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Sunday, August 4, 2013

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
 
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Resources for Writers: http://bit.ly/18uRE7a @AnnetteLyon
Building Paranormal People: http://bit.ly/18uRLQe @rubysisterhood1 @KateParkerbooks
7 Tips for Brainstorming: http://bit.ly/18y6ptm @writing_tips
Don't Make These TV Spec Script Mistakes: http://bit.ly/18y7gdz @jacobkrueger

Setting pace: http://bit.ly/18uSLDO @authorterryo
The Art of the Chapter Ending: http://bit.ly/18uSMYj @tiffanyreisz
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem: The Timeline is Unexpectedly Moved Up: http://bit.ly/18uSQYa @cockeyedcaravan
Writing Star Trek Novels, or, Why don't you get a morally acceptable job? http://bit.ly/18y7FN9 @vondanmcintyre
Is Amazon-Bashing Productive for Publishing? http://bit.ly/18KKsDW @Porter_Anderson @fakebaldur @MobyLives @JohnMutter
Book cover clichés: http://bit.ly/15tGZZd @lukelewis @Porter_Anderson
Tips for creating a setting that comes alive: http://bit.ly/13pV8qS @JE_Tankersley
We know ebooks are selling--but the lack of data damages sales reporting: http://bit.ly/1ctqBLW @Porter_Anderson @philipdsjones
Dos and don'ts for infodumping: http://bit.ly/14nNGiL @JE_Tankersley
How to Identify a Popular Blog for a Blog Tour: http://bit.ly/14nYsW9 @spunkonastick
Writers as Thieves: http://bit.ly/18uT7dz @WriterNancyJane
How tablets have changed (periodical) publishing: http://bit.ly/18y7S2I @GAbramovich
iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music, not so much on ebooks (chart): http://bit.ly/18uVCN0 @gigaom
The Ongoing Story: Twitter and Writing: http://nyr.kr/18uVPjj @newyorker @thomasbeller
On Becoming Multimedia Emperors: http://bit.ly/18uW4e8 @indiereader @stephenmarkley
How To Correctly Use Emotion To Create Drama And Set The Pace: http://bit.ly/18ybOR6 @seandsouza
Guess the Author Based on the New York Times' Breathless Physical Description: http://bit.ly/18yfKkX @andrewtshaffer
Am I trendy enough for you now? http://bit.ly/18yfVN1 @S_M_Johnston
An author's update on her Wattpad experiment: http://bit.ly/18v0aTJ @MistiWolanski
Business of Screenwriting: Furthering Your Career as a Writer: http://bit.ly/18yvGUa @scriptmag
Should Authors Write Bad Book Reviews? http://bit.ly/18vdsQ9 @kristenlambtx
101 Quick Actions to Build Your Writer Platform: http://bit.ly/18yvYKS @writerplatform
How To Stop Procrastinating Before It's Too Late: http://bit.ly/18ywgBx @write_practice
How to Delete Your Facebook Account Once and for All: http://bit.ly/18ywDM9 @lifehackorg
How to Choose Keywords and Categories for Your Kindle eBook: http://bit.ly/18veBqS @FreelanceSw
Tips on Writing Deep POV: http://bit.ly/18vfqjh @BarbaraTWallace
The Alphabet in Crime Fiction: Overdoses: http://bit.ly/12J3IwY @mkinberg
Your Author Platform – Is it Ever Too Soon to Start? What About Your Author Website? http://bit.ly/161IMWd @karencv
7 Elements Every Blog Needs To Succeed: http://bit.ly/12J3Rka @heidicohen
Great Writing – A Love Story: http://bit.ly/161J1Rb @scriptmag
Selling Books Online With Clever Metadata: http://bit.ly/12J407h @DigiBookWorld
Bad blogging--making excuses: http://bit.ly/161JkeN @colbymarshall @PStoltey
The dark side of mystery writing: http://bit.ly/161Jvqx @KillerNashville @AuthorJLavene
Writing as a Generation Xer: http://bit.ly/12J4qKL @yaHighway
Does FREE still work? http://bit.ly/134JXDW @CJLyonsWriter
5 Tips on How to Run a Writing Group: http://bit.ly/134KaGZ @writing_tips
Google Plus for Writers: http://bit.ly/13cSyRg @JanalynVoigt
How To Self-Publish A Bestseller: Publishing 3.0: http://tcrn.ch/134Kvtw @TechCrunch
10 Visual Steps To Self-Publishing Your Book On Amazon: http://bit.ly/13cSOzL @BrianSHall
