Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
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I released an ebook recently. Progressive Dinner Deadly is a Myrtle Clover mystery, available for $2.99 on Kindle and Nook. The 3rd book in the Memphis Barbeque series will release November 1—Hickory Smoked Barbeque (available now for preorder).
5 tips for using Outlook Calendar to manage your work day: http://bit.ly/pRHBVY
Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era? http://bit.ly/qkziHs
How to Get Your Book Reviewed: http://bit.ly/mXW1zy @bookmarketer
3 types of responses you might get when you tell people you're a writer: http://bit.ly/pSi6NL @bookviewcafe
The key to writing a fast 1st draft: http://bit.ly/oXLiB5 @LiaKeyes
Do Spoilers Really Spoil Anything? http://bit.ly/p6C1vr @janice_hardy
Emotional Freedom Technique For Writers: http://bit.ly/nNDIRg
Cutting Unnecessary Characters: http://bit.ly/npDDeL @charissaweaks
How Pets Can Help With the Creation of Compelling Characters: http://bit.ly/oJmEDj @kselliottwriter
Your Public Persona - Proudly Wearing the Author Badge: http://bit.ly/piZmWD
5 Free and Easy Ways to Become a Savvy Author: http://bit.ly/ptEBr5 @bookmarketer
Have You Written Your Million Words of Dreck Yet? http://bit.ly/pPEBsv
Kurt Vonnegut on the shape of stories: http://bit.ly/oJAZ45
5 Stress-Busters to Beat a Deadline: http://bit.ly/pTzn9D
5 Things Self-Publishers Shouldn't Worry About (But They Do): http://bit.ly/pvFpWQ #ebooks
Are writers running out of titles? (Guardian): http://bit.ly/o0mWXB
How to rescue a stalled plot: http://bit.ly/ok1nIR
8 tools for using humor in your fiction: http://bit.ly/r63lDW @BryanThomasS
Why 1 writer doesn't autofollow on Twitter and 10 reasons she might not individually follow back: http://bit.ly/q3yB9f @katdish
Freelancers--How to Convince Prospects You're a Pro Writer: http://bit.ly/nH8dLt @TiceWrites
A review of verb tense: http://bit.ly/n3wiNp
The big tent of reading: http://bit.ly/oEn2lj @BTMargins
The cult of SF: http://bit.ly/mWNxDp @MarkCN
Their Cheatin' Hearts: Infidelity in Women's Fiction: http://bit.ly/potyWf @heroesnhearts
An Agent on Authors and Magical Thinking: http://bit.ly/pjaSFb #pubtip
Social Media Etiquette – Good Intentions or Not, Spam IS Spam: http://bit.ly/oozEjt @carlayoung
Word misuse: http://bit.ly/ovPK3p
1 writer's marketing plan: http://bit.ly/p4C9f4 @Ghunibee
The 5 Most Important Things Authors Should Know About Book Promo: http://bit.ly/q1dMNd @CathyStucker
5 ways to promote your book months—or years—after the initial publication date: http://bit.ly/q1ZvNI
10 Helpful Uses of RSS Feeds for Marketing: http://bit.ly/pg2E2q
3 core roles needed in running your own creative business: http://bit.ly/naq0Ib
One author urges Nano wrimos to take Oct. to plan your story: http://bit.ly/oeqHCv @Murderati
How industry insider @michaelhyatt unfollowed 108,698 people on Twitter and reclaimed his inbox: http://bit.ly/njYZth
5 tips for creating an effective villain: http://bit.ly/q8Rlz3
10 Badass Women from Fantasy Literature: http://bit.ly/nyV0uS @ToplessRobot
POV & characterization mean divorcing from yourself: http://bit.ly/nTeyL8 @JulietteWade
Knowing and finding your readers is critical: http://bit.ly/oxWh8z
How to prepare your Kindle text for a print edition: http://bit.ly/nPI6Xy @dirtywhitecandy
What makes a zombie a zombie to 1 writer: http://bit.ly/qr6eyv
