by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Have a great week!
Tips for writing about mental illness in your novel: http://bit.ly/Idy7fZ @fantasyfaction
1 writer's process for final edits: http://bit.ly/Ih0UPW @byrozmorris
3 important questions to ask your characters: http://bit.ly/Ih1fSU @livewritethrive
Writing vs. marketing: Those 10,000 hours: http://bit.ly/JBNPD3 @Porter_Anderson
Tips for writing better fiction: http://bit.ly/Ih1kWN @mooderino
6 reasons writers still want publishers: http://bit.ly/I5SZXz @rachellegardner
Tips for writing a synopsis: http://bit.ly/IYHr8r @nicolamorgan
The Importance of Persistence: http://bit.ly/Jlpmlt @thecreativepenn
Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011: http://bit.ly/I5TbWN @galleycat
Study Shows that More People are Reading: http://bit.ly/I5TiSm
A look at common suffixes: http://bit.ly/I5Tz7K @writing_tips
The 10 Bestselling Fiction Authors of All Time: http://bit.ly/I5TBMV @PassiveVoiceBlg
A Strong Take Off? Opening Pages That Hook: http://bit.ly/I5TGQQ @janice_hardy
The basics of POV: http://bit.ly/I5UepK @VirginiaKantra
Sonnet writing tips: http://bit.ly/I5Uk0B @AnnieNeugebauer
Dial DRM for endless debate: http://bit.ly/IGByKL @Porter_Anderson @doctorow @glecharles
Blog tours--tips for finding and querying hosts: http://bit.ly/Ilc9Vj @NickThacker
5 Tips For Writers on Planning Their Con Season: http://bit.ly/I5UmWa @BryanThomasS
When the Dream of Being Published Doesn't Materialize: http://bit.ly/I5UuFi @livewritethrive
3 Things to Know About Exposition & Telling: http://bit.ly/I5UwNp @victoriamixon
10 ways to spark creative connections: http://bit.ly/I5UFQY @cherylrwrites
When to Mail Short Fiction To Traditional Publishers: http://bit.ly/I5UJQM @deanwesleysmith
Groundbreaking Tools for Creating eBooks: http://bit.ly/I5VCZw @janefriedman
Being Subtle With Subtext: http://bit.ly/I5VKIn @StinaLL
5 ways to pace your story: http://bit.ly/I5VXva @KMWeiland
Pushing our manuscript to the next level--1 writer's process: http://bit.ly/I5Wa1E @aswinn
How Committed Are You, Really? http://bit.ly/I5Wmh9
Shape Up Flabby Writing with Stronger Words: http://bit.ly/I5WKwd @2KoP
5 Ways to Enhance Your Facebook Timeline Page With Images: http://bit.ly/I5WWeV @smexaminer
Questions to ask yourself when reading your book's 1st 5 pages: http://bit.ly/I5X9yB @4kidlit
Characters Must Grow: http://bit.ly/I5Xem8 @AdriennedeWolfe
Crime fiction--when to produce the body: http://bit.ly/I5XvW9 @mkinberg
How To Dish Out Backstory In Digestible Bites: http://bit.ly/IJLcvg @roniloren
How to Get More Blog Traffic from Pinterest: http://bit.ly/IJLfHo @catseyewriter
The Importance of Persistence: http://bit.ly/Jlpmlt @thecreativepenn
Jodi Picoult and the Myth of the Segregated Marketplace: http://bit.ly/Iz50lL @DavidGaughran
The Writing Life: Fear, Want, Dissatisfaction, Defiance: http://bit.ly/Iz53OC @DavidBCoe
Portraying a multiple individual: http://bit.ly/Iz5bh1 @JulietteWade
2 kinds of new agents: http://bit.ly/Iz5ecI @behlerpublish
The wordplay and music of poetry: http://bit.ly/Iz5g4e @diymfa
Avoid Overactive or Inactive Characters & Subplots: http://bit.ly/Iz5mJ8 @writersdigest
Self-Publishing and Paperbacks — Is Print Still Worth It? http://bit.ly/Iz5o3R @goblinwriter
10 Ways to Spark Creative Connections: http://bit.ly/Iz9id0 @cherylrwrites
Ways to amplify your writer's voice: http://bit.ly/Iz9zws
Are Self-Published Authors Happier Than Traditionally Published Authors? http://bit.ly/Iz9B7s @thecreativepenn
The 3 top monster stories and what keeps them popular in the 21st century: http://bit.ly/Iz9NUt @tordotcom
Book Design: Choosing Your Paragraphing Style: http://bit.ly/Iza4GX @jfbookman
Daring to be an original--voice: http://bit.ly/IzabCc @kristenlambTX
What to Do When You Offend or Disappoint a Reader: http://bit.ly/IzalcK @jodyhedlund
