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interactive, writing program to help make your next novel great. It's called
"Knockout Novel" and you can learn more about it at Knockout Novel.com.
Keeping the
murderer's identity a secret until the end of the book: http://bit.ly/YQoH3v @PriceMcNaughton
The one subplot you
really need: http://bit.ly/12vJWrf
@crackingyarns
The London Book Fair
is disseminated for writers by @Porter_Anderson for @thebookseller: http://bit.ly/XSJofK and http://bit.ly/XSJmEx
A free directory of
cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Pros and Cons of
Being a Plotter: http://bit.ly/12TzwR1
Finding Your Writing
Rhythm: http://bit.ly/122P1Y1 @erikwecks
How To Write Every
Day: Turn on a Dime: http://bit.ly/12TA49w
@cockeyedcaravan
A Dreadful Fear of
Clichés: http://bit.ly/122Pjhu
@thisishorror
Different approaches
to plotting: http://bit.ly/122PxVL @fcmalby
Is writing faster,
better? http://bit.ly/12TAJaY @roniloren
Everything Will Take
Longer Than You Think It Will: http://bit.ly/12TARY5
@blurbisaverb
What Are the Best
Day Jobs for Writers? http://bit.ly/122PQ32
@galleycat
7 tips for tapping
into childlike creativity: http://bit.ly/12TBDnL
@JWhite
7 Amazon Tools To
Help Market Your Book Like A Professional: http://bit.ly/12TCrt0
Cover Images: http://bit.ly/12TCVzb @authopublisher
Screenwriting
Traits: Consistency: http://bit.ly/12TEaOO
@gointothestory
Heighten Your
Novel's Emotional Connection: http://bit.ly/122RW2F
@lindasclare
The creative edit: http://bit.ly/12TEEEN @BenArtsEngine
@emilywenstrom
Formatting for
CreateSpace: http://bit.ly/122Srdl
@indiadrummond
Recording our ideas:
http://bit.ly/15fFv73
Do Authors Need a
Website and Blog? http://bit.ly/11gU1GY
@jamigold
The Western Hero in
Speculative Fiction: http://bit.ly/15fGt2X
@kgelfland2ndcuz
The Two Pillars of
Novel Structure: http://bit.ly/11gVhtV
@brianklems
Why Facebook is
@HughHowey 's favorite promo tool: http://bit.ly/15fGOmp
@galleycat
Project Management:
How to Start: http://bit.ly/11gWd18
Setting, Landscape,
Atmosphere--How Are They Different? http://bit.ly/15fH3O8
Is Baby Boomer Lit
the Next Hot Genre? http://bit.ly/15fH9Wb
@pubperspectives @claudenougat
The truth about
tropes: http://bit.ly/15fHjNk
@fantasyfaction
A closer look at the
@paidcontent and #lbf13 cons : http://bit.ly/Z0F25N
@Porter_Anderson @katiefehren @AndrewRichard @tferriss
Getting It Up,
Keeping It Up: The Conundrum for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/15fHtnK
@bob_mayer
Does Your
Protagonist Have Amnesia? http://bit.ly/11gXIwi
@lisacron
Einstein Was the
Luckiest Science Fiction Writer Ever: http://bit.ly/11gY4mE
@tordotcom
Do Not Compare
Yourself Unto Others: http://bit.ly/15fHMPu
@Julie_gray
Publisher's Weekly
picks "worst book cover ever": http://bit.ly/15fHSqn
@publisherswkly
How To Beat Writer's
Block Forever: http://bit.ly/11hCBdi
@jonathangunson
Blunt force trauma
in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/15g1FG9
@mkinberg
The Slow Path to
Writing Success: http://bit.ly/11hDdj2
@jeffgoins
Screenwriting
