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Description vs. Exposition: http://bit.ly/HnpmPM @DIYMFA
Voice–The Key to Literary Magic: http://bit.ly/Hnp8I8 @KristenLambTX
Nook May Be Expanding Internationally, But Barnes & Noble Stores Aren't: http://bit.ly/Hnp1wn @laurahazardowen
How to Read a Book Contract – Agents and the Law: http://bit.ly/HnoNFC @PassiveVoiceBlg
Writing craft: Romancing remuneration: http://bit.ly/GZR6u4 @Porter_Anderson @rachellegardner @spressfield
Getting a Handle on Your Short Story Queue: http://bit.ly/GXh27v @/johnremy
Approaches for brainstorming a scene: http://bit.ly/GXgOgG @fictionnotes
How to Improve Your Ebook Sales: http://bit.ly/GXgLl4 @goblinwriter
The 1st Steps to Building an Author Platform: http://bit.ly/GXgyOF @DanBlank for @KathyPooler
How to Plot Without Plotting: http://bit.ly/GXgq1y @ava_jae
3 deep characteristics of dialogue: http://amwriting.org/archives/10230 @p2p_editor
The Pottermore Uproar: http://bit.ly/H1zWy3 @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones
Using a pie chart to find a new book? http://bit.ly/GXgb6F @PublishersWkly
4 Commandments to Writing Funny: http://bit.ly/GXfSZA @write_practice
Write what you can find out: http://bit.ly/GXfOJh @fuelyourwriting
Tips from a bookseller on getting your book in stores: http://bit.ly/GXfJp5
Which Comes First? Character, World, or Plot? http://bit.ly/GXfA4V @lisagailgreen
Advanced ‘Write Tight’: http://bit.ly/GXfrhW @PBRWriter
Mind the gaps in your manuscripts: http://bit.ly/GXePc6
Simple SEO for Authors: http://bit.ly/GXeiH9 @JFBookman
The Making of a Bestselling eBook Cover: http://bit.ly/HgiOj
The first blog comment is the tipping point: http://bit.ly/H0OUSN
Writing Job Listing: Is It Legitimate or a Scam? http://bit.ly/xdnveX @luannschindler
Getting Better vs Being Good: http://bit.ly/FUPmg2 @the99percent
Authors: climbing the walls: http://bit.ly/GGbvpF @Porter_Anderson
Sometimes revision means rewriting: http://bit.ly/GQaXfv @TaliaVance
Are You Committing These E-mail Sins? http://bit.ly/GQb76G @janefriedman
Does Advertising Work for Authors? http://bit.ly/GWHvSP @goblinwriter
Profiting Outside Amazon: http://bit.ly/GWHM8x @SarahWoodbury
7 Steps to a Better Blog: http://bit.ly/GWHTAU @DIYMfa
7 Mistakes To Avoid When Writing Your Memoir: http://bit.ly/GWI6nM @danasitar
IMPACT: Your Story's Effect: http://bit.ly/GWIl2a @artzicarol
Religion in Worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/GWkMcZ @JulietteWade
This is Your Brain on Metaphors: http://bit.ly/GWllnp @creativitypost
Why You Might Ignore Your Favorite Author's Jerkiness: http://bit.ly/GWlruZ @readingape
Intriguing adaptations: http://bit.ly/GWlPK5 @Ravenrequiem13
The 5 most common author website mistakes: http://bit.ly/GY2Hcn @authormedia
The Cage, or Why 'No' is Creativity's Greatest Enemy: http://bit.ly/GY2Tsc @cagelessthink
Knowing the requirements for a professionally formatted book: http://bit.ly/GY2WEs @curiosityquills
Ethics vs. Morals: http://bit.ly/GMbBZ3 @writing_tips
Stuck in a Creative Funk? Try These 12 Tricks: http://bit.ly/GMbFb6 @jeffgoins
Questions For Your Beta Readers: http://bit.ly/GMbL2m
Ready to Submit? Check again…: http://bit.ly/GMbMn3 @fantasyfaction
Thoughts on writing transition and set-up scenes: http://bit.ly/GNudX6 @mooderino
Writing: The Starburst Method: http://bit.ly/GMPN3v @woodwardkaren
Know Your Own Writing Journey & Go at Your Own Pace: http://bit.ly/H1x5iF @jodyhedlund
Writing a Novel: a drama told in three acts, with a prologue and epilogue: http://bit.ly/H1xlhD @SophieMasson1
A follow's not a book sale: http://bit.ly/GPdExH @internspills
How to Read a Book Contract – Can I Ever Get Rid of My Agent? http://bit.ly/GPdIxs @PassiveVoiceBlg
