Author: Elizabeth Spann Craig

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.

The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 12,000) searchable.

Sign up for the free monthly WKB newsletter for the web’s best links and interviews:http://bit.ly/gx7hg1 .

Story structure: the 1st plot point: http://bit.ly/xIbywR @rebeccaberto

7 Lessons For Writers From Leonardo Da Vinci: http://bit.ly/AxytcE @thecreativepenn

20 things you need to know before you self-publish: http://bit.ly/wdwh3E @guardian

Round out your characters with contradictions: http://bit.ly/wylldQ @dirtywhitecandy

Make an Image become a Symbol: http://bit.ly/ysA1qY

Will an agent ever recommend self-pub? http://bit.ly/AwlgbQ @rachellegardner

Tips for finding your writing voice: http://bit.ly/scghYa @rebeccaberto

Starting Off a Book in Unfamiliar Territory: http://bit.ly/wigsI2 @janice_hardy

Tell a story only you can tell: http://bit.ly/wmTONh @bookemdonna

3 tests for the opening scene of a romance: http://bit.ly/ygeayA @teresamedeiros

Balancing reason with our love for writing: http://bit.ly/xDfCGT @WomenWriters

7 Negative Prefixes: http://bit.ly/zpuNU5 @writing_tips

How 1 writer learned to write: http://bit.ly/A2bfR9 @KMWeiland

12 Twitter Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/y1uoOa @ajackwriting

When Book Publicists Go Too Far: http://bit.ly/xdpfly @pubperspectives

Author Blogging 101: Video Interview Tools & Tips: http://bit.ly/wx5fyI @JFBookman

The Value of Ambition: http://bit.ly/AzhMai

Getting back in the writing groove: http://bit.ly/yZUG40 @pepperbasham

Motivation and characterization: http://bit.ly/Aro0un @Dragonmuse

How to Keep Up Your Writing When You’re Sick: http://bit.ly/Awvmnb @writeitsideways

Why Isn’t Literary Fiction Getting More Attention? http://bit.ly/zDbMip @AprilLineWriter for @Janefriedman

Basic manuscript formatting: http://bit.ly/A7tIqy @behlerpublish

89 Book Marketing Ideas: http://bit.ly/wQShjI @Caitlin Muir

Word Count For Writers: To Count or Not to Count: http://bit.ly/AkG0tV @epubworld for @thecreativepenn

As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves: http://bit.ly/wsnN6X @passivevoiceblg

Don’t present written proposals to agents at conferences: http://bit.ly/zvt79Q @bookendsjessica

Breakdown of the story structure of a middle grade mystery: http://bit.ly/wKa2La @laurapauling

Can Critique Groups Do More Harm than Good? http://bit.ly/xpwwCP @KristenLambTX

A show, don’t tell example in dialogue: http://bit.ly/zZJBHs

The first thing you do when you sit down at the computer: http://bit.ly/wxDaCK

Yes, You Do Need a Theme: http://bit.ly/xGZXP3 @LiveWriteThrive

Tips for lending realism to the paranormal: http://bit.ly/wDYUJ8 @lisagailgreen

Writing means many types of beginnings for writers: http://bit.ly/zYYaG3 @eMergentPublish

The Joys of Rewriting: http://bit.ly/xp04yJ @mooderino

Why Use Past Tense? http://bit.ly/wL6TDZ @ava_jae

When to use modifiers: http://bit.ly/z01Gd6 @theresastevens

The difference between sequence and scene: http://bit.ly/wm8KXZ @AlexSokoloff

The Power of Creative Storytelling: http://bit.ly/AajgRL @maxdubinsky for @jeffgoins

Book Cover Design and the Problem of Symbolism: http://bit.ly/yC5GCs @JFFriedman

Getting Through the Editing Process: http://bit.ly/xatvmi @Sarafurlong

Determining if your book is a “hot” property for agents & publishers: http://bit.ly/wyYcgE @rachellegardner

