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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.

Cool news for the WKB this week–Mike has set us up with My WKB–a way for you to list and sort articles, view your read articles, and see your search history. Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/S9thqS . The free My WKB page is here: http://bit.ly/PV8Ueb .

I have a link of my own this week—I was surprised by a Washington Post mention. A pleasant surprise in a few ways, since the Post doesn’t usually focus on cozy mysteries. And it gave me some more books to put on my TBR list. :)

Have a great week!
Using a tickler file to organize your blog posts: http://bit.ly/Q3N9YP @CamilleLaGuire

States’ eBook Pricing Settlement: $69 Million: http://bit.ly/Rq8uZy @Porter_Anderson @paidContent @andyvuong

A look at the role of sycophants in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/Q6JSIm @mkinberg

5 Ways to Spot a Trustworthy Amazon Review: http://bit.ly/SMhVbx @janetboyer

A free directory of ebook pros–for covers, editing, formatting, & more: http://tinyurl.com/3mxg5zt

The Highly Sensitive Person and the Writer: http://bit.ly/PHm4Zn @HP4Writers

5 Women Writers Tougher Than Hemingway: http://bit.ly/PHm8Zn @bookriot

Ebook Best-Sellers: Where Are the ‘Indies’? http://bit.ly/OaYQNm @MikeShatzkin @Porter_Anderson @sarahw

20 Strategies For Tackling That “Bottomless Pit” of Writing: http://bit.ly/P9svs9

Selling Flash Fiction Via E-Mail—Successfully: http://bit.ly/P9sGDJ @janefriedman

Working the writing network: http://bit.ly/PHmDmb @SouthrnWritrMag

Conference Networking–All About the People: http://bit.ly/PHmIpK

1 writer’s look back on a year of self-pubbing: http://bit.ly/P9tAAj @livewritethrive

Amazon Is No Wal-Mart…Yet: http://onforb.es/PHn5kn @forbes

World’s top-earning authors: http://onforb.es/PHn6EN @forbes

The 5 Elements of Writing Travel Articles: http://bit.ly/P9uywb @writersdigest

Social Media Networking: Be an Active Participant: http://bit.ly/QAcl5z

Genre blending with romantic elements: http://bit.ly/QAdyKc

More uses for your RSS feed: http://bit.ly/QAdDgW @Susan_Silver

8 Ways to Write Without Ever Touching the Keyboard: http://bit.ly/QAdQAw @4YALit

Types of fan fiction: http://bit.ly/QAecHn @guardianbooks

8 Tips for Using Facebook Scheduled Posts: http://bit.ly/QAeheb @smexaminer

Questions to Ask (& Strengthen) Your Minor Characters: http://bit.ly/QAemhW @writersdigest @brianaklems

How libraries are handling publishing’s turmoil: http://bit.ly/Rq9Qn3 @franksesno @JDGsaid @Porter_Anderson

What to Do When Your Book Isn’t Selling: http://bit.ly/QAeRJ8 @authormedia

Writing comics–sequential art pages, cover, char. designs: http://bit.ly/OfoM7i @79semifinalist

Can you begin with dialogue? http://bit.ly/RkvbCm @juliettewade

Tips for better blog commenting: http://bit.ly/OfoQny @JudyLeeDunn

Networking for Authors: 5 Survival Tips: http://bit.ly/Rkvj4V @diymfa

8 Tips for Promoting Your Book Online: http://bit.ly/OfoZHz @rachellegardner

The influence of MR James on the horror genre: http://bit.ly/Pw7bee @ThisIsHorror

Transition as metaphor: http://bit.ly/Pw1FZc @cdrosales

Get creative on demand: http://bit.ly/Pw1hd2 @diymfa

Writing the Book You Were Meant to Write: http://bit.ly/RkwhOs @writersdigest

5 Cases of Too Few or Too Many Hyphens: http://bit.ly/OfqUfd @writing_tips

How Not to Launch a Book: http://bit.ly/Rkwmlt @janetboyer

Ensure vs. Insure: http://bit.ly/RkwyBd @brianklems

On Sucking it Up and Celebrating What Matters: http://bit.ly/RRhEF0 @TaliaVance

Tips For Using Facebook: http://bit.ly/RRhJbC

1 writer reports in on a year of ebook sales: http://bit.ly/RRhOfx @WilliamKing9

Ordinary Characters Can Be Extraordinary : http://bit.ly/RRhZaE @livewritethrive

Research to Make Historical Fiction Come to Life: http://bit.ly/RRi91M @novelrocket

