Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
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Why Writers Must Read: http://bit.ly/tJ585H @Ava_Jae
Making Connections: Buses, Weaving and Poetry: http://bit.ly/vLq1J8 @sueorton
5 Reasons to Use Social Bookmarking to Promote Your Blog: http://bit.ly/uBNPAt @blogherald
How To Focus Amidst Background Static And Ghost Channels: http://bit.ly/umRuh3 @coachcreative
Layering Complexity,Texture &Theme Using Subplots, Secondary Characters,& Villains: http://bit.ly/s33IUT @RobinPerini @MireyahWolfe
Generating Story 4: The Story Setup: http://bit.ly/tNt86X @authorjohnbrown
10 tools to keep your writing fresh: http://bit.ly/uqvxAA @novelpublicity
Writing and age: http://bit.ly/uSIDi8 @HopeClark
How to format your manuscript: http://bit.ly/thUwa0 @LaurenClark_Bks
Thoughts on Convention Panels: http://bit.ly/rrPGLz @jimchines
5 Absolute Essentials for Making It as a Copywriter: http://bit.ly/rEAkIu @TiceWrites
On running gags in our stories: http://bit.ly/v2s2u4 @lydia_sharp
3 Crucial Aspects of Writing Scenes: http://bit.ly/snR5ur @VictoriaMixon
How to be professional as a writer: http://bit.ly/tlwavP @nicolamorgan
Amazon Reader Reviews: 12 Things Everybody and His Grandmother Needs to Know: http://bit.ly/tGKwQw @AnneRAllen
6 Steps to Building a Strong Team for your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/v5NRHY @LyndaRYoung
An agent advises us to make a holiday writing plan: http://bit.ly/tHV4If @RachelleGardner
Author Blogging 101: Blog Design: http://bit.ly/ugTRSc @JFBookman
Volume is important. Pace counts. http://bit.ly/u6Trqm @StoryFix
NaNoWriMo Tip: Fill Out a Character Chart: http://bit.ly/vZNH3g @GalleyCat
The refusal of the hero's call to action: http://bit.ly/tP9het @TheresaStevens
3 perfect gifts for writers: http://bit.ly/spLh5w @BookEmDonna
Spacing books in a series: http://bit.ly/u5SUhx
An Open Letter to Simon and Schuster CEO: http://bit.ly/tg861A via @PassiveVoiceBlg
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Plagiarist: http://bit.ly/v0tXcQ @scholarlykitchn
Too much tech? 7 authors respond: http://bit.ly/sWKIXS @junglereds
Dealing with criticism: http://bit.ly/sGUEjB @BryanThomasS
Too Many Facebook Friends: Blessing or Curse? http://bit.ly/tcvWN6 @JaneFriedman
50 Handy Expressions About Hands: http://bit.ly/rIqcQK
Why 1 writer/editor sought certification: http://bit.ly/uRFE8M @Eliz_Humphrey
4 Reasons to Mimic the Masters—and 3 Reasons Not to: http://bit.ly/rTx9hX @KMWeiland
Breaking in, Breaking out, Dropping out of Publishing: http://bit.ly/tQMkbk @sarahahoyt
Setting up the punchline: http://bit.ly/tvLx6n @TheresaStevens
A Selfpubber's Morning: http://bit.ly/vF5sRI? @gerarddemarigny
5 Scriptwriting Tips that Will Make Any Story Better: http://bit.ly/rXSEX4 @LiaLondon1 for @JeffGoins
5 nontraditional publishing models from around the world: http://bit.ly/voS43H @artsylliu
There Are Suckers Born Every Minute and They Are Writers: http://bit.ly/vuRjNm @DeanWesleySmith
Indie publishing isn't for people who couldn't get published. It's for people who could. http://bit.ly/u8h6dA @DirtyWhiteCandy
Self-Published Authors Invited to the Kindle Owners Lending Library: http://bit.ly/sLmUNE @PassiveVoiceBlg
Hearing Voices? Maybe You're a Writer: http://bit.ly/s5FaCZ @2KoP for @writeitsideways
Ads for ebooks – are they worth it? http://bit.ly/uAtqqZ @HowToWriteShop
Why querying isn't a popularity contest: http://bit.ly/uD51lZ @sierragodfrey
How to Hold a Google+ Hangout and Why You Should: http://bit.ly/rNTjcN @smexaminer
Freelancers: 5 ways to sell more articles by being yourself: http://bit.ly/u21E1V @lformichelli
100 Questions to Help You Write, Publish, and Sell Your Ebook: http://bit.ly/sHtlhS @lifehackorg
Why Daydreamers are More Creative: http://bit.ly/tS43kW @sbkaufman for @creativitypost
Will Neuroscience Kill the Novel? http://bit.ly/szd6aN @bigthink
The going rate for freelancing: http://bit.ly/u4sP1T @TiceWrites
Google Alerts for Authors: http://bit.ly/scyLJc @CuriosityQuills
