Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
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I recently released an ebook: 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).
Hope everyone has a great week! Good luck with your writing.
Meditation for writers: http://bit.ly/nfHTRj @GrubWriters
Resist the urge to quit: http://bit.ly/ntalXk @JWhite
How 1 mother/writer/teacher fits writing into her schedule: http://bit.ly/q6czMO @AnneRiley
Writing character sketches the modern way: http://bit.ly/ogSEAv
AAP Figures for June Show Dramatic Print Slump, Continuing #Ebook Explosion: http://bit.ly/qTYMiq @DavidGaughran
Writing life--guilt & how 1 writer spent her summer vacation: http://bit.ly/mSQ2Ih
Playing to win: http://bit.ly/o7FHHn
Promoting: A Guerrilla Writer's Approach: http://bit.ly/pcMo85 @bellastreet
10 ways for writers to network: http://bit.ly/n6onra
What's The Best Genre To Write If You Want To Get Published? http://bit.ly/pWC9nd @bubblecow
9 Reasons To Use Video to Enhance Your Blog Posts: http://bit.ly/pUAsJt
How Writing Helped 1 Writer Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Public Speaking: http://bit.ly/mUIM1h @YAHighway
4 Ways To Get Reviews For Your Book: http://bit.ly/qXqG5y @woodwardkaren
Trunk Novels Are An Endangered Species: http://bit.ly/nIg9W2 @thecreativepenn
Talking about Talking--Thoughts on Dialogue: http://bit.ly/oJB30V @V_Rossibooks
5 Elements of a Riveting 1st Line: http://bit.ly/qd5Lpd @KMWeiland
Do you take yourself seriously as a writer? http://bit.ly/oGp7qr @CherylRWrites
1 writer's thoughts on dialogue tags: http://bit.ly/qeQJ9p
10 proofreading tips to get distance from your work: http://bit.ly/pQhf07
20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page: http://bit.ly/qrGKAH @smexaminer
Words count: http://bit.ly/naCm0X @BevVincent
Resources for online platform building: http://bit.ly/ntMCUv @nicolamorgan
Keeping track of characters when they're offstage: http://bit.ly/odLT7b @kalayna
Tips for writing a good critique: http://bit.ly/oBfikW @FantasyFaction
On obscurity: http://bit.ly/pXAHkx
Why Chasing a Big 6 Contract is Like Crushing on a Bad Boyfriend: http://bit.ly/oDbqx9 @annerallen
Spoilers – missing the point; a story is more than an ending: http://bit.ly/nF5PaF @dirtywhitecandy
Which Crimes Do Most Superheroes Commit? http://bit.ly/pdVOAD
The Children's Authors Who Broke the Rules (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/mQN6GM
Weaving elements through your plot: http://bit.ly/mUQVfY @author_sullivan
A Theory of the Hero: Agency, Voice, and Sincerity: http://bit.ly/oBxM9C @KgElfland2ndCuz
A Theory of the Hero: Story Archetypes for Heroic Characters: http://bit.ly/nh0FWw @KgElfland2ndCuz
What Serious Writers Can Learn from Genre Comrades in Arms: http://bit.ly/oA6ARA @ereads
The air of bleakness in some crime fiction: http://bit.ly/pP9AWr @mkinberg
Tips for finding an agent: http://bit.ly/pDopvO @bubblecow
3 Steps to Creative Endurance: A Writer's Training Plan: http://bit.ly/qhZE93
10 reasons SFF writers should go to conventions: http://bit.ly/oH3khl @BryanThomasS
Controlling pace in our stories: http://bit.ly/q3CdSu @BookEmDonna
How to illustrate the theme of your novel: http://bit.ly/nkbwtV @TheCreativePenn
Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher: http://bit.ly/pwLAKt @jfbookman
