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The Alphabet in Crime Fiction: Scissors
and Other Sharp Objects: http://dld.bz/cMxJN
@mkinberg
Using Android's Contacts to Store
Character Information: http://dld.bz/cMA3X
@clarissadraper
Common Style Issues for Writers: http://dld.bz/cMAKW @DianeKrause2
The 4 Cornerstones of Strong Characters: http://dld.bz/cMRmN @writingeekery
Are you marketing to readers or writers?
A reminder to 'platform-out': http://dld.bz/cMRuq
@Porter_Anderson @petermccarthy
The Readers Sound Off! How They Read,
What They Like and Where They Find Us: http://dld.bz/cMpGT
@marieforce
Be Consistent With Your Book and Your
Promo Plan: http://dld.bz/cMpHC
@behlerpublish
George R.R. Martin: The Real Iron Throne
& Boycotting Orson Scott Card: http://dld.bz/cMpHJ
@woodwardkaren
How to Evaluate Your Chapter Summaries
Prior to Writing Your Book: http://dld.bz/cMpHR
@ninaamir
Crime fiction--when detectives must
travel to solve a case: http://dld.bz/cMAuC
@mkinberg
Light a Fire Under Your Characters: http://dld.bz/cMpHT @noveleditor
4 Keys to Finding Time For Your Creative
Work: http://dld.bz/cMpHW @susankayequinn
The Most Important Kind of Edit a Book
Needs: http://dld.bz/cMpJc @jodyhedlund
Crafting the Nonfiction Book Cover: http://dld.bz/cMpTG @DebraEve @SusanShankin
How to Sell Ebooks: 5 Proven Tips: http://dld.bz/cMpUh @robeagar @DigiBookWorld
3 of Michael Connelly's Favorite Bits of
Writing Advice: http://dld.bz/cMpU4
@writersdigest
Why 1 writer lawyered up against fan fic:
http://dld.bz/cMpUA @tobywneal
@PassiveVoiceBlg
Amazon Patents 'DVD Extras' for E-Books: http://dld.bz/cMpVN @strngwys
The Business of Screenwriting: Writing
Credits: http://dld.bz/cMpYj @gointothestory
How to stay motivated (podcast): http://dld.bz/cMpYt @chase_reeves
5 Stimulating Ideas to Spark Your
Creative Juices: http://dld.bz/cMpY4
@lizstrauss
The Brief Zine-Publishing Career of Mo
Willems: http://dld.bz/cMpY7 @jasonboog
@The_Pigeon
Getting to know readers: the new
accessibility: http://dld.bz/cMpYB @tobywneal
101+ Descriptive Words For Foods: http://dld.bz/cMpYU @kathytemean
When is it okay to stop reading a book? http://dld.bz/cMpZz @iainbroome
Why Self-Publishing Doesn't Work – And
How It Can: http://dld.bz/cMpZC @yeomanis
Using the Subtext of Body Language in
Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMpZW
@AlienNextDoor
Where to begin your story: http://dld.bz/cM2hd @KMWeiland
Describe with Telling Details—Character: http://dld.bz/cM2h4 @ava_jae
Streamline Your Writing: Cut Out
"That": http://dld.bz/cM2hH
@lindasclare
5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes
Wrong: http://dld.bz/cM2hP @yeomanis
@writeitsideways
Lack of Support For Your Creative Work: http://dld.bz/cM2hU @susankayequinn
Fixing info dump dialogue: http://dld.bz/cM2hX @JordanMcCollum
The Evolution of Process: http://dld.bz/cM2jd @Marie_Lu
Why We Should Read Introductions at the
End of the Book: http://dld.bz/cM2js
@galleycat
Strategies to work around Twitter's
follower ceiling: http://dld.bz/cM2jy
@stevebuttry
Should we let a group reprint our blog
posts to help promote an e-book? http://dld.bz/cM2jD
@michellerafter
Writing as Compulsion: http://dld.bz/cM2jT @womenwriters @janmerry607
What Gets Preserved? http://dld.bz/cM6he @amazingstories0
Unpacking Bowker's new market research
("the ebook is here to stay") : http://dld.bz/cM6j2
@Porter_Anderson @Bowker
Does Twitter Make Sense for Most Writers?
