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Industry reaction to Amazon's acquisition of Goodreads: http://bit.ly/10jCcGK @Porter_Anderson @ThadMcIlroy @leslieNYT @robspillman
A free directory of cover
designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Use a Mood Board to Boost
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/X4KMvp @DIYMFA
Why writers should be on
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/168V0eE @DIYMFA
Breaking into International
Markets: http://bit.ly/108rC2T
Starting A Story In The
Middle: http://bit.ly/11DNJEA @mooderino
How to Revise for a
Stronger Theme: http://bit.ly/11EkMF3
@jamigold
Science Fiction Romance – A
Niche Before Its Time? http://bit.ly/14qDTqD
@amazingstories0
Author As Innovator: The
Future of Publishing is Story, Not Technology: http://bit.ly/11Ell1E
@danblank
Subtitling for
screenwriters: http://bit.ly/11EB4xx
Blogging a book--your
content plan: http://bit.ly/14qP3vm
@ninaamir
A writer reports on her
experience with an independent press: http://bit.ly/11EBp3q
@Wordstrumpet @PatrickRwrites
Screenwriting: examples of
voice-over narration and flashbacks that.. just don't work: http://bit.ly/YRihvi @gointothestory
Just Kill Someone Already
(Upping the Stakes): http://bit.ly/YcAQi2
Gifting Your Professional
Network w/ Amazon eBooks: http://bit.ly/YcB7Bp
Why Critiquing Others Helps
You: http://bit.ly/YcEsjV @ava_jae
Writing Description in Your
Novel: http://bit.ly/YcEzvQ @jeanoram
Did Agatha Christie Have a
Formula for Success? http://bit.ly/YRruUv
@KMWeiland @becke_martin
Creative Writing Prompts:
Dig Deep into Character: http://bit.ly/YcEMiM
@howtowriteshop
4 Techniques To Mix Fantasy
With Realism: http://bit.ly/YcENTV
@write_practice
Tips for organizing a book
club: http://bit.ly/YcEWqs
Compromising with our
internal editor: http://bit.ly/YRrPGF
@YAHighway
How to Begin a Short Story:
http://bit.ly/YRrWSK @amazingstories0
@Sales_Source
Plot, Story and Tension: http://bit.ly/YcFw7E @woodwardkaren
Strong Active Verbs: Your
Writing's Backbone: http://bit.ly/YRs8Bm
@lindasclare
The writer's guide to
kissing: http://bit.ly/YcFQ6j
@CuriosityQuills
How Live Readings Can Help
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/YRsiZo
@LaNovakAuthor
Introduction to Online
Advertising for Authors: http://bit.ly/YcFZXa
The Trouble with In Medias
Res: http://bit.ly/YdoBlc @kristenlambtx
For the writer who means to
journal--5 online journaling tools: http://bit.ly/Ydpv17
@lifehackorg
Why Taking a Risk at a
Writer's Conference Is a Good Thing: http://bit.ly/Ydsc2A
How @JaneFriedman Got a
6-Figure Twitter Following (and Why It Doesn't Matter): http://bit.ly/WWjMNy
Prepositional confusion: http://bit.ly/ZVcKaC @aliciarasley
How to Write a Killer
Scene: http://bit.ly/ZEioka @jeanoram
5 Ways to Write More
Effectively: http://bit.ly/ZVcVT3 @fcmalby
Hiring an illustrator for
your novel: http://bit.ly/YErv51 @kenebake
How do you promote your
self-published book? http://bit.ly/11NK9nK
@pattyjansen
How to get a great cover
design – when you don't know what it should be: http://bit.ly/YErTQP
@dirtywhitecandy
Is original writing always
better? http://bit.ly/11NKqap @BufoCalvin
Use a Timeline to Develop
Your Story: http://bit.ly/YEskLb
@luannschindler
What it takes to hit the
top of your genre chart at Amazon: http://bit.ly/11NLvPt
@Bob_Mayer
13 Questions to Ask
Yourself about Your Opening Chapter: http://bit.ly/11NLElZ
@annerallen
Structuring Your Story's
Scenes: Frequently Asked Questions: http://bit.ly/YEtpmf
@kmweiland
