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A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq

Is Blogging Worth the Time and Effort? http://bit.ly/1aWIkuH @fcmalby

6 Tips for Finding the Courage to Write: http://bit.ly/15QUNu0 @QuipsAndTips

Placing Setting Details for Best Effect-- The Danger of Frontloading Your Story with Description: http://bit.ly/15QV2We

The PERFECT Hook: How to draw your reader and make him swallow the bait: http://bit.ly/1aWIO3L

What Makes Iconic or Popular Characters Unforgettable? http://bit.ly/15QVkwe @melissadonovan

10 Authors Whose Novels Took Over 5 Years to Write and Publish: http://bit.ly/1aWIWAy @LauraMarcella

Don't write everyday: http://bit.ly/15QVALx @ElanaJ

The importance of saying no: http://bit.ly/1aWK0nO

"Writers are atlas makers": http://bit.ly/15QX0G0

Podcast on subtext: http://bit.ly/1aWK7Qp @cockeyedcaravan

Pacing tips: http://bit.ly/15QXewL @lisagailgreen

High-stakes plotting: http://bit.ly/1aWKjPF @ellecosimano

Why Does "I" Take Plural Verbs? http://bit.ly/15QXoEs @grammargirl

How To Come Back Up From The Writing Downs: http://bit.ly/1aWKryw @chgriffinauthor

How to make a scene in your book or screenplay come alive (Prof. Chekhov): http://bit.ly/15QXKe8

A Must Have App For Writers: Index Card: http://bit.ly/1aWKD0M @woodwardkaren

Rules for writing: block that metaphor: http://bit.ly/15QYjES @guardianbooks

Tips for school visits: http://bit.ly/1aWLcYj

Shift Syntax to Strengthen Sentences: http://bit.ly/15QYEr2 @writing_tips

(Re)tell Me a Story: http://bit.ly/1aWM1jY @MissDahlELama

So You Want to Write a Sequel to Your Novel: http://bit.ly/15QZMLu @amazingstories0

5 dialogue tips: http://bit.ly/1aWMbrC @juliegray

How to Hook Your Reader and Deliver: http://bit.ly/15QZXGF @amazingstories0

What are your novel's or screenplay's 3 magic words? http://bit.ly/1aWMjax

How To Write A Query Letter: http://bit.ly/15R0aJL @chgriffinauthor

What's the Visual? Adding Power To Your Writing: http://bit.ly/1aWMtPl @MargieLawson

Editing 'As' and 'ing' Phrases: http://bit.ly/15R0wAe @gemma_cooper

Letting Your Characters Lead: http://bit.ly/1aWMGC0

A few good tricks: http://www.stinalindenblatt.com/2013/05/a-few-good-tricks.html @StinaLL

What Parenting Books Can Teach Us About Critiquing: http://bit.ly/15R11tT

Resonance: The Core of the Verse Novel: http://bit.ly/1aWMYZD

4 Tips for Beta Reading in Other Genres: http://bit.ly/15R1fBv @jamigold

There are two sides to every story: http://bit.ly/1aWNs1K @AJHumpage

If This Is What I Want As A Reader. . .http://bit.ly/15R1Q65

The Reality of Freelance Writing: http://bit.ly/1aWNzum @writing_tips

What Writers Can Learn From Dan Brown's Inferno: http://bit.ly/15R1YCA @thecreativepenn

The 7 Basic Plots: Rebirth: http://bit.ly/1aWNCq4 @write_practice

Things that change in First Pass Pages: http://bit.ly/15R2aSj @jodimeadows

Saying no to an editor: http://bit.ly/16g73X5 @fictionnotes

Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain @EMCastellan

Bring characters to life through their families: http://bit.ly/158ugvv @MorganMandel

An author's guide to using Goodreads: http://bit.ly/16IilUi @SarahPinneo

How to Serve and Swallow Criticism: http://bit.ly/16Iiozw @KristanHoffman

A Rare Interview with Storyteller Stephen King: http://bit.ly/158vtTr

What is the bigger factor for author success? Marketing or luck? 1 writer's experience: http://bit.ly/16Ij0VR

How to Decide on the Best Possible Movie Ideas to Develop Into Screenplays: http://bit.ly/158w6wd @scriptmag

Why 'the worst idea ever' can be useful: http://bit.ly/16IjmvM @AwfullyBigBlog

What to Include in Your Ebook Besides The Story: http://bit.ly/158wsTy @ddscottromcom

7 things I writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/16IjLhx @Pamela_Sherwood

A critique of several loglines: http://bit.ly/158x7EK @thestorydepartment

First page critique: http://bit.ly/16Ik24i @JordanDane

Don't overdescribe: http://bit.ly/1cEk2DP @authorterryo

Crime fiction--people-watching as a tool for fictional sleuths: http://bit.ly/11Sp12d @mkinberg

How to Style Alphabetical Letters: http://bit.ly/15dyMss @writing_tips

The definition of "story physics": http://bit.ly/14o8P8A @storyfix

Tips for writing in public: http://bit.ly/15dz5nf @YAHighway

Women's Fiction—A Publishing Perspective: http://bit.ly/14o90AK @BenisonAnne

Free eBook Formatting & Marketing Guides for Writers: http://bit.ly/15dzk1A @jasonboog

7 stages of blogging: http://bit.ly/14o983r @grubwriters

Working With Your Inner Reader: http://bit.ly/15dzrKx @tordotcom

How Many Self-Published Authors Are Making a Living? http://bit.ly/14o9lU5 @PassiveVoiceBlg

How to Start Your Stories: http://bit.ly/15dGhjk @shalvatzis

The Unexpected Exotic: Settings in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/14oeUlm @tordotcom