Show visceral reactions first: http://bit.ly/OiqYMV @JodieRennerEd

Selling Your Words: What To Do When Editors Pay Late: http://bit.ly/OiqZAo @ thewritermama

Google Analytics for Authors: http://bit.ly/PQ5r0b @TracyRAtkins @JFbookman @Porter_Anderson

The Road to an Agent: http://bit.ly/Oir3QI @ AdriennGiordano

Why Self-Published Books Look Self-Published: http://bit.ly/Oir6vJ @jfbookman

To rid yourself of perfectionism, try deliberately making mistakes: http://bit.ly/Oir7Qc

Recipe for a Delicious Sequel: http://bit.ly/OirbPZ @ TrudiCanavan

5 tips for writing historical fiction: http://bit.ly/Oiriv9

SAMPLE PAGES Q & A: http://bit.ly/Oirp9O @writeangleblog @catewoods

Formatting Dialogue: A Quick And Dirty Guide: http://bit.ly/OirqL9 @bubblecow

Top tips for writing a strong female hero: http://bit.ly/OirvhI @ Moira_Young

Build a Better Author Bio for Twitter: http://bit.ly/Oirz13 @janefriedman

“Science Fiction” and Literature – or Thoughts on Delany and the Plurality of Interprative Processes: http://bit.ly/OirB92 @KgElfland2ndCuz

Doubling Down on DRM: http://bit.ly/RRj02m @doctorow

25 things you should know about metaphor: http://bit.ly/OirJpe @chuckwendig {lang}

Persisting through rejections: http://natpo.st/OirNoS @NPBooks @rjellory

The Importance of Voice In Your Author Platform: http://bit.ly/RRkJoh @danblank

Why Writers Should Watch Anime: http://bit.ly/OityCw @manon_eileen

Stealing the Fire of The Gods: http://bit.ly/RnMNNR @SarahAHoyt

Can You Define Your Character in One Word? http://bit.ly/OitPoS @KMWeiland

How to Write Better: 7 Instant Fixes: http://bit.ly/RRliyx

What Sort of Writer Are You? http://bit.ly/OitZg5 @janetedwardssf

Why Having Too Many Ideas Is As Bad As Not Having Enough: http://bit.ly/RRlv4M @fuelyourfiction

How to Write a Novella: http://bit.ly/RRlDkJ @jamesscottbell

How to Read Your Writing Objectively: http://bit.ly/OiuBCq @ava_jae

Putting Together a Collection of Shorts: http://bit.ly/RnNfvl @SophieMasson1

10 Steps to Deconstructing a Novel: http://bit.ly/OiuOW6 @howtowriteshop

11 Ways to Prepare for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/RnNl6q @PYOEbooks

10 Body Language Tricks for Deeper Characterization: http://bit.ly/Oiv07U @fictionnotes

5 TIPS on World Building from Scratch: http://bit.ly/RnNuqm @JordanDane

Keeping Up With Cover Specs: http://bit.ly/OivgUm @authorems

2 ways to hook readers: http://bit.ly/PHlEST

Digital Self-Publishing Checklist: http://bit.ly/PHlGtX @LoriDevoti

5 Things You Might Not Know About Amazon: http://bit.ly/PMzLGv @mediabistro

Pinterest: 10 Tips for Authors: http://bit.ly/RoIzp9 @nickdaws

An Author Platform Built on SPAM is Doomed to Fall: http://bit.ly/PMzR11 @kristenlambTX

