by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
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I’ve also released another backlist Myrtle Clover title to ebook. A Dyeing Shame is available on Kindle and Nook for $2.99.
Controversies Surrounding Ebooks in Libraries: http://bit.ly/rtVhSV @PassiveVoiceBlg
How Nook could lose 1 writer as a customer: http://bit.ly/vbFTY6 @shaunduke
Teen-Lit Queen Takes Up Book Packaging: http://buswk.co/uwR7qc @dianebrady
Character Trait Entry: Responsible: http://bit.ly/tKgvJC @AngelaAckerman
Are your characters 'beginning' or 'starting' activities too frequently? http://bit.ly/uWWU7e
A weekly roundup of links for historical writers: http://bit.ly/tdPBZZ @2nerdyhistgirls
Tips for the sick writer: http://norabpeevy.blogspot.com/2011/12/tips-for-sick-writer.html @NoraBPeevy
Tips for the sick writer: http://bit.ly/vqdIWN @NoraBPeevy
Want to be a screenwriter? Don't waste time on gimmicks: http://bit.ly/tRxDUI @scriptmag
Writing for Middle Grades: Being age appropriate: http://bit.ly/usn82H @authorajhartley
Choosing publications to query: http://bit.ly/vh4Gxa @robertleebrewer
Keeping It Real in Sci-Fi: http://slate.me/vXHVUe @zonal
The Myths of the Overworked Creative(video): http://bit.ly/ttbGHc @tonyschwartz
4 Ways to Move Beyond Discouragement in Your Author Career: http://bit.ly/sTPEO8 @bethbookcoach
What's different about crime fiction marketing: http://bit.ly/w0E8CK @erinfaye
For literary inspiration follow @AdviceToWriters. Jon Winokur dispenses writerly wisdom of the ages.
A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman
The structure of a short story: http://bit.ly/ugD0fU @sarahahoyt
How to Use Uncertainty to Fuel Your Writing: http://bit.ly/rQLOXC @krissybrady
5 SF&F Novel Series That Should Come to TV: http://bit.ly/uijkCj @gammasquad
40 Inspiring Quotes About Reading From Writers: http://bit.ly/vnG2zE @flavorpill
Considerations when deciding between writing a memoir, novel, or fictionalized memoir: http://bit.ly/stKyKJ @DirtyWhiteCandy
The long road to a surprise best seller: http://bit.ly/shBgEg @AlexJCavanaugh
How dialogue can help readers know our characters: http://bit.ly/s24ZLB & http://bit.ly/vlux9y @mkinberg
How to blog: A Beginner's Guide for Authors: http://bit.ly/sWKGl6 @AnneRAllen
How to Create Another Day a Week Just for Blogging: http://bit.ly/v2vzHT @problogger
Your Book Trailer as Calling Card: http://bit.ly/rXu4gO @dataylor1
Character Development — Secret, Wall, Loss, Desire: http://bit.ly/rudOG7
What To Do When Your WIP Turns Against You: http://bit.ly/vKtZF1 @cjredwine
Making choices between fight or flight: http://bit.ly/rwt1dD @victoriamixon
An agent's tips for breaking into publishing: http://bit.ly/t3eWBj @RachelleGardner
The New World of Publishing: Why Bad Agent Information Gets Taught: http://bit.ly/uFQWrY @DeanWesleySmith
Know your netiquette: http://bit.ly/uVIO2O @roniekendig
5 Prompt Websites to Fill Your Creative Writing Well: http://bit.ly/tOeb5p @krissybrady
50 Diminutive Suffixes (and a Cute Little Prefix): http://bit.ly/teyXJ6 @writing_tips
Turning Self-Publishing Into Self-Employed: http://bit.ly/rwv1Rv @TweetTheBook
Build Your Platform Tip #2 Get Other Authors to Work for You: http://bit.ly/uHromD @kathilipp
10 Holiday Themed Science Fiction And Fantasy Stories: http://bit.ly/tB9fnj @BryanThomasS
5 tips for your LinkedIn profile: http://bit.ly/vLww6L @fuelyourwriting
Faltering Dialogue Punctuated: http://bit.ly/tCIx4D @KeliGwyn
Organize Your Writing Life: Ask Santa for a 2012 Planner: http://bit.ly/uxMI0L @KrissyBrady
Want to have a LinkedIn profile as a writer? A guide: http://bit.ly/ujcY9J @jhansenwrites
5 Major Turning Points on the Road to Finishing a Book: http://bit.ly/uQcBZl @writeabook
Enduring through writing's slow growth periods: http://bit.ly/tBIYzp @ollinmorales
'Clean Slate' Blogging: How to Write a Post Your Readers Will Remember: http://bit.ly/rJ8JQQ @catseyewriter
3 Ways to Work Through a Difficult First Draft: http://bit.ly/v2Z3hY @writeitsideways
4 steps for untangling plot threads: http://bit.ly/sImiPR @bluemaven
