by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.
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Pros and Cons of First and Third Person Point of View: http://bit.ly/zyJ95T
Set the Scene: Scan: http://bit.ly/zJVsn9
Don't Let Multiple-Character Scenes Run Away With You: http://bit.ly/xJCiVs @KMWeiland
Don't tell us she's special. Show us: http://bit.ly/xHDbzx @dirtywhitecandy
Advantages of Writing a Fast First Draft: http://bit.ly/Afr9ax @LyndaRYoung
Tips for looking good for your webcam: http://bit.ly/zJfxvB @rachellegardner
The Perks of Being an Introverted Writer: http://bit.ly/AALyNP @JLeaLopez
Screenwriting vs. Novel Writing: http://bit.ly/ACr5O4
Do You Need Multiple Agents If You Write in Different Genres? http://writerunboxed.com/2012/01/23/untitled/ @ChuckSambuchino
The ABCs of social media: http://bit.ly/AkJnAX @Dana_Kaye for @junglereds
Writing: What Are We Good At? What Can We Improve? http://bit.ly/AcQMzn
What the eDickens? http://bit.ly/wHS33i @thefuturebook
How to get testimonials for your self-pubbed book: http://bit.ly/yLixf7 @JFBookman
How to bring emotion to your plot: http://bit.ly/yQHkXe @LauraPauling
When Do You Need to Secure Permissions? http://bit.ly/wbK6n9 @JaneFriedman
9 free ways to market your book: http://bit.ly/z6hl9e @BryanThomasS
5: Ingredients of Poor Writing: http://bit.ly/xOO9Cl @nicolamorgan
10 Bestselling Books with More Than 80 One-Star Reviews: http://bit.ly/zagJJS @galleycat
The one page synopsis: http://bit.ly/A9Tkb9
5 Tips for Writing an Effective Plot Twist: http://bit.ly/w1JKMp @cometdocs for @writeitsideways
Creativity Tweets of the Week – 01/27/12: http://bit.ly/Azg1Zh @PatrickRwrites
How 1 writer decides who to follow on Twitter: http://ow.ly/8KcCP @AlexisGrant
Best-sellers lists: How they work: http://bit.ly/Asdrbh
Web options for writers: http://bit.ly/yz5Kv7 @sierragodfrey for @roniloren
Tips for Writing Descriptive Passages: http://bit.ly/yifBhU @jamesagard
Writing Secrets of Prolific Authors: http://bit.ly/yDrVF6 @davidmasters
26 Tips for Writing Great Blog Posts: http://bit.ly/xF2INH @smexaminer
The State of Books in America: http://bit.ly/xwfzgP
The Promise of the Novel: http://bit.ly/wLfYas @Kid_Lit
Thoughts on writing an ongoing series: http://bit.ly/ys3O5e
Responses to rejections: http://bit.ly/Ae21Zp @bookendsjessica
Tips for promoting a pen name: http://bit.ly/yuCkOK
Creating an overall atmosphere of suspicion in a crime fiction novel: http://bit.ly/yEkXRP @mkinberg
Crime fiction in which the innocent confess to the crime: http://bit.ly/wR83FW @mkinberg
Tips for writing a historical novel: http://bit.ly/yALFXC @KristenLambTX
Formulaic Writing: When Craft Books Hinder: http://bit.ly/yWz35j @KatieGanshert
Omniscient POV: Think Like a Writer: http://bit.ly/xTSHf7
Author Branding — You Are Forced To Choose Who You Are: http://bit.ly/zsuWiF @storyfix
5 things about beginnings: http://bit.ly/A6OTtz @donnacooner
30 tips to improve your blog : http://bit.ly/xCFLlC
3 important questions about digital that nobody is asking: http://bit.ly/wp661w
Me, Myself and I – Picking the Right Word: http://bit.ly/z1m3dl @HowToWriteShop
Discovering the Front Story of Your Non-Point of View Characters: http://bit.ly/A0WwAV @janice_hardy
A grandma's advice on writing: http://bit.ly/wOfc8e @VictoriaMixon
How to Raise your Freelance Rates: http://bit.ly/zn843T @JulieBMack
Making our blogs interesting to both writers and readers: http://bit.ly/zTdgBw @MariaZannini
10 Ways to Tell if Your Story Should be a Memoir or a Novel: http://bit.ly/AlfruC
What Makes Ideas Unique? http://bit.ly/wmibAs @DIYmia
General rules of thumb for using exposition: http://bit.ly/w6GsSs @theresa_stevens
2 Qualities Your Protagonist Must Possess: http://bit.ly/wbJnjd
Resources for writers: http://bit.ly/wm8cBX @theskypirate