5 Confused Word Pairs: http://bit.ly/AnMvxA @writing_tips

The new author pitch: Show, don’t sell: http://bit.ly/zO2Qen

Getting the most from your book’s sell sheets: http://bit.ly/yVF5lX @BryanThomasS

Tips for introducing characters: http://bit.ly/z4FgE8 @Janice_Hardy

3 Ways to Use Pinterest for Book Publicity: http://bit.ly/zhnw1o @booksparkspr

1 Important Way for Authors to Get Discovered by Readers: http://bit.ly/xbRu5A @JodyHedlund

10 Tips for a Successful Author Talk: http://bit.ly/A3OB3g @janice_hardy

Getting started with Triberr: http://bit.ly/zfGt7H @JHansenWrites

What Sort of Goals Do You Need? 10 Questions to Ask: http://bit.ly/ybLu8z @CherylRWrites

The Rhythms of Work vs The Rhythms of Creative Labor: http://bit.ly/wNpacN @jkglei

Trying to make your fantasy unique? Try making a twist: http://bit.ly/zQZ1dl @JulietteWade

Themes and Story Premise in Novel Writing: http://bit.ly/wfBh1A

The Role of Google+ in Marketing: Get Googled: http://bit.ly/xeBGoh @candacemountain

The road to epub–Smashwords, KDP, PubIt: http://bit.ly/AbbEZA

Starting out our day with outgoing instead of incoming: http://bit.ly/wBm0gA

Self-Pubbed Author Beware: http://bit.ly/zpqJXW @jakonrath

Tips for writing tension–complex protagonists & escalating conflict: http://bit.ly/y1fksG @JodieRennerEd

Writing Nonfiction: Using Quotations: http://bit.ly/Akb6Gz @KarenCV

Forcing yourself to write a “big idea” instead of the scale that suits your story: http://bit.ly/yUl2UH @sarahahoyt

10 ways to boost your freelance writing income in 2012: http://bit.ly/zKEbRy @michellerafter

Fuel Your Critique Group With Google+: http://bit.ly/AbQrb7 @authormedia

Why Reader Taste Differs from Publisher Taste: http://bit.ly/z2f7ID @jennybent

Reader Reviews and What Not To Do: http://bit.ly/yKDk4g @WendySMarcus

How to prepare for a writers conference: http://bit.ly/zP3xxg @Bob_Mayer

Myers-Briggs: A Tool for Authors: http://bit.ly/AfsiId @FaeRowen

10 tips for writers to keep procrastination at bay: http://bit.ly/xe6Asl @TaliaVance

A report on a free ebook experiment: http://bit.ly/w37Jug @TheresaStevens

Tips for sifting through feedback: http://bit.ly/AvMrzx @WriteAngleBlog

Digital Rights Showdown: HarperCollins v. Open Road: http://bit.ly/Aru8cs @VictoriaStrauss

Correct use of apostrophes: http://bit.ly/xrUJCO @authorterryo

Bookish things for book lovers: http://bit.ly/Am1Uq4 @LitMusings

3 elements of a book title that sells: http://bit.ly/z7Caq7 @beth_barany

Creative Thinking Comes Before Creative Writing: http://bit.ly/x9XyM2 @bob_brooke

Do You Hold E-Rights to Your Traditionally Published Book? http://bit.ly/yLobG1 @PassiveVoiceBlg

Why Amazon’s Plagiarism Problem Is More Than A Public Relations Issue: http://bit.ly/z0hoqS @jeffjohnroberts

Description in Fantasy: Finding the Sweet Spot: http://bit.ly/wj1XT6 @AmyJRoseDavis

Poking Dead Scenes With A Stick: http://bit.ly/xjxdnP @Janice_Hardy

How deep is your POV? http://bit.ly/AA0Bd4 @JoannaShupe

Reasons your book isn’t selling: http://bit.ly/AaYrAa @DavidGaughran

10 ways to cut costs from your freelance business: http://bit.ly/ymCY1H @michellerafter

Harry Potter and the 3 Types of Heroes: http://bit.ly/wIvUCe @write_practice

Explaining “genre in the mainstream:” http://bit.ly/yLFFox @tordotcom

How to Write a Publishable Memoir: 12 Do’s and Don’ts: http://bit.ly/zcL7wF @annerallen