How much work is self-publishing? 1 writer's list of tasks: http://bit.ly/oJoYY8 #ebooks @cathryanhoward
1 writer's love/hate relationship w/ storyboards: http://bit.ly/pEnQ7D
7 Principles of Pitching Articles: http://bit.ly/pal5Ts
Fear is the downfall of publishing: http://bit.ly/n73xAg @bob_mayer
Is there a template for creativity? http://bit.ly/nXKfkD
How story questions hook readers and drive character and plot forward: http://bit.ly/pirkrr @HP4Writers
6 ways to tame writers' public speaking fears: http://bit.ly/pF1dgr
The rise of the indie author: http://bit.ly/q4eaDx #ebooks @tglong
The good, the bad, and the ugly of historical research: http://bit.ly/pAKObP @kbowenwriter
A character interview that focuses on what made them who they are now: http://bit.ly/mRxfKB
The self published author has no one to tell him no: http://bit.ly/pNw4mW #ebooks
3 tips for correct dialect in your writing: http://bit.ly/owatsa @4kidlit
15 reasons writers love libraries: http://bit.ly/n2Let8
A writer's thoughts on signifying length of an #ebook to a reader (so they won't feel cheated by a short read): http://bit.ly/nDmFU5 @rule17
How 1 writer applies structure to a story: http://bit.ly/q2RcSA
9 Forms of the Past Tense: http://bit.ly/pzyXeD
Chapter-by-Chapter Critique Tips: http://bit.ly/ozWrCG @marybaka
To make money with #ebooks, you must have a good number for sale: http://bit.ly/nj2KNE @DeanWesleySmith
An attorney answers questions about the use of lyrics in a novel: http://bit.ly/oq9P5P via @PassiveVoiceBlg
Amazon Considers #eBook Rental Service: http://bit.ly/njUYFF @galleycat
Tips for writing believable dialogue: http://wordservewatercooler.com/2011/09/13/writing-believable-dialogue/
What authors can learn from the bestseller lists: http://bit.ly/o2Fb6i
The Art of the Picture Book: http://bit.ly/mWcjt4 @fuelyourwriting
Tips for faster paced novels: http://bit.ly/o1l9H9 @SarahAHoyt
Are Publishers Unwittingly Responsible For 167% Surge In #ebook Sales? http://bit.ly/q3MLds @ChandlerWrites
A discussion on fantasy subgenres: http://bit.ly/n4DF3M @FantasyFaction
How to build a writing team: http://bit.ly/qNJDFH @jhansenwrites
Research--too much and too little: http://bit.ly/ra3WWU @authorterryo
Writing...it's worth the trouble: http://bit.ly/qxUUEz @JeffGoins
How to Find Clichés in Your Writing: http://bit.ly/p0NhIV @BTMargins
14 Dos and Don'ts for Introducing Your Protagonist: http://bit.ly/oN2gzG @AnneRAllen
Contrasting character traits: http://bit.ly/pxXCaY
When an editor's or agent's personal politics changes a story: http://bit.ly/pCvhqV @sarahlapolla
The art and craft of fantasy writing: http://bit.ly/qwHzE9
Composing composition: http://bit.ly/revGdB @RavenRequiem13
Don't Use "The" Before Kindle or Nook? http://bit.ly/pgEZwJ
Thinking Outside the Computer: Longhand and the Brain: http://bit.ly/odPlol
Dealing with bad direction in critique groups: http://bit.ly/r53jsG @dirtywhitecandy
Bloom's Taxonomy and New Authors: http://bit.ly/qSNnUe
A writer's main objective: http://bit.ly/nsKPlR
Deadly Sin of –Treating the Reader Like a Moron: http://bit.ly/nbQytz
3 elements of a well-written debut novel: http://bit.ly/qYRO5d @mkinberg
10 lies you might tell yourself while editing: http://bit.ly/qocRkD @elspethwrites
7 Ways to Develop Dazzling Dialogue: http://bit.ly/qv3dS7 @JodyHedlund
