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The only benefit of trad. pub. is print distribution?
Agents disagree: http://bit.ly/15CLSBv @Porter_Anderson @EkstromRachel @Janet_Reid
Self-pubbed authors take spotlight at the #LBF ...& a
reminder for them to stay grounded: http://bit.ly/13sCEDy @Porter_Anderson @OrnaRoss
Is there a turning point in the us-vs-them acrimony of
trad pub and self-pub? http://bit.ly/13xjpsJ @Porter_Anderson @barryeisler
A free directory of cover designers,
formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Easy Steps to First-pass Revision: http://bit.ly/11qExPW @lindasclare
Screenwriting--how to create a TV show
(blog series): http://bit.ly/Z93MZM
@cockeyedcaravan
The 6 most common logline weaknesses: http://bit.ly/11qEUd8 @CrackingYarns
3 Tips To Help You Contact Book
Reviewers: http://bit.ly/11qLlgm
@badredheadmedia
Social media malpractice (knowing what
platform-building advice to ignore): http://bit.ly/Z9eLCn
@annehill
When it's Okay to Say No to Conventions: http://bit.ly/Z9eW0r @reudaly
Fighting writing resistance: http://bit.ly/Z9fNOP @JennaAvery
Writing routines--word counting and other
habits: http://bit.ly/11qMLHQ @nealasher
10 Questions You Need to Ask Your
Characters Before They Can Stay In Your Story: http://bit.ly/Z9gqb9
@amazingstories0
Tips for teaching writing: http://bit.ly/Z9gzv4 @nadinekenney
The importance of a logline: http://bit.ly/11qNicQ @TheWrookie
Offset Printing for Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/11rjRat @jfbookman
6 questions for an editor of Sleet
Magazine: http://bit.ly/12vGhty
Ways To Tap Into Your Creative Juice
Reserves: http://bit.ly/11rkelw
@theheraldryang
"Save the Cat" Beat Sheet Cheat
Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/11rkkth
5 Tips For Finding Your Pirated Novel
Online: http://bit.ly/12vGzRk @jeanoram
The fantasy language problem: http://bit.ly/11rkqBc @DjangoWexler
An author and book blogger with tips for
authors on handling reviews: http://bit.ly/12vHAIU
@SweetMarie83
Beware of instant conflict: http://bit.ly/11rlKEc @cockeyedcaravan
A checklist to help you write your story:
http://bit.ly/11rmXLC @storyfix
How to use 'telling' to get the most out
of a scene: http://bit.ly/12vJfyd
@mooderino
How to improve your working habits: http://bit.ly/11rncX9 @AwfullyBigBlog
@nicolamorgan
Tips for getting to know your characters:
http://bit.ly/12vJpFR @noveleditor
The secret to subplots: http://bit.ly/11rnr4m @crackingyarns
25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/12vM1n4 @99u
Logline library with examples of winning
loglines: http://bit.ly/11rqrhf
@TheScriptLab
3 things 1 agent found surprising about
publishing: http://bit.ly/12vMR37
@RachelLKent
Flash Fiction: Writing with Restraint(s):
http://bit.ly/12vMW70 @EDFsChronicles
@salesses
Tips for making a living as a writer: http://bit.ly/12vN4nd @rachellegardner
Why 1 writer doesn't self-pub: http://bit.ly/11rro9i @cstross
Only 15.5% of Readers in Survey Do Not
Intend To Read eBooks: http://bit.ly/12vNeL8
@galleycat
How to Increase Creativity with Ambient
Noise: http://bit.ly/12vNk5q @lifehackorg
Use a Mood Board to Boost Your Writing: http://bit.ly/11rrz4o @diymfa
Need a Creativity Jolt? Drop by a Modern
Art Show: http://bit.ly/12vNude
@creativitypost
Publishing excerpts from your book to
build a platform? http://bit.ly/11rrNIM
How Humor Can Make You a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/12vT13p @kmweiland
5 Red Flags Your Story Needs Revision: http://bit.ly/12vTouT @kristenlambtx
Why 1 writer disagrees with part of the
Hero's Journey: http://bit.ly/11rxyGh
@crackingyarns
Is Fifty Shades of Grey Literally Making
Romance Sexier? http://bit.ly/11aP4OP
@AaronStanton
How to write a logline: http://bit.ly/15vkntC @crackingyarns
Story Problems? Maybe You Need a Good
Piece of Device: http://bit.ly/11aPc0x