A look at Harlequin contracts: http://bit.ly/w9m3hD @PassiveVoiceBlg

Why playing safe in publishing is riskier than ever: http://bit.ly/xge9zX @dirtywhitecandy

What is Copyright and What Does it Do? http://bit.ly/wxmcpK @DiyMFA

5 Ways Bad Reviews Can Help You: http://bit.ly/wRG0bh @AJackWriting

6 Signs of Description Misuse: http://bit.ly/xa4qnG @LyndaRYoung

2012 tax tips for US writers and publishers: http://bit.ly/x4zbGl @GLeeBurgett

How Unemployment Inspired an Interactive Book: http://bit.ly/wOdl0H @GalleyCat

The value of publicity: http://bit.ly/ACq2aW @JAKonrath

How to Clean Your Blog’s Junk Drawer: http://bit.ly/xTbMMl @pushingsocial

12 Evocative Words That Include “Ae”: http://bit.ly/x647kl @writing_tips

Remember what really matters..and write: http://bit.ly/wChfbI @amysorrells

Fact-checking matters with fiction, too: http://bit.ly/ArvgoU @JodieRennerEd

Interesting roundup of Digital Book World, esp.the gulf btw. writers & the publishing industry: http://bit.ly/ysf9pP @Porter_Anderson

How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie: http://bit.ly/zXDWFY @JodyHedlund

Book Sales Aren’t Everything: http://bit.ly/xAsAkI @selfpubreview

Writing your book’s final sequence: http://bit.ly/w3XSol @katepaulk

Found Object Stories: Think Like a Writer: http://bit.ly/zgPrQO

4 Writing Routines You Can Live With: http://bit.ly/yN6BMP @writeitsideways

Worldbuilding–Setting up alternate social parameters: http://bit.ly/ydguht @JulietteWade

Blog Topics: Original or Commonplace? http://bit.ly/xE2HRU @cherylrwrites

Han Solo, Scarlett O’Hara, and Your Characters: What Makes Them Compelling? http://bit.ly/ywO5e7 @KMWeiland for @write_practice

Why our voice and the rhythm of our writing is important: http://bit.ly/xcRnyr @janice_hardy

10 Questions for Publishing CEOs: http://bit.ly/xUdESG @DonLinn

Querying a publisher after you’ve fired your agent: http://bit.ly/Aw3YFd @bookendsjessica

Authors, Bloggers, and When the Internet Feels Like A Low-Budget Horror Movie: http://bit.ly/w9ThEW @BooksAreMyBFs

How to Remove the OCD from Your Blogging: http://bit.ly/yjbmeI @KrissyBrady for @catseyewriter

How to Add Goodreads to Your Facebook Timeline: http://bit.ly/yLK735 @GalleyCat

The importance of keeping in touch with our readers: http://bit.ly/w8lXne @GoblinWriter

The Skinny on Social Networking: http://bit.ly/xnwVL3 @writersdigest

Read. Write. Repeat: http://bit.ly/wBdFMh @SusanMayWriter

Line editing in action: http://bit.ly/z29PvS @theresastevens

What a teething toy taught 1 writer about branding: http://bit.ly/xi5PKe @Lit_Gal

The Uncertainty Principle: how do writers know if they’re any good? http://bit.ly/wyHIDb

The myth of the bestseller: http://bit.ly/Abq5ay @JAKonrath

Publishers Less Optimistic About Digital Books This Year: http://bit.ly/yslZVW @GalleyCat

5 Tips For Social Media Promotion Success: http://bit.ly/y7KWWy @BryanThomasS

Writing for Life: 5 Practical Goals For Writers: http://bit.ly/xx5tRu @thecreativepenn

Coincidence Destroys the Suspension of Disbelief: http://bit.ly/yj6BHn @noveleditor

Coincidence Destroys the Suspension of Disbelief: http://bit.ly/yj6BHn @noveleditor