Tips for writing headlines and hooks: http://bit.ly/zbWj3V @speechwriterguy
How getting acquainted with your protagonist helps with plotting: http://bit.ly/yax9T5
12 People You Should Be Following on Twitter: http://bit.ly/AFm3wJ @AJackWriting
15 Big Little Words: http://bit.ly/xvmfLB @writing_tips
What do you love about your story? http://bit.ly/xK5pZb @mooderino
When Indie Publishing is a Viable Option: http://bit.ly/xYFTB5 @jorobertson29
Submitting your book to review sites: http://bit.ly/xvj8mB @PublicityPixie
Recycling blog topics? 10 ways to keep them fresh: http://bit.ly/AbrYBG @cherylrwrites
Why E-books Are Turning the Library and Publishing Worlds Upside Down: http://bit.ly/AstiYU @scholarlykitchn
On Quirky Character Names: http://bit.ly/yycNND @carleenbrice
If Neither Social Nor Traditional Media Sell Books, What Does? http://bit.ly/yrmkSk @talliroland
Writing fantasy genre stereotypes--alphas, betas, & losers: http://bit.ly/x59JDv @FaithBoughan
Placing Too Much Importance on Passion: http://bit.ly/wOY01y @janefriedman
4 fiction techniques to enliven your blog posts: http://bit.ly/zxw8l3 @problogger
How To Find Original Ideas When You Have None: http://bit.ly/yZDN11 @jodyhedlund
Using Triberr to save time with social media: http://bit.ly/yl85gA @jhansenwrites
The perks of writing groups: http://bit.ly/xTuG4N @queenbeetf
Write Yourself a Bad Review: http://bit.ly/zW268a @KMWeiland for @PatrickRwrites
What polite writers don't talk about: http://bit.ly/z4qWWh @sarahahoyt
1st Person POV: Think Like a Writer: http://bit.ly/xj2uFW
Training creativity: http://bit.ly/zgO36z @AllanDouglasDgn
An Overlooked Secret to Getting Published in a Magazine: http://bit.ly/AhTX9x @jeffgoins
74% Of Book Buyers Have Never Bought An eBook: http://bit.ly/AAgNZS @ebooknewser
The book world discovers the 99-cent special: http://bit.ly/xqJyz0 @passivevoiceblg
44 Hashtags for Writers: http://bit.ly/wLydIy @AuthorMedia
On narrative summary instead of dialogue: http://bit.ly/wM4js3 @theresastevens
Formatting guidelines for your manuscript: http://bit.ly/w2N2X8 @BrianKlems
Alternative desk ideas: http://bit.ly/x2GhW1 @yahighway
Writing Exercises to Recharge Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/xTh8GH @4kidlit
Goodreads won't continue using book info from Amazon: http://bit.ly/xZQk2B @PassivevoiceBlg
77% Of Romance eBooks Being Purchased On Laptop: http://bit.ly/wireNT @ebooknewser
Through the Trapdoor -- JK Rowling's Blueprint for the Harry Potter Series: http://bit.ly/x6mThq @HP4Writers
Preparing for a conference--choosing workshops & staying organized: http://bit.ly/ze4bm8
5 basic plot goals: http://bit.ly/wmGuuX @LiveWriteThrive
Why reader perception is important: http://bit.ly/xMnC0B @noveleditor
10 Hand to Hand Combat Myths That Writers Need To Stop Using: http://bit.ly/xgclqZ @ajackwriting
When You Are A Beginning Writer, The Keyword is Focus: http://bit.ly/yMOTtj
Should I go with an indie ebook pub? An agent answers: http://bit.ly/A1pGQW @rachellegardner
The many stages of editing: http://bit.ly/w4eUML @WriterDeanna
3rd Person POV: Think Like a Writer: http://bit.ly/z8N1WW
Are You Asking - & Answering -the Right Story Questions? http://bit.ly/xyOGkC @janice_hardy
Confusing things about writers: http://bit.ly/wUez7X @deanwesleysmith
Music as inspiration--an undercover soundtrack: http://bit.ly/y6GWCO @mkinberg for @byrozmorris
Cults as story inspiration-- http://bit.ly/xpqw37 @GeneLempp
Tips for Writing a Traditional Murder Mystery: http://bit.ly/AjJrQZ @NicoleBasaraba
Catching Your World on Paper: http://bit.ly/zKl6hD @QueryTracker
Art in writing: http://bit.ly/wH5o3R @Ravenrequiem13
Authors' Checklist of Dos and Don'ts: http://bit.ly/xvtOyw
Perfectionism and Procrastination Busting Tips: http://bit.ly/zNkvIB
