by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Twitter handles are better than names: http://bit.ly/L1Q3rF @Porter_Anderson @RachelleGardner
How to free the genius inside you: http://bit.ly/ILn9MT @jammer0501
Understanding the Minor Characters' Role: http://bit.ly/ILnNK8 @writersdigest
How to Choreograph Direct Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/ILobbA
10 Fantasy Clichés That Should Be Put To Rest: http://bit.ly/JloZIS @erchristensen
Ways to take your writing seriously: http://bit.ly/Jlpoee @authordebraney @novelrocket
Unlikeable protagonists in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/Kfv4T4 @mkinberg
Top Ten List of Things to Remember When Publishing in Multiple Genres: http://bit.ly/JlprH1 @aletheakontis
It Doesn't Matter How You're Published – We're All Self Promoted: http://bit.ly/Jlpz9z @ajackwriting
Discovering characters through music: http://bit.ly/JlpId7 @byrozmorris @FannyBlake1
Unusual historical settings as inspiration for fiction--2 examples of the Babel principle: http://bit.ly/JlpXVv @genelempp
All the links I shared last week: http://bit.ly/K7kxab
The Starburst Method: The Rough Draft & Narrative Drive: http://bit.ly/K1ChIv @woodwardkaren
The Reality of the Six-Figure Deal: http://bit.ly/IPV7Ca @cristinterrill
Freelancers--don't write for free: http://bit.ly/JpJzm5 @ChandlerWrites
5 Bits of Wisdom from a New York Times Besteller: http://bit.ly/K7kOtG @jhansenwrites @susanmallery
4 Steps to Making Your Own Book Trailer: http://bit.ly/K7kPxF @duolit
Reactions to the editor/agent panel at Desert Dreams con: http://bit.ly/K7kR8U @bob_mayer
Are Your Scene Breaks Rude? http://bit.ly/K7kSJQ @KMWeiland
10 Weird Things About Edgar Allan Poe: http://bit.ly/JT553x @tordotcom
Big 6 Publishing is Dead–Welcome the Massive 3: http://bit.ly/JT5keP @kristenlambTX
Sentence and Paragraph Makeovers: http://bit.ly/JT5z9O @artzicarol
1 Writer's 6 Pre-Writing Steps: http://bit.ly/JT5GSI @roniloren
How to Find the Perfect Audience for Your Book, And Sell It to Them: http://bit.ly/JT6cjO @nickthacker
Step Outside Your Story World: http://bit.ly/JT6APk @noveleditor
Are you a writer? One way to find out: http://bit.ly/JT79Zm @daycathy
Cliffhangers: Not Just for the End of a Book: http://bit.ly/KVowrM @jamigold
Working Past Wordiness For Fresher Writing: http://bit.ly/KVoKiH @serbaughman
Ways to Hook Your Readers & Keep Them Wanting More: http://bit.ly/KVp5BU @jodyhedlund
5 Ways to Build Suspense Like a Master: http://bit.ly/KVpBzD
5 Ways to Build Suspense Like a Master: http://bit.ly/KVpBzD
How to Pitch Your Book: http://bit.ly/KVpFiQ @CherylRWrites
The Hero and Heroine of Your Readers' Dreams: http://bit.ly/KVpHr9 @writerashley
The Wordplay blog--a resource for writers from @KMWeiland . More info on Wordplay/Weiland: http://bit.ly/LId1pP #RAOK
Chaos? Tame It So You Can Write: http://bit.ly/IU1h0s @amyatwell
Sherlock Holmes is the New Justin Bieber: http://bit.ly/IU1iBI @tordotcom
Treatment of Words That Include "Self": http://bit.ly/IU1wIT @writing_tips
Why the death of DRM would be good news for readers, writers and publishers: http://bit.ly/IU1AbJ @doctorow
Thoughts on Writing Villains: http://bit.ly/IU1Jf3 @Marie_Lu
Plotters vs. Pantsers: http://bit.ly/IU1MYh @fantasyfaction
Discover The Basic Elements of Setting In a Story: http://bit.ly/IU1Ozo @writersdigest
Telescoping POV: http://bit.ly/IU20P8 @kcraftwriter
Self-tracking--how we're documenting our daily lives online: http://janefriedman.com/2012/05/17/writing-on-the-ether-38/#15 @nora3000 @Porter_Anderson @sparkcbc
Mentioning an MFA in your query: http://bit.ly/IU295g @nicolamorgan
A Survival Guide For Writers In Love (And Those Who Love Them): http://bit.ly/IU2kh0
Vetting an Independent Editor: http://bit.ly/IU2uVw @victoriastrauss
The real crisis facing publishing? No readers: http://janefriedman.com/2012/05/17/writing-on-the-ether-38/#4 @brianoleary @Porter_Anderson @rechtsteiner