Lies that Can Poison Our Writing Career: http://bit.ly/zklggd @KristenLambTX

Adverbs: They’re Really Not All Bad: http://bit.ly/vZieKi @janice_hardy

97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform: http://bit.ly/waUEuL @chrisbrogan

Writers: How to Avoid Stagnation: http://bit.ly/xPF3JX

Strip down your writing: http://bit.ly/AfpN0p

3 ways to alleviate self-doubt: http://bit.ly/zH8q8x @turndog_million for @JaneFriedman

3 ways to alleviate self-doubt: http://bit.ly/zH8q8x @turndog_million for @JaneFriedman

Is KDP Select Salvation or Damnation for Indie Authors? http://bit.ly/A89Dp6 @craftycmc

How Computer Games Can Help You With Your Plotting: http://bit.ly/xEgChK @janice_hardy

Agatha Christie on writing: http://bit.ly/zT2CzB @becke_martin

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

My husband, God bless him, is a perfectionist.

I had some pictures that I’d wanted to hang on one of our walls. They’re nice botanical prints.

The problem was that there were six of them. It wasn’t really a problem, except that it meant that my husband wanted to devote a lot of time into getting the pictures hung. You know—measuring the wire on the back of the prints, cutting out tissue paper replicas of the pictures to arrange on the wall, carefully marking up the wall with pencil, using a tape measure to create a grid on the wall…

This is not to say that this is the wrong way to hang pictures. No, it’s the right way. Except that it requires a lot of time—and my husband has very little free time. And I don’t have the patience to hang pictures that way.

My botanical prints sat neatly stacked on the floor for many months…until a few weeks ago when my husband left town for a trip.

While he was gone, I grabbed the hammer, eyeballed the pictures and the spot I wanted them in, and started putting nails in the wall. Ten minutes later, the prints were hung. I think they look pretty good.

Now…are there a bunch of holes in the wall under my pictures where I had to rehang crooked prints? Absolutely. There are also a few holes in the walls between the pictures. Can you tell, looking at the wall, that there are a bunch of little holes in it? Not unless you get really, really close. The overall effect is very nice.

The important thing is just to finish. We shouldn’t let perfectionism keep us from ever finishing a book because we want to get the story or the diction or the voice perfect. If we finish our book, then we can fix any problems or mistakes.

I do know a lot of writers who like to edit as they go and work really well that way. I’d just add that if you do write that way and it’s not going particularly well, consider taking the time to reevaluate your process and see if a different approach might work better for you.

How do you put perfectionism behind you during your first draft?

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

First a special note—yesterday marked the first anniversary of the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine. The WKB is the free, searchable archive, developed by Mike Fleming, for all the writing-related links I share. Hope you’ll try it for information on writing a novel, querying an agent or publisher, or promoting your book.

I think a lot about ways to be more productive. We all have only a certain number of hours in our day and a certain number of things we need to accomplish in those hours.

I have a really tight schedule up until summer and I’ve been grabbing my writing time when I can find it.

I’m an early riser. In the past, I’ve tried to go straight to my computer in the morning and get some writing done….first thing.

I knew I was supposed to do this. I knew it helped me get my writing goals met for the day. I knew it made me start off the day on the right foot—with a win.

But I didn’t really think about the underlying reasons I was doing it. And because I didn’t, it meant that I didn’t ascribe the importance to the task that I should have.

Over the holidays, I got into a different sort of habit. I still got up before dawn, but I was checking my calendar, checking my emails, and checking online activity: had the blog I’d scheduled posted correctly? Did I have any messages in my Twitter DM folder that I should read?

Those are things that do need to be done. Do they need to be done at 4:45 a.m., though? No. I really don’t even need to check my calendar before 5 a.m.—what could I possibly be needed for at that hour, anyway?

Seth Godin had an excellent post a couple of weeks ago. He asked what was the first thing we do at the computer each morning. He suggested it was “checking our incoming.” But he reminded us that, if we’re artists, that:

“the first thing you do should be to lay tracks to accomplish your goals, not to hear how others have reacted/responded….to what happened yesterday.”

