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"Most of the readers love bad books." http://bit.ly/12HBeIt
@pubperspectives @Porter_Anderson @DeMarcoAV
"Anybody Press" (self pub) is the new member of
the Big Six (for ebooks, at least): http://bit.ly/15gFGtL @MikeShatzkin
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem: 14 Steps
x 56 Movies = 784 Examples: http://bit.ly/1aoENFe @cockeyedcaravan
A rush to publish creates trouble. But editors can be
pricey. Could betas help? http://bit.ly/15gl84r @hughhowey @miralsattar @Porter_Anderson
After readers have figured out the whodunit in crime fic,
is there still incentive to keep reading? http://bit.ly/1466v4u @mkinberg
Winners of Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award--$110,000 to
5 Authors: http://bit.ly/10B5Kno @Porter_Anderson @RysaWalker @JLincolnFenn
Harper Collins scores ebook profits by decreasing author
royalties: http://bit.ly/1405M6t @Porter_Anderson @DeFiore @jasonboog
25 ways to be more
creative: http://bit.ly/ZHnLh0
Do You Have a Surface
Conflict and a Suppressed Conflict? http://bit.ly/11TKtyP
@cockeyedcaravan
How to wake a dormant muse:
http://bit.ly/170EDEW @dirtywhitecandy
Is Black and White Fantasy
Dead? http://bit.ly/170ELo1 @mythicscribes
17 Steps to a
Reader-Grabbing Title: http://bit.ly/170EK3l
@kmweiland
10 Tips For Proofreading
Your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/192L6wB
@woodwardkaren
On plot holes: http://bit.ly/170HxcO @bethrevis
2 Tricks for Breaking
Writer's Block in One Day: http://bit.ly/192N8Ne
@victoriamixon
Gain Traction with Social
Media instead of Spinning Your Wheels: http://bit.ly/170IHFj
@ediemelson
5 Gaping Plot Holes
Hollywood Knows You Won't Notice: http://bit.ly/170IQIT
@cracked
Kill your darlings: http://bit.ly/170JGFF @melissadonovan
Mothering Your Writing: http://bit.ly/192OJm0 @lisagailgreen
On "casting"
while you write. Or not. http://bit.ly/170KlH8
@LAGilman
A writer wants readers to
hear a story when they read her book: http://bit.ly/192QpvO
@EDFsChronicles
Putting the Brand Before
the Book Produces Profits: http://bit.ly/170LMFn
@pubperspectives
Should you use a pen name? http://bit.ly/170LUom @JanetKGrant
The Top 7 Lies Prospective
Freelance Clients Tell: http://bit.ly/170LX3p
@ticewrites
Mystery vs. Suspense: The 8
Keys: http://bit.ly/192QPlZ
The Joy of Editing: http://bit.ly/170Mdzm
The Importance of Strategic
Goals: http://bit.ly/192QYpE @lyndaryoung
5 things 1 writer learned
about writing from her mom: http://bit.ly/192SZ50
@sherlockedsarah
Creating Nail-Biting
Suspense: http://bit.ly/170OA5o
@StacyGreen26
Hands-On Tips For Spotting
Flaws In Your Writing: http://bit.ly/192T6xA
@amiekaufman
Tips for better narrative: http://bit.ly/170OLOb @behlerpublish
Planning Your Own Writing
Retreat: http://bit.ly/170PAqi
@christicraig
20 Insights Into a
Successful Agent/Client Relationship: http://bit.ly/170PEq0
@breeogden
Visualize Your Writing: http://bit.ly/192UPCV @write_practice
Tips for succeeding as a
self-pubbed writer (interview with @DavidGaughran): http://bit.ly/192UYX6 @markmcguinness
When Good Series Go Bad: http://bit.ly/170Q9QL @CreepyQueryGirl
Self Editing: The Last
Check List Before You Submit: http://bit.ly/192W9pw
@TereMichaels
How Writers Can Explore
Erotica: http://bit.ly/13BUhSy @galleycat
We don't have to take every
suggestion our beta readers make: http://bit.ly/18wZsIL
The Serious Superficiality
of The Great Gatsby: http://nyr.kr/13BV5XF
@joshuarothman @NewYorker
Stand while you work to
improve your health and productivity: http://bit.ly/12GODSs
@unclutterer
Why Smashwords surveys
self-pubbed books and behavior: http://bit.ly/13CJ83O
@markcoker
All about character arcs: http://bit.ly/12GOTkr @JordanMcCollum
Too many deadlines? Here's
how to avoid panic mode: http://bit.ly/13CJiIy
@michellerafter
Body and Identity in SF/F -
a rich source of inspiration: http://bit.ly/13CJLKJ
@juliettewade
Help Your Friends Help Your
Book Go Viral: http://bit.ly/12GPTot
