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Making Money From indie Publishing: A
Guide For the Hopeful, the Optimistic and the Doomed: http://bit.ly/12GlIKO @sarahahoyt
How to Cut the Filler and Tighten Your
Book: http://bit.ly/XYvJxy @kmweiland
Goal-Keeping from the Greats: http://bit.ly/X6oYuN @diymfa
Marketing Your E-Book: Making The Most Of
Your Time: http://bit.ly/TBpt0j
The New World of Publishing: Goals and
Dreams: http://bit.ly/X6p8m1
@deanwesleysmith
A preview of today's DBW conference: http://bit.ly/13CPMXk
. Twitter updates: #DBW13 @Porter_Anderson
The DBW con: kid lit goes digital, issues for trad. pubs,
piracy, more: http://bit.ly/10hxkVc @porter_anderson .Follow con #DBW13
Can You Tell ‘Male Writing’ from ‘Female?’ http://bit.ly/W9lRRg
@Porter_Anderson @MykeCole @TeresaFrohock
Whoever Told You Editing Was Easy is
Nuts: http://bit.ly/TBpy45 @behlerpublish
Writing Horror: What Makes A Story Scary?
http://bit.ly/UjgGjq @woodwardkaren
The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling
a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains: http://bit.ly/10aEVEE @LeoWid
Writing a better climactic scene: http://bit.ly/10aEDOb @Lindasclare
When to shut down a creative life: http://bit.ly/10aE9HT @emergentpublish
Starting a New chapter: Defeating the
Blank Page: http://bit.ly/WAfqIn
@fictionnotes
Why we don't write: http://bit.ly/TBNVi8 @write_practice
Great Scene: "Casablanca": http://bit.ly/X70nGh @gointothestory
Great Character: Buddy ("Elf"):
http://bit.ly/TBO1Gs @gointothestory
Freelancing--the writer's portfolio: http://bit.ly/X70ul3
Real Life Diagnostics: Using the Journal
Format in a YA Novel: http://bit.ly/TBO9Ge
@janice_hardy
The Structure Of Short Stories: The
Elevator Pitch Version: http://bit.ly/X70Rfv
@woodwardkaren
Writing Religion in Fantasy: http://bit.ly/TBOoAY
Create Your Own Storybook App: http://bit.ly/X7142l @JulieFHedlund
Should you re-query an agency? http://bit.ly/VHqG4A @rachellegardner
Tips for writing a book proposal: http://bit.ly/XyukTJ @GillianMarchenk
Managing Story Conflict: http://bit.ly/VHqVfY @SHalvatzis
Tips for authors for getting their books
into local bookstores: http://bit.ly/XyuI4G
@bizauthor
The Three Building Blocks of the Scene: http://bit.ly/VHr8jc @kmweiland
How Do Authors Reach *Readers*? http://bit.ly/Xyv3UV @annerallen
How to add jeopardy to your story before
the main conflict starts: http://bit.ly/VHrciW
@dirtywhitecandy
Writing Goals Versus Writing Dreams: How
To Get From One To The Other: http://bit.ly/XyvnTJ
@woodwardkaren
How much do ebooks cost to create? http://bit.ly/VHruGH
Trying to place more of your stories in
anthologies and ezines? Use a lower word count: http://bit.ly/XyvKNS
@BryanThomasS
Using the Real World in Fantasy Fiction: http://bit.ly/VHrGWg @fantasyfaction
1 writer reports on a KDP Select
experiment: http://bit.ly/XyvVZx
Lessons From 'The Godfather' On Sticking
To Your Creative Vision: http://bit.ly/Ut6nKB
@danblank
e Business of Screenwriting: Withdrawing
screen credit and pseudonyms: http://bit.ly/VZuqNq
@gointothestory
Editing & Critiquing: http://bit.ly/V4uo8r @woodwardkaren
How Writing Helps Us Heal: http://bit.ly/VNSP9w @write_practice
Toothless Writing Goals? Try These Tools:
http://bit.ly/VNSZh3 @Jan_Ohara
Clothes in books: "A black dress,
and a jewel the size of a trouser-button": http://bit.ly/117SaGF
@clothesinbooks
7 Elements of an Effective Landing Page
Designed to Increase Your Mailing List: http://bit.ly/117RMIb
@karencv
The Psychology of Rejection &
Criticism: http://bit.ly/VNTjwq
@markmcguinness
9 Tips For Finishing That Novel: http://bit.ly/117SN37 @annastanisz
How to Edit Your Own Writing: http://bit.ly/117T2Lq @cbmcmillan
Writing Worldbuilding Into Our Books: http://bit.ly/119bgMG @davidbcoe
Why we need beta readers: http://bit.ly/VOGNN4
Dealing with Rejection: http://bit.ly/119bALt @avajae
Effects Of Stress On Creativity: http://bit.ly/119bPpM @TheArtofMind
A writer reports on using CreateSpace: http://bit.ly/VOH42u
Male Authors, Discover Your Feminine
Side: http://bit.ly/119pjSq
@turndog_million
Problems for writers as readers: http://bit.ly/VOP83o @suzanne_writer
When Your Schedule Changes And Writing
Suffers: http://bit.ly/VOPbMw @yahighway
Fight your censor: http://bit.ly/119qt0b
Keeping track of your characters: http://bit.ly/119ra9E
How you should treat edits on page
proofs/pass pages: http://bit.ly/VOQ4Vt
Mistakes with metaphors: http://bit.ly/U0vEtV @robdyoungwrites
Character Development: What Do They Want?