In other words, we should be focused on our outgoing, not our incoming. Start out our day creating something new.

After reading Godin’s post, I decided to start writing first each day again. This time, instead of feeling like it was just a chore to knock off my long list, I felt like I had more of a sense of purpose to my writing. I was creating something, moving forward, not looking back at what I might have missed in the last eight hours since I’d last checked my emails or other messages.

And it felt good. In fact, I was more inspired and felt more purposeful.

Have you ever thought about changing your morning routine? Or considered writing before checking in with social media?

by Lisa Gail Green, @LisaGailGreen

Lending realism to paranormal. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But allowing your readers to suspend their disbelief is vital if you’re writing in this genre or any other type of speculative fiction. Think of Harry Potter for a moment. What was it about an entire society of witches and wizards complete with schools, government and other fantastical creatures that allowed us to read on while hoping for an owl of our own?

I’ve broken down five features I believe are imperative to creating “realistic” paranormal.

1. The details.

It’s the small things that matter. If I buy into a world I want to be able to taste the food, feel the textures, hear the sounds – not just for the major things, but for the everyday bits as well. How does a werewolf shave? Does he laugh at the silliness of it?

2. The characters must be human.

I don’t mean literally. Your MC can be an alien with three heads for all I know. What I mean is that inside, the thoughts and feelings should be familiar to the reader. We have to be able to connect on a visceral level. So as long as we have that internal connection, the character will be much easier to accept.

3. The world must be complete in the author’s mind.

If you don’t understand your world, neither will your reader. You have to know how everything works and fits together if you want to have a hope of conveying it to others. Don’t gloss over parts you are having trouble with, make sure you have a reason and that it all fits together, otherwise fix it.

4. There must be no discrepancies.

If your vampire can’t see himself in a mirror, you better have a very good reason why the girl see’s him coming at the end through a reflection in the water. Make sure if there’s a rule, you carry through to the end. If your MC saves the day because of some hidden power, please build up to that reveal, so it feels natural and not like something you came up with to get yourself out of a corner you’ve written yourself into!

5. The rules must be based on universal truths.

I’m going to assume the laws of gravity apply unless otherwise stated. And even if you don’t reveal every last thing, you will find it helps to have a solid reason as to why things are the way they are. The logic will translate onto the page.

What do you think? Have I missed any key elements?

Lisa Gail Green writes paranormal and fantasy. Her newest publication is IDENTITY CRISIS in the anthology GODS OF JUSTICE.

Lisa is an active participant on EnchantedInkpot.com as well as ChildrensPublishing.blogspot.com. You can find Lisa most often on her own blog at paranormalpointofview.blogspot.com or Twitter as @LisaGailGreen. She would most definitely have a werewolf for a pet if she weren’t allergic.

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week.

The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 12,000) searchable.