@shewritesdotcom
Scene interruptions: http://bit.ly/1aRkBcg @kid_lit
How to Approach a Literary
Agent: http://bit.ly/16D7WNC @bubblecow
Getting the Most out of
Smashwords: http://bit.ly/16DcmUW
@AuthorKSBrooks
Rags to Riches plots: http://bit.ly/10Korjb @write_practice
Creating Multi-Dimensional
Characters--Everybody Lies: http://bit.ly/15lcjsD
@kristenlambtx
How frequently should
writers blog? http://bit.ly/13CKT0U
@problogger
Literary Agent
Misconceptions: http://bit.ly/12GQvum
@carlywatters
A Librarian's Response to
"What's a Library?" http://bit.ly/13CL4t9
@ScrewyDecimal
Game Writing--The Decline
of Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
How To Secure Your
WordPress Site Against Hackers: http://bit.ly/1ac8DN4
@lifehackorg
As Kids' On-Screen Reading
Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome: http://bit.ly/1acaql9
@pubperspectives
Breaking Down the Writing
Process: http://bit.ly/16o9bNc
How Gardening Relates to
Writing: http://bit.ly/1acaXnl
@MBTPonderers
Screenwriting-- Writing
Character Descriptions and 'Last Action Hero": http://bit.ly/16obTSY @scriptmag @RWWFilm
10 Biggest Book Adaptation
Flops: http://bit.ly/18JXiWn
@Publisherswkly
4 designers discuss their
work on recent book covers: http://nyti.ms/11nHi3Q&
@NYTimes
Authors Can Be Trapped by
TMI: http://bit.ly/18JXNQe @passivevoiceblg
The Ten Commandments of
Query Letters: http://bit.ly/11nHtfo
@evilwriters
How to get your message
across without spamming: http://bit.ly/18JYc4Y
@annechaconas @novelpublicity
The Cores of Literary
Fiction and Speculative Fiction: http://bit.ly/11nHS1r
@kgelfland2ndcuz
Writing Summer
Blockbusters: http://bit.ly/18JYB7I
@scriptmag
25 Ideas to Freshen Up That
Query: http://bit.ly/11nIAfk
@mayaprasadwrite
6 Secrets to Creating and
Sustaining Suspense: http://bit.ly/13OsCfG
@writersdigest
5 writerly things you can
still do when life interrupts your writing: http://bit.ly/17bDY3A
How to Increase your Email
Optin Rates: http://bit.ly/13OtxN3
@bloggingtipscom
The Unique Geography of
Speculative Fiction: http://bit.ly/17bEkHv
@sfsignal
Tips for modeling your
writing after other writers' works: http://bit.ly/13OtJvW
@woodwardkaren
Cover Art: A Designer's
Perspective: http://bit.ly/17bEC17
@tordotcom @catjuju
Book fetish--bookish things
for those who love books: http://bit.ly/13OuC7N
@homebtwnpages
How poetry became an
essential part of US weddings...and why it's so hard to choose a poem: http://bit.ly/12Nsxh5 @poetrynews
Chick Lit Is Dead, Long
Live Farm Lit: http://bit.ly/13OHv1s
@theatlantic @EmilyMatchar
The cocktail chart from
film and lit: http://bit.ly/13OI3V5
@PopChartLab http://bit.ly/13OI3of
5 Ways to Bond with Your
Blog's Audience: http://bit.ly/12NsSjT
@copyblogger
10 Great Commencement
Speeches by Writers: http://bit.ly/12sdnh8
@bookriot @JoshACorman
5 Ways To Stay Motivated in
Your Writing Career: http://bit.ly/13FDhJS
@bookbaby
Writing is a Humiliation
Banquet: http://bit.ly/12sfKjU @SaraMTaber
No, E-book Sales Are Not
Declining: http://bit.ly/12UBnWs
@nathanbransford
Where to find cover
artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren
Publishers Should Empower
Authors to Sell Their Own E-books: http://bit.ly/11TnSme
@nathanbransford
How to Weave Backstory Into
Your Novel Seamlessly: http://bit.ly/12NU3Lx
@writersdigest
How to start a blog: http://bit.ly/11IygOA @MichelleRafter
How to Fire Your Agent: http://bit.ly/17QAmDE @jennybent
5 memoir-writing resources:
http://bit.ly/11Iysxr @sherrey_meyer
Going transmedia: http://bit.ly/17QAHGr @TheWriterMag
An analysis of a successful
query: http://bit.ly/11IyFRm @SaraMegibow
@writersdigest
A 3-Step Process to Book
Marketing: http://bit.ly/17QB43R
@badredheadmedia
9 Social Media Tips for
Freelancers: http://bit.ly/11IyTIc
@socialtimes
Writing is tough--but we
chose to do it: http://bit.ly/11Iz1qU
@KeithCronin
What 1 self-pubbed author
may be doing wrong: http://bit.ly/17QBC9H
@SoozOnSports
How much content should you
