by Elizabeth S. Craig,
@elizabethscraig
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Publishers: don't try to compete with Amazon--“Go Where
the People Already Are”: http://bit.ly/XD5sEm @Porter_Anderson @4fifty1
A free directory of cover designers,
formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Independent writers' groups: http://bit.ly/YPcXPa @selfpubreview
Passion in Your Characters Equals Passion
in Your Readers: http://bit.ly/11KIJsE
@4YALit
Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This
First: http://bit.ly/YPd8Km @writeitsideways
What novelists should blog about: http://bit.ly/11KJuls @jodyhedlund
The language of world building: http://bit.ly/YPdocb @p2p_editor
Using a short story to kick off a novel
release: http://bit.ly/11KKTZd
@turndog_million
Writing lessons learned from "What
Happened to Goodbye": http://bit.ly/YPdQXW
@juliemusil
Quick marketing tips: http://bit.ly/11KNhiS @melissabreau
Give Yourself A Creative Retreat: http://bit.ly/YPeJzz @susankayequinn
Creating a Sub-Genre by Accident:
Georgette Heyer's The Corinthian: http://bit.ly/XSOuBP
@tordotcom
How much money does a publisher invest in
marketing a book? http://bit.ly/YPxlQa
@MacGregorLit
3 Ways To Find Readers For Your Books On
Twitter: http://bit.ly/YPAnDQ
@jonathangunson
25 pieces of advice for aspiring writers:
http://bit.ly/XSQkm0 @ajackwriting
Too Many Rules, Too Little Romance: http://bit.ly/YPAxeG @redrobinreader
Rejection will happen--build up your
defenses early: http://bit.ly/YPAFdU
@Marie_Lu
Where to Go for Magic: http://bit.ly/TFwej5 @jennymilchman
Choosing Cover Art for Your Indie Book: http://bit.ly/XTTkyt @goblinwriter
Why Computers Can't Write Novels…Yet: http://bit.ly/XTTw0K @vwishna
Have we planned for success? http://bit.ly/TFxq60 @behlerpublish
Forcing Readers To Like Characters:
Recognition: http://bit.ly/XTTDcH @mooderino
6 Ways Metaphors Are Hurting Your Novel: http://bit.ly/XTTLZN @MarcyKennedy
Personal Finance Tips For Writers: http://bit.ly/TG1GO9 @krissybrady
Tips for writing an outline: http://bit.ly/XUd98V @SophieMasson1
Worldbuilding--showing morality without
an infodump: http://bit.ly/TGxsKT
Linking Verbs Refresher: http://bit.ly/XUdpoC @pyrosama
Billy Wilder: "The Art of
Screenwriting": http://bit.ly/TGyqa4
@gointothestory
When should you break writing rules? http://bit.ly/XUdxUU @TiffanyReisz
Platforms for an easy author website: http://bit.ly/XUdBUO @BookMarketer
There is no publishing industry: http://bit.ly/YCUr8L @WilliamOckhamTx
The Most Powerful Social Media Tool for
Building an Author Platform: http://bit.ly/TJAhe9
@kristenlambTX
Script To Screen: "Amadeus": http://bit.ly/YCUEbS @gointothestory
Keep your inner editor awake: http://bit.ly/TJAEFD @behlerpublish
How to Use Visuals as a Creative Writing
Prompt: http://bit.ly/YCULV3 @howtowriteshop
The Most Annoying Type of Story Conflict:
http://bit.ly/TJAVsh @kmweiland
Tips for Dealing with Book Reviewers: http://bit.ly/YDy8zR @TheMadReviewer
Adhesive in conflict: http://bit.ly/TKyYf5 @LaurelGarver
Rewriting Your Script: Revision Outline: http://bit.ly/TKz3PW @gointothestory
How Not to Ask For a Book Review: http://bit.ly/TKAbTJ @erikwecks
Business advice roundup for
writers--accounting, marketing, branding: http://bit.ly/YDDUBx
@kristinerusch
Revision--When It's Finally Time to Fine
Tune: http://bit.ly/TKIpuX @cockeyed_caravan
Decoding Query Rejections: http://bit.ly/YDEe3b @rachellegardner
Free alternatives to duotrope: http://bit.ly/TKIZc4
Tips for distinctive character voices: http://bit.ly/YDFfbk @authorterryo