Sign up for the free monthly WKB newsletter for the web’s best links and interviews:http://bit.ly/gx7hg1 .
Different approaches to naming characters: http://bit.ly/A5vLkK @kirstenhubbard
How Barnes & Noble Can Take a Bite Out of Amazon: http://bit.ly/Am4STf @JosephJEsposito for @scholarlykitchn
How “Literary” and “Entrepreneur” Are Becoming Intertwined: http://bit.ly/zNU4E6 @biblioracle for @janefriedman
The symbiosis linking SF and mainstream: http://bit.ly/zhyS5w
A look at social media tool Triberr: http://bit.ly/wNnfhu @Jhansenwrites
A Singularly Unpopular View of Adverbs: http://bit.ly/wN4rLf @KeithCronin
Writing daily when you have a day job (written for bloggers, works for novelists): http://bit.ly/wUVh7f @PushingSocial
Your dialogue can do more: http://bit.ly/xcV9DS @JulietteWade
5 Ways to Draw Readers Into Your Articles: http://bit.ly/yFyHmg
Publishing house procedure for consideration of a manuscript: http://bit.ly/A5cPdH @bookendsjessica
Using Either, Neither, Or, and Nor Correctly: http://bit.ly/xMDu9d @write_practice
You can write daily: http://bit.ly/zyhBkZ @eMergentPublish
Dealing with deadlines: http://bit.ly/wUaDQm @rachellegardner
10 Tips on Guest Blogging and Blog Tours: http://bit.ly/wFacwh @pstoltey
Evaluating a new publisher? Give yourself the gift of time: http://bit.ly/w1qA3V @behlerpublish
Creative forced association: http://bit.ly/wzavUO @changingminds for @SiriusPress
4 Ways to Recycle Dusty Manuscripts: http://bit.ly/x3gkIp @JulieMusil
Thoughts on second books: http://bit.ly/wM40zc @KALongshore
6 Simple Ways to Reboot Your Writing Routine: http://bit.ly/yP0wrF @BrianKlems
Some truths about publishing aren’t true anymore: http://bit.ly/xVhae5 @PassiveVoiceBlg
8 Effective Ways To Harness Creativity: http://bit.ly/zM8lfX
Some stories just aren’t yours to tell: http://bit.ly/yeRIVz @sarahahoyt
How to Avoid 10 Common Conference Mistakes That Most Writers Make: http://bit.ly/zJyV2y @BrianAKlems
All the links I shared on Twitter last week: http://bit.ly/xAkL10
Selling & Managing Audio Rights: http://bit.ly/xE0aPd @SaraMegibow
Query letter template: http://bit.ly/A7g22v @BubbleCow
Pinning down what makes a book high concept: http://bit.ly/yv6VFR @4kidlit
When agents pitch to editors: http://bit.ly/yv6VFR @rachellegardner
Punctuation in Fiction—Are There Prohibitions? http://bit.ly/yNfbqz @noveleditor
Punishing the Peccadillo: http://bit.ly/xviN5X @behlerpublish
20 Economical Book Marketing Techniques: http://bit.ly/wac61d @selfpubreview
Creating Profitable and Successful Blogs: http://bit.ly/wqAQqP @problogger
Forging Stories: Exploring the Metaphor: http://bit.ly/wfYBOc
How subplots are useful for writers: http://bit.ly/wHgA2i @Mommy_Authors
Twitter: Top 5 Ways to Find Your Tribe: http://bit.ly/yT2Fa1 @JFBookman
Repurposing Blogs as Books for ‘Immediacy’: http://bit.ly/Ah0s3y @pubperspectives
You must ship: http://bit.ly/z1NLK6 @JeffGoins
How To Pick and Choose a Writers Conference: http://bit.ly/yLA27Q @Bob_Mayer
How to Be a Better Blogger, Part 1: http://bit.ly/xpqLgI @SarahForgrave
7 things to consider when trying to find readers for your ebook: http://bit.ly/AERXsE @SuspenseAuthors
Why should never be a chore: http://bit.ly/yI741X @eMergentPublish
Do You Hold E-Rights to Your Traditionally Published Book? http://bit.ly/zPTj0A @JaneFriedman
12 Ways to Help Your Friends’ Pre-Release Promotion Efforts: http://bit.ly/ArngG3 @KeliGwyn
Learning tension from hoaxes of the past–part of the Designing from the Bones series from @GeneLempp: http://bit.ly/xa7CIa
6 Steps to Getting Started With Google+: http://bit.ly/y99FSp @smexaminer
