by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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The Most Annoying Horror Movie Cliches: http://bit.ly/U082bg @HorrorMovies
Fleshing Out Your Protagonist: Creating An Awesome Character: http://bit.ly/U0b4w8 @woodwardkaren
Dear Lack of Follow-Through: A Letter to 1 Writer's Anti-Muse: http://bit.ly/Y1v4wx @robdyoung
How Can We Avoid Cookie-Cutter Writing? http://bit.ly/Y1veE5 @jodyhedlund
3 Ways Cause and Effect Can Build Your Story: http://bit.ly/U0bS45 @4YALit
How much internalized self-awareness does a character need? http://bit.ly/Y1vvXq @juliettewade
1 writer reflects on her 2-year self-pub anniversary: http://bit.ly/U0ciaS @goblinwriter
Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now? http://bit.ly/Y1was5 @2KoP
Advice for Understanding the New Age in Publishing and Promotion: http://bit.ly/U0cZkl
Use Lists to Provide Engaging Posts That are Easy to Write and Read: http://bit.ly/U0d3ka @ninaamir
Want to Write Early? The Most Successful Techniques for Rising Earlier: http://bit.ly/Y1xYBo @LeoBabauta
Enemies of the Art: Approval Addiction: http://bit.ly/U0ebnR @kristenlamb
How 1 novelist went from nothing to published on Amazon in 2 years: http://bit.ly/Y1ygrZ @criticalmargins
Reflections On Diversity and Fantastic Literature: http://bit.ly/U0erTS @adribbleofink
An agent answers: "What do you expect of your clients? What do you do for your clients" http://bit.ly/Y1yAqI @MacGregorLit
Character names that should be banned forever: http://bit.ly/U0eOxE @io9
Anatomy of a First Chapter: Make Your Beginning Count: http://bit.ly/Y1z28o @btmargins
Why the Internet is a Trap - and how this writer deals with it: http://bit.ly/U0f7IU @juliettewade
An editorial assistant on posting our fiction online: http://bit.ly/U0gPtH @sjaejones
How to write for role-playing games: http://bit.ly/Y1AQ1a @jammer0501
Pinterest for Novelists: Inspiration, Book Design and Book Trailers: http://bit.ly/U0h884 @LaurHarrington
Listservs and Forums for Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/Y1AW94 @fictionnotes
Show, Don't Tell: http://bit.ly/U0hZFE @americanediting
Revision: Add More "I Understand You" Moments: http://bit.ly/Y1BGLf @cockeyedcaravan
How to Avoid the Self-Published Look: http://bit.ly/U0ieR5 @GuyKawasaki @digibookworld
Cut the Flab—Make Every Word Count: http://bit.ly/Y1BQSN @noveleditor
The Creative Professionals' Guide to Drafting a Resume: http://bit.ly/U0ioYR @kristenfischer
An example of a poignant turning point: http://bit.ly/Y1C24F @kcraftwriter
Cover Art - So Where's The Problem? http://bit.ly/U0iHmi @jimchines
When Erotica Crosses the Line: http://bit.ly/Y1CD6h @smexys_sidekick
Diary of a Brainstorming Weekend: http://bit.ly/U0jnbk @AdriennGiordano
5 Examples of the Need for Multiple Hyphenation: http://bit.ly/Y1D4gW @writing_tips
Ray Bradbury On How To Keep And Feed A Muse: http://bit.ly/U0jxiR @woodwardkaren
5 Ways to Keep Up Marketing Motivation: http://bit.ly/YjA52n @duolit
Character Development: Morals & Ideology: http://bit.ly/Xm18gt @ava_jae
Character Introductions and Voice: http://bit.ly/Xm1nId @Julie_Gray
Writing mixed emotions in a character: http://bit.ly/YjAlOO @aliciarasley
How to Optimize Your Amazon Book Page to Sell More Books: http://bit.ly/Xm1xzj @bubblecow
Effective buying is hard for bookstores--this becomes an increasingly important reality for publishers: http://bit.ly/YjAq58 @MikeShatzkin
How to Get Rid of Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/Xm1LGJ @kimberlykincaid
3 Steps to Creating Believable Character Emotions: http://bit.ly/YjAAJN @marcykennedy
In the Quagmire of the First Draft: http://bit.ly/Xm1W4S @TaliaVance
Beware the Under-Cooked Story Concept: http://bit.ly/YjAH7X @storyfix
7 Tips for Great Book Club Visits: http://bit.ly/Xm27Nr @blurbisaverb