Beginner's Mind: http://bit.ly/14of8sQ

Indie earnings survey and results: http://bit.ly/15dGEu3 @Brenda_Hiatt

Earn Readers With Well-Crafted Sentences: http://bit.ly/15dGJ14

10 Genres that Superheroes Have Swallowed Up: http://bit.ly/15dGOSf @io9

Every Writer Needs a Bio: http://bit.ly/14ofDTR @EdieMelson

Weapons while traveling (info from a weapons expert): http://bit.ly/14ofS1f

Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain @EMCastellan

6 tips for your own stay-at-home writing retreat: http://bit.ly/1469R7r @beth_barany

How Book Advances Work: http://bit.ly/180pqTU @michellerichmond

Conflict – No Pain, No Gain: http://bit.ly/19Y6ery @kathytemean

What it Feels Like to Get Critiqued: http://bit.ly/12dOH4U @matty_gibbon

Creativity Takes Time And Patience: http://bit.ly/19Y7xXq @criticalmargins

Plotting the Middle with the Hero's Journey: http://bit.ly/12dP2Vl @fictionnotes

The Risk-Taking Writer: http://bit.ly/19Y7LOg @terrywhalin

How Do You Build a Fan Base, Anyway? http://bit.ly/12dP93g @goblinwriter

How to Host a Buzz-Worthy Book Launch Party: http://bit.ly/12dPpPA @bizauthor

4 Kindle formatting problems you can't fix…so you might as well stop trying: http://bit.ly/19Y8YFq @BooksByEd

21 Things You Need to Know About Self-Publishing 2.0: http://bit.ly/12dPKSw @copyblogger

Does Great Literature Make Us Better? http://nyti.ms/19Yao2R @nytimes

What's the Difference Between Problems, Flaws, and Goals? http://bit.ly/12dQIy4 @cockeyedcaravan

Piercing the Hype: The Hybrid Author is the New Pottermore: http://bit.ly/19YcyQ3

Researching settings (that you don't live in or near): http://bit.ly/12dQPtv @lifehackorg @halophoenix

Working with the Obstacles in Your Path: http://bit.ly/19YcWhr @leobabauta

Is Interior Book Design a Commodity? http://bit.ly/12nJNn5 @JFBookman

Process-Focused Goals: http://bit.ly/17VrehW

Is publishing about to come face to face with the corridor of mirrors that is Alt Lit? : http://bit.ly/12nJRmM @thefuturebook

Speculative Fiction and Bugs: http://bit.ly/17VrkWZ @sfsignal

How Long Should a Scene Be? http://bit.ly/17VrqxD @joebunting

6 Ways To Make Your Submission Process Less Time-Consuming: http://bit.ly/12nK0qm @writersrelief

An analysis of successful ebook authors' approaches: http://bit.ly/17VrI7S @tferriss

Why a free chapter is a lousy thing to give away if you want to sell a book: http://bit.ly/17VrNZ4 @andytraub

Your book is a start-up: http://bit.ly/12nKoF4 @tferriss

Submission: 6 Rules of Thumb From an Editor-Turned-Writer: http://bit.ly/17Vs4LM @JaneFriedman  @jniesslein

Make the Decision To Do the Hard Work Before You Start to Write a Book: http://bit.ly/17VsSQF @SheWrites

Writing Shop Talk: How To Use Description: http://bit.ly/12nLocm

Confidence: the writer's crucial asset: http://bit.ly/12nLwIX

Tips for editing blog posts: http://bit.ly/17Vt8PO

Game writing--In Defense of Silent Protagonists: http://bit.ly/12nLQr4 @TheEscapistMag

Should You Move Blog Subscribers To MailChimp? http://bit.ly/17Vtu93 @mollygreene

Why literature should be more like art: http://bit.ly/12nMepE @agnieszkasshoes

The 101 Best Written TV Series: http://bit.ly/12nMsgr

Working with the Obstacles in Your Path: http://bit.ly/12nMxk9 @leobabauta

Setpiece scenes: the unlimited production budget: http://bit.ly/12nMEfA

Mantras for writers: http://bit.ly/18uQI2I

Does your first line hook readers? http://bit.ly/18y51Hh @lynnettelabelle

Writing is rewriting: http://bit.ly/18uQOHr @shalvatzis

Superfluous Words: http://bit.ly/18uQSXG @artzicarol

Back up your manuscripts and business files: http://bit.ly/18uR1dT @ddscottromcom

Using nature as a weapon in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/18uWykp @mkinberg

A wrap-up of a couple of workshops, with craft tips for writers (subtext, strong openings, etc.): http://bit.ly/18yqMqp @authorterryo

A closer look at issues facing agent-assisted publishing: http://bit.ly/18yvvIu @Porter_Anderson

Faulkner Heirs Lose Lawsuit Against Sony Pictures: http://bit.ly/161IvCJ @Pubperspectives

Are authors on a tightrope with Author Solutions? http://bit.ly/162Q2kM @Porter_Anderson @DavidGaughran @molbarton

Without gatekeepers to reject them, new sub-genres spawn: http://bit.ly/1bQPuTk @barbaraoneal @Porter_Anderson

Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences: http://bit.ly/13dpg4R @joefassler @TheAtlantic

Book Country: Opening New Territory: http://bit.ly/13dzdiX @Porter_Anderson @molbarton @brandilarsen

Writing tips based on your Zodiac sign--WriterScopes: http://bit.ly/13kdUSD @janetboyer

"Hoping for Amazon to collapse or fail is (mutually) self-destructive." http://bit.ly/13dOfFc @fakebaldur @Porter_Anderson