique: http://bit.ly/kjdbXj

Tips for Treating Titles of People: http://bit.ly/lFx53D

3 Powerful Blog Post Formulas That Most Bloggers Overlook: http://bit.ly/lk6AJ0

24 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/mHedXU

Teaching Fantasy Part 1: Rewards, Backfires, Escapes: http://bit.ly/ktBtBw

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: A Killer Quiche to Celebrate the Release of Avery's LOST and FONDUE! http://bit.ly/m8tADm

Grammar ABCs: A is for Appositive: http://bit.ly/ka7iIf

35 Weird Traits Your Characters May Have: http://bit.ly/lj4c8N

10 Most Popular Professions for Romance Novel Heroes: http://bit.ly/mh9xAe @galleycat

How To Write Memorable Characters: http://bit.ly/maYQad

The 3 stages of querying: http://bit.ly/msA8Fe

Writing Copy That Sells--The Dirty Little Secret to Seducing Your Readers: http://bit.ly/is5OaM

When to end a series: http://bit.ly/jH9nQm

Take a Chance with Your Writing: http://bit.ly/iUt4om

The Stigma Of Writing Horror: How The Genre You Write Matters As Much As The Story: http://bit.ly/lRvsNY @thecreativepenn

The One Right Way to Write a Query: http://bit.ly/lo1mHW

Up Your (Story) Game: 7 Tips: http://bit.ly/kvjen9 @CherylRWrites

When writing is your day job, summer vacation for the kids can turn your schedule upside down: http://bit.ly/lKtH2R

Get Your E-Book Noticed: Presentation, Promotion & Patience: http://bit.ly/lad78A

Keep a file copy of every book and story you write on your computer: http://bit.ly/lBZI6L

Fantasy settings: The Wastelands: http://bit.ly/k6NkQl

7 things about the business of writing that one author has learned: http://bit.ly/letuTv

A self-publishing scale to help categorize authors: http://bit.ly/m9nGjX

A definition of Deep POV and tips for writing it: http://bit.ly/jqj10x @authorterryo

Understanding—and Accepting—the Reasons You Write: http://bit.ly/me23L2

Getting More Links to Your Blog – Things That Make People Link: http://bit.ly/kBXu22

Creativity: the Least Important, Most Important Thing There Is: http://bit.ly/kvSQoz #amwwriting

The secret life of libraries: http://bit.ly/lTPeRd

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Agatha Winners! http://bit.ly/lfDarw

Why you need to give it away (to be a successful creative): http://bit.ly/mctvqh

Authors should create “error logs” for their books & ebooks: http://bit.ly/l7TNCd

Freelancers: 6 foolproof ways to unstick stuck writing and thinking: http://bit.ly/lXewAn @janodaniel

7 Survival Secrets for Independent Bookstores: http://bit.ly/mzzLi8 @galleycat

Is the happy ending making a comeback? (Guardian): http://bit.ly/kqNryk

Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 4/29/11): http://bit.ly/jhjNUJ

Formatting posts and pages on your new WordPress blog: http://bit.ly/llAqiV @storiestorm

An agent asks, "WTF is up with cursing in YA?" http://bit.ly/j7nk9W

Using Google calendar to stay organized: http://bit.ly/ilRZ3C

Want to create vibrant characters that pop off the page? http://bit.ly/hoxTo9

Can Our Own eBooks Become More Interactive? http://bit.ly/kwAyyk

Modern Fantasy Sub-Genre Bingo: http://bit.ly/iZ4qEz

The Elegant and Inescapable Semicolon: http://bit.ly/kEbsMx

Words, words, and more words: http://bit.ly/iR0i7j

6 Directions for Visual Display of Content: http://bit.ly/kFWhgh

2 Extremes Writers Take & How To Avoid Them: http://bit.ly/kTitXV

Delving in Details: http://bit.ly/kKeoM7 @RavenRequiem13

The Dilemma of The Mother Writer: http://bit.ly/jF01UO

Punctuating Quotations: http://bit.ly/kZeKXw

Why Do We Think Talent Ought to Be Rewarded? http://bit.ly/lHYdzk

Your 10 Step Plan for Becoming a Twitter Star: http://bit.ly/mzct9n

Who Cares About “Whom” Anymore? http://bit.ly/kejGdb

Approach your book idea thoughtfully: http://bit.ly/ln9Dil

Semicolons and Other Signs of Savvy Writing: http://bit.ly/kJdoqD

Overediting: Sucking the Life Out of Your Story: http://bit.ly/ig2Z1B

5 Pieces of Well-Meaning Writing Advice That One Writer is Glad She Didn’t Take: http://bit.ly/kHRVRW