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“Most of the readers love bad books.” http://bit.ly/12HBeIt
@pubperspectives @Porter_Anderson @DeMarcoAV
@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
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
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
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
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
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
royalties: http://bit.ly/1405M6t @Porter_Anderson @DeFiore @jasonboog
25 ways to be more
creative: http://bit.ly/ZHnLh0
creative: http://bit.ly/ZHnLh0
How to wake a dormant muse:
http://bit.ly/170EDEW @dirtywhitecandy
http://bit.ly/170EDEW @dirtywhitecandy
Is Black and White Fantasy
Dead? http://bit.ly/170ELo1 @mythicscribes
Dead? http://bit.ly/170ELo1 @mythicscribes
On plot holes: http://bit.ly/170HxcO @bethrevis
Kill your darlings: http://bit.ly/170JGFF @melissadonovan
Mothering Your Writing: http://bit.ly/192OJm0 @lisagailgreen
A writer wants readers to
hear a story when they read her book: http://bit.ly/192QpvO
@EDFsChronicles
hear a story when they read her book: http://bit.ly/192QpvO
@EDFsChronicles
Should you use a pen name? http://bit.ly/170LUom @JanetKGrant
Mystery vs. Suspense: The 8
Keys: http://bit.ly/192QPlZ
Keys: http://bit.ly/192QPlZ
The Joy of Editing: http://bit.ly/170Mdzm
The Importance of Strategic
Goals: http://bit.ly/192QYpE @lyndaryoung
Goals: http://bit.ly/192QYpE @lyndaryoung
Tips for better narrative: http://bit.ly/170OLOb @behlerpublish
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
self-pubbed writer (interview with @DavidGaughran): http://bit.ly/192UYX6 @markmcguinness
When Good Series Go Bad: http://bit.ly/170Q9QL @CreepyQueryGirl
How Writers Can Explore
Erotica: http://bit.ly/13BUhSy @galleycat
Erotica: http://bit.ly/13BUhSy @galleycat
We don’t have to take every
suggestion our beta readers make: http://bit.ly/18wZsIL
suggestion our beta readers make: http://bit.ly/18wZsIL
All about character arcs: http://bit.ly/12GOTkr @JordanMcCollum
Scene interruptions: http://bit.ly/1aRkBcg @kid_lit
How to Approach a Literary
Agent: http://bit.ly/16D7WNC @bubblecow
Agent: http://bit.ly/16D7WNC @bubblecow
Rags to Riches plots: http://bit.ly/10Korjb @write_practice
Game Writing–The Decline
of Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
of Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
As Kids’ On-Screen Reading
Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome: http://bit.ly/1acaql9
@pubperspectives
Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome: http://bit.ly/1acaql9
@pubperspectives
Breaking Down the Writing
Process: http://bit.ly/16o9bNc
Process: http://bit.ly/16o9bNc
Screenwriting– Writing
Character Descriptions and ‘Last Action Hero”: http://bit.ly/16obTSY @scriptmag @RWWFilm
Character Descriptions and ‘Last Action Hero”: http://bit.ly/16obTSY @scriptmag @RWWFilm
Authors Can Be Trapped by
TMI: http://bit.ly/18JXNQe @passivevoiceblg
TMI: http://bit.ly/18JXNQe @passivevoiceblg
How to get your message
across without spamming: http://bit.ly/18JYc4Y
@annechaconas @novelpublicity
across without spamming: http://bit.ly/18JYc4Y
@annechaconas @novelpublicity
5 writerly things you can
still do when life interrupts your writing: http://bit.ly/17bDY3A
still do when life interrupts your writing: http://bit.ly/17bDY3A
How poetry became an
essential part of US weddings…and why it’s so hard to choose a poem: http://bit.ly/12Nsxh5 @poetrynews
essential part of US weddings…and why it’s so hard to choose a poem: http://bit.ly/12Nsxh5 @poetrynews
Writing is a Humiliation
Banquet: http://bit.ly/12sfKjU @SaraMTaber
Banquet: http://bit.ly/12sfKjU @SaraMTaber
Where to find cover
artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren
artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren
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
http://bit.ly/11Iysxr @sherrey_meyer
Going transmedia: http://bit.ly/17QAHGr @TheWriterMag
A 70 year old book is
gaining popularity again in the creativity and innovation fields: http://bit.ly/17QBRS9 @CreativityPost
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