Writing Contemporary Horror: http://bit.ly/TKKmHN @MikeSkunkApe
7 Ways to Outsmart Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/YDFsLM @robdyoungwrites
Tips for better scenes: http://bit.ly/TKKMhm @Lindasclare
Top 8 Literary Misquotes: http://bit.ly/YDFEuC @readingape
Top 10 books featuring flashbacks: http://bit.ly/V1CrW4 @lenoreva
What 1 Writer Learned About Shark Agents,
Writer Candy and Momentum: http://bit.ly/W05nNa
@2bwriters
Worldbuilding: Complexity in the
Political Landscapes: http://bit.ly/V1CNvF
Description and Setting: http://bit.ly/W05LLP @kalayna
Rewriting Your Script: Polish: http://bit.ly/V1D0Pw @gointothestory
A List of Digital Self-Pub Resources: http://bit.ly/ @authopublisher
7 Ways Your Characters Can Screw up Their
Decisions: http://bit.ly/V1Di9b
@janice_hardy
Faking confidence as writers: http://bit.ly/W06pc9 @jamigold
3 Ways to Make Your Own Luck: http://bit.ly/V1DyFe @robertleebrewer
5 Tips for Writing and Marketing YA: http://bit.ly/W06NaE @thecreativepenn
@NatalieWright_
3 Simple Ways To Engage On Your Author
Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/V1DXHu
@authormedia
The Pride and Prejudice Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/W07bGf
Famous First Lines Reveal How to Start a
Novel: http://bit.ly/V1E9GX @writersdigest
Plot vs. story: http://bit.ly/V1EhpK @Anna_Elliott
5 Elements of Story Structure: http://bit.ly/W07Nvi @kmweiland
Cut Ten More Pages Out: http://bit.ly/V1EEkh @cockeyed_caravan
How Plotting Can Build A Better Story: http://bit.ly/11v1oye @woodwardkaren
Is Traditional Publishing the Raging Bull
of Industry? http://bit.ly/YfRV69
@jamesscottbell
The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality
and Gender in SFF: http://bit.ly/11v1LsC
@Leo_Cristea
10 Ways John Milton's Paradise Lost Is
Like a Bad Comic Book: http://bit.ly/YfSaOT
@io9
What 1 writer would change about her
writing journey: http://bit.ly/YfSo8v
@GinaConroy
Writing about death: http://bit.ly/WzyuZy @curiosityquills
Physical Attribute Thesaurus: Eyebrows: http://bit.ly/W54vqF @angelaackerman
6 Tips to Crafting a Better Author Bio: http://bit.ly/WzyMQh @WhereWritersWin
Bowker Intro’s 1-Stop ISBN Ebook Conversion Service: http://bit.ly/15fpSL0 @Porter_Anderson
Live a Story. Then Write It Well. http://bit.ly/W54VNJ @KellenGorbett
Rewriting Your Script: Final Edit: http://bit.ly/WzyTvb @gointothestory
Clarifying Point of View: http://bit.ly/W556bP @americanediting
How to find the right title for your
book: http://bit.ly/TqIUu3 @dirtywhitecandy
Writing Your Tragedy: http://bit.ly/14KplQO @janelebak
5 Blogging Rules Authors Can Ignore…and 5
We Can't: http://bit.ly/14KifLm @annerallen
Dean Koontz And 5 Things Every Genre
Story Needs: http://bit.ly/VN4mvr
@woodwardkaren
Revision--Building a Theme Tree: http://bit.ly/14Kio1l @CockeyedCaravan
The Anatomy of a Kindle Bestseller: http://bit.ly/14KiCFu @thecreativepenn
Subtle vs. obscure exposition: http://bit.ly/14KiGoM @aliciarasley
Research tips for writers: http://bit.ly/14KiKos @dirtywhitecandy
The Three Building Blocks of the Sequel: http://bit.ly/VN4DP3 @KMWeiland
5 best ebook infographics of 2012: http://bit.ly/VN4Kdo @ebookfriendly
How to Write Powerful Endings: http://bit.ly/14KiXIl @SHalvatzis
Avoiding Infodumps While Maintaining a
Child's Voice: http://bit.ly/14Kj2Mg
@janice_hardy
For Crime Writers: Assault Rifles,
Assault Weapons and the Deliberate Imprecision of Language http://bit.ly/VN4P0z
One of 2012's most popular authors doesn't have much online
presence: http://bit.ly/X5n5NK @Porter_Anderson
@FauziaBurke