Is Your Novel a Spineless Weakling? http://bit.ly/u7hTKE @KristenLambTX
How to Make a Secret Door in Your Bookcase: http://bit.ly/sWBNUs @GalleyCat
3 post-NaNo articles on revision: http://bit.ly/4wP2Rc , http://bit.ly/4Xjyuc , http://bit.ly/5vqbuj @p2p_editor
5 Secrets “Miracle on 34th Street” Can Teach You About Persuasive Writing: http://bit.ly/sp3M0p @Copyblogger
A complete guide to Word's Track Changes for writers: http://bit.ly/sajUIh @Jhansenwrites
What Good Salespeople Know That Writers Should: http://bit.ly/s6SGqO @joannetombrakos for @janefriedman
Tightening your plot by layering: http://bit.ly/syX6fW @JulietteWade
The Ugly Truth About Consumer Book Reviews: http://huff.to/sTM9O4 @tglong for @IndieReader
Publishing, from a bookseller's perspective: http://bit.ly/vdSz6q
5 Reasons Not to Criticize First Drafts: http://bit.ly/txAXYB @mgherron
How to Network Without Networking: http://bit.ly/t01rM3 @nathanbransford
Tips on writing about another culture: http://bit.ly/rVPkGs @Holly_S_Warah
What to Do With Contradictory Feedback (And 2 Star Reviews): http://bit.ly/uLzK3F @JodyHedlund
Who, Which, That—or, How Not to Ruin a Sentence: http://bit.ly/v8JQSw @write_practice
How to Make Your Writing More Visible Online: http://bit.ly/v7eeOh @galleycat
Into vs. In To: http://bit.ly/uAWluM @BrianKlems
Get help: http://bit.ly/rKbpGi @writenowcoach
Should You Write Your Second Book First? http://bit.ly/vMiahZ @RedTashBooks for @DavidGaughran
How to Get the Most out of a Writers' Conference: http://bit.ly/tvxb6v @CAMorganti
12 Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking: http://bit.ly/vOG1SF @MichaelMichalko
Writing to genre: http://bit.ly/rQuIqS @TheresaStevens
How to Make the Most of a Scene: http://bit.ly/t2jYMY @JamiGold
The Self-Published Author as the Self-Employed Author: http://bit.ly/tPJguD @PassiveVoiceBlg
Active versus Static Backstory and Description: http://bit.ly/s6nfgs @4kidlit
Write with authenticity: http://bit.ly/syIlno @JulieMusil
Will Packaging Save Print Books? http://bit.ly/t9ArsC @diannadilworth
Bookstore terms, shelf location, signings---from a bookseller's POV: http://bit.ly/su3o50
A dramatic change in backlist for authors: http://bit.ly/sMI6AT @bob_mayer
How to confront the fear of public speaking: http://bit.ly/vr37lY @Janefriedman @antiquityoaks
The new publisher: http://bit.ly/vmyhAF @pubperspectives
5 Reasons to Shed the Genius Within: http://bit.ly/vgBlda @LyndaRYoung
An analysis on 1 writer's ebook pricing experiment: http://bit.ly/u9sS2z @ElleLothlorien for @JAKonrath
Music's influence on @nicolamorgan 's writing: http://bit.ly/uuH6S2 @byrozmorris
Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability: http://bit.ly/vCVN1X @creativitypost
Writing Predators: http://bit.ly/vmPXDj @WriteAngleBlog
5 More Tips for Cleaning Up Your Writing Right Now: http://bit.ly/v59sA2 @writing_tips
Writers, are you making these 25 financial mistakes? Advice from the profane & brilliant @ChuckWendig: http://bit.ly/vq1i5W
3 Ways to Get Out of a Blogging Slump: http://bit.ly/rIS1Of @urbanmusewriter
What Hunter S. Thompson Can Teach You About Powerful : http://bit.ly/sfKUl2 @junhax
Are publishers putting the squeeze on book bloggers? http://bit.ly/tukLgO @alisonflood
6 Questions NOT to Ask a Writer: http://bit.ly/uup3F0 @elspethwrites
30 Holiday Gifts For Journalists: http://bit.ly/uCgBGL @10000words
The 5 Biggest Mistakes in Writing Scenes: http://bit.ly/s94xKx
Why Only Focusing On Your "Target" Audience May Hurt You: http://bit.ly/rX1iU7 @RoniLoren
5 things new self-publishers should know: http://bit.ly/tCl5WE @cathryanhoward
How Much Time Should Writers Devote to Social Media? http://bit.ly/sJ1Qse @JodyHedlund
5 reasons the queries received by 1 editor have been disappointing: http://bit.ly/slxJo2
Online resources for finding character names: http://bit.ly/vydQOq @tn_tobias
When the Reader Becomes the Enemy: Lessons from Pottermore: http://bit.ly/sDDsie @JamiGold for @HP4Writers
Mobile Barcode Advice for Writers: http://bit.ly/tbILie @GalleyCat
2012 Events for the Screenwriter: http://bit.ly/txIRZd @scriptmag