5 Tips for Holding an Online Contest: http://bit.ly/IU2zZt @jeanoram
5 Tips to Trap Your Characters: http://bit.ly/IU2EMD @chihuahuazero @write_practice
Finding hidden treasures in a rejection letter: http://bit.ly/IU2Hbe @behlerpublish
7 Out-of-the-Box Author Blogging Ideas: http://bit.ly/JxfO5w @ShariJStauch
Can Too Many Pronouns Spoil The Story? http://bit.ly/JxfXWD @mooderino
Literary Devices: Themes: http://bit.ly/Jxggk0 @AmyJRoseDavis
How to Find & Delegate Tasks to Virtual Assistants: http://bit.ly/Jxgp75
Interview techniques for writers: http://bit.ly/Jxgx6y
How to Find Your Daily Writing Motivation: http://bit.ly/JxgIib @menwithpens
The 10 Commandments of Writing a Thriller: http://bit.ly/JxEIBT @writersdigest
Check Your Facts: http://bit.ly/JxIAD5 @behlerpublish
Imagination and Being Stuck--New Brain Facts for Writers: http://bit.ly/JxJ2RB
3 Tips for Self-Publishing Success: http://bit.ly/JxJcbO @goblinwriter
7 Ways to Write a Stand-Alone Book (with Series Potential): http://bit.ly/JxJrnd
Race in Young Adult Fiction: http://bit.ly/JxJxep @howtowriteshop
How to Get Feedback on Your Writing (and Sort the Good from the Bad): http://bit.ly/JxJCPb @KMWeiland
Low-Hanging Fruit is All Gone–The Future is About Teamwork, Humility & Innovation: http://bit.ly/JxJGhX @KristenLambTX
Why Downton Abbey is Addictive (and Instructive): http://bit.ly/IUT9hm @daycathy
4 Steps To Nailing Your Character's Voice: http://bit.ly/IUTkcM @Kody_Keplinger
The Benefits of Fake Deadlines: http://bit.ly/IUTm4i @juliemusil
Taking a Writer's Retreat (at a writing friend's home): http://bit.ly/IUTHDW
Find and replace editing: http://bit.ly/IUTRLM
Getting the Right Reaction From Your POV: http://bit.ly/IUU4yq @Janice_Hardy
7 Heavenly Bodies as Sources of Adjectives: http://bit.ly/IUUbKp @writing_tips
Fan fiction promises to be a rich vein for publishers: http://bit.ly/KYEUru @jamesbridle
How To Sell Self-Published Books: http://bit.ly/KYF3Lx @cathryanhoward
Interviews--11 simple steps: http://bit.ly/KYF7ed @fictionnotes
5 Ways Novelists Can Benefit from Watching Movies and TV Shows: http://bit.ly/KYIrpD @lydia_sharp
Story Structure: The Resolution: http://bit.ly/KYIthe @KMWeiland
50 quotes about books and reading: http://bit.ly/JeFaYS @ebookfriendly
Protagonists go the extra mile: http://bit.ly/L3IWOK @Gary_Fearon_
Reading with the Enemy: http://bit.ly/L3J5Sc @literaticat
What If My Agent Doesn't Like My Next Book? http://bit.ly/L3JgwR @rachellegardner
15 Tips for Guest Bloggers: http://bit.ly/L3Jp3e @annerallen
Setting the mood with your first lines: http://bit.ly/L3JynA @PepperBasham
Author Blogging 101: Finding Time for Blogging: http://bit.ly/JhNVe3 @JFBookman
What To Do With Your Darlings (Maybe We Shouldn't Kill Them): http://bit.ly/JhO2q7 @jaelmchenry
In the Beginning: How to Draw in Your Reader: http://bit.ly/JhO7Kr @writeitsideways
Where will self-publishing get quality control? http://bit.ly/JhOd4H @dirtywhitecandy
19 Ways to Build Relationships With Blog Comments: http://bit.ly/JhOhRT @TheSalesLion
10 Tips for a DIY Author Website: http://bit.ly/JhOlRJ @PBRWriter
The Dramatic Question and Suspense in Fiction: http://bit.ly/K6Twpn @write_practice
An example of a beat sheet--for "The Hunger Games": http://bit.ly/K6TLki @storyfix
The three worst words in fiction: http://bit.ly/J6Pq43 @p2p_editor
What literary fiction is (and why we shouldn't assume we hate it): http://bit.ly/K6Umm8 @AnnieNeugebauer
How to check our ego around fellow creatives: http://bit.ly/K6UUZo @BryanThomasS
How do we know if we're good at writing? http://bit.ly/K6Vbvl @sarahahoyt
E-book pricing – what are you worth? http://bit.ly/K6VkPk @behlerpublish
Villains vs. Antagonists: http://bit.ly/K6Voyu @diymfa
Triberr, Using the Power of Friends to Promote Your Blog: http://bit.ly/K6VxlE @howtowriteshop
Literary Groups Defend 'Fifty Shades of Grey': http://bit.ly/J8EDpW @galleycat