An agent reminds us that trends started years before: http://bit.ly/z59QSM @greyhausagency
2 Surefire Symptoms of a Static Character: http://bit.ly/zhc3Ai @KMWeiland
5 productivity tips for writers: http://bit.ly/yuP2PR @MsAnnAguirre
What Is Your Online Avatar Saying About You? http://bit.ly/xRRj2D @catseyewriter
The Counter-Intuitive Benefits of Small Time Blocks: http://bit.ly/AyMB1U @RealLifeE
Culture-building through Holidays: http://bit.ly/xbUi2G @AmyJRoseDavis
New Fight Breaks Out Over Digital Rights to Old Books: http://bit.ly/xR9yYx @PassiveVoiceBlg
Character vs. Plot vs. Language: http://bit.ly/ymnPdS @BookishWallace
Short Stories as Marketing Tools: http://bit.ly/xfaNkZ @howtowriteshop
Blog Trolls–How to Spot Them & What To Do: http://bit.ly/xdfQWM @KristenLambTX
How to Write a Novel Based on a True Story: http://bit.ly/xkBA5U @HarlowCoban
The Business of Character Engagement: http://bit.ly/wjGyBa @jhansenwrites
Tips for setting up a blog tour: http://bit.ly/z2kM17 @spunkonastick
Responsible Reviewing: http://bit.ly/yZLnvi @authorterryo
Tips for eliminating echoes in our writing: http://bit.ly/zeudv4
Examining our ideas to ensure they’re genuinely original: http://bit.ly/ApfPNh @SarahAHoyt
Staying True to Your Characters: http://bit.ly/zUJtqo @AnnetteLyon
Konrath’s successful last 3 weeks with epub: http://bit.ly/wNLzZH @jakonrath
Worldbuilding–how romantic partners meet, expectations for relationships, etc.: http://bit.ly/zHx763 @JulietteWade
Freelance Life: The Right Tools: http://bit.ly/x48tiv @writertank
Guest Blogging Etiquette 101: http://bit.ly/ykJtEL @roniloren
Publishers Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic: http://bit.ly/xSejs9 @PassiveVoiceBlg
Why 1 authors isn’t fond of writing groups: http://bit.ly/x3NtNv @mykecole
What Makes a Great First Sentence? http://bit.ly/yAsO48 @Ava_Jae
1 writer’s experiences during the past decade of publishing: http://bit.ly/y75VYG @marilynpeake
For the Resolute at New Year’s: Promises, Process, and Progress: http://bit.ly/ApBYCL @SarahAveryBooks
6 reasons to write flawed characters: http://bit.ly/yDWdUw @LyndaRYoung
Writing tension–giving readers something to worry about: http://bit.ly/xWChv1 @JodieRennerEd
Should Authors Add a Paypal Donation Button to Their Sites? http://bit.ly/y7a3Qe @GoblinWriter
The Question You Should Ask Before You Ask “What if?” http://bit.ly/zMOcsX @storyfix
An Interview with editor Alan Rinzler: http://bit.ly/A3FOgY @CAMorganti
Types of rights for writers: http://bit.ly/zjVwiq @querytracker
You Are Exactly Where You Need To Be: http://bit.ly/w5XpaS @AKathrynTrombly
A post on horror writer R.L. Stine: http://bit.ly/AasgWZ @writersdigest
BookStoreMarketing.net: Beware Spam PR Services: http://bit.ly/ACFHbF @victoriastrauss
How cliches can actually be useful: http://bit.ly/z5Jf2k @storykim
Songwriters : 6 Traits of A Badly Written Song: http://bit.ly/wcCxM1 @usasong
Songwriters : The Dos and Don’ts of Co-Writing: http://bit.ly/y4NY5e @edusongwriter
Tips for writing emotion: http://bit.ly/xRvCy1 @katepaulk
11 ways to make a memorable impression at a writers’ conference: http://bit.ly/x4LGaj @kirklandatlarge
How to make good writing great: http://bit.ly/AyOSQG @jammer0501
Writing fighting–12 things writers should know: http://bit.ly/zwAQ62 @ajackwriting
Why your book needs a sell sheet and how to make one: http://bit.ly/ADTzFh @BryanThomasS
Sensory Tips for the Distracted Writer: http://bit.ly/ACJGl3 @ThereseWalsh
How Writing Groups Can Work for You: http://bit.ly/zXpsSA @2KoP for @writeitsideways
How Tightly Do You Control Your Blog? http://bit.ly/y24ZLB @jamigold