Tips for an inexpensive
book launch party: http://bit.ly/11NM5Nc
@aishahmacgill
What 1 writer learned from
creating a book trailer: http://bit.ly/YEtYfA
@danasitar
How 1 writer doubled her
daily word count: http://bit.ly/11NMLlI
@IndiaDrummond
How to Edit Your Novel With
Efficiency: http://bit.ly/YEuLx4 @jeanoram
10 cover design tips for
print covers: http://bit.ly/YEv7Uo
Tips for writing cover
copy: http://bit.ly/11NNIdR @JMNeyGrimm
2 Proven Ways To Write With
Confidence: http://bit.ly/10hVkmb
Tips for getting your book
reviewed: http://bit.ly/13BRY4Y
@MariaZannini
From spark to story: How
books get started: http://bit.ly/10hVvhb
5 Reasons Traditional
Authors Are Going Indie: http://bit.ly/13BS9NM
@wiseink
10 Best Chrome Extensions
for Authors: http://bit.ly/13BSiAF
@AuthorMedia
Don't publish crap: http://bit.ly/10hVREG @annerooney
A closer look at Noir: http://bit.ly/13BSBLV @ApexBookCompany
You didn't
"trend" … and other subtle Twitter confusions: http://bit.ly/10hWmOZ @sarah_nicolas
How writing is like
gardening: http://bit.ly/10hWAWq @danabate
5 Rules of Writing
Flashbacks: http://bit.ly/13BThB2
@melissadonovan
5 Reasons to Write A Short
Story: http://bit.ly/10hWMF1
8 Ways to Edit Suspense
& Pace into Your Finished Manuscript: http://bit.ly/13BTsfF
@JordanDane
Binge reading and
publishing: http://bit.ly/10hWUnZ
@kristinerusch
How to Get the Most Out of
a Writing Class: http://bit.ly/YyrgW4
@michelledseaton
Developing
Scenes--revisiting the plot arc: http://bit.ly/11og5Ta
@DeeWhiteauthor
The Imitation Game: The
Sincerest Form of…. Becoming a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/ZsHOen
@WyattGBessing
Tweet Not Your Query,
Author: http://bit.ly/14BHVwu
@BloomsburyPress
Studies in flashback:
"Once Upon a Time in the West": http://bit.ly/ZsJsfT
@gointothestory
Will Write for Food: The
Digital Freelance Journalist Dilemma: http://bit.ly/14BKkqW
@10000words
All about the ampersand: http://bit.ly/ZsJyUR @sixrevisions
How to book a writer's
conference: http://bit.ly/14BKyhE
@wherewriterswin
Enemies of the Art–Having a
Thin Skin: http://bit.ly/ZsJHI0
@kristenlambtx
To Drama or Not to Drama: http://bit.ly/14BKG0K @Julie_Gray
The Business of
Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs: http://bit.ly/ZsJKU2 @gointothestory
Avoid Flowery Language and
Kill Your Darlings: http://bit.ly/14BKOxk
@americanediting
What Facebook's New Feed
Will Mean For Authors: http://bit.ly/14BKQoU
@authormedia
When Visibility Doesn't
Lead To Book Sales: http://bit.ly/ZsJTHh
@davidgaughran
Best Practices for Putting
Together Your Digital Book: http://bit.ly/14BL7If
@bibliocrunch @PaulSalvette
10 Dirty Fighting Tricks to
Spice Up Your Fight Scenes: http://bit.ly/ZsK0CD
@ajackwriting
The Story Milestones… and
Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/14BLgLZ @storyfix
The Perfectly Balanced
Story: http://bit.ly/ZsK4lU @mooderino
5 Top Legal Issues for
Authors and Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/174ZeVP
@JFBookman @Saving4Someday
Tips from a ghostwriter for
getting more clients: http://bit.ly/XO7jYd
@byRozMorris
Calling Your Manuscript
Finished (For Now): http://bit.ly/174ZrID
@rachellegardner
Facebook: Should We Use a
Profile or a Page? http://bit.ly/174Zy7g
@jamigold @LisaHallWilson
LGBTQ characters in SFF: http://bit.ly/XO7HGg @tordotcom @karinacooper
Setting: Using Instant
Recognition: http://bit.ly/174ZOTF
Naming schemes for fantasy
writing: http://bit.ly/XO7VNA @MorganKeyes
Improve your Dialogue by
Studying Plays: http://bit.ly/174ZXX7