http://bit.ly/XHWJ9M @ava_jae
Blending Sex and Suspense: http://bit.ly/U0vPFD
How to Choose a Creative Writing Course: http://bit.ly/XHX3Fy
The InfoDump Scene: http://bit.ly/U0warJ
Tips for using dashes: http://bit.ly/U0whDN
Promotional Techniques for Authors: http://bit.ly/U0wxCK @ashkrafton
Finding the Balance Between Action and
Character: http://bit.ly/XHXFLq
@janice_hardy
Stupid Characters vs. Stupid Decisions:
They're Not the Same: http://bit.ly/UWYegU
@ava_jae
16 villain archetypes: http://bit.ly/UWYoF2 @tamicowden
Know the Dramatic Question of Your Story:
http://bit.ly/ZsqAi5 @cockeyed_caravan
What's the Most Important Moment in Your
Character's Arc? http://bit.ly/UWZ512
@KMWeiland
Writing bloopers to avoid: http://bit.ly/ZsrLy8 @Lindasclare
3 Reasons Why You Need a Mailing List as
an Author: http://bit.ly/Zss3oM @fcmalby
The Business of Screenwriting: Anatomy of
a Deal: http://bit.ly/UWZnoN @gointothestory
6 Effective Ways to Inspire Yourself: http://bit.ly/UWZqkh @write_practice
9 ways to shatter genre boxes: http://bit.ly/13ltLfp @io9
Learn to Use Keyboard Shortcuts Like a
Ninja: http://bit.ly/VndFA1 @kingthor
5 things to remember about writing: http://bit.ly/13lurBu @theresastevens
Scene-stealing Antagonists: http://bit.ly/Vneede
Art first, commerce later: http://bit.ly/13luEVh @kristinerusch
Write badly: http://bit.ly/VnfXiH @selfpubreview
Dialogue Tags Are Annoying: http://bit.ly/13lvdhH @mooderino
7 Great Book Dedications: http://bit.ly/Vngml2 @johannthors
An agent on the year of self-pub: http://bit.ly/13lvuBs @sarahlapolla
Romance novels that read more like
categories: http://bit.ly/WFQWLo
@heroesnhearts
Finding Your Audience and Branching Out: http://bit.ly/WFR8tT @booklifenow
*Is* Writing Creative? http://bit.ly/TNwMSR @lilylefevre
Attracting Reader Responses on Your Blog:
http://bit.ly/WFRtwB) @auntyamo
Semicolons: http://bit.ly/WFRNM4
@WriteJoMichaels
Striving to Be a Better Writer by Writing
More: http://bit.ly/TNx4sU @karencv
10 Elements of Reality Not Allowed in
Fiction: http://bit.ly/WFS5T1
Should novelists be bloggers? http://bit.ly/TNxmQq @jfbookman
Fantasy: Manipulating the Mythos: http://bit.ly/WFSKnr @rmriegel
Blogs For Writers: http://bit.ly/13kAlDX @woodwardkaren
Dramatic Situation Vs. Dramatic Scene:
Win the Fight Against Poor Form: http://bit.ly/XojFal
@cdrosales
WIP feedback: When, How Often, How: http://bit.ly/13kAx63 @fictionnotes
How Music Affects the Writing Process: http://bit.ly/XojVGn @KMWeiland
Kobo Becoming a Player for Self-Published
Ebook Authors: http://bit.ly/13kAY0h
@goblinwriter
YA--beyond wizards and vampires, to sex: http://nyti.ms/13kBj33 @nytimes @leslieNYT
5 Ways to Optimise Your Facebook Author
Page: http://bit.ly/XokM9V @fcmalby
Starting a Podcast: What You Need to Know
to Succeed: http://bit.ly/13kBwTH
@smexaminer
3 steps to hosting a giveaway: http://bit.ly/Xol6p6 @TweetTheBook
Why Do We Bother?: The Quest for
Accuracy: http://bit.ly/13kBRFW @davidbcoe
7 Ways Twitter is a Writer's Endless
Holiday Party: http://bit.ly/WHGbus
@NinaBadzin
All about book trailers (and resources
for making your own): http://bit.ly/10ygukI
@PBRWriter
Whys & Hows of Co-Writing a Novel: http://bit.ly/UxZFSJ @LauraHoward78