http://dld.bz/cM6mn @JaneFriedman
Facebook Graph Search Advice for Writers:
http://dld.bz/cM6mp @jasonboog
Organization: Tips for Dealing with
Overwhelm: http://dld.bz/cM6mH @GeneLempp
How To Get a Book Published: A
Step-by-Step Guide: http://dld.bz/cM6mX
@annerallen
Scams in Writing Contests: http://dld.bz/cM6nb @susanspann
How to write realistic dialogue using
subtexting (scroll down for post): http://dld.bz/cM6nW
@Brandilyn
How to Include the Five Senses Without
Falling into the Telling Trap: http://dld.bz/cM6pf
@MarcyKennedy @Janice_Hardy
A Pantser's Guide to Beat Sheets: http://dld.bz/cM6p4 @jamigold
Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone: http://dld.bz/cM6pD @diymfa @wendyluwrites
7 Ways to Write Better Blog Posts: http://dld.bz/cM6pE @aliventures
Hidden In Front Of Everyone's Eyes – Our
Own Potential: http://dld.bz/cM6pQ @danblank
Hell With What Sells: http://dld.bz/cM6pX @chuckwendig (lang)
Great Character: Neytiri
("Avatar"): http://dld.bz/cM8ad
@gointothestory
Michael Connelly on the No. 1 Key to
Writing a Series: http://dld.bz/cM8an
@writersdigest
5 Successful Marketing Strategies For
Fiction Authors: http://dld.bz/cM6ex
@thecreativepenn @passivevoiceblg
How Do You Balance Work and Writing? http://dld.bz/cM8gN @LAMysteryWriter
Taxes 101 for Authors: http://dld.bz/cM8gT @susanspann
Bowker on who buys what: http://dld.bz/cM8hs @Porter_Anderson @Bowker
They Don't Buy Your Book because it's
Good: http://dld.bz/cM8xW @junglereds @PJNunn
3 Ways to Fill an Empty Bio: http://dld.bz/cM8yF @lydia_sharp
Why people stop reading books: http://dld.bz/cM8yH @speechwriterguy
Low cost options for getting editing help
if you can't afford an editor: http://dld.bz/cM8zc
@nailyournovel
How to Write a Novel Readers Won't Put
Down: http://dld.bz/cM8zm @jamesscottbell
Crowdsourced Editing: The Future of
Self-Publishing? http://dld.bz/cM8zp
@nickthacker @KMWeiland
The Easiest Way to Make FaceBook Timeline
Cover Photos: http://dld.bz/cM8zQ
@lifehackorg
Making a book trailer--tools and tips: http://dld.bz/cM82j
A Writer's Magic Bakery: Selling your
short stories again (and again, and again…): http://dld.bz/cM82r
@smithwritr
A look at the New Adult genre: http://dld.bz/cM82x
Writerisms Ten: http://dld.bz/cM82B
The Pixar Theory: http://dld.bz/cM82J @JonNegroni
10 Scariest Monsters in Children's
Stories: http://dld.bz/cM83m @SmashingLists
Too many characters in a novel? One
solution: http://dld.bz/cMA5k @medwardsbooks
"Agent-Assisted Publishing": An
Interrupted Debate: http://dld.bz/cMA5n
@Porter_Anderson
Elizabeth George's Writing Process: From
Idea to First Draft: http://dld.bz/cMA5x
Indiana Jones and the Great Test of
Character: http://dld.bz/cMA5T @fictorians
Polishing your manuscript...1 writer's
suggestions: http://dld.bz/cMA6j @j_sandford
@authorterryo
Why 1 agent rejects manuscripts: http://dld.bz/cMA6u @rachellegardner
Be Clever to Be Riveting: http://dld.bz/cMA64 @livewritethrive
The Hazards Of Reading Our Old
Manuscripts: http://dld.bz/cMA85
What Makes Beautiful Writing Beautiful? http://dld.bz/cMA88 @joebunting
Writing satisfying endings: http://dld.bz/cMA8A
Story Maps: http://dld.bz/cMA8C
@shalvatzis
How Star Trek Helps Us with Showing
Rather than Telling: http://dld.bz/cMA8T
@MarcyKennedy
Market to Readers, Not Writers: http://dld.bz/cMA9w @LissyWrites
The Fifty Shades of Grey Effect: http://dld.bz/cMA9A @JanetKGrant
What Is a "Literary Change
Agent"? And What's Ethical? http://dld.bz/cMA9E
@Porter_Anderson
When authors spam: http://dld.bz/cMA9Q @EdieMelson
A Character's Mental State: http://dld.bz/cMA9W @ingridsundberg
Write With Confidence: http://dld.bz/cMCwj