Traits: Flexibility: http://bit.ly/11hDmmG
@gointothestory
The Agony and
Ecstasy of Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/15g27UZ
@MariaZannini
A Map to Get Out of
Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/15g2wGZ
@NYBookEditors
Putting Together A
Launch Plan: http://bit.ly/11hEzdH
@inkybites
Slow Down Your
Hectic Writing Life With a 'Pause' Button: http://bit.ly/15g2T4j
Rounding out main
characters: http://bit.ly/15gdg8e
@glencstrathy
On Keeping a
Notebook in the Digital Age: http://bit.ly/15gduMr
The Art of Writing
Misogynists: http://bit.ly/11i03XX
How To Write Every
Day: Work on Multiple Projects: http://bit.ly/15ge0di
@cockeyedcaravan
The Little Reasons A
Story Works: http://bit.ly/11i0H7W
@mooderino
On Writing Special
Effects: A Little Goes a Long Way: http://bit.ly/11i10zp
@thecreativepenn
7 Secrets To Writing
A Story Your Readers Won't Be Able To Put Down: http://bit.ly/11i1aXx
@woodwardkaren
Make Your Character
Walk Naked Through Times Square: http://bit.ly/11i1uWd
@NYBookEditors
Can Social Media
Tools Make us a Social Tool? http://bit.ly/15gelNp
@kristenlambtx
The End is the Whole
Book: http://bit.ly/11i1TYV
Making the Science
Work: Freedom through Limitation: http://bit.ly/15gesIx
@fictorians
8 Writers Over 80: http://bit.ly/17fQDgz
Fast-drafting
editing: http://bit.ly/17fQKbR
Commas and Feelings:
http://bit.ly/17fRg9S
It's Time for (Many)
Experienced Writers to Stop Blogging: http://bit.ly/137VYtj
@llbarkat
Refresher on
capitalization: http://bit.ly/17fRvSh
@livewritethrive
Great Character:
Matty Walker ("Body Heat"): http://bit.ly/17fRFsT
@gointothestory
5 time-management
tips for writers who work at home: http://bit.ly/137WtUe
@bookbaby
5 common obstacles
for finishing and publishing your book: http://bit.ly/17fS8uX
POV: Choosing Whose
Head To Be In: http://bit.ly/137WLdO
@SharlaWrites
Looking for a
critique group? http://bit.ly/17fSp1c
@Janice_hardy
Misplaced and
Dangling Modifiers: http://bit.ly/17fSCBw
@JordanMcCollum
10 frequently
misused words: http://bit.ly/137YL5N
@writerscramp1
Hugh Howey's 3 Rules
For Writing: http://bit.ly/17fUsCj
@woodwardkaren
Publishing Reversion
Clauses: http://bit.ly/17fUv0M
@deanwesleysmith
7 Types of Narrative
Conflict: http://bit.ly/137Z2pk
@writing_tips
Screenwriting
Traits: Persistence: http://bit.ly/17fUFFs
@gointothestory
DeviantArt's New
Service Turns Users Into Massive Outsourced Creative Team: http://bit.ly/137ZkNd @Wired_Design
@passivevoiceblg
Your character's
profanity says a lot about them: http://bit.ly/17fVf6e
@VioletteMalan
"Indie
First?" What Is Best In Publishing? http://bit.ly/1380bxa
@chuckwendig {lang}
Too old to write a
bestseller? http://bit.ly/17fVWMP @yeomanis
Repeating events in
each Throughline: http://bit.ly/119xj11
@glencstrathy
Screenwriting--Writing
A Groundbreaking Game: http://bit.ly/YOrD0u
@fastcocreate
Arguing for a
Disempowered Protagonist and Sadistic Fate: http://bit.ly/YOrSIS
@scriptmag
5 Ways to Self-Edit
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/119zphe
@JulieBMack
Hacks for Hacks: Top