When you want to change agents: http://bit.ly/pWFmBE @4Kidlit
A look at the history of food & incorporating it into our books: http://bit.ly/qL2VhT @GeneLempp
Archetypes in writers and gender differences: http://bit.ly/qK7XqX
How to write a query letter: http://bit.ly/q2KiBa #pubtip @BubbleCow
The YA Author's Complete Guide to Acceptable Characters: http://bit.ly/nsr26O @BTMargins
6 Compelling Reasons for Authors to Blog: http://bit.ly/rba94s @jfbookman
5 tips for a stronger novel: http://bit.ly/rk7nzJ s @catewoods
75 Contronyms (Words with Contradictory Meanings): http://bit.ly/piUxa3
Putting Creatives in a Box: http://bit.ly/nee9SI @on_creativity
Should you hire a book publicist? http://bit.ly/nGzzMh @GalleyCat
When the going gets tough: http://bit.ly/q2OSlc @MsAnnAguirre
Will my agent rep a different genre? http://bit.ly/qlkWSv @RachelleGardner
Deciding on device: http://bit.ly/nfivPZ @Mommy_Authors
Ebook Cover Design: Context Creates Possibilities: http://bit.ly/r6ubSb #ebooks @namenick
Amazon Looking for Tablet Content: http://bit.ly/paW347 @PassiveVoiceBlg
2 Words That Can Change Your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/qmfFmk @writeitsideways
An editorial director on the "no response means no" policy: http://bit.ly/oDfipS
If you can't describe your story, there probably isn't a story, states an agent: http://bit.ly/nMlT4b @greyhausagency
A character's behavior reveals underlying power assumptions: http://bit.ly/r3M4gv @JulietteWade
Using more than 1 POV character: http://bit.ly/pOX6M9 @JulietteWade
Authors Guild And Others Sue Universities for Copyright Infringement: http://bit.ly/rtcbRV @victoriastrauss
"Look Inside" for Kindle Books – 3 Tips for Authors: http://bit.ly/pyOW0q #ebooks @namenick
The 3-Step 3-Minute Writer's Workout Warm-Up: http://bit.ly/oSCVZx @YAHighway
Lessons of letting go--the author and his babies: http://bit.ly/qmOfOu @BryanThomasS
3 tips for becoming a better writer: http://bit.ly/qjBmpj @TheCreativePenn
Part of the creative process is creating a mess: http://bit.ly/oNh8WI @bookviewcafe
Resources that protect writers: http://bit.ly/n54C4T
1st v. 3rd person POV: http://bit.ly/reLTzg @Janice_Hardy
Fanfiction & Original Fiction: Similarities and Differences: http://bit.ly/oB2khK
5 tips to jump-start a stalled novel: http://bit.ly/r4zmDU s
Not Every Ebook is a Success, But it's Always a Lesson: http://bit.ly/rceZk4 @problogger
The real gatekeepers in publishing now? Authors. http://bit.ly/n0bPqb @bob_mayer
How to self-promote without selling your soul: http://bit.ly/qIU5wi @lkblackburne
The Translation Continuum – Speaking Across the Divide: http://bit.ly/q1dsus @BTMargins
Vocation vs. Avocation: http://bit.ly/rfbtl6
Quick tweaks can fix revision smudges: http://bit.ly/oNPD86
Defying Digital, Airport and Transit Bookstores Gain Ground at Home and Abroad: http://bit.ly/mVm2Mp #publishing
Elements of religion, with cautions, for worldbuilders: http://bit.ly/qSxjEq @JulietteWade
Is media tie-in writing right for you? http://bit.ly/rhrscg @jameslsutter
How the Crowd Is Shaping the Future of Storytelling: http://on.mash.to/qhXNo2 @mashable
5 tips 1 writer has learned from her 2 year old: http://bit.ly/nizU4s @buriededitor
The future of #publishing--retail? http://bit.ly/nfqADd @nicolaz
4 ways to build a writer's platform: http://bit.ly/pwW9fn @JodyCalkins
What Writing and Ghost Stories Have in Common: http://bit.ly/pxPVRx @YAHighway