Create a major direction list for your
writing and life goals: http://dld.bz/cMCwu
@TiceWrites
A Beginning Meditation Guide for Writers:
http://dld.bz/cMCw2 @ollinmorales
Suspect your category, but know your
story: http://dld.bz/cMCwA @byobrooks
The Essence of Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMCxc
Starting freelance writing? The first 5
things you need to do: http://dld.bz/cMCxk
Are Your ISBNs Legit? http://dld.bz/cMCxz @mybookshepherd
How to Write about a Time of
Anticipation: http://dld.bz/cMCx2 @joebunting
How to Punctuate Descriptions of Colors: http://dld.bz/cMCx4 @writing_tips
Where 1 writer gets her ideas: http://dld.bz/cMCx8 @tobywneal
Covers that Wow: http://dld.bz/cMCx9 @MariaZannini
How To Start Writing That Next Book and
Not Lose The Excitement: http://dld.bz/cMCxM
@cleemckenzie
The wow factor: http://dld.bz/cMCy5
Do You Need a Literary Executor? http://dld.bz/cMCyC @susanspann
Is It Fair Use? 7 Questions to Ask Before
Using Copyrighted Material: http://dld.bz/cMCyW
@janefriedman
How to Edit in Passes: http://dld.bz/cMCzb @ava_jae
Is Modern Poetry Too Complicated For
Modern Readers? http://dld.bz/cMC2X
Avoiding perfectionism: http://dld.bz/cMC2Z @brandenbarnett
Why computer games aren't like novels —
but should interest novelists anyway: http://dld.bz/cMC3n
Screwing Up On Purpose: The Beauty of The
Deliberate Mistake: http://dld.bz/cMC3t
@jmcaddell
The link between depression and
creativity, and how it can be good for you: http://dld.bz/cMC32
@tannerc
6 Popular Tumblrs That Landed Book Deals:
http://dld.bz/cMC35
Self publishing and perpetual editing: http://dld.bz/cMC3D @JordanMcCollum
Organizing screenwriting projects: http://dld.bz/cMCSy @scriptmag @jeannevb
How Scholastic Sells Literacy To
Generations Of New Readers: http://dld.bz/cMCS9
@npr
Why Barnes & Noble Is Good for
Amazon: http://dld.bz/cMCSQ @carr2n
@passivevoiceblg
7 Essential Online Book Marketing Tips
from the Front Lines: http://dld.bz/cMCSS
@ticewrites
How To Email Your List: http://dld.bz/cMCSX
10 Things to Remember When Writing a
Legal Thriller: http://dld.bz/cMCTc
@writersdigest @ZacharyPetit
63 Character Emotions to Explore: http://dld.bz/cMCTj @fictionnotes
42 Writing Tips From J.A. Konrath: http://dld.bz/cMCTu @JAKonrath
7 Horrifying Ailments Named After
Literary Characters: http://dld.bz/cMCTS
@kimber_regator
A Perfect Plot In 6 Easy Steps: http://dld.bz/cMCTY @woodwardkaren
9 Inspirational Bits of Advice From Anne
Rice, Catherine Coulter, David Morrell and Others: http://dld.bz/cMCUg
@writersdigest @ZacharyPetit
22 Rules of Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMCU8
Bringing Personal Experience Into Your
Writing: http://dld.bz/cMCUT @timscribe
@thecreativepenn
The Oxford comma: http://dld.bz/cMCVb
25 Things To Know About Your Story's
Stakes: http://dld.bz/cMCVh @chuckwendig
(lang)
Who Got Cultural Studies In My Fandom? http://dld.bz/cMCVp @amazingstories0
Death and writing--what's the connection?
http://dld.bz/cMCVM @BTMargins
@LaurHarrington
On writing better endings: http://dld.bz/cMRn2 @janelebak
Plotting and pantsing...either will work:
http://dld.bz/cMRn4 @ca_london
Finding Time to Write: Old-School
Technology Saves the Day: http://dld.bz/cMRn6
@Christi_Craig
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules for Writing
Fiction: http://dld.bz/cMRn8 @gretchenrubin
Increasing Your Email Subscribers: http://dld.bz/cMRnB @blogherald
There's only one requirement for being a
writer—do you meet it? http://dld.bz/cMRnF
@ava_jae
Pricing Low Vs. Pricing High: How Much
Should You Charge for Your Ebook? http://dld.bz/cMRnN
@freelanceswitch