The wrong and right way to promote our books: http://bit.ly/qDoCtO @romance_book
Romantic Nature and Sub-genres: http://bit.ly/nfIGZQ
Picture Book Revision Takes 25 Years: http://bit.ly/qNhiEJ
Last-minute conference tips: http://bit.ly/n6xayS
A Lexicon of Speculative Fiction: http://bit.ly/r2XjOX @Suzanne_Johnson @roniloren
"The blog ate my book." http://bit.ly/o3QWxl @WriteAngleBlog
How to Avoid Over-Promoting & Under-Promoting Our Books: http://bit.ly/oqdLRq @JodyHedlund
Let go of high expectations & make attainable writing goals: http://bit.ly/njIMeS
An agent reminds writers of the importance of likeable characters: http://bit.ly/rqHnmW @greyhausagency
Italy's 40K Books: No Paper, No Attention Span, No Problem: http://bit.ly/nSUGJH #publishing
How does a quiet book become known in a world dominated by the loud? http://bit.ly/oYzuEF
Handling editor interest: http://bit.ly/rhy7iB @BookEndsJessica
5 Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/pGoygX @smexaminer
Does Studying Rejection Letters Hinder Writers? http://bit.ly/pHJ1Mr @writeitsideways
On writers' retreats: http://bit.ly/nTTEUT @donnacooner
Self-publishing: copy edits, tagging, & other odds and ends: http://bit.ly/qWeoOD @HowToWriteShop
When Self-Publishing A Book Is A Great Marketing Move: http://bit.ly/n2fsFj @PassiveVoiceBlg
6 story elements that can force your book to evolve: http://bit.ly/n0ab9H @JamiGold
Borders Employees Vent Frustrations in 'Ode to a Bookstore Death': http://bit.ly/qqt83s @GalleyCat
The Grammar Hokey Pokey (With Commas): http://bit.ly/rg5HlP
On Bosses from Hell, Making Crime Pay, and Walking Around Your Writer's Block: http://goo.gl/gDSRa @cleocoyle
External and internal conflict: http://bit.ly/r3loFs @JulietteWade
Maintaining an Email List Without Pain (almost): http://bit.ly/nwe2RD @PassiveVoiceBlg
The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Blogging: http://bit.ly/q3nkjs @SeanPlatt
How to avoid avoidance as a writer: http://bit.ly/r8cbXu @JulieMusil
The care & feeding of a good critique group: http://bit.ly/no0TW7 @sarahahoyt
Publicity Beyond Your Book Launch: http://bit.ly/qJJ69r @booksparkspr
Hiding tidbits for readers (& when readers think writers planted tidbits that they hadn't): http://bit.ly/p2OpmG @janice_hardy
An agent on resending queries: http://bit.ly/nmrPQy @BookEndsJessica
One of Rowling's techniques for planting clues: http://bit.ly/qhwRWP @HP4Writers
Don't Write a Memoir to Get Revenge: http://bit.ly/pMZfmk @janefriedman
Creating a Long Distance Relationship With Your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/oPkr8W @YAHighway
Introducing backstory: http://bit.ly/oQhiL4 @BTMargins
Do You Suffer from "Not-Quite" Paralysis? http://bit.ly/r48hvr @on_creativity
Finding the Heart of Your Story: A Tip from Donald Maass: http://bit.ly/qkXRPo @4kidlit
Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 2: http://bit.ly/ptr5xb @jfbookman
What Startups Can Teach Publishers: http://bit.ly/nsKwxa #publishing
Flat Adverbs Are Flat-Out Useful: http://bit.ly/npaX8W
Avoiding Despair at a Writer's Conference: http://bit.ly/oe9VQi @rachellegardner
When book promotion becomes spam: http://bit.ly/nw5QjV @rule17
Pacing the start of your novel: http://bit.ly/nxlUDz
Run an Awesome Blog Contest in 5 Steps: http://bit.ly/p7Jk0V @problogger