10 Children’s Books That Are (still) Frightening To Adults: http://bit.ly/PMA0BD @litreactor

Progressive Tenses: http://bit.ly/RoIP7s @theresastevens

Amazon and bogus reviews (can respect be bought?): http://bit.ly/Rq7XXB @jane_l @Suw @samatlounge @Porter_Anderson

3 myths about Amazon: http://bit.ly/RoIUbp @beth_barany

Publishing Is Broken, We’re Drowning In Indie Books – And That’s A Good Thing: http://onforb.es/RoJ0zL @forbes @dvinjamuri

Overcoming “Voice Anxiety” : http://bit.ly/PMAckb @litreactor

5 tips for hiring a blog designer: http://bit.ly/RoJrtM @huffman_jean

A Tale of Two Royalty Statements: http://bit.ly/RoNq9K @kristinerusch

Self-Publishing on a Budget: http://bit.ly/PMEJ6d

6 Reasons Why Everything in Publishing Takes So Long: http://bit.ly/RoNvui @chavelaque

10 Practical, Everyday Money Saving Tips For (Starving) Writers: http://bit.ly/RUgNTV @BryanThomasS

How to Rein In an Out-of-Control Story: http://bit.ly/OpkeLG @jodyhedlund

10 Relaxation Techniques & Stress Relievers for Writers: http://bit.ly/RUgUik @JordanDane

20 irrefutable theories of book cover design: http://bit.ly/RUh35h @guardianbooks

What You Can Learn About Yourself By Writing Every Day: http://bit.ly/RUhaxI @fuelyourwriting

The Principles of Possessives: http://bit.ly/RUhrRa @writing_tips

The Order Of The Storyteller: http://bit.ly/RUhwVe @SarahAHoyt

Day jobs can benefit our writing: http://bit.ly/Opl7Um @RayRhamey

1 writer lists the places she finds ideas for her writing: http://bit.ly/RUhSev @SouthrnWritrMag

A Quick and Dirty Way to Optimize Your Productivity: http://bit.ly/RUhXP9 @lifehackorg

Separating Productivity from Fear: http://bit.ly/Pm26Sf

On science writing: http://bit.ly/RUqEZT @notscientific

Using The Fantastic To Create A Harsh Wonder: http://bit.ly/Pm2sZe @sfsignal

The Business of Screenwriting: Chilled white whine: http://bit.ly/RUqVMs @GITS

12 Most Successful Ways to Take On a Huge Goal: http://bit.ly/Pm3qVe @12Most

A review of Scrivener: http://bit.ly/Pm6II7

Tips for getting published in a magazine: http://bit.ly/RUtM8f @bubblecow

How One Self-Published Author Landed A Movie Deal: http://bit.ly/Pm755B @thecreativepenn

Conquering Your Fear of the Semi-Colon: http://bit.ly/RUtRIV @theresastevens

Writing Conventions and How to Survive: http://bit.ly/Pm7cxO @traciewelser

5 Key Qualities of the High-Value Writer: http://bit.ly/RUu137 @jhansenwrites

Selling a script, but holding on to the characters: http://bit.ly/Pm7vss @johnaugust

3 Do-at-Your-Desk Exercises to Avoid Becoming Chair Shaped: http://bit.ly/RUufHm @problogger

The almost-kiss: http://bit.ly/Pm7LaW

The Revival of the Serial: http://bit.ly/Pm7WTC @jane_l

12 Magical Items and the Real Life Gadgets that Resemble Them: http://bit.ly/RUuxxQ @i09

On Writing Emotion: http://bit.ly/Pm8fxW

No, You Don’t Have a Tribe: http://bit.ly/RUuCBS @danblank

In praise of ordinary romantic heroines: http://bit.ly/Pm8yJa @heroesnhearts

Details Can Make or Break Your Writing: http://bit.ly/RUuMJe

Bullet lists in a feature article? http://bit.ly/Pm8VTX @michellerafter

How Paperbacks Transformed the Way Americans Read: http://bit.ly/RUv4js @mental_floss

Where Do Sentences Come From? http://nyti.ms/NW71Pj @NYTimes

ABCs of Attending a Conference: http://bit.ly/Oq7x4E @Janice_Hardy

The Importance of Substantive Editing: http://bit.ly/Oq7HZZ @scholarlykitchn

What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Great Writing: http://bit.ly/Oq7PbW @kristenlambTX