Marketing 101: Start with the Right Attitude: http://bit.ly/13cSS2o @amazingstories0
Stephen King Likes His Horror Personal and Global: http://nyti.ms/135r7fL @nytimesarts
8 Tips For Writing and Selling Articles to Magazines, Websites, and More: http://bit.ly/13dywWK @ChuckSambuchino
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start Writing Time Travel: http://bit.ly/13dyDl7 @MeredithMcP
What Writers Can Learn From Entrepreneurs: http://bit.ly/13dyTR6 @ollinmorales
Is it FAIR for Authors to Review Other Authors? Do We Ruin the Magic? http://bit.ly/135sPOl @KristenLambTX
Poetry writing tips from Poet Laureate Alice Shapiro: http://bit.ly/135t0Jm @morgenwriteruk
The many pitfalls of freelancing: http://bit.ly/135tnnf @lifehackorg
8 Secrets of Great Copywriting: http://bit.ly/13dAdn4 @BrianKlems @writersdigest
What they *don't* tell you when you start out as a writer: http://bit.ly/135tEqu @kristinerusch
5 things 1 reader looks for in an engaged, tweeting writer: http://bit.ly/13dAwhA @mittenstrings @bookriot
Will readers buy a title they can't pronounce? http://wapo.st/135u4gi @washingtonpost
7 Works Of Science Fiction That Changed The World: http://read.bi/135unYu @BrianSHall
@businessinsider
Artisanal Publishing: http://bit.ly/13dB1It
How to Build Better Author Blog Post Titles: http://bit.ly/13dBeeM @wherewriterswin
10 Reasons To Be A Writer: http://bit.ly/135v18o @AwfullyBigBlog
Discounts and book hoarding: http://bit.ly/13dBnPr @dearauthor
Female Protagonists: Do They Need to be Friend Material? http://bit.ly/135vtna
What Your First Sale Really Means: http://bit.ly/13dE1EL @amazingstories0
The Future of Social Media in SF: http://bit.ly/13dE6Zd @orbitbooks
Surviving the Publishing Apocalypse: http://bit.ly/135ySSX
Accepting Rejection: http://bit.ly/13dEw1C @erchristensen
YA Literary Agents Talk About the Most Common Submission Errors: http://bit.ly/135zhF5 @martinaaboone
A Key to Creating Conflict in Fiction: http://bit.ly/13dEUgO @jamesscottbell
When Readers Don't Know What Your Characters Are Talking About: http://bit.ly/135zpnT @kmweiland
Nonfiction: Does Your Table of Contents Make Readers Want to Buy Your Book? http://bit.ly/1dY524c @ninaamir
What does a literary agent do at a book convention? http://bit.ly/13Ifc7i @JanetKGrant
Alternative Plots: http://bit.ly/1dY5kYX @ingridsundberg
Writing Scenes You Haven't Seen: http://bit.ly/13IfZFk @PatrickRwrites
Advice to Young Writers: http://bit.ly/1dY5JdN @fsgbooks
Why Serious Self-Publishing Needn't Be A Fantasy: http://bit.ly/13IgjUC @dan_hanks
Grammar Expose: That vs. Which: http://bit.ly/1dY5TSn @victoriamixon
Writing is Rewriting: http://bit.ly/13IgFuz @shalvatzis
""It is too often a sad and unwise thing to go back and read a favourite book."  http://bit.ly/1dY6m7c @neilhimself
The 50 Best Sites for Indie and Self-Published Authors: http://bit.ly/13IiibC @acwainwright
Why Your Writing will Never be Perfect: http://bit.ly/1dY758j @LyndaRYoung
Prewriting Ritual: Boost Your Brain Power Before You Write Another Word: http://bit.ly/1dY7asR @WritersRelief
Using Assumption as a Dramatic Device: http://bit.ly/13Ij9cl @BryanThomasS
10 Traits of a Great Protagonist: http://bit.ly/13IjkUN @Janice_Hardy
12 Tips for Successful Book Launch Parties: http://bit.ly/1dY7oQw @JFBookman
Why We (and Our Characters) Fall in Love: http://bit.ly/13j1iVQ @FaeRowen
Character Archetypes 101: The Magician: http://bit.ly/11jJahc @jeanniecampbell
4 Hidden Rewards of Rejection: http://bit.ly/11jNAEM @michelecushatt
How to Be More Productive and Accomplish the Big Things That Really Matter: http://bit.ly/13j6glG @alexisgrant
Revealing a Character's Past Without Falling Into Backstory: http://bit.ly/11jO11S @Janice_Hardy
5 Tips for Navigating the Marketing Maze: http://bit.ly/13j6wko @MarcyKennedy
Getting Real about Writing Time: http://bit.ly/13j6zwI