@AlisonAtlee
You Are Here: The Road Map of Writing: http://bit.ly/15vkwxb @christicraig
Why You Need to Be Excited About Every
Single Thing You Write: http://bit.ly/11aPlBc
@kmweiland
Writing From an Authentic Teen Viewpoint:
http://bit.ly/ZdsJ5o @Lydia_sharp
Students' Recollections of Authors as
Professors: http://bit.ly/11Wv0kK
@theatlantic @flavorwire
Writers, Are You Wasting Your Time
Submitting to Agents? http://bit.ly/ZdtiMu
@goblinwriter
When to query an agent after meeting one
at a conference: http://bit.ly/ZcKWkr
@mayaprasadwrite
Tips for overcoming writer's block: http://bit.ly/11WFS1X @RuthHarrisBooks
Top 10 worst celebrity books: http://bit.ly/ZcLmY3 @telegraph
Using project binders to organize our
writing: http://bit.ly/11WH0Tf
@StephanieLMcGee
Five ways to keep up your motivation: http://bit.ly/ZcLYg5 @janelebak
8 Sneering Synonyms for
"Obvious": http://bit.ly/11WHOrt
@writing_tips
Do you need a web presence before
querying agents? http://bit.ly/ZcMg6T
@mayaprasadwrite
Folders: The Computer's Version of
Project Binders: http://bit.ly/11WIAo8
@StephanieLMcGee
The Art of Pacing in a Novel: http://bit.ly/ZcMJpA @elissacruz
Entertainment vs. Truth: http://bit.ly/yIwrHM @donmaass
You Signed With An Agent! ...What Now? http://bit.ly/ZcN77B @nataliewhipple
9 Essential Things Most Author Websites
Need And Don't Have: http://bit.ly/11WJYXU
@jeanoram
Physical Attribute Thesaurus Entry:
Fingers: http://bit.ly/ZcO7sb @ BeccaPuglisi
Tips for Writers on Working Smoothly with
a Graphic Artist: http://bit.ly/11WMCNk
Ebooks: newspapers should capitalize on
their archives...it could mean their salvation: http://bit.ly/ZcOFhP
@guardianbooks
Hooking a Reader While Establishing the
Story World: http://bit.ly/11WN1PQ
@Janice_hardy
How many different types of queries
should you write? http://bit.ly/ZcOZx9
@mayaprasadwrite
How to avoid info dumps: http://bit.ly/11Zlw8k @americanediting
Why novelists should read obituaries: http://bit.ly/17QCXvz @nailyournovel
4 things to understand about character
emotion: http://bit.ly/11ZnDZZ
How to Support Authors You Love Without
Spending A Penny: http://bit.ly/17QDrSi
@sarah_nicolas
5 writing tips from an award-winning
biographer: http://bit.ly/11Zovh0
@PublishersWkly
The rise of the Amish romance novel: http://bit.ly/17QDH3M @salon
Do You Need an Agent? http://bit.ly/11ZsVVm @bob_brooke
No matter what happens with publishing,
books will remain: http://tcrn.ch/11ZtmyJ
@TechCrunch @rezendi
How an enhanced ebook is being created
[infographic]: http://bit.ly/17QFvtE
@ebookfriendly
Tools For Writers: Using Dragon Dictate: http://bit.ly/11ZtA9l @catrambo
3 SEO Myths That Scare Writers (And How
to Use Them to Your Advantage): http://bit.ly/17QFLJ4
@robertleebrewer @alexisgrant
What makes a book YA versus Adult? http://bit.ly/11ZugeS @rhapsodybooks
Writer's Block aka The Dead End: http://bit.ly/17QFXYI @fantasyfaction
@DEMEmrys
Author Blogging 101: Creating Income by
Recommending Resources: http://bit.ly/14IWUpc
@jfbookman
5 things 1 self-pubbed author learned in
the last year: http://bit.ly/ZIVRgh
@JadeKerrion
A POV Guide – With Graphics And Examples:
http://bit.ly/ZIVWAA @VeronicaSicoe
Setting Up Your Story – Your 3 Point
Terrain: http://bit.ly/14IXjYS
How to submit short fiction: http://bit.ly/ZIWdn4 @amazingstories0
7 Starting Tips for Adapting Your Own
Novel: http://bit.ly/14IXvqS
@ChuckSambuchino
How to Improve your Outline: http://bit.ly/14IXAep @SHalvatzis
The Indie guide to Audiobooks on ACX: http://bit.ly/ZIWGWs @chaseadventures
3 writing commandments, in order of
importance: http://bit.ly/ZJLIA2
@JennyHansenCA
When agents should follow up on
submissions: http://bit.ly/ZJM6yq
@janet_reid
5 Underrated Artistic Qualities: http://bit.ly/14JGDQU @annieneugebauer
Make Your eBooks Rock by Breaking All the
Rules of Creating a Book: http://bit.ly/14JGPzw