Tips for collaborative writing: http://bit.ly/Oq81HY @indie_jane

Scenes: The Building Blocks of Your Story: http://bit.ly/Oq8k5M @KMWeiland

Copyright Is Not a Verb: http://bit.ly/NW7BNc @JaneFriedman

Great Character: Juno MacGuff (“Juno”): http://bit.ly/NW7S2G @GITS

How (Not) to Write Dialogue: http://bit.ly/Oq9dv0 @ava_jae

Managing Your Email Flow with POP & IMAP: http://bit.ly/Oq9gXU @authorems

Tips for Making Your Story Bigger: http://bit.ly/NW841G @threekingsbooks

The Quality of Self-Published Books: http://bit.ly/Oq9FcL @erinlausten

Setting–Adding Dimension to Your Fiction: http://bit.ly/NW8jKl @kristenlambtx

20 Words for Laugh: http://bit.ly/PPZYGG @writing_tips

Editing for character: http://bit.ly/PQ07Kp

Bad opening lines: http://bit.ly/RpZLqm @pubperspectives

Egyptian writers have temporarily given up on fiction: http://bit.ly/Rq0gkc @guardianbooks

How to Fit Blogging Into Your Busy Schedule: http://bit.ly/Rq0w2F @nickthacker

4 Reasons to Write Short Stories: http://bit.ly/Rq0B6v @joebunting

Building Your Production Capacity: http://bit.ly/PQ13OT @susankayequinn

The Best Backup Solution? http://bit.ly/PQ1vNd @lifehackorg

by John Yeoman, @Yeomanis

How do you tell a mother her baby is ugly?

You don’t. You can’t. Agents can’t, either. We drop off our favourite child at their office, with love in our hearts, and wait for the compliments. When they don’t arrive, we cry: “But every limb is perfect! Count the fingers. And oh, that cute little dimple at both ends!”

Still, no sale.

Every new writer goes through that period of outrage. “He spat on my baby!” Agents know it. It’s why the better ones phrase their rejection slips with care: “It doesn’t suit our needs. But do pass it around. Someone else is sure to love it!” Nice agents scribble a personal footnote: “Don’t lose heart. Remember, Gone With the Wind was rejected 38 times.” Bad ones don’t reply at all.

None of it helps, does it? We inspect our ms, lying forlorn in its bassinet. We count its fingers. All there! We dress it up in a pretty new blurb. And we send it out again.

Same result. How can we ever tell ourselves: “There’s something wrong with my baby?” But we must.

The day we do it is the day we turn professional.

Here are three tested steps to becoming a pro author:

1. Get an independent critique.

Sure, the nice opinions of our friends and writing group can keep us motivated. A thoughtful buddy can also spot our most embarrassing mistakes. “Why is your character called Jim in chapter one and Jed in chapter two?”

But friends give dangerous advice at the editing stage because they don’t know what to look for. “I don’t like your hero.” “Why?” “He reminds me of my uncle Bill.” It doesn’t help…

Have your ms professionally copy edited!

It will cost around $8 (£5) per thousand words and, if you choose an experienced editor, it’s an investment. Your ms will be fine-tuned or, better still, mangled. Perversely, that’s good news.

Otherwise, how would you have known that your opening passage, the one you laboured on for weeks, has all the appeal of a stagnant ditch? Or that your protagonist (modelled on yourself) is as lovable as the south end of a pig?

It’s better to hear the cruel truth “your story sucks, it needs a total rewrite” than to waste more time and heartache sending it out again. That said, copy editors are not ghost writers. They’ll only rarely give you creative solutions. A rewrite is your problem.

2. Cut your losses.

If you hear “the story is 90% okay, just do these things”, do them. And resubmit your ms. If any agent was courteous enough to make comments on your first draft, send that good person your new draft saying “Thank you! I have totally reworked the ms in line with your suggestions.” Conscience alone should induce them to read it.