6 key writing lessons a writer learned from horses: http://bit.ly/uixN49
Defining success in publishing: http://bit.ly/vJYUtC @fingers_murphy
Living the stuff of novels: the ghostwriter's lot: http://bit.ly/rMUgPy @dirtywhitecandy
5 Subplot Blunders to Avoid: http://bit.ly/sd12xT @LynnetteLabelle
Revising Away From The Computer: http://bit.ly/tRcvDV @YAHighway
Do you suffer from one of these maladies? http://bit.ly/up1SDY @NathanBransford
Your book...2nd and 3rd acts: http://bit.ly/vBYfhz @AlexSokoloff
A Social Media Survival Guide: http://bit.ly/u6hyMd @jennreese for @RLLaFevers
For some kids, a book is just an iPad that doesn't work: http://bit.ly/snV91L @ivortossell for @globeandmail
How to Write a Blog Post About Writing: http://bit.ly/szHfBV Dell Smith for @BTMargins
Plotting Through "What's Next?" http://bit.ly/uCun8D @Janice_Hardy
Applied Description: http://bit.ly/u710RN @author_sullivan
How blogging can help an aspiring writer: http://bit.ly/sCylL2 @nickdaws
Write with the door closed, edit with the door closed and open: http://bit.ly/sBrS0X @eMergentPublish
Writing SF&F military: rank and rank systems: http://bit.ly/ulq9qE
A series on Goodreads promo: http://bit.ly/tdWcdR , http://bit.ly/uxbH6Z , http://bit.ly/uYvYtD , http://bit.ly/vNd5h4 @rsullivan9597
When do readers trust you? http://bit.ly/tzJGvH @HopeClark
Prompts for creating conflict in a scene: http://bit.ly/sWCb4C @DeeWhiteAuthor
Why 1 writer is keeping his agent: http://bit.ly/tFDVpx @jimchines
Stephen King, James Frey nominated for Bad Sex awards: http://tgr.ph/usOPtD @TelegraphBooks
The bus route of a writer: http://bit.ly/teBIyZ @sherrinda
5 Important Tips for Building a Strong Brand: http://bit.ly/sB4ZAW @JeffGoins
Back up your work: http://bit.ly/uf0n8N @mistymassey
6 Common Writing Excuses (And How to Overcome Them): http://bit.ly/rDfbaA @aliventures)
Writing a Selling Query or Pitch in 4 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/sRTVta @elle_strauss for @Janice_Hardy
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Writers: http://bit.ly/viggLT @JamiGold
So, You Want a Book Blogger to Review Your Ebook…: http://bit.ly/vwmxRk @topshelfebooks for @GoblinWriter
4 Reasons for writers to be thankful: http://bit.ly/sufzqG @JulieMusil
Use the Symbolitron: NaNoWriMo Tip: http://bit.ly/tZt3rL @GalleyCat
Are Zombies Truly the Harbinger of Genre Crossover? http://bit.ly/vGvDvD @ryancbritt for @tordotcom
Does Sentence Structure Affect Tone? http://bit.ly/tQjPcQ
Online "Best of 2011" Book Lists: http://bit.ly/thP1BL @largeheartedboy #books
Publicity: Soul Crushing or Life Affirming? http://bit.ly/tjlH1k @thebirdsisters
How to Build a Blog Following From the Ground Up: http://bit.ly/s5gba5 @JodyHedlund
13 ways to begin a novel: http://bit.ly/sVgfDo @gripemaster
Serial Fiction With Author Entrepreneur Sean Platt: http://bit.ly/uQ92rN @SeanPlatt for @TheCreativePenn
A profanity-laden shotgun blast of smart advice from @ChuckWendig: 25 reasons readers stop reading your story: http://bit.ly/rRPy2u
Tension or frustration? http://bit.ly/sYspND @KatieGanshert
Stimulus and Response: The Writer's Path through Story: http://bit.ly/vZCglT @4kidlit
Twitter: "Social Media," not "Pyramid Marketing Scheme for Your eBook": http://bit.ly/tWoURZ @GeoffreyCubbage
Balancing the Scenes that Make Up Your Novel: http://bit.ly/uLnYdV @KristenLambTX
1 writer's screenwriting process: http://bit.ly/tJJyGm
8 Steps to Hosting a Successful Twitter Chat: http://bit.ly/vTkGBa @hubspot
Screenwriting : ratcheting up the tension using parallel stories: http://bit.ly/suW3MW @jacobkrueger
Suspension of disbelief in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/uz0GNG @mkinberg
Writing Like A Lawyer: http://bit.ly/ueCjyw @inarascott for @4KidLit
How to Launch a Writers Group: 6 Pieces of Advice: http://bit.ly/vvvEkH @JeffGoins
Authors are the gatekeepers now, but must do 10 things to succeed: http://bit.ly/t8d2jN @Bob_Mayer
5 tips for compelling back cover copy: http://bit.ly/vn58wm @amywilkins
