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The Alphabet in
Crime Fiction: Injections as a Murder Method: http://bit.ly/16DiigB
@mkinberg
Getting Reviews as a Self-Published
Author: http://bit.ly/11z1Hl3
@SpunkonaStick
#BEA13 "positions authors primarily
as creatures of the publishers": http://bit.ly/14pRd9v
@Porter_Anderson
1 writer's editing process: http://bit.ly/1aZrFnk @authorterryo
The publishing industry is telling itself
fairy tales: http://bit.ly/11VXnlR @samatlounge
@Porter_Anderson
How to write a novel in three years or
more: http://bit.ly/14gQQ4z @EmilyWenstrom
Amazon execs meet with writers and those
who report on publishing--for input: http://bit.ly/15ENqaW
@Porter_Anderson @dearauthor @JasonBoog
The 4 Best
Strategies for Savvy Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/11lCnEX
@writersdigest
No, E-book Sales Are Not Declining: http://bit.ly/12UBnWs @nathanbransford
How To Cure Writer's Block Using Photos: http://bit.ly/11lCznM
Beware the comma splice: http://bit.ly/12UBG3A @ScottTheWriter
Tips for writing academic papers: http://bit.ly/11lCPmF @manon_eileen
What makes a book irresistible: One
reader's advice to authors: http://bit.ly/12UBMZ7
@novelpublicity
Submission Standards: http://bit.ly/11lD1lH @EdieMelson
How to Write in the Face of Rejection: http://bit.ly/12UBUrx @writersdigest
The Importance of the Trunk Novel, and
Recognizing it for What It Is. http://bit.ly/11lDdkY
@marshallmaresca
Manage Your Writing Connections with
LinkedIn Contacts: http://bit.ly/12UC0Q2
@galleycat
Writing Epic Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/11lDlRI @MBTPonderers
A writer's group for creative nonfiction:
http://bit.ly/12UC8ig @galleycat
Tips for getting story ideas: http://bit.ly/11lDynG @woodwardkaren
Having a goal when entering contests and
what it takes to final: http://bit.ly/12UClCi
@jamigold
How Do We Write What We DON'T Know? http://bit.ly/11lDN2f @shewritesdotcom
Tips for daily writing: http://zenhabits.net/write-daily/
@leobauta
How to successfully build tension: http://bit.ly/12C3EPZ @angelaackerman
Why and how you should backup your
writing: http://bit.ly/19gYVZe @galleycat
Questions to ask CPs, Betas, and
(Friendly) Reviewers: http://bit.ly/18ufNdO
Writing Close Point of View: http://bit.ly/18ufTSD @StacyGreen26
@janice_hardy
5 Ways to Spring Clean your Manuscript: http://bit.ly/18ufY8W @pj_hoover
You've got an offer of representation.
Now what? http://bit.ly/19gZous @mollykh
How Much Attention Should You Pay to Book
Design? http://bit.ly/18ugdAW @jfbookman
@janefriedman
How Do You Keep Your Book Sales Momentum
Going? http://bit.ly/19gZuSU @goblinwriter
Who Inherits Your Copyrights? http://bit.ly/19gZBxH @susanspann
Giving It Away: Why
Fiction Authors Should Offer Free Ebooks: http://bit.ly/13P7HJy
@storyrally
Did you write a second book first? http://bit.ly/18ugKCM
1 writer reclaims her first drafts: http://bit.ly/18ugVxY @YAConfidential @a_shostak
How to write in your sleep: http://bit.ly/19h0cj0
The Problem With "Revealing"
Information That's Already in the Cover Copy: http://bit.ly/18uhaZO
@janice_hardy
What's the Right Tone for a Query Letter?