Library Skills for Writers: http://bit.ly/YjARw8 @karencv
Avoiding the Convenient Plot Point: http://bit.ly/Xm2h7B @davidbcoe
How to keep rich worldbuilding from bogging down your story: http://bit.ly/YjAVvR @juliettewade
25 Hard Truths About Writing And Publishing: http://bit.ly/Xm2t6S @chuckwendig {lang}
Script To Screen: "Rebel Without A Cause": http://bit.ly/YjBs0Q @gointothestory
Who sees each tweet? A helpful Twitter tip: http://bit.ly/Xm3BYj @alexisgrant
5 Ways to Write When You're Not Really Writing: http://bit.ly/YjBCFr @MidgeRaymond
Where to end your story: http://bit.ly/XBZKUZ @rxena77
8 ways to help your favorite author: http://bit.ly/XBZUMg @rachellegardner
Connecting Secondary Elements: http://bit.ly/WEtnrj @kid_lit
7 Libraries of Photographs You Can Use For Free: http://bit.ly/XC02eE @jonathangunson
6 Reasons Being a Pirate is Like Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/XC12zy
Give Stories Added Depth With a 'Ghost Plot': http://bit.ly/WEtYZS @yeomanis
Writing, Illustrating And Marketing Books For Kids: http://bit.ly/XC1k9t @thecreativepenn
Outlining in Reverse: http://nyti.ms/WEubwk @nytimes
3 indie bookstores file suit against Amazon and Big Six publishers for DRM: http://bit.ly/15yh4Qo @Porter_Anderson @laurahazardowen
Revising--set up more payoffs: http://bit.ly/XC1EFo @cockeyedcaravan
Explaining editorial revisions: http://bit.ly/WEuqY6 @kristinerusch
The Magic Of Stephen King: A Sympathetic Character Is Dealt A Crushing Blow They Eventually Overcome: http://bit.ly/XC1PAu @woodwardkaren
The Power of a Reader's Word of Mouth: http://bit.ly/X4B6Lu @jodyhedlund
9 Modern Tools Every Writer Should Use: http://bit.ly/V2CjYW @robdyoungwrites
Writing YA: On gendered and group-based insults and the characters that use them: http://bit.ly/V2CCml @wordforteens
4 things that warms one editor up to a query: http://bit.ly/X5pXtU
Twitter parties as promo: http://bit.ly/UaKhNZ @amandaluedeke
Bookstore Boss: http://bit.ly/X5q6NW @btmargins @BostonBkCritic
The eBook Path to Riches: Possibly Steeper Than Assumed: http://bit.ly/UaM4Cv @scalzi
"Pseudonyms Are Stupid" : http://bit.ly/X5rosu @darkcargo
6 Christian Literary Agent Blogs: http://bit.ly/UaMuJf @authormedia
Sympathetic Characters: Outcasts: http://bit.ly/UaMCZ5 @mooderino
6 reasons 1 reader stops reading a book: http://bit.ly/X5rEYu @annastanisz
Working through self-doubt: http://bit.ly/UaMRTS @adamisrael
Launching A Book Is Like Sending A Child To Play In Traffic: http://bit.ly/X5rRLf @catinitaly
How to Accept Your Procrastination (And Still Get Stuff Done): http://bit.ly/UaNeOx
Early business decisions for new self-publishers: http://bit.ly/X5zfX2 @deanwesleysmith
Kurt Vonnegut's "Shape of Stories" (Infographic): http://bit.ly/UbgIeV @MarkCN
Thinking like a publisher: expected costs: http://bit.ly/X5KIpo @deanwesleysmith
The value of failure: http://bit.ly/Ubh0Tc @woodwardkaren
An Easy Fix for a Tighter Point of View: http://bit.ly/VSHj2f @janice_hardy
Should writers "just" write? http://bit.ly/VUR8az @danblank
Why You Should Judge a Book By Its Cover: http://bit.ly/VSHyuh @nickthacker
Romance in Writing: Don't Force It: http://bit.ly/VURkH5 @ava_jae
Overcoming Stage Fright: http://bit.ly/VSHKtl
The power of screenwriters: http://bit.ly/VURD4w @gointothestory
The joys of being lowbrow: http://bit.ly/VSHPNF @junglereds @GMMalliet
Screenwriting: Now You Can Revise: Use the Final Draft Tools: http://bit.ly/VUS133 @cockeyedcaravan
Ideas for wowing editors and agents: http://bit.ly/VUSfqW
How Four Writers Find the Time to Write: http://bit.ly/XbPBND @Julie_Gray
When an idea strikes, act. http://bit.ly/XG99wW @tannerc
Theater Settings in Romance Novels: http://bit.ly/XbPT7d @rszalley