characters. Hop over detours. http://bit.ly/11IzCcg
The Perils of Prequels: http://bit.ly/17QCDie @Gollancz
Paper submissions are not
dead yet: http://bit.ly/11IASwa @catewoods
dead yet: http://bit.ly/11IASwa @catewoods
What writers can learn from
a close reading of The Great Gatsby: http://bit.ly/18NWHms
@RoyPeterClark
a close reading of The Great Gatsby: http://bit.ly/18NWHms
@RoyPeterClark
Booksellers finding success
through a leaner ordering method that helps eliminate returns: http://bit.ly/16veQkE @kristinerusch
through a leaner ordering method that helps eliminate returns: http://bit.ly/16veQkE @kristinerusch
How to Help Your Cover
Designer Come Up With a Killer Design: http://bit.ly/11G7Iwu
@NikkiJefford @cjlistro
Designer Come Up With a Killer Design: http://bit.ly/11G7Iwu
@NikkiJefford @cjlistro
The Basics of Author
Branding: http://bit.ly/11GaJgq @BillFerris
Branding: http://bit.ly/11GaJgq @BillFerris
How To Write By The Seat of
Your Pants: http://bit.ly/ZXfINp
Your Pants: http://bit.ly/ZXfINp
The world doesn’t reward
perfectionists. How to stop being an overthinker: http://bit.ly/11GaXnD @lifehackorg
perfectionists. How to stop being an overthinker: http://bit.ly/11GaXnD @lifehackorg
Scene and chapter endings: http://bit.ly/ZXg2vv @Ross_B_Lampert
A review of clauses: http://bit.ly/15d9sPW @writing_tips
Thoughts on Parenting a
Writer: http://bit.ly/15dagnX @mollybackes
Writer: http://bit.ly/15dagnX @mollybackes
Using Amazon’s Top
Reviewers as a way to draw attention to your book: http://bit.ly/ZY3u7a @rxena77
Reviewers as a way to draw attention to your book: http://bit.ly/ZY3u7a @rxena77
Prozac and creativity: http://bit.ly/ZY4lVo @ahmpreston @guardianbooks
Songwriting tips from Burt
Bacharach: http://bit.ly/15dec8g @USASong
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
Writing. http://bit.ly/ZY5igs @PatBertram
Breaking down author swag: http://bit.ly/15dgvYR @JeanOram
Maturation and reviewing: http://bit.ly/1aoDAxx @Squirrelpunkd
Narrative, Fiction, and
Life: http://bit.ly/11IIcXy @davidbcoe
Life: http://bit.ly/11IIcXy @davidbcoe
I need the motivation one.
Great list – thanks!
Off to check out the one on chapter/scene endings! :)
Love the one about not reading too many craft books. Just write! And read great fiction :)
Rodgers praises Mignolet, insists Reina has Liverpool future
Agen Bola indo11.com reported, Brendan Rodgers insists the possible signing of Simon Mignolet from Sunderland does not signal the end of Pepe Reina’s Liverpool career.
Liverpool boss Rodgers has spoken of his admiration for 24-year-old Mignolet amid reports that the two clubs have agreed a fee for the highly-rated goalkeeper.
Reina’s future has been the subject of much debate in recent weeks after being linked with a return to Barcelona, but Rodgers is adamant the Spain international, who is currently away at the FIFA Confederations Cup, is still part of his plans for next season.
Rodgers told talkSPORT: “One of the things we’re trying to build is a competitive squad.
“Our squad was very thin last year and it was great we were able to introduce a few young players from our academy but it’s very important that we have competition in every position and that wasn’t always the case.
“Pepe Reina and I went out for a meal a couple of months before the end of the season and I told him exactly what we were going to do, which was to provide real competition in that area.
“He was fully aware of my intention over the course of the last few months. It certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to Pepe.
“Pepe is a fantastic goalkeeper but Simon Mignolet is a player that has done really well. He’s also part of an emerging Belgium squad that has come into a golden era. He’s very much a part of that.
“When you work with Pepe, he’s a great man. A very committed man to the club and he’s an outstanding goalkeeper.”asreported byIndo Eleven.
Reina has played more than 300 times for Liverpool in all competitions after joining from Villarreal in 2005.
Source : http://www.indo11.com
Your Twitterific posts are some of the most helpful blog posts I’ve ever read. These are bursting with knowledge! Thanks so much for compiling them, Elizabeth.
