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.
*******Happy holidays to all! I’m going to have a weeklong blocation to celebrate Christmas with my family. I’ll be back with the next Twitterific roundup a day later than usual…Monday, Dec. 26. *******
A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman
A free directory of ebook pros--for covers, editing, formatting, & more: http://tinyurl.com/3mxg5zt
How Much Do We Want To Be Paid Tomorrow? http://bit.ly/w2CbU3 @DavidGaughran
How Not to Blog: Beginning Blogging for Authors: http://bit.ly/snBAQV @AnneRAllen
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue: http://bit.ly/sgtq28 @aliventures
A flawed vs. an unlikeable character: http://bit.ly/tOtYwr @JulieMusil for @lisagailgreen
The 12 Most Dangerous Words for Writers: http://bit.ly/tFwCW2 @Kim_Wright_W
9 Steps to a Daily Blogging Schedule: http://bit.ly/rwOUzF @ytravelblog
Inexpensive Ways to Improve Your Writing or Get Published in 2012: http://bit.ly/rFLJSG
The New World of Publishing: The Big Hurry: http://bit.ly/txtJUu @DeanWesleySmith
How to Use an Outline to Write a First Draft: http://bit.ly/rDaWKu @writersdigest
5 Dialogue Mistakes You Can Fix Right Now: http://bit.ly/vvgLwi @ashleymarch34 for @RoniLoren
A Writer's Christmas Carol: The Ghosts that Haunt Us: http://bit.ly/skVUJr @fuelyourwriting
8 Writing Techniques to Win You a Pulitzer: http://bit.ly/sTdN6T @JaneFriedman
5 Places to Find New Article-Writing Ideas: http://bit.ly/vE5Hl8 @KrissyBrady for @writeitsideways
1 writer's tips for self-publishing: http://bit.ly/v1AjfZ @nicolamorgan
Character name use--when introducing characters & during dialogue: http://bit.ly/s9lzEI @KeliGwyn
Is "it's a Wonderful Life" really a YA novel? http://bit.ly/rWD6r4 @LauraPauling
Holiday gifts for writers: http://bit.ly/soMfve & http://bit.ly/v49mT9 @thewritermama @HowToWriteShop
The trap of social media noise: http://bit.ly/tyQynt @thisissethsblog
How to Find Gratitude through Writing: http://bit.ly/tKhc6a @VictoriaMixon
Why we should avoid auto-DMs and pleas to check out our blog: http://bit.ly/t0h7lV @alexisgrant
How a Shift in Your Vocabulary Can Instantly Change Your Attitude: http://bit.ly/vEmEFP @michaelhyatt
Is There Life After Plagiarism? Not For Journalist Stephen Glass: http://bit.ly/uRK9Dk @elanazak for @10000Words
A Key Attribute for Strong Novel Writing That's Often Overlooked: http://bit.ly/sXe7ui @wendypmiller
An example of outlining (using "Ghostbusters"): http://bit.ly/scK7Zo
New Year's Resolutions for Marketing Your Book: Say Yes to New Things: http://bit.ly/vE4b51 @ZimblerMiller
Tips for writing queries: http://bit.ly/sgcOkk @billsonskinner
4 tools for breaking your blogging writer's block: http://bit.ly/s79frp @smexaminer
What makes a SF/F work a classic? http://bit.ly/tj7uzw @BlackGateDotCom
Suspension of disbelief: http://bit.ly/sOhhRI @Scalzi
Worldbuilding With Horses: Ramifications: http://bit.ly/vJF8iT @dancinghorse
How to think creatively: http://bit.ly/rNoiMT @TonySchwartz for @HarvardBiz
Put Adjectives in Their Place: http://bit.ly/vveVi7 @writing_tips
1st person or 3rd? How to decide point of view: http://bit.ly/vWAw2w @dirtywhitecandy