Thoughts on epic fantasy: http://bit.ly/XO82sB
Crime fiction author
@Brad_Parks on introducing a sexual relationship to his popular series: http://bit.ly/1750jgl @JungleReds
How bookstore windows can
drive book sales--and fuel a digital campaign: http://bit.ly/XO8uqA
@pubperspectives
Weapons, Fighting, and
Battles in Worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/1750uZa
@juliettewade
An agent on the future of
publishing: http://bit.ly/XO8yXo
@rachellegardner
How to Build an Online
Audience: http://bit.ly/1750zfA
@manon_eileen
The importance of a sense
of play to our writing: http://bit.ly/XO8MxT
@RLLaFevers
Ebook Boxed Set Tips and
How Tos: http://bit.ly/1750V5R
@ddscottromcom
How to Get the Most Out of
a Writing Class: http://bit.ly/YyrgW4
@michelledseaton
How Busy People Can Find
More Time for Reading: http://bit.ly/11CFadq
@jodyhedlund
What Worries Publishers
Most? http://bit.ly/107HX7S @bmorrissey
5 areas you need to learn
to write better copy: http://bit.ly/10ryNVf
@ntaylor1981
Clearing the clutter from
our sentences: http://bit.ly/13JT5zB
The Art of Collaborating
and its Rewards (or Tribulations): http://bit.ly/10rAv8Z
@mariesetiawan
Plotting? Keep digging
deeper and "imagine beyond what is safe": http://bit.ly/10rAPEM @noveleditor
5 Things Children Teach Us
About Writing: http://bit.ly/ZKsICX
@KMWeiland
Plotting - the Mamma Mia
lessons: http://bit.ly/13JUshH
@dirtywhitecandy
Why no deal is better than
a bad deal: http://bit.ly/10rBeHf
@ajackwriting
Not so freely free:
Amazon's 20K/80% vision: http://bit.ly/13JUypI
@bufocalvin
Language and fantasy: http://bit.ly/10rBp5B @VioletteMalan
Why Not to Register
Copyright for Unpublished Work: http://bit.ly/13JURkb
@victoriastrauss
Pitch vs. query: http://bit.ly/10rBExj @atrueblood5
How to style profanity in
your prose: http://bit.ly/13JV5rE#
@PRDaily
Physical Attribute Entry:
Hair: http://bit.ly/10rBHcC @beccapuglisi
Overcoming Challenges To
Write And Publish A Book: http://bit.ly/13JVmuE
@thecreativepenn @IwinBook
Adjusting the Picture for
Clarity: http://bit.ly/10rBRka @novelrocket
Writing for Middle Grade: http://bit.ly/13JVz0Q @ToniKerr_Writer
10 Ideas for using QR Codes
to Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/10rC4Uo
3 sites to find a critique
partner: http://bit.ly/13JVZ7A
@ThereDraftAgain
How to Know if a Contest is
Right For You: http://bit.ly/10rCiep
@CupidsLC @MissDahlELama
Grammar 'errors' you don't
need to worry about: http://bit.ly/13JWAGb
@passivevoiceblg
Manuscript formatting and
prep screencasts: http://bit.ly/10rCrOY
@andrewkarre
Book Promotion — What's
Working at Amazon in 2013? http://bit.ly/10xREOD
@goblinwriter
How To Find Out Everything
You Need To Know About Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/YTAo82
@cathryanhoward
Great Scene: "The
Exorcist": http://bit.ly/10xTPSc
@gointothestory
Using Plot to Reveal
Character Transformation: http://bit.ly/YTDh8Y
@mythicscribes
Don't Make Writing About
Yourself: http://bit.ly/10xTXBe
@write_practice
Creating an Evocative Mood
in a Memoir: http://bit.ly/YTDs46
@janice_hardy
5 beliefs about Twitter: http://bit.ly/10xUaEp @AnnieNeugebauer.
Trimming costs in case book
sales drop off: http://bit.ly/YTEpt7
6 Makeover Tips: How to
Bring a Book Back from the Doldrums: http://bit.ly/10xURgT
@markcoker
The Benefits of Running a
Goodreads Ad: http://bit.ly/YTIcXe @jeanoram
How Game of Thrones
Improved a Literary Author's Writing: http://bit.ly/10zP7lz
@magdalenaball
8 pics and videos that
describe what DRM is about: http://bit.ly/11ot4Cp
@namenick