-Amanda @ Writing Cozy Mysteries
http://www.writingcozymysteries.blogspot.com
Hernanes : Pirlo absen dan menjadi titik lemah Italia
Agen Bola Luckygol.com melaporkan bahwa Italia dipastikan tampil tanpa dua pemain andalannya di lini tengah pada laga melawan Brasil. Andrea Pirlo dan Daniele De Rossi dipastikan absen karena cedera. Hal ini dianggap gelandang Brasil, Hernanes, sebagai nilai minus tersendiri untuk Gli Azzurri.
“Kehilangan Pirlo akan sangat berpengaruh bagi Italia. Pirlo adalah nyawa tim yang menjadi awal mula serangan mereka lewat bola panjang, tendangan bebas, hingga tendangan sudut. Tidak adanya Pirlo adalah masalah besar bagi Italia,” jelas Hernanes.
Menurut berita yang dikutip oleh Luckygol, kedua tim akan bertanding untuk memperebutkan juara grup A demi menghindari Spanyol, yang hampir pasti menjadi juara Grup B.
Berbeda dengan Dani Alves, sang pemain mengaku hanya ingin fokus terhadap pertandingan tanpa memikirkan kerusuhan yang belakangan terjadi di luar lapangan.
“Kami ingin finis sebagai juara grup. Tapi dalam kompetisi seperti ini apapun bisa terjadi dan kami harus tetap fokus,” ujar Alves.
Manchester United akan menunggu Thiago
Agen Bola Luckygol.com melaporkan bahwa kiper Manchester United, David De Gea, berharap gelandang Barcelona yang juga merupakan rekan senegaranya, Thiago Alcantara, bisa bergabung dengan Setan Merah.
“Mudah-mudahan aku memiliki rekan asal Spanyol di United pada musim depan. Aku dan setiap pemain Manchester United lainnya senang jika dia bergabung,” ujar De Gea.
Ini bukan pertama kali De Gea membujuk Thiago. Sebelumnya, De Gea pernah menuliskan sebuah pesan untuk Thiago setelah keduanya membawa Spanyol menjuarai Piala Eropa U-21, Selasa (18/6/2013).
Menurut berita yang dikutip oleh Luckygol, De Gea menuliskan sebuah pesan “Nos Vemos en Manchester” yang artinya “Sampai jumpa di Manchester” untuk Thiago. Pesan tersebut ditulis De Gea di trofi khusus berbentuk bola yang didapatkan Thiago seusai menjadi pemain terbaik di partai final.
United memiliki kesempatan besar mendapatkan Thiago. Ia ingin mencari klub yang siap menjamin dia menjadi pilihan utama sehingga tampil secara reguler. Selain United, Thiago juga diminati oleh Manchester City, Real Madrid, dan Bayern Muenchen.
Alves membujuk Luiz bergabung di Barcelona
Agen BolaLuckygol.com melaporkan bahwa Dani Alves memang terkenal sebagai sosok yang bersahabat. Dia sangat dekat dengan rekan-rekannya di timnas Brasil maupun Barcelona.
Menurut berita yang diperoleh Luckygol, bergabungnya Neymar ke Barcelona, diakui memang berkat bujukan Alves. Hal ini bisa terulang ketika ada kabar bahwa kini Alves membujuk bek Chelsea, David Luiz untuk bergabung bersamanya.
Ketiga pemain di atas memang sedang mengikuti Piala Konfederasi di tanah mereka sendiri, Brasil. Ketiganya pun menjadi andalan tim Samba. Luiz pun mengatakan, Alves selalu hebat dalam membujuk orang.
“Dia berhasil membuatku sedikit kesal, tapi, kesal yang baik. Dia selalu memintaku untuk bergabung dengannya di Barcelona,” ungkap pemain serba bisa ini.
Hal ini terjadi karena Luiz dikabarkan tidak masuk rencana Jose Mourinho bersama Chelsea. Meski begitu tidak hanya Barcelona yang mengincarnya. Klub Paris Saint-Germain juga tertarik dengan bek kriting ini.
Hi Elizabeth .. I must work out a strategy for using Twitter .. so I’ll be ‘studying’ your Twitter postings ..
Thanks for replying to the email I sent – I guess the info I need is sitting in Mike’s Writer’s Knowledge Base … so I must look ..
Need to convert to Feedly today ..
Cheers Hilary