@danasitar
Character Archetypes 101: http://bit.ly/ZJNqBi @jeanniecampbell
As long as you have a word, there's never
a blank page: http://bit.ly/14JHDV7
The New Yorker Rejects Itself: A
Quasi-Scientific Analysis of Slush Piles: http://bit.ly/17efx1L
@thereviewreview
Picture Books Are Not Just for Children:
10 Reasons Why: http://bit.ly/Y0hrTg
@writersdigest
8 Common Creative Writing Mistakes: http://bit.ly/17efJhD @melissadonovan
Writing Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/17efR0p @AJHumpage
5 Red Flags Your Story Needs Revision: http://bit.ly/17efUcS @kristenlambtx
Goals for You and for Your Characters: http://bit.ly/Y0hBKi @plotwhisperer
Why the Reader Is Your Co-Writer: http://bit.ly/17eg184 @kmweiland
How to Write a Short Story: http://bit.ly/Y0hEpA @jamesscottbell
How to Organize Time for a Dramatic
Story: http://bit.ly/17eg5Vo @BrianKlems
Is it Really Time for Authors to Stop
Blogging? http://bit.ly/Y0hJcP @annerallen
Conflict – The Foundation of
Storytelling: http://bit.ly/15CGfmI
@scriptmag
Ten Deadly Sins of Pitching: http://bit.ly/11fHimP @lizlip
Using Nuances and Subtext to Bring
Characters and World To Life: http://bit.ly/15CGrCH
@BryanThomasS
Repairing a 'broken' manuscript: http://bit.ly/15CH4ff @carlywatters
Gordon Ramsay's Novel-Writing
Instruction: http://bit.ly/11fIhTX
@hookedonnoir
Children's Nonfiction Publishing Comes of
Age: http://bit.ly/15CHp1F @pubperspectives
One Simple Trick That Makes Editing Less
Painful: http://bit.ly/11fItCP @jodyhedlund
The Trouble with In Medias Res: http://bit.ly/15CHwKG @kristenlambtx
5 things necessary for a writer's
survival: http://bit.ly/15CHIJG
@DoSomeDamage @jcharbonneau
Bookshop browsing vital for publishing,
research finds: http://bit.ly/17UUmTF
@thebookseller
Are the French Preparing an E-Book
Revolution? Mais Oui! http://to.pbs.org/17UUq63
@mediatwit
Plot – What Happens Next? http://bit.ly/13sAzaE @scriptmag
What Do Readers Really Want From Literary
Adaptations? http://bit.ly/ZmiQ6n
@JoshACorman
Why Zombies? A Defense of the Z Word: http://bit.ly/13sAJio @amazonbooks
5 self-pubbing mistakes 1 writer made
last year: http://bit.ly/17UVB5u
@mollygreene
3 Tips for Developing Enthralling
Characters: http://bit.ly/13sAVOE
@jodyhedlund
Writing A Setting For a Locale You've
Never Visited: http://bit.ly/17UVSoP
The five biggest bullies of writers: http://bit.ly/17UVXZO @wendypmiller
Dos and don'ts for screenwriters: http://bit.ly/13sBnwu @scriptmag
All about writing serials: http://bit.ly/13sBzf6 @susankayequinn
12 Ways To Ensure You're Legally Using
Online Photos: http://bit.ly/17UWydR
@12most
Deep Worldbuilding and POV Preparation: http://bit.ly/13sBFDx @juliettewade
3 things you need for a successful book: http://bit.ly/17UWFX0 @rachellegardner
Tips for Writing and Working Full-Time: http://bit.ly/13sBNmr
After the Editorial Letter: a peek at
pass pages and beyond: http://bit.ly/17UWV8i
@erin_bowman
DeviantArt's New Service Turns Users Into
Massive Outsourced Creative Team: http://bit.ly/137ZkNd
@Wired_Design @passivevoiceblg
A New Question to Ask Your Characters: http://bit.ly/ZCvF77 @jeanniecampbell
Write About What Scares You: http://bit.ly/13sCZWQ @write_practice
10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn
From Ghostbusters: http://bit.ly/13sD50T
How Boxing Can Make Us Better Writers: http://bit.ly/13sD6BK @kristenlambtx
5 things 1 writer learned from her
editor: http://bit.ly/13sDikt @DonnaGalanti
6 Things Readers Want from Your Author
Website: http://bit.ly/17UYqU4 @authormedia
How much should we worry about word
count? http://bit.ly/13sDnoq @noveleditor
Writing Contests – When to Enter, When to
Run: http://bit.ly/13sDqjT @hopeclark
Why plot milestones might not be equally
spaced – and why that's good: http://bit.ly/YPKzfg
@dirtywhitecandy
What is a story? http://bit.ly/XGoDBu @scriptmag