have ready when you launch a blog? http://bit.ly/11IziKB
@problogger
A 70 year old book is
gaining popularity again in the creativity and innovation fields: http://bit.ly/17QBRS9 @CreativityPost
Simplify. Focus. Combine
characters. Hop over detours. http://bit.ly/11IzCcg
Fact and Fiction. The Crime
Writers' Responsibility? http://bit.ly/11IzNV2
@CazRamsay
The Perils of Prequels: http://bit.ly/17QCDie @Gollancz
Short form
writing--revealing the power of two: http://bit.ly/11IA4Y8
@TheWriterMag @RoyPeterClark
Paper submissions are not
dead yet: http://bit.ly/11IASwa @catewoods
The Many Paths to
Publishing—Which One's Right for You? http://bit.ly/17QE6Fg
@shewritesdotcom
How to prevent predictable
plots: http://bit.ly/11IBq51 @brianklems
@writersdigest
What writers can learn from
a close reading of The Great Gatsby: http://bit.ly/18NWHms
@RoyPeterClark
How Books Get Sold to
Traditional Publishers: http://bit.ly/11IDl9K
@ninaamir
Booksellers finding success
through a leaner ordering method that helps eliminate returns: http://bit.ly/16veQkE @kristinerusch
Daily Deals propel older
ebooks to popularity: http://nyti.ms/ZXbs0c
@NYTimes
How to Help Your Cover
Designer Come Up With a Killer Design: http://bit.ly/11G7Iwu
@NikkiJefford @cjlistro
Pitching a self-pubbed book
to a publisher: http://bit.ly/ZXfiGJ and http://bit.ly/ZXfhCC @yeomanis
SF/F--from humble origins
to lofty heights: http://bit.ly/11GaDWb
@fantasyfaction @Leo_Cristea
The Basics of Author
Branding: http://bit.ly/11GaJgq @BillFerris
How To Write By The Seat of
Your Pants: http://bit.ly/ZXfINp
The world doesn't reward
perfectionists. How to stop being an overthinker: http://bit.ly/11GaXnD @lifehackorg
Physical Attribute
Thesaurus Entry: Chest: http://bit.ly/11GaZMy
@angelaackerman
Scene and chapter endings: http://bit.ly/ZXg2vv @Ross_B_Lampert
Internal Dialogue and
Pacing: How Much is Too Much? http://bit.ly/11Gb7eV
@Janice_Hardy
Why aren't there more plays
with sequels and prequels? http://bit.ly/15d9gAr
@HillaryDePiano
Why speculative fic is
popular with young readers: http://bit.ly/ZXZGmg
@LeighAnnKopans
A review of clauses: http://bit.ly/15d9sPW @writing_tips
Craft books are good to a
point...then writers need to write: http://bit.ly/ZXZZxl
@hopeclark
The Easiest Way to Get
Started Podcasting: http://bit.ly/15d9QOA
@MichaelHyatt
The Key To Being A
Productive Writer: Prioritize: http://bit.ly/ZY0esp
@woodwardkaren
Thoughts on Parenting a
Writer: http://bit.ly/15dagnX @mollybackes
10 Ways to Torture Yourself
as a Writer: http://bit.ly/ZY0M1i
@marybethwhalen
Embrace the Messy Writing
Process: http://bit.ly/15daHib
@fictionnotes
Should You Self-Publish? 15
Questions: http://bit.ly/ZY10Wi @ornaross
@janefriedman
2 Power Questions Every
Writer Should Ask: http://bit.ly/15daT0L
@jamesscottbell
5 Ways to Build Solid
Relationships in Your Story: http://bit.ly/ZY1Xho
@KasieWest
33 Blogging Tips to
Maximize Social Media Reach: http://bit.ly/15dc2Wa
@HeidiCohen
How NOT to Self-Publish: 12
Things for New Indies to Avoid: http://bit.ly/15dc54u
@annerallen
How to Give Yourself
Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/15dcYKf
@Amanda_Hocking
Using Amazon's Top
Reviewers as a way to draw attention to your book: http://bit.ly/ZY3u7a @rxena77
How Stories Teach Us About
Ourselves: http://bit.ly/15ddvff
@mythicscribes
Prozac and creativity: http://bit.ly/ZY4lVo @ahmpreston @guardianbooks
Songwriting tips from Burt
Bacharach: http://bit.ly/15dec8g @USASong
5 reasons to stop writing: http://bit.ly/ZY4W9C @KMWeiland
What makes a novelist?
Writing. http://bit.ly/ZY5igs @PatBertram
Breaking down author swag: http://bit.ly/15dgvYR @JeanOram
Writing the Dreaded YA Love
Scene: http://bit.ly/11IHZ6K
@Laura_the_Wise
Maturation and reviewing: http://bit.ly/1aoDAxx @Squirrelpunkd
Narrative, Fiction, and
Life: http://bit.ly/11IIcXy @davidbcoe
Infographic: 5 Key Book
Publishing Paths: http://bit.ly/1aoDRAG
@janefriedman
3 Tricks to Increasing
Tension in One Day: http://bit.ly/11IIwFD
@victoriamixon