Better Bend Than Break: On Staying Flexible: http://bit.ly/IzbrFs @DelilahSDawson @janice_hardy
5 Ways to Fix a Boring Bio: http://bit.ly/IzbzEV @KeithCronin
The artistic product: http://bit.ly/IsRSOK @Ravenrequiem13
The Secret to Your Next Creative Breakthrough: http://bit.ly/J5G8PI @jeffgoins
5 rules 1 writer lives by: http://bit.ly/J5Gben @mooderino
How Amazon is redefining the book market: http://bit.ly/HXeiqU @InsideRetailau
The Atlantic's List of Greatest Girl Characters in Literature: Really? http://bit.ly/HXeztV @tordotcom @mari_ness
An agent discusses the learning experience of being an intern: http://bit.ly/HXeLt5 @bookendsjessica
Writing lessons learned from "Shatter Me": http://bit.ly/HXeSFa @juliemusil @TaherehMafi
How Authors Should Use Tumblr, A 5-Step Guide: http://bit.ly/HXf07F @galleycat @RachelFersh
Listing and Quoting on GoodReads: http://bit.ly/HXfgmZ @blurbisaverb
Does your story have something new under the hood? http://bit.ly/HXfive @behlerpublish
Worldbuilding--manners: http://bit.ly/IvD5D9 @JulietteWade
Tips for pacing your novel: http://bit.ly/IvFjlU @Mommy_Authors
Retail DRM Is an Apple. Library DRM Is an Orange. http://bit.ly/Ihhzpo @ShiftTheDigital
Why you should have comments, even when they're bad: http://bit.ly/IvFttq @mathewi
Finding People to Read, Review and Recommend Your Book: http://bit.ly/IvGbXM @JFBookman
6 reasons authors self-publish: http://bit.ly/IvGQIE @rachellegardner
Dual duties of chapter endings: http://bit.ly/IvH7eG @noveleditor
5 Words Caught in Semantic Drift: http://bit.ly/IvHQfT @writing_tips
True Fans and Indie Publishing: http://bit.ly/IvI3zJ @jenniecoughlin
Sorting Out the Mess of a Chaotic Book Draft: http://bit.ly/IyW6nX @originalimpulse
The Rejection Generator – Pay Your Dues Fast: http://bit.ly/IyWenG @PassiveVoiceBlg
Post-Publication Depression? The Months after a Book Release: http://bit.ly/IyWsLj @womenwriters @authormonica
Are eBooks Really Good For The Environment? http://bit.ly/IyWFhQ @ebooknewser
When Literary Opposites Attract: http://bit.ly/IyX43B @NewDorkReview
25 reasons 1 writer might hate your main character: http://bit.ly/I6ng99 @ChuckWendig
Lee Child: Legendary Late Bloomer: http://bit.ly/HYoNtV @DebraEve
10 Lies You Might Tell Yourself While Editing: http://bit.ly/I6nFZc @elspethwrites
Publicity or spam? http://bit.ly/JT8GNE @nicolamorgan
Freelance Success Is About Process, Not Personality: http://bit.ly/I9eGoT @JaneFriedman @wellfedwriter
The process of agents submitting manuscripts: http://bit.ly/I9eW7f @SaraMegibow
Dualing with words--action & dialogue: http://bit.ly/I9fdai @kaath09
10 ways to spark creative connections: http://bit.ly/I5UFQY @cherylrwrites
Tips for writing & receiving testimonials: http://bit.ly/JDsI1o @beth_barany
The Art of Collaboration in Writing: http://bit.ly/JDsYNV @mistymassey
Conferences--Where The Editors and Agents Are: http://bit.ly/JDt3B8 @jhansenwrites
Start with Failure: The Advice No Aspiring Writer Ever Wants to Hear: http://bit.ly/JDt8F6 @HilaryGraham @4kidlit
What 1 SF writer learned from watching Star Trek: http://bit.ly/JDtuLO @piperbayard @NicoleBasaraba
Unusual historical settings as story inspiration--Isle of Dystopia: http://bit.ly/HZOr1B @GeneLempp
Research--why you should start at the library: http://bit.ly/HZOE4H @EV_Mag
Plotting is Like a Jigsaw Puzzle: http://bit.ly/HZOMkP @fictionnotes
Creative Writing vs Professional Writing: http://bit.ly/HZOWc2 @greyhausagency
Exploding Myths & Destroying Minds: http://bit.ly/HZOZo2 @davidgaughran
Biographical Information in a Query: http://bit.ly/HZP9vI @Kid_Lit
Top 1,000 Best Romance Novels: http://bit.ly/HZPgrb
Writing is an illusion: http://bit.ly/HZPFtF @megmims @Ravenrequiem13
Are eBook Authors Unwittingly Losing Sales? http://bit.ly/J9qram