Your Goodreads Reviews Don't Just Stay on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/XG9r6J @readingape
Creative Writing Prompts: Shapeshifters, Real and Metaphorical: http://bit.ly/XbQaad @howtowriteshop
Maximizing Facebook–What We Can Learn From Puppy Dog Eyes and LOL Cats: http://bit.ly/XGa0O3 @kristenlambtx
Songwriting--how do you sell your songs? You *don't* sell your songs: http://bit.ly/XbScHt @usasongs
How much does an author's appearance matter? http://bit.ly/XGcewS @passivevoiceblg
5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Working With Independent Editors: http://bit.ly/12ReEg1 @BryanThomasS
5 Reasons Why We Fail at Our Writing Goals: http://bit.ly/XDt8Zc @jeanoram
10 Dos and Don'ts of Writing a Query Letter: http://bit.ly/12ReV2m @brianklems
What digital magazines can learn from ebook publishers: http://bit.ly/12Rf3in @laurahazardowen
Do You Like A Little Contradiction In Your Characters? http://bit.ly/XDttuQ @marcykennedy
Every Character Has A Story: http://bit.ly/12Rfc5C @bookviewcafe
Great Character: John McClane ("Die Hard"): http://bit.ly/XDtzTv @gointothestory
Facing fear as a writer: http://bit.ly/XDtEGK @joebunting
Secret or separate? Discreet and Discrete: http://bit.ly/12Rfl9a @LaurelGarver
50 Synonyms for "Villain": http://bit.ly/XDtKxS @writing_tips
Goal setting mistakes to avoid: http://bit.ly/XDtMpG @jwhite
Mystery, Magic, and the Aha! of the Reveal: http://bit.ly/12RfHfT @luciesmoker
1 writer's outlining process: http://bit.ly/VwpciL @daycathy
What Color is Your Writing World? http://bit.ly/VwpCWz
How to Change Telling into Showing: http://bit.ly/YgJV4p @jessicabell
First Person uncertainty: http://bit.ly/Vwq2fB @aliciarasley
Physical Attributes Entry: Lips: http://bit.ly/YgK3ku @angelaackerman
The Importance of Foreshadowing: http://bit.ly/VwqESk @sally_apokedak
5 ways to give a great author interview: http://bit.ly/YgKjzZ @chrisrobley
Split screen in Scrivener: http://bit.ly/VwrcYm @Gwen_Hernandez
6 Things Writers Can Learn From Television: http://bit.ly/YgKueq @woodwardkaren
Writing the Military: 5 Biggest Mistakes: http://bit.ly/VwrDSC @JosephZieja
Options for Reactions in a Sequel: http://bit.ly/YgKJGz @KMWeiland
How to Start a Book Club *Inside* a Book: http://bit.ly/Vws4Mt @wherewriterswin
When Writers Get Dumped: http://bit.ly/YgLdMD @jamesscottbell
Why 1 writer has returned to printing her self-pub books: http://bit.ly/VwtkiF @thecreativepenn
6 Ways to Evoke Emotion in Poetry and Prose: http://bit.ly/YgLj75 @AJWagoner
Description tips: http://bit.ly/VwtIhl @cockeyedcaravan
7 Tips for creating a PowerPoint Presentation: http://bit.ly/YgLsrf @nicolebasaraba
Setting – The First, Most Crucial Choice for your Career AND your Character: http://bit.ly/VwxsiJ @BlytheGifford
Top 10 Things You May Not Know About the Newbery Award: http://bit.ly/YgNbga
Why Should Writers Use Google+? http://bit.ly/Vwyb3q @gharness
The Publisher's Anxiety at the Electronic Book: http://bit.ly/W4b4In @thatjeffgomez
Setting up a co-authoring partnership: http://bit.ly/15nRu0v @ParanormYA
5 Reasons to Set Your Novel in a Famous Place: http://bit.ly/W4bmPd @ChuckSambuchino
Stuck or blocked? How to keep writing anyway: http://bit.ly/15nRFJc @dirtywhitecandy
A writer's guide to Gimp--installation: http://bit.ly/W5THH8 and fundamental techniques: http://bit.ly/W5TK5N @ClarissaDraper
Revamping bookstores--ideas/challenges from the #FutureFoyles workshop: http://bit.ly/VtrQ6p @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones @miriamkate
Writers and ego--the violent shifts from over-confident to too insecure: http://bit.ly/Vtve1d @hartjohnson
3 Minutes to Better Scrivener Chapter Headings: http://bit.ly/VtVzMB @genelempp
50% of Amazon sales are planned purchaes, not results of browsing.Discoverability implications: http://bit.ly/15xUYh5 @Suw @Porter_Anderson