3 ways for aspiring authors to change
their thinking today: http://bit.ly/14Kjfit
@rachellegardner
The Importance of Storytelling: Walking
Dead is Not About Zombies: http://bit.ly/14KjoSZ
@mythicscribes
Writing the Non-Western Fantasy Setting: http://bit.ly/VN5bUQ @MiriamForster
For crime writers: DNA Testing Methods: http://bit.ly/14KjzOi @DPLyleMD
Proper publishers don't need propaganda: http://bit.ly/VN5hvY @dirtywhitecandy
3 Ways to Compress Your Story Like Les
Misérables: http://bit.ly/14KjCtu
@write_practice
Why You Need to Embrace the Conflict in
Your Story: http://bit.ly/14KjXfB
@joebunting
Building Character: The Importance Of
Imperfection: http://bit.ly/VN5C1v
@woodwardkaren
7 Tips to Get Your Novel Started: http://bit.ly/Y1hJ7h @Buddhapuss
4 Benefits of Listening to Your
Characters: http://bit.ly/151WmIv
@LyndaRYoung
Tips for Writing an Author Bio: http://bit.ly/Y1hPfc @rachellegardner
How Much Can You Really Tell From a
Query? http://bit.ly/Y1i5e0 @janice_hardy
3 tips for bouncing between books: http://bit.ly/151WLe3 @tawnafenske
Keeping Your Promise to the Reader: http://bit.ly/Y1ii0Y @Diana_Hurwitz
How To Stay On Track With Writing &
Blogging: http://bit.ly/151WZ4S
@VeronicaSicoe
7 Surprising Things About Blogging: http://bit.ly/Y1inlp @victoriamixon
How Plateauing Occurs: Pace vs.
Potential: http://bit.ly/151X9Jv
Make Your Characters Real Characters: http://bit.ly/Y1iFse @JudgeHopkins
@SouthrnWritrMag
Shrunken Manuscript – 6 Ways to See Your
Manuscript: http://bit.ly/151XsUA
@fictionnotes
4 Benefits of Writing by Hand: http://bit.ly/Y1iSM5 @mentalfloss
5 Academic Publishing Trends to Watch in
2013: http://bit.ly/151XETL
@pubperspectives
5 lessons 1 self-pubbed author has
learned: http://bit.ly/Y1j2TE @ayalarachelle
Teaching writer's instinct: http://bit.ly/151XNXc @janice_hardy
Even Smart Characters Make Dumb Mistakes:
http://bit.ly/Y1otlu @authormagazine
@p2p_editor
31 Simple Ways for Writers to Maximize
Efficiency in a Home Office: http://bit.ly/U06r5f
@lifehackorg
Ask The Agent: When Should You Stop
Querying? http://bit.ly/Y1pRVj @breeogden
Walking in your character's shoes:
Writing with authenticity: http://bit.ly/U06AWp
Sympathetic Characters: Noble Souls: http://bit.ly/Y1pZEh @mooderino
Writers beware: Sitting is the smoking of
our generation: http://bit.ly/U06KwV
@gointothestory
Writers and Depression: http://bit.ly/Y1qiPB @litreactor
Pulling the Curtain Back from the Stigma
of Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/U07a6p
@melissadonovan
How to Increase Concentration – The 5 Key
Steps: http://bit.ly/Y1qC0M @JWhite
Creating Sympathetic Characters: http://bit.ly/U07lyB @Lindasclare
How to customize your Twitter profile: http://bit.ly/Y1qZIE
Building Heat in Love Scenes — An Erotic
Romance Writer Explains How: http://bit.ly/U07K49
@taralain
Self-Publishing as Slush Pile? Not So Fast: http://bit.ly/X4Vg8m @Porter_Anderson @RachelleGardner
11 Preposterously Manly Fantasy Series: http://bit.ly/Y1rlPx @io9
Author Email Marketing: 7 Rookie Mistakes
to Avoid: http://bit.ly/Y1rCSp
Tips for avoiding the dreaded label
"purple prose": http://bit.ly/U08eap
@LaurelGarver
The Shocking Truth About Multi-Tasking: http://bit.ly/Y1rNx5 @duolit
Why Short Fiction?: The benefits to a
writing career: http://bit.ly/U0adM1
@AmazingStories0
Why Films and Novels Routinely Depict
Society and its Citizens as Fools: http://bit.ly/Y1twTg
@DavidBrin1
7 things 1 writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/U0aNt5 @GMMalliet
Getting the Most Out of a Conference: http://bit.ly/Y1ubDY @kid_lit