Prose Poetry Is A Slippery Beast: http://bit.ly/11jOt07 @EDFsChronicles
Literary Voice: Developing it…and defining it. http://bit.ly/13j6TeW @KatZhang
Combating writers' isolation: http://bit.ly/13j76P9 @hilaribell
The Surprising History of the Pencil: http://bit.ly/13j7bSU @brainpicker
18 vintage photos and illustrations that show people reading: http://bit.ly/11jP0z8 @ebookfriendly
Writing Exercises: Word Choice and Voice: http://bit.ly/13j7ptw @davidbcoe
What a Stunt Pilot Teaches Us about Creativity, Impermanence, and the Meaning of Life: http://bit.ly/11jPaq2 @brainpicker
Raising Questions with Your First Line: http://bit.ly/13j7AVv @EMentior
Keeping Your Spirits Up Before You Get Published: http://bit.ly/11jPjty @millerc086
Tips for using beta readers: http://bit.ly/15Ua1QH
Prepping your family for your book's sex scenes: http://bit.ly/15Ua9Q5 @btmargins @kimtriedman
7 Time-Saving Lessons From a Newbie Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/11mjEaZ
Active Writing Keeps Readers Engaged: http://bit.ly/15UaSAK @NancyBrandon4
The Art of the Book Cover: http://bit.ly/11mljgQ @JFBookman
Making a living with your short fiction: http://bit.ly/15UbXZm @deanwesleysmith
Launch meetings: http://bit.ly/11mlEQs @thejordache
Chekhov's Gun: http://bit.ly/15UcdaI @melissadonovan
A list of recent submissions tweets by agents and editors: http://bit.ly/11mlRTU @ChanelCleeton
Tips for Writing Better Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/15UcDhl @MeredithMcP @LeagueWriters
How 8 Famous Writers Chose Their Pen Names: http://bit.ly/11mmjBt @mental_floss
5 Uses of Infinitives: http://bit.ly/15UcSJe @writing_tips
Plot genres: http://bit.ly/11mmtZB @ingridsundberg
Writing magic: http://bit.ly/15Ud0IM @chuckwendig
Five Things You Need to Know About Young Adult Fiction: http://bit.ly/1aPl293 @bookriot @catagator
Free Scrivener Templates To Structure Your Novel: http://bit.ly/1ccvDfU @galleycat
The Influence of Film on Writing: http://bit.ly/1aPl9S4 @fcmalby
Blocks and Breakage: http://bit.ly/1ccvZDf @dancinghorse
The Unexpected Exotic: Settings in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/14oeUlm @tordotcom
The Risk-Taking Writer: http://bit.ly/19Y7LOg @terrywhalin
How Do You Build a Fan Base, Anyway? http://bit.ly/12dP93g @goblinwriter
Fighting the Summer Slow Down with a Fast Draft: http://bit.ly/13oxDKf @ashkrafton
ATrick for Tightening Your Dialogue: http://bit.ly/1by132v @KMWeiland
9 Distractions for Waiting Writers: http://bit.ly/13oxMxg @ava_jae
Timelines: Plotting: http://bit.ly/1by1gTg @fictionnotes
10 Things You Don't Want In Your Novel: http://bit.ly/1by1k5u @angelaackerman
How to Keep Writing When You're Scared of Failure: http://bit.ly/13oy6Mv @diymfa
Five Ways to Tell If a Writing Partner is for You: http://bit.ly/1by1A4y @juliegray
Female Heroes in Literature: http://bit.ly/13oyiLE @AlienNextDoor
The Art of Relocation: a Poet Chooses What to Bring—and What to Leave Behind: http://bit.ly/1by20aR @talkingwriting
If agents are selling publishers to authors, does that mean publishers should pay agents commission? http://bit.ly/13oyElj @passivevoiceblg
Do it yourself? 10 tips for beginners from top self-publishing sites: http://bit.ly/1cjWzKD @darlawrites
Indie Author Organizations for Publicity: http://bit.ly/1cjWNRV @cateartios
How Genre Labeling Keeps Some Books from Being Discovered: http://bit.ly/18KPmkz
Writing, Art and Outlining: http://bit.ly/1cjXkmZ @fcmalby
7 Reasons You Should Have a Songwriting Process: http://bit.ly/18KPu3k @usasong
Authorial Artists: 5 Painters Who Also Wrote: http://bit.ly/18KPGQg @chris_shultz81
30 Days of Screenplays "Little Miss Sunshine": http://bit.ly/1cjXPxo @gointothestory
How to Develop a Daily Writing Habit: http://bit.ly/18KPRep @rfwilliford
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