The Writing Life Vs. the Married Life: http://bit.ly/rjZ5h2
An Agent on Looking Around While Still Represented: http://bit.ly/q0jf1n @Kid_Lit
The art of the subplot: http://bit.ly/rcVqec @FantasyFaction
How to write effective dialogue: http://bit.ly/ncEsC3 @BubbleCow
6 reasons an agent or editor may say your story is "not for them": http://bit.ly/o0kr2h
How to Write A Wildly Successful Web Series: http://bit.ly/pGJhC6 @ollinmorales
Reselling digital products: http://bit.ly/p7xemQ @TheresaStevens
The importance of giving yourself challenges with your : http://bit.ly/pmM8PT
Nice collection of industry news, views, & trends by @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman : http://bit.ly/qrXXrZ
How Rowling revealed backstory: http://bit.ly/qAekfy @HP4Writers
When novel ideas masquerade as short stories: http://bit.ly/nL5F3w @bluemaven
All my tweets are archived and searchable for free at the Writer's Knowledge Base: http://bit.ly/dYRayA
Best Articles This Week for Writers 9/16/11: http://bit.ly/req2Fg @4kidlit
Pseudo Dialogue Tags: http://bit.ly/qNE2Za @TaliaVance
Research for Writers: In Defense of Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/r5V0Ms
Why your hero must pet a dog: http://bit.ly/q2xw5A @KMWeiland
Dated writing: http://bit.ly/ovpNDj
Voice begins with word choices: http://bit.ly/qk4vqE
Voice Is Not Everything (but it is vitally important): http://bit.ly/paNkXB
14 authors explain how they learned to read their work aloud: http://bit.ly/q5Bq6R
The Submission Process: One Author's Perspective: http://bit.ly/nXDdc2
The Deadly Sins of Romance Writing: http://bit.ly/puggXV
Book Cards Work: http://bit.ly/rlPuh6 @DeanWesleySmith
White-Knuckling Your Author Platform: How to Rein in the Social Media Pressure: http://bit.ly/pU4thq @RoniLoren
5 ways to tackle beginnings: http://bit.ly/pRC0sy @fuelyourwriting
Tips for earning a living as a writer: http://bit.ly/pZsiai @BubbleCow
The Art of Naming Your Characters: http://bit.ly/qBBxtL @Sarafurlong
Writing lessons from the playground: http://bit.ly/pgdfdU @CateWoods
The importance of word choice: http://bit.ly/nvsKC1
Book Trailers — worth the effort? http://bit.ly/rbx0vZ @George_Ivanoff
Tips for writing a good critique: http://bit.ly/oBfikW @FantasyFaction
Tips for researching your novel: http://bit.ly/pLjoVC @BubbleCow
How Battered Paint Pots & Writing Haikus Taught 1 Writer To Be More Creative: http://bit.ly/qgsAJI @coachcreative
Promoting science: where is the next Asimov, Sagan and Gardner? http://bit.ly/qlrk2K @jamietr
1 writer's thoughts after 10 years of using e-readers: http://bit.ly/qBlE3x @robertjsawyer
How to be tough with yourself as a writer: http://bit.ly/q50xOm
Resources to help journalists with accuracy and verification: http://bit.ly/qEjCfO @stevebuttry
What makes up a chapter and a scene: http://bit.ly/nVjGAq
Real Life Diagnostics: Am I Grabbing the Middle Grade Reader? http://bit.ly/pHDGgd @Janice_Hardy
A character questionnaire with some deep questions for your character to answer: http://bit.ly/pgiSBL
To Be, Or Not To Be, A Writer Of Short Fiction: http://bit.ly/nmT3OF
How to self-publish your ebook (PBS): http://to.pbs.org/nMjxak @MissAdventuring
Why persistence matters: http://bit.ly/pVahbI @Shelli_Johnson
A linguist's thoughts on word choice and diction's role in novels: http://bit.ly/qKWsLD @mkinberg