Some reactions to Tor's DRM-free announcement: http://bit.ly/J9rLKk @robotech_master
3 tips for developing and using a media kit: http://bit.ly/J9sOdk @duolit
Poetry.com Returns: http://bit.ly/J9v7gr @victoriastrauss
Facebook or Twitter, Which Is Better for Book Promotion? http://bit.ly/J9v9oo @goblinwriter
The Poetic Process: http://bit.ly/J9vk39 @diymfa
How freelancers and other writers can use Pinterest: http://bit.ly/J9vyHo @michellerafter
Why The Elements of Style Breaks Its Own Rules…and Why You Should Too: http://bit.ly/J9vAPM @readingape
Professional Editors: The Smart Writer's #1 Competitive Advantage: http://bit.ly/Ilk58P @thecreativepenn @mattgartland
Believable fantasy character design: http://bit.ly/IlkoAu @BenGalley
5 Things Songwriters Can Do To Move Their Careers Forward: http://bit.ly/IlkGYk @cliffgoldmacher
8 Tips to Keep From Going Batty as You Launch Your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/Iq8Z1u @SamuelPark_ @annerallen
The Role(s) of Reversal in Fiction: http://bit.ly/Iq9dWt @BTMargins @lgreffenius
Blog touring--write great guest posts by keeping your stories about your stories: http://bit.ly/Iq9mJn @byRozMorris
Story Structure--2nd Half of the 2nd Act: http://bit.ly/Iq9skj @KMWeiland
What 1 writer has learned about writing a novel: http://bit.ly/Iq9ybz @sarahpekkanen
Inside Amazon's Idea Machine: How Bezos Decodes The Customer: http://onforb.es/Iq9Ij8 @GeorgeAnders
A Bit of Controversy in Your Platform? http://bit.ly/Iqa9di @THahnBurkett
A Quiz About Hyphenating Phrasal Adjectives: http://bit.ly/IGyXQY @writing_tips
Writing is a crazy profession. But you can take control over your stress: http://bit.ly/IGzdzw @sarahahoyt
The New World of Publishing: No Balance: http://bit.ly/IGzhPI @deanwesleysmith
Using archaeology, myth, & mysteries for writing inspiration--fairy chimneys: http://bit.ly/IGzuSR @genelempp
3 things you should know about your story: http://bit.ly/IGzGBJ
Defining a scene and its length: http://bit.ly/IGzKkQ @livewritethrive
Writing & Publishing Terminology 101: http://bit.ly/IGzORO @janefriedman
Stretching emotions in category romance: http://bit.ly/IGzYsk @Louisa_George
Show Your Setting through the POV Character's Eyes: http://bit.ly/IGAgzp @JodieRennerEd
Tips for genre blending: http://bit.ly/IGAC99 @storyfix
Springtime for Amazon? Positive stories on the retailer: http://bit.ly/Ie7kCv @ljndawson @Porter_Anderson @jwikert @brianoleary @gluejar
Writing vs. marketing: Those 10,000 hours: http://bit.ly/JBNPD3 @Porter_Anderson
Freelance Success Is About Process, Not Personality: http://bit.ly/I9eGoT @JaneFriedman @wellfedwriter
Does your story have something new under the hood? http://bit.ly/HXfive @behlerpublish
The process of agents submitting manuscripts: http://bit.ly/I9eW7f @SaraMegibow
The Rejection Generator – Pay Your Dues Fast: http://bit.ly/IyWenG @PassiveVoiceBlg
Plotting is Like a Jigsaw Puzzle: http://bit.ly/HZOMkP @fictionnotes
3 Dos and 3 Don'ts of Requesting Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/IeElei @duolit
How to Cure your Comma Overuse: http://bit.ly/IeErCw @fantasyfaction
Why every man MUST read a romance – and every woman a thriller: http://bit.ly/IeEG0C @speechwriterguy
Worldbuilding--manners: http://bit.ly/IvD5D9 @JulietteWade
How to Give Your Book Cover a Better First Impression: http://bit.ly/IhRB3a @TweetTheBook
A look at Young Adult Fiction: http://bit.ly/IhRGUC @NicoleBasaraba @julie_glover
Believable fantasy character design: http://bit.ly/IlkoAu @BenGalley
An Agent on Adjusting Expectations for Conferences and Critiques: http://bit.ly/IzhNCj @Kid_Lit
Is Your Character Talking the Talk Instead of Walking the Walk? http://bit.ly/IzhRSq @KMWeiland
The "It" Factor for your Protagonist: http://bit.ly/IzhZRS
Figuring Out Your Writing Style: http://bit.ly/IfpQcM @danyelleleafty