How Much Should You Explain in a Story's Beginning? http://bit.ly/sfJaBB @KMWeiland
Formulae for Success in Publishing: http://bit.ly/rYAOpd
Charles Dickens' Plan Sheets: http://bit.ly/tP2p9u @wolferiver
How to Bring Your Characters Into Focus: http://bit.ly/rK9xHq @2KoP for @Writeitsideways
Creating a Facebook Fan Page for Marketing — 1 Author's Experience: http://bit.ly/t4S8Rx @GoblinWriter
Tips for Dividing Your Novel for Serialization: http://bit.ly/uwfJ6X @dirtywhitecandy for @TuesdaySerial
How To Make Traditional Publishing Writer Friendly: http://bit.ly/sz5Ozv @KristineRusch
UK Publishers Seek 'Most Thrilling Outcome for Readers and Writers': http://bit.ly/uUbw2B @pubperspectives
On writing programs and processes: http://bit.ly/uOMJZw @kalayna
Tips for keeping your writing sanity: http://bit.ly/tZFUTC @YAHighway
Amazon Creates $6M Fund For Books Available In Lending Library: http://bit.ly/tJ01fs @GalleyCat
The emotional cycle for writing: http://bit.ly/s4P0ir @CherylRWrites
Independent Children's Publishing in France: Inspired, International, Ingenious: http://bit.ly/vd67gA @oliviasnaije for @pubperspectives
Sharing our work: http://bit.ly/rtOhuu
FutureBook con,kids & Kindles, ebook pricing & more industry news from @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman: http://bit.ly/u6KXZ8
What it means to be an artisan writer: http://bit.ly/tbnsqJ @camillelaguire
Your Writing Goals: DARE to Reach Them: http://bit.ly/v6B7rz @KWrites2
What Happens to Your Manuscript in Hollywood? Part One: Solicitation: http://bit.ly/rGk7Q4 @RSMellette
Why 1 writer is joining Amazon's KDP Select: http://bit.ly/tVRDjk @TweetTheBook
9 things about writing: http://bit.ly/vChWPI @tobywneal
Developing a business plan for our writing: http://bit.ly/uAzsWH @rileymagnus for @JFBookman
The Big Mistake of Author Websites and Blogs: http://bit.ly/uIxnIW @JaneFriedman
Self-Publishing And The Definition Of An Indie Author: http://bit.ly/vaQDdJ @TheCreativePenn
Writer Beware: The Fine Print of Amazon's New KDP Select Program: http://bit.ly/rvedN3 @Victoria Strauss
Explore different platforms as a writer: http://bit.ly/vq7OGS @thewritermama
How to Write an Irresistible Blog Bio: http://bit.ly/trsDtO @catseyewriter
A Couple of Notes About "Couple": http://bit.ly/v3ifZ0 @writing_tips
All Work and No Play Makes A Dull Writer: http://bit.ly/ska4YO @gillespiekarin
Guilt Free Writing Time: http://bit.ly/vdsywn @BretBallou
A Quick-Start Guide to Teaching Yourself Creative Software: http://bit.ly/vmPSf3 @the99percent
On critiques: http://bit.ly/vwLgkB @CSLakin for @KMWeiland
The Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry Houdini (& its influence on Doyle): http://bit.ly/vfIMB7 @brainpicker via @Porter_Anderson
Amazon Book Review Policy Explained: http://bit.ly/umKOH1 @GalleyCat
Understanding POV: http://bit.ly/ugVIde @C_Herringshaw
Why an editor might decline an editing job: http://bit.ly/tA3IuZ
How to create great content for your blog: http://bit.ly/uBXN3g @jammer0501
Barnes & Noble Has Shipped One Million Nook Tablets, Industry Report States: http://tcrn.ch/uxsAo3 @mjburnsy
St. Martin's Press Defends Lenore Hart Against Plagiarism Charges: http://bit.ly/vn0BNK @GalleyCat
Write Your Screenplay: Don't Run From Cliché: http://bit.ly/v2z0ow @jacobkrueger
Know the goal of your marketing plan: http://bit.ly/t7tIzi
Fighting an Invisible Enemy: Accepting Feedback: http://bit.ly/uQCrdC @EDFsChronicles
9 Habits of Extraordinary Blogs: http://bit.ly/sgHhEr @fluencymedia
Invest in yourself: http://bit.ly/uJXctK @sharonbially
Real life diagnostics on character likeability: http://bit.ly/rtt5TS @Janice_Hardy
Tips for hosting guest bloggers on your blog: http://bit.ly/ttpwds @KSElliott_Shark
What 1 poet has learned about self-publishing: http://bit.ly/uI8BWq @robertleebrewer
The Latest Best Argument Against Perfectionism: http://bit.ly/uu6EvT
The romantic fantasy and fantasy romance subgenres: http://bit.ly/tJ4V6K @FantasyFaction
Top 10 ways to promote your virtual book tour: http://bit.ly/rEYL7L @BookMarketer
An introduction to fan fiction: http://bit.ly/u4gTDg @Kerrie_Flanagan