Ebook pricing: http://bit.ly/ZOPXR0 @goblinwriter
8 Books for Writers: http://bit.ly/WfHKxI @raimalarter
"People forget years and remember
moments." http://bit.ly/12YXJGS
@gointothestory
Smooth Out Your Novel's Scene Writing: http://bit.ly/10pUvhd @Lindasclare
Designing character interviews that
really matter: http://bit.ly/VUGgu6
@juliettewade
The benefits of long-writing: http://bit.ly/10pULfU @woodwardkaren
3 Cheap Promo Ideas for Self-Published
Authors: http://bit.ly/10pVa1W
Exploring Tortured Heroines in Romance
Novels: http://bit.ly/VUHeq1 @heroesnhearts
How 1 writer used Kickstarter to reboot a
series: http://bit.ly/10pVAoY
@tobiasbuckell
Turning Passive Plots into Active Plots: http://bit.ly/VUHsgT @susanjmorris
7 Ways to Add Subplots to Your Novel: http://bit.ly/10pW7rh @BrianKlems
Different Characters, Different Beliefs: http://bit.ly/VUHYvA @mooderino
Stephen King Gives Screenwriting Advice: http://bit.ly/10pWkdN @galleycat
Writing across the media: http://bit.ly/VUIcCX @tordotcom
"Platform" Doesn't Have to Be a
Four-Letter Word: http://bit.ly/10pWHVN
@AuthorTedFox
5 Famous Authors Who Became Infamous: http://bit.ly/VUIxFJ @jtjarzemsky
Why 1 writer decided not to self-pub his
stories: http://bit.ly/10pXmXd @jamietr
Do You Follow Yourself Around The Web? http://bit.ly/VUMo5x @novelrocket
13 Types of Writers' Blogs – Pros and
Cons: http://bit.ly/10q182S @VeronicaSicoe
Unleashing the Internal Editor: A
Self-Editing Checklist: http://bit.ly/VUMytG
@jodyhedlund
An index of helpful writing guides for
writers: http://bit.ly/10q1eaV
How To Measure Your Writing Success: http://bit.ly/VUMIkF @originalimpulse
Some questions for interviewing your
characters: http://bit.ly/10q1qaa
Successful Query Letters for Literary
Agents: http://bit.ly/VUMVEB @galleycat
Protect Your Wrists: Exercises for
Writers: http://bit.ly/10q1wOR @jamigold
Tips for breathing life into your
fiction: http://bit.ly/UHCC5t @JanalynVoigt
The Universality Is in the Details: http://bit.ly/10qj51l @livewritethrive
4 Simple Ways to Track Your Book
Marketing Progress: http://bit.ly/UHCHWZ
@duolit
How To Give Your Story a Better Middle: http://bit.ly/10qjctT @storyfix
Fun With Foreshadowing: http://bit.ly/UHCSl9 @cockeyed_caravan
TED Presentations from Writers: http://bit.ly/10qjmBh @galleycat
The Value of Google+ As A Writer's
Platform: http://bit.ly/UHCVgI
@woodwardkaren
The Intersection of YA and Dystopian: http://bit.ly/10qjwZs @lkhillbooks
How to Embed a Twitter Tweet Into Your
Blog Post: http://bit.ly/UHD3g1 @jfbookman
Your Optimal Creativity Time May Be the
Opposite of Your Optimal Cognitive Time: http://bit.ly/TJN91k
@lifehackorg
Assume Reader Resistance: http://bit.ly/TJN7qo @mooderino
The Cure For Perfectionism: http://bit.ly/10qkZik @woodwardkaren
Don't Hide Your Harlequins: In Defense Of
Romance: http://n.pr/X5gwtQ @howtowriteshop
@npr
The Importance of Knowing Your Ending: http://bit.ly/V4MYyX @yahighway
Retellings vs. fanfiction -- where do you
draw the line? http://bit.ly/X5gGl6
@wordforteens
5 Ways Writers Should Approach Criticism:
http://bit.ly/V4Nr4c @cerebralgrump
Tips for running a blog tour: http://bit.ly/X5gYIz @beth_barany