Setting--adding dimension to your fiction: http://bit.ly/r1TCp3 @KristenLambTX
Why Nouns Matter, part 1: Proper Names: http://bit.ly/r2HSAs @JulietteWade
6 reasons to conduct an interview--with insights from journalist @Porter_Anderson: http://bit.ly/oo6dUV @write_practice
10 More Lies You Tell Yourself While Editing: http://bit.ly/nGAQbm @elspethwrites
How small decisions in crime fiction add tension & realism & can foreshadow events: http://bit.ly/orKLLh @mkinberg
Self-editing checklist--setting and description: http://bit.ly/qUzKPf @SarahForgrave
A Theory of the Hero--Tragic and Anti-tragic Heroes: http://bit.ly/nWRtCs @KgElfland2ndCuz
Create Your Own Words (and Other Uses Of the Hyphen): http://bit.ly/qrY2iN @write_practice
Measuring results of marketing & the nuances of long-term book marketing: http://bit.ly/qUTHsP @jfbookman
A video from @TheCreativePenn shows how to publish your book: http://bit.ly/oJUju9
The Rulebreaker's Guide to the Semicolon: http://bit.ly/qXYdPC @FantasyFaction
A Hidden Aspect of Creative Life That Underpins Great Work: http://bit.ly/numCTi @JaneFriedman
Time Management—Taking Stock of Your Most Precious Commodity: http://bit.ly/mTMMLi @workawesome
15 Frequently Confused Pairs of Adjectives: http://bit.ly/orGCZ5
How to Use the Power of Silence to Boost Your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/qjQgDj
An agent on the importance of character motivation: http://bit.ly/ntDyAG @greyhausagency
The Writer's Diet Wasteline Test: http://bit.ly/oedxSE @manon_eileen
Writing Tough Subjects for Young Readers: http://bit.ly/n0M6L0 @iggiandgabi
The challenge of offering honest criticism: http://bit.ly/oWcvIQ @WriteAngleBlog
3 Keys to a Successful Author Platform: http://bit.ly/q7eTly @KristenLambTX
Is blogging dead? http://bit.ly/onTVOc @RoniLoren
Benefits of outlining: http://bit.ly/orCq1y @KMWeiland
An agent weighs in on prologues: http://bit.ly/oprTdn
Building A Sustainable Writing Career: How To Develop Multiple Income Streams: http://bit.ly/ndhCmH @DavidGaughran
Delaying the answers to our story's questions: http://bit.ly/nABcgE
Advice for Family and Friends of Writers: http://bit.ly/nXwAbw via @DorteHJ
An agent with an observation on character development: http://bit.ly/qWHuBV
An editorial director with a crash course in book events (including...making sure there are books to sign): http://bit.ly/pZa5PQ
Getting started with ghostwriting: http://bit.ly/o0uzx8 @YAHighway
12 tips for naming characters: http://bit.ly/nVtVtE
Marketing Your Book: Swag & Bling: http://bit.ly/qRtjbk @CuriosityQuills
Should Authors Charge for School Visits? http://bit.ly/rpXoIU @Janice_Hardy
What *not* to do at a reading: http://bit.ly/peuzr8 @FantasyFaction
Academic Writing Makes You a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/oohhsR @jeffgoins
The legend of the movie option: http://bit.ly/nZjIx8 @martharandolph
How Our Relationship With Our Characters Is Like Dating a Vampire: http://bit.ly/nSFleN @lisagailgreen
Children's book publishers--foregoing the inherent market advantages of the basic e-book is a big mistake: http://bit.ly/p5Kohn #publishing
These 3 Typography Websites Will Change How You Took at Type: http://bit.ly/pJsFDs @jfbookman
What Is The Point Of Writing A Book If You Have No Online Presence? http://bit.ly/r2NXJE @bubblecow