Tips for writing strong heroines: http://bit.ly/vBzSWV @BryanThomasS
Social Bookmarking 101 for Authors: http://bit.ly/sl1TNs @curiosityquills
An agent on the meaning of persistence: http://bit.ly/uY2c4W @rachellegardner
1 Bookseller's Modest Proposal: Amazon Pay Bookstores an Affiliate Fee: http://bit.ly/ubHc3z @Rachelrooo for @pubperspectives
Travel Writing: Shaping Experience Into Stories: http://bit.ly/uBEpHP @BTMargins
Sleeper Hits from Big Houses: http://bit.ly/sPFgOP @DeahlsDeals for @PublishersWkly
10 Ways To Help Boost Your Confidence as a Writer: http://bit.ly/rFW1pQ @OllinMorales
It takes more than a question mark to make a question: http://bit.ly/sSAxjP @TheresaStevens
6 Steps to Building Your Creative Endurance: http://bit.ly/vNBmou @EnduranceLeader
Movies about Writers and Writing: http://bit.ly/vkmPrM
How to Hook a Reader and Never Let Go: http://bit.ly/sRtiOz @KristenLambTX
Archetype vs. Prototype: http://bit.ly/shEEfr @writing_tips
The Indie Bookstore in the Amazon Age: http://bit.ly/w3qU6G
10 Writing Skills Worth Practice: http://bit.ly/v61VLH @CherylRWrites
5 Steps to Transform Meals into Writing Experiences: http://bit.ly/sGztOb @diannej for @writersdigest
7 Lessons In Self-Publishing 1 Writer Learned in 7th Grade: http://bit.ly/vcphLJ @mainakdhar
The Rule of 3 in Writing: http://bit.ly/rv0k90 @authorterryo
4 Ways Inspiration Helps You Beat Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/ruxffJ @writersdigest
Writing male point of view: http://bit.ly/uCVc9g @JulietteWade
5 Steps to Meeting Self-Imposed Deadlines: http://bit.ly/vR2vsP @on_creativity
Hitting the Reset Button When Life Kicks Your Creative Keister: http://bit.ly/syJexp @Jhansenwrites
How To Prolong Your Book's Exposure: http://bit.ly/rqS0gf @JodyHedlund
3 Reasons Why You Should Be a Formulaic Blogger: http://bit.ly/tvcHvD @aliventures
Questions to ask yourself about your plot while you revise: http://bit.ly/sPhq2D @DeeScribe
Paying authors more might be the best economics for publishers in the long run: http://bit.ly/vbO0KE @MikeShatzkin
50 Simple Ways to Build Your Platform in 5 Minutes a Day: http://bit.ly/sTO0GA @BrianKlems for @writersdigest
Quality is the new gatekeeper: how ebooks have changed 1 woman's reading: http://bit.ly/rujZKC
10 Marketing Strategies All Writers Should Consider: http://bit.ly/sg4VjU @ajackwriting
Storyboarding Timelines: http://bit.ly/vljLG5 @RavenRequiem13
Explaining sample chapter submission: http://bit.ly/siD3bk @BrianKlems for @writersdigest
Zombies aren't characters in a story. What zombies are: http://bit.ly/vZc3LT @PatrickFreivald for @hartjohnson
10 reasons 1 writer can't write right now: http://bit.ly/s8icu8 @ElspethWrites
Cheap Kindle Textbooks for Mystery Writers: http://bit.ly/umJs21 @ClarissaDraper #reference
How to take criticism: http://bit.ly/v88M9a @TheCreativePenn
Make time for writing by making lists: http://bit.ly/vEos8v @AmySueNathan for @BTMargins
Exceptions in the Rules of Hyphenation: http://bit.ly/tQzrju @writing_tips
The Inevitable Identity Crisis That Happens After Publication: http://bit.ly/rNL0yd @JodyHedlund
Making Bad Characters Good: http://bit.ly/sCRvst @elixing for @4kidlit