But if you’re faced with a total rewrite, ask yourself: “Am I really in love with this story? So much so that I’ll devote another year to it? And another?” A novel is not a marriage. If it’s not working, dump it. Start the next one. It will be a lot better. You’ve learned the errors to avoid, and acquired a whole new mindset of craft skills unconsciously, while editing your last novel.

3. Smack yourself on the side of the head.

Walk away from the past. Abandon your favourite plot themes, the characters you fell in love with, the settings you know too well. Haul them back into your new novel and you’ll just be stomping over the same territory. It didn’t work the first time. Why should it now?

Smack yourself on the side of the head.

Find an outrageously new theme, fresh characters, a different place and time. Of course, you can stay with the same genre if you’re truly in love with chick lit, sci-fi, historical romance, or whatever. Just approach it from a radically different angle.

And why not experiment with a hybrid genre?

If you’re familiar with the tricks of the noir detective novel they’ll work well in a sci-fi story. (See the fascinating result in China Mieville’s The City & The City.) A chick-lit story set in ancient Rome might work well too, and never mind the anachronisms. (Marilyn Todd did that with her brilliant I, Claudia novels.)

Give your new craft skills a fresh landscape to play in.

That 3-step plan should get you through the slump of rejection. Every author has been there and some mid-list authors still succumb to it, when they fail to earn out their advance. Yet the successful ones have picked themselves up and gone that route above, time and again, to the best seller lists. Just remember, Gone With the Wind really was rejected 38 times…

Dr John Yeoman, PhD Creative Writing, judges the Writers’ Village story competition and is a tutor in creative writing at a UK university. He has been a successful commercial author for 42 years. A wealth of further ideas for writing fiction that sells can be found in his free 14-part story course at:

http://www.writers-village.org/seminars

Dr John Yeoman has 42 years experience as a commercial author, newspaper editor and one-time chairman of a major PR consultancy. He has published eight books of humour, some of them intended to be humorous.

Blog image: Jon McGovern, Flickr

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

The other mothers at the stables assured me that the day would come (probably sooner than later) when my daughter was going to come flying off her horse.

Naturally, I assumed it would be later. :)

So when I picked up my daughter at horse camp a few weeks ago and saw that she was completely covered from head to toe in red clay (which is what passes for soil in many parts of the Deep South), I knew she’d been thrown.

The camp counselors were full of hurried explanations about a bucking horse and a stirrup that came off and the horse’s general disposition and youth. I listened a little, but mostly looked my daughter over. She was beaming. “I’m fine!” she said.

Well, apparently she hadn’t really been fine at first. There was a time when she’d lost the reins and clutched the horse’s mane in terror trying to hang on for dear life before flying off onto her head. Toby apparently hadn’t wanted to jump, and he hadn’t.

The counselor let her catch her breath and dust herself off. She’d also let the bucking horse gallop around the ring a few times to calm himself down. Then the counselor had my daughter climb back on the horse….not to jump, but to remind the horse that she was in charge. She also wanted to ensure that my daughter wouldn’t be scared to get on a horse again.

My daughter made up with Toby and even chose to ride the horse during her birthday party a week later.

Although I can’t say I was excited about her getting back on a horse that was misbehaving, I think it’s a smart way to deal with being thrown. It’s also a good policy for writers to adopt.

Situations where we might fall off the horse:

Querying

Getting rejected by agents.

Getting back on the horse:

Increasing scope of our queries (keeping them targeted.)

Rewriting our query.

Considering direct submission to publishers (carefully targeted).

Exploring self-publishing.

Writing another book.

Reviews (by readers, bloggers, professional reviewers)
Receiving poor reviews for our book.
Getting back on the horse:

Taking an analytical view of the reviews to see if there’s anything we can improve for our next book.

Working on our next book.

Reminding ourselves why we’re writing to begin with.

Sales

Sales fail to meet our expectations or our publisher’s.
Getting back on the horse:

Working on the next book.

Considering a pen name if querying other traditional publishers.