Journalism--3 simple goals for summer interns: http://bit.ly/J8EHWM @mediabistro
Editing Clauses in Publishing Contracts: How to Protect Yourself: http://bit.ly/J8ELpk @victoriastrauss
The Pleasures of Being Read To: http://nyr.kr/J8F0Rp @pageturner
Two-Typewriter Homes: Famous Literary Roommates: http://bit.ly/J8F2ZF @flavorpill
How to Create a Great Author Tagline: http://bit.ly/J8F8R0 @JeanOram
Influence of classic literature on writers declining, study claims: http://bit.ly/L2Dc8y @alisonflood
17 Ways For Writers To Use Pinterest: http://bit.ly/L2DyMi @storyadaymay
The 50 SF Books You Must Read: http://bit.ly/L35EXG @ForbiddenPlanet
Chipping away at writer's block: http://bit.ly/L35K1L @kathytemean
8 Stages of Procrasti-writing: http://bit.ly/L35Q9A @wendypmiller
Pacing the publishing crisis: time is short: http://bit.ly/L388oZ @harkaway @GuardianBooks @Porter_Anderson
The real crisis facing publishing? No readers: http://bit.ly/JyWoOo @brianoleary @Porter_Anderson @rechtsteiner
How to Sell Your Manuscript Without an Agent: http://bit.ly/JyWJR8 @writersdigest @DianeKellyBooks
5 Steps to Hosting Successful Twitter Chats: http://bit.ly/LXwQtm @smexaminer
8 Reasons Not to Quit Social Media When You're Burned Out: http://bit.ly/LXxlDF @jodyhedlund
Does Every Scene Need a Goal? http://bit.ly/LXwW4i @JamiGold
Pacing the publishing crisis: time is short: http://bit.ly/L388oZ @harkaway @GuardianBooks @Porter_Anderson
Weasel Words: http://bit.ly/LXxV4t
7 ways to become a more confident writer: http://bit.ly/LXFt7d @aliventure
Examples of raising the stakes in your story (using "Castle" as an example--spoilers): http://bit.ly/LXFDLY @jeanniecampbell
9 Ways to Outwit Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/LXFKqF @rachellegardner
An agent gives author website tips: http://bit.ly/LXFQPa @literaticat
5 Myths About Published Writers: http://bit.ly/LXGKuU
3 Surefire Ways To Generate Better Inane, Meaningless Jargon: http://bit.ly/LXHosk @ChandlerWrites
Worldbuilding: High Culture versus Low Culture: http://bit.ly/LXIqVi @juliettewade
Widening our marketing efforts to non-writers: http://bit.ly/LXIR22 @rileymagnus
Quality books take time: http://bit.ly/LXJB7d @rachellegardner
Using unusual historical settings for inspiration--modern dystopia: http://bit.ly/K08HSK @genelempp
The lost art of rhetoric and persuasion: http://bit.ly/K09Klt @speechwriterguy
Thoughts on what makes for a professional-looking cover: http://bit.ly/K09YsL @rebeccaberto
"Hero's Journey Analysis on Dystopian Classic "Soylent Green": http://bit.ly/K0a83u @PAShortt
How Does Your Writing Sound? http://bit.ly/K0aK9i @emergentpublish
7 ways to become a more confident writer: http://bit.ly/LXFt7d @aliventure
10 Tips for a DIY Author Website: http://bit.ly/JhOlRJ @PBRWriter
5 Ways Novelists Can Benefit from Watching Movies and TV Shows: http://bit.ly/KYIrpD @lydia_sharp
Mentioning an MFA in your query: http://bit.ly/IU295g @nicolamorgan
Literary Devices: Motif: http://bit.ly/K0bhbf @AmyJRoseDavis
The Age of the Artist–Time for a Revolution: http://bit.ly/K0bFGM @KristenLambTX
Character Flaws: When is Too Far Too Far? (With a nice list of possible flaws): http://bit.ly/K0bN92 @jeanniecampbell
10 Minutes to the Perfect Elevator Pitch: http://bit.ly/K0bQlv @duolit
25 ways to earn an audience: {language} http://bit.ly/K0embo @ChuckWendig
What an Agent Does & Doesn't Do: http://bit.ly/K0fnAa @writersdigest
15 things not to blog about: http://bit.ly/K0fxY8 @artzicarol
Job market for creative professionals: http://bit.ly/K0fLPd @creativitypost
The Fine Line Between Insulting and Bewildering Readers: http://bit.ly/K0g2S3 @KMWeiland
How to Write When You Don't Know What to Write: http://bit.ly/K0glMG @NickThacker
A Writer's Secret Weapon–The Power of Delete: http://bit.ly/K0gqAf
3 Ways To Strengthen Your Writing: http://bit.ly/K0gtf7 @writersdigest
5 Archetypes for Supporting Characters: http://bit.ly/K0gvnj @diymfa