Google+: Do Writers Need It? http://bit.ly/rAMcv4 @JFBookman
The Black Art of Debut Novel Promotion: http://bit.ly/uFzhhN @cischafer
Platform for non-fiction writers: http://bit.ly/uXyBUm @RachelleGardner
Freelancers: Softening the Blow of Rejection: http://bit.ly/uCKQxZ @KrissyBrady
Is KDP a good deal for self-publishers? http://bit.ly/t4w5WT @rule17
Setting a Word doc for 25 lines a page: http://bit.ly/v2LcvK @jhansenwrites
How Social Media Can Change Your Life: http://bit.ly/tkLtDd @JaneFriedman
Tips On Responding to Public Criticism (Inspired by Steve Jobs): http://bit.ly/rTJrJr @lkblackburne
The difference between writing a play, screenplay, & novel: http://bit.ly/sNj8vh @authorterryo
Including a romantic subplot in crime fiction series: http://bit.ly/tnz0oW @mkinberg
Using history to inspire: lessons from Attila: http://bit.ly/uFbQ6p @GeneLempp
1 agent's newbie mistakes: http://bit.ly/rORxaG @SaraMegibow
Obstacles to being traditionally published: http://bit.ly/rGLOyJ @nicolamorgan
New Book Discovery Tool Offers Groupon-Style Deals: http://bit.ly/u4G2Cs @Readuxreads for @pubperspectives
3 reasons most aspiring authors will never write books: http://bit.ly/tjwCYN @KarenCV
Easy Ways to Keep Up with Publishing News in 2012: http://bit.ly/vycUtE
How Can Superheroes Maintain a Day Job? http://bit.ly/t8auX0
Follow the market or follow your heart? http://bit.ly/us5Wj3 @RachelleGardner
Moms in Fantasy: Beyond the Stereotypes: http://bit.ly/tf3ttH @AmyJRoseDavis for @FantasyFaction
Customer vs. Client: http://bit.ly/tUoeY9 @writing_tips
Temporary triumphs: http://bit.ly/rZLcXe @Mommy_Authors
Only a small percentage of authors sell through. What's the solution? http://bit.ly/vrJUjj @LauraPauling
The Case of the $0.49 Print Book: http://bit.ly/vhy04r @JFBookman
One Hour of Daily To-Dos: http://bit.ly/uHV3K0 @watched1
Story Threads—Tie the Elements Together: http://bit.ly/uFMSTL @NovelEditor
Hints that you have too much dialogue and helpful fixes: http://bit.ly/vPLCmE @NovelEditor
Weed Out Author Intrusion: http://bit.ly/uZrKBn @NovelEditor
Freelance writing work--the possibilities: http://bit.ly/rXhFdI @KarenCV
Pearson Education Extends Scope of Permissions Licenses: http://bit.ly/sFdj2K @VictoriaStrauss
1 writer's Undercover Soundtrack: http://bit.ly/sgt159 @byRozMorris
The enjoyment of fantasy--how and why readers read it: http://bit.ly/v81bsj @Fell_Gard
Character Motivations versus Plot Motivations: http://bit.ly/w00Ph5 @JulietteWade
3 critical ways to shuck off the negative & boost fortitude as writers: http://bit.ly/uxkFWJ @angelaackerman @Janice_Hardy
Easy Goal Setting for Your New Blog: http://bit.ly/tlTNod @ABasanti
Do your secondary characters have lives of their own? http://bit.ly/voeCSJ @HP4Writers
Tips for successful plotting: http://bit.ly/uTdD7U @lynnettelabelle
Ways to regain or retain our enthusiasm for writing: http://bit.ly/ujB4dy @JulieMusil
How much does a 99c ebook cost on Amazon? http://bit.ly/uKGpl2 @EPubGuide
What To Cut Out Of Your Story: http://bit.ly/uDqvqQ @ollinmorales
Correct use of ellipses: http://bit.ly/tZn2NM @write_practice