It’s interesting to me how many remedies come down to working on our next book. I know how exhausting that can seem when you’ve poured so much time and effort into finishing, revising, querying, and promoting a book. But really, it’s the only way to improve and have a better chance at success in this business. And it’s the only way not to feel overly-invested in one book.

How do you dust yourself off after a set-back?

by Douglas Corleone, @douglascorleone

One of the toughest parts of being a new novelist is requesting blurbs from established authors. You’re not only asking an author to take eight to ten hours out of their busy schedule to read your manuscript, you’re asking them to endorse you and your book – you’re asking them to put their good name on the line to help you and your career.

I was so put off by the idea of asking established authors for blurbs that I waited until my third novel to do it, and even then I asked someone I already considered a close friend. He read my book and provided a terrific quote, one that ends with: “Corleone is as good as it gets.” Although my third novel Last Lawyer Standing has only been out a few days, his kind and generous words have already generated sales and provided me several new loyal readers who raced out to purchase my first two novels and enjoyed them enough to write to me and tell me so.

Next spring I’ll be launching a new series of international thrillers, and this time around I wasn’t so shy. Thanks largely to the single blurb placed on the cover of Last Lawyer Standing, I had the courage to ask several A-List thriller writers to give my bound manuscript a read. Five of my favorite authors agreed to read my book, and I’m now anxiously awaiting their verdicts.

Bottom line is: blurbs from popular authors do work. Most blurbs are sincere, and after awhile, as a reader, you recognize those authors who are sincere and those who will put their name on any book that’s tossed in front of them. The authors I chose are all part of the former group, and for that reason I’ll truly be bowled over to have their names on the front and back of my dust jacket when my first “big book” is released next year.

Douglas Corleone is the author of three crime novels published by St. Martin’s Minotaur. His debut novel One Man’s Paradise was nominated for the 2010 Shamus Award for Best First Novel. A former New York City defense attorney, Doug now lives in the Hawaiian Islands, where he is currently at work on his next novel. You can visit him online at www.douglascorleone.com.
Author Photo–Jennifer Crites

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Thanks for coming by everyone! It’s nice to be back after my days away from the blog last week. And thanks so much for all the nice comments. Have a great week!

The Possible Cost of Segregating Stories by Gender: http://bit.ly/Ooswp0 @btmargins

Tips for writer’s conferences: http://bit.ly/R8Z8oN @novelrocket

Using LinkedIn to Find Readers: http://bit.ly/R8ZawZ

Getting past perfectionism with free writing: http://bit.ly/R8ZdsM @karenschrav

Writing Third Person Omniscient: http://bit.ly/R8ZfRo

Guide to social media scheduling: http://bit.ly/R8Zhsy @lifehackorg

The step outline: http://bit.ly/SC45nu

What is an agent’s/editor’s responsibility to a querying writer? http://bit.ly/NM8zHp @Porter_Anderson @jurgenwolff

Color coded revision: http://bit.ly/SC4dn5 @ava_jae

Fifty Shades of Grey matter: the psychology of sexual arousal: http://bit.ly/SC4mqp @garwboy

What’s not to like about ‘like’? http://bit.ly/SC4qqp

Improve Your Character Instantly: Just Add a Ghost: http://bit.ly/SC4xSR @KMWeiland

Psychology Q&A: Schizophrenia & Police Work? http://bit.ly/SC4Flj @CMKaufman

Taking Responsibility as a Writer: http://bit.ly/SC4Lt5 @ginarosati

6 Laws for Becoming a Career Author: http://bit.ly/SC4O84 @duolit

Tips for social media automation: http://bit.ly/SC4TIV @nickthacker

5 Things to Track on Google Analytics: http://bit.ly/SC4Z3u @karencv

Getting to the Core of Your Characters: http://bit.ly/SC57zY @livewritethrive

7 secrets about editors every freelance writer should know: http://bit.ly/SC5g6p @MichelleRafter