http://bit.ly/18uhvvH @Dear_Editor
4 Types of Gerunds and Gerund Phrases: http://bit.ly/1100lje @writing_tips
Being a good literary citizen: http://bit.ly/ZqIHLr @GillianMarchenk
Anne Lyle and Historical Sexuality: http://bit.ly/ZqIPui @HaralambiMarkov
Marketing is Destroying the Science
Fiction Genre: http://bit.ly/1100Vxt
Revisions: Knowing When You've Got It
Right. http://bit.ly/11011Fm @YAHighway
7 ways to build your writing routine: http://bit.ly/1101mI3 @philjourdan
Creating a catastrophe plan for our
writing: http://bit.ly/ZqJFat @bob_mayer
Tips for revising: http://bit.ly/1101Y0r @moonbridgebooks
The Top 8 Free Online File Storage Sites:
http://bit.ly/ZqJWKB @socialtimes
Different types of self-publishing: http://bit.ly/ZqK6kV @amazingstories0
@author_sullivan
Motivation Too Weak? Don't Multiply
It—Simplify It: http://bit.ly/1102n2X
@cockeyedcaravan
3 Keys to Writing Memorable Fiction: http://bit.ly/1102wU2 @ruthharrisbooks
Does your picture book premise have
power? A checklist: http://bit.ly/ZqKwI5 @jeanreidy
Writing cliffhangers: http://bit.ly/11034Jq @woodwardkaren
The Psychology of Story Physics: http://bit.ly/ZqKJes @storyfix
Digital Book Signings: A Range Of
Technologies And Services: http://bit.ly/1103gZg
@digibookworld
10 Reasons Not to Be A Writer: http://bit.ly/19lvXaJ @Booktrust
What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel:
http://bit.ly/1ayhrdl @RayRhamey
Follow submissions guidelines: http://bit.ly/19lxP3a
@HookedOnNoir
How an e-book is like a treadmill at the
gym: http://bit.ly/1ayhSV5 @bufocalvin
Juicing Emotion: http://bit.ly/1ayi5aJ @kid_lit
Screenwriting software review: Persona Character Development Software: http://bit.ly/19ly923 @scriptmag
Chart the Time You Spend Checking Email,
Twitter & Facebook: http://bit.ly/1ayiqu2
@galleycat
5 things to do before accepting a guest
post: http://bit.ly/19lygdI @problogger
YA Lit Really Screws Over Parents: http://bit.ly/1ayiERS @chihuahuazero
Writing and Researching a Time Travel
Novel: http://bit.ly/19lytOb
@passivevoiceblg
Craft Chat about Fake Places: http://bit.ly/1ayj1fo @swkehoe
Things To Consider When Planning Your
Protagonist's Death: http://huff.to/12LRc1P
@writersrelief
Thesaurus of Physical Attributes Entry:
Neck: http://bit.ly/16EYbOJ @beccapuglisi
"The Lie Most Frequently Told In
Hollywood": http://bit.ly/10Z6SQO
@gointothestory @goodinaroom
The end game: http://bit.ly/14c1ety @JoeMoore_writer
Writers Write – Seeing the Cliché Through
New Eyes: http://bit.ly/10yhznE
@matty_gibbon
Rags to Riches plots: http://bit.ly/10Korjb @write_practice
Handling Scene Transitions With Multiple
POVs: http://bit.ly/11CYx5H @Janice_hardy
12 Most Successful Ways for Writers to
Win with Pinterest: http://bit.ly/10KoICK
@12Most @pegfitzpatrick
Screenwriting Tip: Know who you're
writing for: http://bit.ly/10Kphwi
@gointothestory
How the ebook evolution might get started
in other places: http://bit.ly/11CZFWZ
@mikeshatzkin
Examples of modern farce: http://bit.ly/10KpNdH @the_millions
Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic
Novels: http://bit.ly/11D0sr5 @flavorwire
A Kobo director's thoughts on
self-publishing: http://bit.ly/10Kq6VL
@authorterryo
The Immobilized Man in Noir Fiction: http://bit.ly/11D0YFt @write_practice
Oxymorons for writers: http://bit.ly/10KqtzJ @LShirtliffe
Time Management Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/11D1yTw @DIYMFA
The Importance of Memoir: http://bit.ly/15laj3F @christicraig
Some creative philosophies are universal:
http://bit.ly/Zz7gpA @erin_bowman
Freelancers--why you shouldn't create
your own samples (and how to get real clips, instead): http://bit.ly/15laT1h @ticewrites
Character clinic--making a character
likeable while keeping her guarded: http://bit.ly/Zz7L2R
@jeanniecampbell
Uncertainty: The Normal Writing Process: http://bit.ly/15lbfVS @fictionnotes
How to Use "Help a Reporter
Out": http://bit.ly/15lbWhQ @karencv
Checklist questions for your manuscript: http://bit.ly/Zz8fWN @artzicarol
Creating Multi-Dimensional
Characters--Everybody Lies: http://bit.ly/15lcjsD
@kristenlambtx
The 4 Best Strategies for Savvy
Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/Zz8qRY
@jfbookman
Stuffing too much into one sentence: http://bit.ly/15ld4lA @JordanMcCollum