The Problem With (Writing About) Immortality: http://bit.ly/zKaqdj @Kid_Lit
What makes a great book beginning: http://bit.ly/w0baiv @TaliaVance
Writing a better flashback: http://bit.ly/zllCEz @AmyJRoseDavis
How to End or Relaunch Your Blog Without Upsetting Your Readers: http://bit.ly/ypYdRd @pushingsocial
The magic & the mundane of in Paris: http://bit.ly/wn3gAQ @originalimpulse
The problem with free: http://bit.ly/xaPIJH @KristenLambTX
4 Techniques for Creating Believable Villains: http://bit.ly/zAvDiz @writersdigest @jamesscottbell
Protecting Your Ideas: http://bit.ly/xqBTOa @DiyMfa
On killing characters: http://bit.ly/A8jYwv @SarahAHoyt
Worldbuilding checklist for alternate social and cultural norms: http://bit.ly/xZMcRf @juliettewade
The Dangers of Switching Genres http://bit.ly/weOtGA @JanetBoyer
Tips for skipping over long periods of time in your story: http://bit.ly/xBfUgr @theresastevens
3 decisions to make about POV: http://bit.ly/w8vN2h @CAMorganti
Why Amanda Hocking Switched: http://bit.ly/yNSE8B @thefuturebook
Self-Editing: Back to Basics: http://bit.ly/z9DGM6 @authorandeditor for @DavidGaughran
Focusing On Detail Is Good, But Remember The Big Picture: http://bit.ly/ysne6u @greyhausagency
How to Choose Between a Big Word and a Small Word: http://bit.ly/wirttp @KMWeiland
No excuses writing: http://bit.ly/xB7bab @jeffgoins
7 Erroneous Reasons Writers Avoid Using Editors: http://bit.ly/w7gb0O @mesummerbooks
Writing on the Ether's @Porter_Anderson features @KristenLambTX @jamesscottbell @amyedel @gluejar @DavidKazzie @jwikert http://bit.ly/zOB88d
Redefining self-pub success, epub bubble, B&N v. Amazon, tips for trad. publishers, ind. news & views: http://bit.ly/zOB88d @porter_anderson
What Chekhov Knew about Sitcoms: http://bit.ly/znhwUg
The Importance Of Distance: http://bit.ly/A0u65A @BryanThomasS
The Empowerment Of Indie Publishing: http://bit.ly/yTOA3i @DavidGaughran for @thecreativepenn
Assure/Ensure/Insure: http://bit.ly/y82Q5I @mesummerbooks
Planning and Researching your novel: http://bit.ly/xSvcaw
Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Book Trailer: http://bit.ly/yL2o8u @JulieCantrell
Should Christian fiction be labeled? http://bit.ly/xfsIc3 @rachellegardner
10 helpful writing articles: http://bit.ly/xJ7Qyu
Tips for preparing a pitch: http://bit.ly/xpGuvF @Beth_Barany
The 5 Emotional Stages of a Book Launch: http://bit.ly/xzTQc0 @roniloren
4 Ways to Bring Your Writing Goals Closer: http://bit.ly/xtxtVw @aliventures
Why Literary Agents Like Amazon Publishing: http://bit.ly/xpKInA @galleycat
The Saga of a Fake Literary Competition: http://bit.ly/wup6Fb @VictoriaStrauss
10 Ways Multi-blog Authors Can Stay Creative and Generate Great Posts: http://bit.ly/yZrPo1 @problogger
"Frenemies" in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/ACr5uL @mkinberg
Build characters with action and motivation: http://bit.ly/wlzyAD @beth_barany
Is All the Hard Work Ever Going to Pay Off? http://bit.ly/zK0IQd @jodyhedlund
The Punk Genres of Fantasy: http://bit.ly/yTR804 @MarshaAMoore
Embracing the (Whole) Writing Process: http://bit.ly/A6Dm8X @writeitsideways
We now have more books published in a week than in all of 1950: http://bit.ly/AstIW4 @ebooknewser
Different Perspectives for Different Audiences: http://bit.ly/xdb7Wt
The Glee Guide to Attracting a Raving Horde of Social Media Fans: http://bit.ly/wa5bDw @bethjhayden
A Bookish Look at the Best Picture Nominees: http://bit.ly/Aalmqw @NewDorkReview
Should you hire a writing coach? http://bit.ly/wyIGNr @cherylrwrites
Is Your Writing Career Missing the Element of Sacrifice? http://bit.ly/yL2m77 @Sagoyizm
How to Use Layers to Enhance Your Plot: http://bit.ly/xCyA0Z @cslakin for @write_practice
An agent advises that clients not oversubmit their work to their agent for crits: http://bit.ly/woCab1 @bookendsjessica