How to Use Pinterest to Market Your Book: http://bit.ly/GPdOoC @writersdigest
Social media and stages of your writing career: http://bit.ly/GPe9Yu @kalayna
The evolving writer: http://bit.ly/GPepGR @sarahahoyt
Strictly Objective Critique Partner: A Helpful Thing to Have: http://bit.ly/H6sxZG @YAHighway
How should Shakespeare really sound? http://tgr.ph/GM73BA @Telegraph
An in-depth example of line-editing: http://bit.ly/GOe8C2 @theresastevens
5 Things The Fiction Query Can Learn From a Nonfiction Query: http://bit.ly/GOedpl @writeangleblog
Tension in publishing is from warring scarcity & abundance attitudes: http://bit.ly/GOelVB @kristinerusch
How to Create Your Own Luck as a Writer: http://bit.ly/GOes3x @deemms for @SouthrnWritrMag
Variety in Character Voices: http://bit.ly/GOeusm @noveleditor
1 reason to write a memoir--as a hymn to the past—and a way to go home again: http://bit.ly/HaYIpw @SaraMTaber
Why Cliches about Translations Hurt Books: http://bit.ly/GUEgsz @pubperspectives
Seth Godin's Poke the Box, Doubt, and the Will to Publish: http://bit.ly/GUEuzY @JFBookman
7 steps to publication: http://bit.ly/GUEC2q @nicolamorgan
Make an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog: http://bit.ly/GUEKim @DIYMFA
Why You Should Kill Your Darlings: http://bit.ly/GUERdO @AdriennGiordano for @KMWeiland
Tips for creating a compelling narrative voice: http://bit.ly/H6Nl1l
Delivering vicarious experience through your story: http://bit.ly/H6NstD @storyfix
The 5 most common author website mistakes: http://bit.ly/GY2Hcn @authormedia
An Agent on Pitch vs The Synopsis: http://bit.ly/H6NHVN
How To Handle A Scathing Review: http://bit.ly/H6NT7q @KrisMcMorris
How to Deal with Writers Effectively in One Easy Lesson: http://bit.ly/H6O8ze @RayGarton
Does Solitude Enhance Creativity? http://bit.ly/H6ODJD @creativitypost
Thoughts on character naming: http://bit.ly/H6OPc2 @catewoods
Authors, What to Do When You're Feeling Stuck: http://bit.ly/GUIws2 @beth_barany
25 Russian Words Used in English (and 25 More That Should Be): http://bit.ly/GUIzV1 @writing_tips
"How to Write a Great Scene, or How Tolstoy Broke My Eyes": http://bit.ly/GSyPev @JulieWuAuthor
Writing Lessons From Downton Abbey: http://bit.ly/GSyXL1 @MichelleGriep
Adding Tension to a Scene: http://bit.ly/GSzpZN @Janice_Hardy
Setting the Scene: Weather: http://bit.ly/GSztZw @fantasyfaction
Characters and (the not so) Lonely Writer: http://bit.ly/GSzvR2 @sarahahoyt
A look at the standard warranty clause in contracts: http://bit.ly/GXe9Bm @PassiveVoiceBlg
Title comps (for book proposals)--make them count: http://bit.ly/GSz49j
Why You Should Kill Your Darlings: http://bit.ly/GUERdO @AdriennGiordano for @KMWeiland
Seth Godin's Poke the Box, Doubt, and the Will to Publish: http://bit.ly/GUEuzY @JFBookman
Hiring an Editor: When, Who, and How to Avoid Scams: http://bit.ly/HmDOqp @AnneRAllen
Writing: The Starburst Method (part 3): http://bit.ly/HmE1tF @woodwardkaren
Past Participial Modifiers: http://bit.ly/HmEoEG
Why do authors get treated so badly? http://bit.ly/HmEtIm @dirtywhitecandy
3 Ways to Improve Writing During Revision: http://bit.ly/HmEBaU @sierragodfrey
Success In Writing, Publishing And Marketing Takes Time: http://bit.ly/HmEIDq @janefriedman for @thecreativepenn
What Makes A Story Persuasive? http://bit.ly/GX7HR7 @lkblackburne
Do We Need Maps in Fantasy Books? http://bit.ly/GX7U6Y
A closer look at book contracts: http://bit.ly/GX80v9 @PassiveVoiceBlg
Challenging witnesses in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/HjdoaQ @mkinberg
How to Read a Book Contract – Agents and the Law: http://bit.ly/HnoNFC @PassiveVoiceBlg
Nook May Be Expanding Internationally, But Barnes & Noble Stores Aren't: http://bit.ly/Hnp1wn @laurahazardowen
Voice–The Key to Literary Magic: http://bit.ly/Hnp8I8 @KristenLambTX