5 Affectations Every Writer Should Adopt: http://bit.ly/119zDoH
@BillFerris
Essential and
Non-essential Elements: http://bit.ly/119zMZn
Kindle's Book
Publishing Requirements: http://bit.ly/YOvY3M
@authropublisher
Top 10 plotting
problems: http://bit.ly/YOwcIg @aliciarasley
Meet the Reader: 10
Points to Ponder When You Write: http://bit.ly/119A7eC
@scriptmag
On Writing And The
Fear Of Judgment: http://bit.ly/11ahib5
@thecreativepenn
Tips for writing
query letters: http://bit.ly/YPJioE
@noveleditor
The Perils of Pure
Pantsing: http://bit.ly/11ahszc
@jamesscottbell
Why plot milestones
might not be equally spaced – and why that's good: http://bit.ly/YPKzfg @dirtywhitecandy
It's ALL writing: http://bit.ly/YPL1KE @YAHighway
Taking care of
yourself as a writer: http://bit.ly/YPSYzi
@jcharbonneau
Hybrid Authors: The
Best of Both Worlds: http://bit.ly/11ap4lg
@amazingstories0
Revising When Your
Head and Your Heart Agree: http://bit.ly/YPYcLF
@MartinaABoone
How to get laughs
without writing jokes: http://bit.ly/YPYCSc
@kenlevine
Finding Your Middle
Grade Voice: http://bit.ly/11aqdcA
@Janice_hardy
Great Scene:
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off": http://bit.ly/11aqpss
@gointothestory
A Different Type of
YA Hero: http://bit.ly/11arRuF
@Suzanne_writer
Top 10 Girl-Power
Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/YQ2OkK
@sciencefiction
Reclaiming Airships
for Epic Fantasy: http://bit.ly/11asyo1
Creating Memorable
Characters: http://bit.ly/YQ3M0q
@hayleymckenzie1
To Blog Or Not To
Blog: http://bit.ly/11asODe @woodwardkaren
Resurrecting the
Literary Dead: http://bit.ly/11asSTE
@amazingstories0
10 Screenwriting
Lessons You Can Learn From Fight Club: http://bit.ly/11at4Cv
@Scriptshadow
What authors want
and how publishers sometimes don't deliver: http://bit.ly/1002AlU
@jonnygeller
Chuck Wendig On
Story Structure: http://bit.ly/1002Jpj
@woodwardkaren
Dealing with
character trauma: http://bit.ly/1002I4H
@ajackwriting
What is a story? http://bit.ly/XGoDBu @scriptmag
Want to Use Song
Lyrics in Your Novel? 5 Steps to Getting Rights to Lyrics: http://bit.ly/1002Zoj @annerallen
Types of story
planning for writers: http://bit.ly/10038Z3
@mythicscribes
10 Proofreading Tips
For Self-Publishers: http://to.pbs.org/XGpa6H
@completelynovel
10 Tips for the
Debut Author: http://bit.ly/10h9p9V
@KelseyBrowning
The Battle of
Science and Magic: Nostalgia and the New: http://bit.ly/10h9U3K
@VickyThinks
How to Get Over Your
Public-Speaking Nerves: http://bit.ly/10ha0bG
@menwithpens
6 key factors in
dystopian fiction: http://bit.ly/17oMKWC
@zujava
6 tips for
writers--from telling a story to promoting it: http://bit.ly/10hbjYg
Screenwriting Advice
From The Past: The Final Close-Up: http://bit.ly/10hbK4O
@gointothestory
How can you turn an
audience from observers into participants? http://bit.ly/17oNKdh
@scriptmag
Sci-Fi Romance: 10
Star-Crossed Lovers: http://aol.it/17oOI9s
@moviefone
A screenwriter's
approach to writing: http://bit.ly/10hdGtU
Characters: Static
or Dynamic? : http://bit.ly/ZCvmJf @ava_jae
First Drafts:
Spaghetti Problems: http://bit.ly/Z6GNNR
@fictionnotes
A New Question to
Ask Your Characters: http://bit.ly/ZCvF77
@jeanniecampbell
Juggling
Genres...Brilliance or Pure Folly? http://bit.ly/Z6HhDD
The Writer's Author
Rank Cheat Sheet: http://bit.ly/ZCvNDE
@copyblogger
5 Tips for Tighter,
Cleaner Writing: http://bit.ly/ZCwQ6v
@kristenlambtx
Be Your Own Book
Doctor: http://bit.ly/Z6JkHP @Janice_hardy
3 Reasons Action is
Important, 3 Reasons It's Not: http://bit.ly/ZCxrFk
@victoriamixon
3 tips for better
guest posts: http://bit.ly/Z6Jnnb
5 Industry Trends
Requiring Every Writer's Attention: http://bit.ly/ZCxwsx
@janefriedman
When Writing Is A
Full Body Workout: http://bit.ly/ZCxAsn
@OrlyKonigLopez
Why we should always
carry a notebook: http://bit.ly/Z6JDm3
@melissadonovan
3 Twitter tips for
writers: http://bit.ly/ZCxKjj @junglereds
@dorieclark
What's In A Genre? http://bit.ly/Z6K9jV @fictorians @sarahahoyt
Using 'me' and
'myself': http://bit.ly/ZCy6X8 @jodycalkins
Tax tips for
writers: http://bit.ly/Z6KnHG
@rachellegardner
DeviantArt's New
Service Turns Users Into Massive Outsourced Creative Team: http://bit.ly/137ZkNd @Wired_Design
@passivevoiceblg
A Map to Get Out of
Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/15g2wGZ
@NYBookEditors
The Year of the
Author? http://bit.ly/12Tz4SG
@passivevoiceblg
Why Write Book
Reviews? 5 Five Payoffs for Authors: http://bit.ly/ZLkVmp
@janvbear
An agent on whether
you still need an agent: http://bit.ly/Z6LDur
@SaraMegibow @lisagailgreen
Konrath on KDP
Select: http://bit.ly/176LOb5 @JAKonrath
Worldbuilding: Hard
and Soft Imports: http://bit.ly/Z72xJq
Screenwriting Skill
#1: Talent: http://bit.ly/176LUiO
@gointothestory
What 1 Writer
Learned About Critiquing From Her Editors: http://bit.ly/Z72GwC
@lkblackburne
When the Hero is His
Own Worst Enemy: http://bit.ly/176M5L1
@kristenlambTX
Keeping your reader
on a need-to-know basis: http://bit.ly/Z90ftl
How to Connect with
Readers Using Wattpad: http://bit.ly/11rHbmT
@goblinwriter
Methods of
cataloging your ideas: http://bit.ly/11rHu0U
@creativesomething
5 Unexpected Lessons
From Inside the Iowa Writers' Workshop: http://bit.ly/Z90Bjz
@jessicastrawser
When the Hero is His
Own Worst Enemy: http://bit.ly/176M5L1
@kristenlambtx
Do You Write from
Experience or Imagination? http://bit.ly/Z90Zyy
@write_practice
New Publisher
Authors Trust: Themselves: http://nyti.ms/11rIySv&
@nytimes
Then and than: http://bit.ly/11mwCUT
What Type of Writer
are You? http://bit.ly/14CJtHr
Finding scene goals:
http://bit.ly/11mwWTK @JordanMcCollum
The (Submission)
Grinder Is A Free Database Of Fiction Markets: http://bit.ly/14CJFpW
@woodwardkaren
Pros and Cons of
Being a Pantser: http://bit.ly/11mx9WR
@LynnetteLabelle
How Verbs Become
Adjectives: http://bit.ly/Z92RZj
@writing_tips
When good writers
write bad books: http://bit.ly/11qEbca
@kristinerusch
How 'Same Old, Same
Old' Can Make You a Successful Writer: http://bit.ly/Z93lP8
@menwithpens
Wrap-up of the
Digital Minds Con: start-ups, industry metaphors, copyright...& few
publisher reps: http://bit.ly/YPPCfH
@Porter_Anderson