Affect vs. Effect: http://bit.ly/uSPEXJ
Beware of praise: http://bit.ly/rMEbIn @nicolamorgan
Literary Agents and Conflicts of Interest – A Compendium: http://bit.ly/tQmT8R @PassiveVoiceBlg
Filtered perspectives: http://bit.ly/t9OTtk @RavenRequiem13
Library ebooks, Book Country, dead girls & more--this week's news from @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman: http://bit.ly/uA0I94
3 Easy Steps to Critique a Friend's Poem: http://bit.ly/sNNgtA @write_practice
How to Describe Your Characters—and How Not to: http://bit.ly/tp1Ksl @KMWeiland
How music played into 1 writer's manuscript: http://bit.ly/vVAZFj @erikamarksauthr for @BYROZMORRIS
Sudoku for Writers: http://bit.ly/s3sNdj @BTMargins
Should Christian authors write edgy? http://bit.ly/tf05th @slamballonbooks
3 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Published Authorhood: http://bit.ly/tce0qc @RoniLoren
Use a spreadsheet to help organize your writing: http://bit.ly/tuAISX @GalleyCat
1 screenwriter's writing process and software: http://bit.ly/toip01 @johnaugust #screenwriting
A good kind of reader manipulation: http://bit.ly/v7rYPX @jeanniecampbell
Fanfiction can be an eloquent tribute – it deserves more respect: http://bit.ly/s2sajA @mathildia
20 Types and Forms of Humor: http://bit.ly/sT54P8
Writing a Marketable Superhero Novel: http://bit.ly/v4lXpp
Platform and Social Media Must Not Be Your Center: http://bit.ly/rv99wI @thewritermama for @JaneFriedman
5 Online Distraction-Busters for Writers: http://bit.ly/vINxPD @krissybrady for @writeitsideways
Don't sign dumb contracts: http://bit.ly/s2NAi9 @PassiveVoiceBlg
Black Friday: Writing Style: http://bit.ly/siMlSn
How to be a genius (or just look like one): http://bit.ly/vx8S1B @justinemusk
The Critical Aspects of Digital Publishing: http://bit.ly/uhXr20 @barryeisler
4 Steps For Organizing Plot Ideas Into a Novel: http://bit.ly/vfI5sY @JodyHedlund
Disney parents--dead mothers & absent fathers: http://bit.ly/vMQtQi @FantasyFaction
The Dangers of Outsourcing Your Freelance Work: http://bit.ly/vGSmf7 @fuelyourwriting
Top 5 Writing Tips the Grinch Stole: http://bit.ly/vpWK3L
Habits that Lead to Creative Writing Discoveries: http://bit.ly/tsMlEX @Musesland
Understanding Heroes: http://bit.ly/rJucyr @TheresaStevens
10 Modes of Modifiers: http://bit.ly/uAY8Lv
Hiveword Novel Writing Software Launched: http://bit.ly/ukwM6f @Hiveword
Can Search Engine Optimization Help You Sell More Books? http://bit.ly/thYqT9 @TheCreativePenn
How to make your own book trailer: http://bit.ly/vpMx8P @BubbleCow
40 Synonyms for Praise: http://bit.ly/vkwqjM
Remember the agent-writer relationship is a business arrangement: http://bit.ly/w0EelM @PassiveVoiceBlg
1 Author's Writing Path: http://bit.ly/vCaqRl @Storyfix
1 writer's scriptwriting process: http://bit.ly/u2pJvx #screenwriting
The Psychology of Attraction: The Intertwining of Sex and Aggression: http://bit.ly/s24aDt @lkblackburne
Real Life Diagnostics: Does This Prologue Work? http://bit.ly/tKrBFn @Janice_Hardy
An exclusive on slush? 1 agent's response: http://bit.ly/rK56FS @literaticat
The 10 Secrets to Making a Spellbinding Video Trailer for Your Next Blog, Book, or Product Launch: http://bit.ly/sxbhBX @problogger
When do you need an editor? http://bit.ly/sjpo48
Best articles this week for writers: http://bit.ly/uDrxv9 @4kidlit
Write with fire: http://bit.ly/syfsL2 @NovelEditor
Designing our scenes: http://bit.ly/uEE5rs
Try communal world-building: http://bit.ly/vc0E2d @galleycat
When Does a Writer Become a Writer? http://bit.ly/tMQHqZ @TheAtlantic
A Creative Space of Your Own: http://bit.ly/v8BCfi @KateArmsRoberts
Cozy mysteries--what they are, how they fit into crime fiction: http://bit.ly/sccpig @mkinberg
The 50 Greatest Moments in Comics: http://bit.ly/tepP4m
Writers and traditional publishers: http://bit.ly/sqXjfy
Writers and traditional publishers: http://bit.ly/sqXjfy
The Low Cost of Books: http://bit.ly/vMaZTK @randysusanmeyer
Hiveword Is Here! An Interview with Creator Mike Fleming: http://bit.ly/rSCMqG @Hiveword