Description vs. Exposition: http://bit.ly/HnpmPM @DIYMFA
5 Children's Book App Publishing Experts To Watch: http://bit.ly/Hnq6Eh @ebooknewser
Can You Self-Publish Your Way to a Big Deal? http://bit.ly/H05ejc @goblinwriter
Call to action examples: http://bit.ly/H05hM7
A Character-driven Approach to Kissing and Sex Scenes: http://bit.ly/H05n6n @juliettewade
Agent Nouns: http://bit.ly/H05Qp4 @writing_tips
The Learning Curve That Keeps On Curving: http://bit.ly/H05TRG @storyfix
Branding for Writers: An Essential Step to Building Your Author Platform: http://bit.ly/H05Wgo @thecreativepenn
10 Questions to Ask When Beginning a Book: http://bit.ly/H0613L @cherylrwrites
10 Ways Writers Can Use Word More Effectively http://bit.ly/GWTJI0 @CherylRWrites
Online writing tools & downloadable resources for writers: http://bit.ly/H3w0WN @CherylRWrites
How to Get Media Coverage for Your Book: http://bit.ly/H3HMrb @kenbrosky
Writing 50,000 Inimitable Smiles: http://bit.ly/H3I4hL @MargieLawson
So Much Marketing, So Little Time: http://bit.ly/H3ITHA @TalliRoland
How Can Modern Writers Become & Stay Visible? http://bit.ly/H3IXa6 @JodyHedlund
4 tips for writing humor: http://bit.ly/H3J2ux @write_practice
The Way We Read Now: http://nyti.ms/H3JFnP @DwightGarner for @nytimesbooks
Advice for writers on GoodReads: http://bit.ly/H3KAEJ @WriterCrys
Believability & Bending The Law: http://bit.ly/H3KEV7 @juliemusil
Stand up for good self-publishers: http://bit.ly/H3KLjx @byRozMorris
Using Google Search Terms for Fun and Education: http://bit.ly/H3KNIh @JamiGold
How to Find Writing Workshops, Seminars and Conferences in Smaller Markets: http://bit.ly/H3KY68
Bringing back the wonder to SF: http://bit.ly/HsYYnn @sarahahoyt
Ghostwriters Respond to Celebrity Cookbook Expose: http://bit.ly/HsZ5zr @galleycat
Twitter Tips: How to Get Followed Back: http://bit.ly/HsZbHn @AnnieNeugebauer
10 Tips to Launch a Regional Writing Conference: http://bit.ly/HsZT7z @writersdigest
Publishing Industry Terms and Contracts: Some Resources, and Some Advice: http://bit.ly/Ht02aV @victoriastrauss
An agent on typical advances: http://bit.ly/Ht0hmz @rachellegardner
Including faith and religion in fiction: http://bit.ly/Ht0qGm @noveleditor
Target the Heart of Your Book to Write More Easily: http://bit.ly/Ht0y92 @originalimpulse
An agent on pitching: http://bit.ly/Ht1ev0 @greyhausagency
Are Fictional Characters Copyrightable? http://bit.ly/Ht1qdO @DearAuthor
Creating Characters that Pop Off the Page...With Verbs: http://bit.ly/Ht1vOs
What's an Author's Marketing Responsibility With a Traditional Publisher? http://bit.ly/Ht5wTe @averymonsen @joryjohn
Writing songs for fantasy: http://bit.ly/Ht5Dy1 @fantasyfaction
When writers feel like frauds: http://bit.ly/Ht5NFC @bob_mayer
2 things you should know about your book: http://bit.ly/Ht60sr
3 Unique Ways to Incorporate Holidays Into a Novel: http://bit.ly/Ht6dMa @SarahForgrave
"Average and Ordinary" Is Just Plain Boring: http://bit.ly/Ht6kY4 @livewritethrive
Book Design: Points and Picas Primer: http://bit.ly/Ht6teh @jfbookman
2 Ingredients in a Perfect Ending: http://bit.ly/H8YOBQ @KMWeiland
Hitting The New York Times Bestselling List: http://bit.ly/H8YXVY
Keeping It Real in YA: http://bit.ly/H8YZgq @bookendsjessica
Get Your Book in Libraries with a One-Sheet: http://bit.ly/H8Z6sB @beth_barany
A closer look at steampunk: http://bit.ly/H8Zt6f @LenaCorazon for @nicolebasaraba
Craft an Exceptional Elevator Pitch: http://bit.ly/H90uLK @bookgal
Five Tips on Describing Setting (and tips for not going overboard): http://bit.ly/H90Ce2 @Janice_Hardy
Attack Of The Blog: http://bit.ly/Huvg03 @taralain
5 Ways to Get Past that Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/Huvrsk @fictionnotes