The truth about editing: http://bit.ly/nZbAQZ @msforster
PublishAmerica and CBA: Rowling Redux: http://bit.ly/nPEPeK @victoriastrauss
4 revisions 1 writer is making to her story: http://bit.ly/pDxuB8
Why Self-Publishing Is So Popular Right Now: http://bit.ly/ouOgny @GoblinWriter
The Most Powerful Learning Tool A Writer Could Ever Have: http://bit.ly/pTSsWZ @ollinmorales @
Quickly review industry news & views with this thoughtful digest via @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman: http://bit.ly/neRh6R
Joe Konrath's response to the argument that the #ebook market is glutted: http://bit.ly/rnhA01
Top 5 things to avoid telling agents and editors at conferences: http://bit.ly/qY3XMl
Publishers Eager for Amazon Tablet: http://bit.ly/rcGh2D @ThePassiveVoiceBlg #publishing
Kindle Books Now in Libraries via Overdrive: http://bit.ly/reRGBe @selfpubreview
Seeking an Agent Is Not Seeking a Job: http://bit.ly/n5ztnZ
An editor with a mini-lesson on exclamation points and question marks: http://bit.ly/nNfSbA @LynnetteLabelle
Tips for writing a great 2nd draft of your novel: http://bit.ly/r08iyD @bubblecow
Writing Integrated Love Scenes: http://bit.ly/nuCjqx
Become The Hero Of Your Own Publishing Story: http://bit.ly/pgC4pw @thecreativepenn
Advice to an aspiring writer: http://bit.ly/mZsfHd @CBR
Tips for dissecting your novel: http://bit.ly/rbvte8
Before the Royalty Statement: Finding Out How Many Books You Sold: http://bit.ly/oaUvsI @BTMargins
The Verbing of the English Language: http://bit.ly/pKLH4c
Using an Agent to Get on Kindle: http://bit.ly/pIYkB1 @JaneFriedman
How Self-Published Authors Get Their Covers Right: http://bit.ly/qmplMS
Writers, be who you are--a process of discovery: http://bit.ly/mQtzAI @BryanThomasS
Set yourself up to succeed: http://bit.ly/phjyDL @Mommy_Authors
You sure you want that movie deal? http://bit.ly/rf55gO @bbeaulieu
Superpowers Will Not Make a Boring Character Interesting: http://bit.ly/nRoRqj
6 Ways to Ask Better Questions in Interviews: http://bit.ly/oVDa4t @write_practice
Nanowrimo Prep: First, You Need an Idea: http://bit.ly/nVIvSS @AlexSokoloff
Wandering in Circles – How to Structure a Story: http://bit.ly/ncah2O @PassiveVoiceBlg
Why Amazon's New Tablet May Pose A Greater Threat To NetFlix Than To Apple: http://bit.ly/nmpjTx @PassiveVoiceBlg #publishing
The power of suggestion – what can you leave the reader to fill in? http://bit.ly/ri3jtJ @dirtywhitecandy
Telling Your Own Author Bio Myth: http://bit.ly/pLX82O @HP4Writers
5 ways to get into the writing mindset when starting a new book: http://bit.ly/pbJqJb
Best Articles This Week for Writers 9/23/11: http://bit.ly/r5mnNk @4kidlit
Building Online Communities for Teen Readers: http://bit.ly/rePIWK
Does your main character get all the best lines? http://bit.ly/pSE7F3 @jeanniecampbell
Are your characters crying too much? http://bit.ly/o9kyHn @lydia_sharp
Avoiding Stop-Action Description: http://bit.ly/qgfxMA @artzicarol
10 Tips Writers can Learn from Bad Movies: http://bit.ly/oYOxmd @LyndaRYoung
What makes a novel a page-turner? http://bit.ly/ql7atc @jamesscottbell
Weeding or editing: http://bit.ly/qvSF3L @nicolamorgan
Write. Revise. Rest. Repeat. The 4 cycles of writing and links to help you master them: http://bit.ly/nIi3QY @bluemaven
Religion in Novels: Terrific or Taboo? http://bit.ly/nZ541p @JamiGold