12 Tips to Market Your Book at Shows: http://bit.ly/Zz99Cv @charmaineclancy
When Authors Pull an Anne Rice: http://bit.ly/15lgggX @DinaSantorelli
@ms_articulate
4 Reasons Your Book Is Not Your Baby: http://bit.ly/Zzb360 @carlywatters
Website Navigation: Make it Easy for
People to Explore Your Site: http://bit.ly/15lh0me
@hostbaby
How To Fix Convoluted Writing: http://bit.ly/ZzbzBe
Tips for persevering in writing: http://bit.ly/10RhQmV @SylviaNey
The thin-skinned writer: http://bit.ly/17fLhqg @booktrust
Improving Book Publicity in the 21st
Century: http://bit.ly/10Ri0Lh @doctorow
Naked calisthenics, air baths, head
stands, and other strange artistic habits: http://slate.me/17fLDgo
@masoncurrey @slatest
The Collected Wisdom of Great Writers: http://bit.ly/10RiaSQ @brainpicker
Using Anchor Text In Your Posts: http://bit.ly/17fLKIU @karencv
Don't look a gift writer in the mouth: http://bit.ly/10Ripxh @flawritersconf
James Patterson: Prototypical Indie
Author? http://bit.ly/17fMcHc @lynnmessina
@IndieReader
Script To Screen: "Scream": http://bit.ly/10Riwsu @gointothestory
Copyright, the Double-Edged Sword: http://bit.ly/10RiBfN
Why 1 trad. author is self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/17fMuh8 @JAKonrath @fpaulwilson
@tracylcarbone
Book beginnings and endings: http://bit.ly/17fMBta @donmaass
The Joy of Creative Ignorance: Embracing
Uncertainty In Your Day-to-Day: http://bit.ly/10RiVve
@99u
Should You Write Nonfiction or Fiction? http://bit.ly/17fMRbE @joebunting
4 Questions to Define Your Social Media
Presence: http://bit.ly/10Rj15X @diymfa
How To Create Character Empathy: http://bit.ly/17fMY78 @beccapuglisi
The importance of habits to working
writers: http://bit.ly/10RjdSF
@kristinerusch
Rejections--why they happen and dealing
with them: http://bit.ly/17fNfqt
@novelpublicity
What Novelists Should Know About Short
Fiction: http://bit.ly/10Rjkhd
@writeitsideways
5 Things to Consider When Writing
Webcopy: http://bit.ly/17fNy4O
@WendyENThomas
Why Your Novel May Not Be Historical
Fiction After All: http://bit.ly/10RjAwH
@KMWeiland
Top 10 writing craft sites on one
writer's list: http://bit.ly/17fNNwv
@kmweiland
Health Insurance for Writers: http://bit.ly/1aRgkWs
Writers' Neuroses: http://bit.ly/1aRgEo8
Promises and Threats: http://bit.ly/17fVZgr @LDBogart @TNBtweets
20 Rules for Writing: http://bit.ly/17fW43L
Using all the senses when writing: http://bit.ly/1aRhL7p @noveleditor
Quality and the new publishing paradigm: http://bit.ly/1aRhX6l @davidbergsland
How to Market a Book and Strengthen Your
Author Platform with Goodreads: http://bit.ly/17fWjf9
@writerplatform
3 Reasons Critiquing Will Improve Your
Writing: http://bit.ly/1aRiDZA
@write_practice
KDP Select Giveaway, a Case Study: http://bit.ly/1aRj8D2 @loriculwell
Creating Characters with Character: http://bit.ly/1aRjvgF @GPChing
When to Nudge Agents, Hiring Editors: http://bit.ly/1aRjRE9 @litreactor @breeogden
Respecting your dreams: http://bit.ly/1aRk7TH @ajackwriting
"How's the Book Doing?" http://bit.ly/17fXfjB
@andrewkarre
Scene interruptions: http://bit.ly/1aRkBcg @kid_lit
Plot Generators, What-If Tools, 37
Dramatic Situations, and Getting Past Writers Block : http://bit.ly/1aRkUUD @EnchantedInkpot
Lessons Learned From Bestselling Indie
Authors On Writing And Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/17fXUSd
@thecreativepenn
Stress and writers: http://bit.ly/17fY107 @jennybent
7 steps to the perfect story
(infographic): http://bit.ly/13wM2Ga
1 writer's problems with self-publishing:
http://bit.ly/14nABzt @salon @TedHeller
Bold Storytelling Statements That Are
Almost Always True: http://bit.ly/16D7yPi
@storyfix
Book vs. Film: Jurassic Park: http://bit.ly/14nAS5d @litreactor
@chris_shultz81
5 Ways To Get More Traffic From
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/16D7IGw
@MelonieDodaro
Writing a Book Proposal: http://bit.ly/16D7LC4 @behlerpublish
Query Critiques: More Important Than You
Think: http://bit.ly/14nB8kP @ava_jae
The Secret Recipe for Writing a Perfect
Pitch: http://bit.ly/16D7PSj @kristenlambtx
Readers are "interactive players in
the (publishing) marketplace": http://bit.ly/11JjEgP
@Porter_Anderson @stephaniebond @otown
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