An editor reminds us to keep writing through our blocks: http://bit.ly/uxrR2N @behlerpublish
1 writers 5 ways of dealing with reviews: http://bit.ly/tOlRfB @LadyGlamis
1 writer's top tip for querying: http://bit.ly/rKECLn @RoniLoren
Screenwriting --Script To Screen: "Up": http://bit.ly/vfQEvc @GoIntoTheStory
Twitter by Post: http://bit.ly/uxKxG5 @gilest for @themorningnews
Ins and outs and dos and don'ts of Twitter: http://bit.ly/uzQmRk @SeanPlatt
How many times should you query the same agent with different projects? An agent answers: http://bit.ly/un94NO @greyhausagency
Tips for querying bloggers for guest posts: http://bit.ly/txsEht @KSElliott_Shark
When Critique Goes Wrong: Crit Group Calamities: http://bit.ly/vPNAzl @Janice_Hardy for @LauraPepWu
Core Character Values: Finding the Moral Compass: http://bit.ly/v6mB69 @HowToWriteShop
Writing Shouldn't Be a Solitary Activity: http://bit.ly/uVZ1GQ
1 editor's process for determining story order in his anthology: http://bit.ly/taqsCV @martyhalpern for @madhatterreview
Why Steampunk (still) Matters: http://bit.ly/toaBOF
SF for MFAs: http://bit.ly/svH7z8 @sonewpublishing
Why You Should Never Write Like You Talk: http://bit.ly/uK4GpO @menwithpens
Villains: Evil and Otherness: http://bit.ly/rpUFiK @DeborahJRoss
Amazon's Jungle Logic: http://nyti.ms/uKUYS6 Richard Russo for @nytimes
An online tool to help you organize your novel: http://litlift.com/ @litlift
2012 Events for the Screenwriter: http://bit.ly/txIRZd @scriptmag
Why you won't go to hell for putting two spaces after a sentence: http://bit.ly/rMBaeC @shunn
Increase Your Story's Suspense With Breadcrumbs: http://bit.ly/rSL1eQ @KMWeiland
5 Easy Fixes for the Most Common Twitter Faux Pas: http://bit.ly/vsb7gv @hubspot
10 Ways to Conjure Up a Viral Blog Post Title: http://bit.ly/sYNcE0 @catseyewriter
O. Henry, Criminal and Crime Writer: http://bit.ly/vn5EQ8 @crimehq
Tips for writing plot twists and laying clues: http://bit.ly/utWEAL @LisaGailGreen
A tip for making characters real for readers: http://bit.ly/vaUpmc @VeronicaRoth
The 10 Least Thrilling Thriller Clichés: http://bit.ly/vAGw3o @crimehq
Amazon vs. The Shop Around the Corner: http://bit.ly/tMJz7s @harriet_poetry
Has the Price of E-Books Really Increased? http://bit.ly/vcgAcL @JDGsaid
Tips for novel pacing: http://bit.ly/rZDLfp
Tips for novel pacing: http://bit.ly/rZDLfp
Finding balance within our writing: http://bit.ly/vlDss7 @billsonskinner
On pricing ebooks: http://bit.ly/tBbuYv @JamiGold
Tips for Writing a Killer Thriller: http://bit.ly/tF5c5S @JodieRennerEd
Letting Go In Order to Write: http://bit.ly/v3f6Zk @EllenByerrum
Slate Mag w/ a controversial post: Don't Support Your Local Bookseller: http://slate.me/rvWB22 @fmanjoo
Who Am I Today? Managing the Writer's Many Online Personae: http://bit.ly/sSRRlp @GeoffreyCubbage
Top links this week for writers: http://bit.ly/sazH8x @4KidLit
Starting Small Is Better Than Not Starting At All: http://bit.ly/sY9OXS @krissybrady
Introducing magical elements into our story: http://bit.ly/rs62RI @HP4Writers
Free ebook of writing prompts: http://bit.ly/v0QmRP @JoeBunting
Kindle sales top 1 million for third week in a row: fhttp://bit.ly/uTsLeq @PassiveVoiceBlg