Usage tips of common tech terms in our writing: http://bit.ly/y0I8pk @writing_tips
What writers really need: http://bit.ly/z53coo @billycoffey for @rachellegardner
5 Writing Prompts to Overcome Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/xK54go @write_practice
What NOT to do With Your Press Release: http://bit.ly/zePHnk @FriesenPress
Crime fiction–when suspects get off on the wrong foot with investigators: http://bit.ly/zcXOBf @mkinberg
Calendars for organizing writing and life: http://bit.ly/AwxB3f
Social media is not direct sales: http://bit.ly/A7N0G0 @KristenLambTX
5 Literary Devices to Make You a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/w2D3zm @nickdaws
Top 5 Miscast Literary Roles: http://bit.ly/AlObOw @NewDorkReview
Does EPub Change the 32-Page Illustrated Picture Book? http://bit.ly/wUTCLw
9 ways to make an idea your own: http://bit.ly/xzGkMN @sarahahoyt
7 Blog Mistakes That Drive Readers Nuts: http://bit.ly/wtL55P @pushingsocial
Walls on the Path to Publication: a Necessity or a Nuisance? http://bit.ly/xDzkKN @JodyHedlund
Categorizing your book: http://bit.ly/w48eWz @Bookendsjessica
5 hidden elements that help us effectively tell our stories: http://bit.ly/yvd7km
10 Ways To Get More Email Subscribers For Your Blog: http://bit.ly/xnP3To @problogger
A sf/f writer experiments in literary thinking: http://bit.ly/Ap8TIu @JulietteWade
Investing in Your Own Future: http://bit.ly/yoawdC @deanwesleysmith
How much promotion is too much? http://bit.ly/wfSMWr @nicolamorgan
Print and eBook Covers, a Matter of Resolution: http://bit.ly/wuM0PE @JFBookman
10 Resolutions for Self-Publishers in 2012: http://bit.ly/yLOLWI @pubperspectives
3 Ways to Handle Time in a Novel: http://bit.ly/zn8RLF
Magic systems: http://bit.ly/yrk3mw
2 tricky areas for writers–dialogue and description: http://bit.ly/wgOKyR
CreateSpace Ins and Outs: http://bit.ly/yriUmJ @Desertwriter
Live coverage of cons #wdc12 (today/Fri.) and #dbw12 (Mon.) & #dbwsum (Mon.) by @Porter_Anderson with roundup here: PorterAnderson.com
Editors under marketing’s thumb, poorly digitized trad. titles, scarcity as a biz model, Apple gossip: http://bit.ly/yDFjur @Porter_Anderson
Writing on the Ether’s @Porter_Anderson features @SheilaB01 @namenick @lizcastro @JulieBertagna @jeffjohnroberts : http://bit.ly/yDFjur
When Loved Ones Don’t Love Your Book: http://bit.ly/zEyRXb @wckdwriter
Making writing goals using the S.M.A.R.T. method: http://bit.ly/zpjEf2 @ArtMktgMentor
“Write What You Know” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does: http://bit.ly/z9xCpo @fuelyourwriting
Put Your Reader in Your POV Character’s Skin: http://bit.ly/yi1gI2 @jhansenwrites
Editing out ‘as’: http://bit.ly/yJLdop
The Pros and Cons of Comparing Yourself to Other Writers: http://bit.ly/w3T9yC @KMWeiland
Ebooks Outsell Print For Majority Of Titles On USA Today Bestseller List: http://bit.ly/zvBFcK @laurahazardowen
How to maintain a creative, healthy perspective: http://bit.ly/yLxbmv @tannerc
Know The Business *Before* You Get Too Far In: http://bit.ly/z87fU7 @greyhausagency
Authors, Bad Reviews, and Bad Reactions: http://bit.ly/xVr0Yu @CassandraNeace
Pandora’s box about to be reopened: Who owns erights to old books? http://bit.ly/xTOZBW @PassiveVoiceBlg
Women and Men, and Cover Art: http://bit.ly/xJWsmN @ocelott @jimchines
Why Use Present Tense? http://bit.ly/wfVf95 @Ava_Jae
10 Ways to Improve Your Writing While Thinking Like a Comedy Writer: http://bit.ly/Aw0ifq @lajfun
What mystery writers should know about the brain: http://bit.ly/AjJhgR @JungleReds
Places to find writers online: http://bit.ly/zvY6jc