Renew Your Love Affair with Pinterest: http://bit.ly/Pw15uB @kristenlambtx

Get creative on demand: http://bit.ly/Pw1hd2 @diymfa

The Philosophical Roots of Science Fiction: http://bit.ly/Pw1sVY @charliejane

Transition as metaphor: http://bit.ly/Pw1FZc @cdrosales

POV in genre fic: http://bit.ly/Pw2mSb @sfsignal

Contract deal-breakers–the agent clause: http://bit.ly/Pw60eS @KristineRusch

How POV Works: http://bit.ly/Pw6r9d @KgElfland2ndCuz

What Killed the Thriller Writer: Your Attention Span: http://bit.ly/Pw6OjR @mrichtel

The influence of MR James on the horror genre: http://bit.ly/Pw7bee @ThisIsHorror

Sales–don’t shoot yourself in the foot (5 tips): http://bit.ly/Pw7zte @deanwesleysmith

The Point of Process Porn: http://bit.ly/Pw7Jku @JustineLavaworm

8 Ways Haiku Helps Fiction Writers: http://bit.ly/Pw7R3n

Tips for beginners on getting published: http://bit.ly/Pw81rt @howtowriteshop

100 Best-Ever Teen Novels: http://n.pr/Pw86vo @nprbooks

Pros and Cons of Small Presses: http://bit.ly/Pw88mM @JessicaKnauss

Ebook Best-Sellers: Where Are the ‘Indies’? http://bit.ly/OaYQNm @MikeShatzkin @Porter_Anderson @sarahw

Create a Writing Schedule that Fits Your Life: http://bit.ly/Pw8c69 @authorems

Don’t lose faith in yourself–strive to do what you love: http://bit.ly/Pw9HkS @jodyhedlund

The Importance of Rising Tension in Your Story: http://bit.ly/Pw9Jci

Go ahead, tell people about your book: http://bit.ly/Pw9Sg6

How to Legally Use Your Own Photos on Your Blog: http://bit.ly/Pwa0fu @MarcyKennedy @MelindaVan

Indie Writers: 10 Things Not To Do: http://bit.ly/TQkgjv @woodwardkaren

Bookstores vs. Amazon – A Publisher’s View: http://bit.ly/TQko2G @behlerpublish

Author platform tips from NYT bestseller Rebecca Skloot: http://bit.ly/TQkrLE @danblank

Electronically Autograph Books: http://bit.ly/TQkCqp @adriennedewolfe

Should Writers Rethink Butt-In-Chair Mentality? http://bit.ly/TQkLdu @writeitsideways

Synopsis Writing – 101: http://bit.ly/TQkOWE

Tips for making your own business cards: http://bit.ly/TQkVBv @JillKemerer

The Right Way and Wrong Way to Let Your Mind Wander: http://bit.ly/TQpifV @i09

The Waiting Game: Analyzing the Library Hold List: http://bit.ly/TQpnAa @kimthedork

Character Questionnaire: How Would Your Character Handle These Situations? http://bit.ly/TQpCv9

Why 1 writer reads all his reviews: http://bit.ly/TQpHio

On being a submissions editor: http://bit.ly/TQpJa2

What Your Favorite YA Series Says About You: http://bit.ly/TQpOus @flavorpill

Never Happier Than When Writing: http://bit.ly/TQq6l8 @passivevoiceblg

Storyboarding – Not Just for Plotting Anymore: http://bit.ly/TQqDDw @joanswan

How Plugins Can Take Your Author Website from Okay to Outstanding: http://bit.ly/OSndBd @jfbookman

Find Your Voice, Find Your Power: http://bit.ly/OSoTdX @RLLaFevers

What writers get from social networking: http://bit.ly/OSp2OC

When to italicize: http://bit.ly/OSp8Wj @livewritethrive

Self Publishing Your Poetry – A Primer: http://bit.ly/OSpkVv @magdalenaball

Fixing broken characters with fusion: http://bit.ly/OSr3tY

How to Journal: 6 Tips to Boost Creativity and Polish Your Writing: http://bit.ly/OSrnJj

5 Common Writer Scams: http://bit.ly/O72Y0R @duolit

Why Use Multiple POVs? http://bit.ly/O738VX @ava_jae

5 must-have creativity apps: http://bit.ly/O75Meq @tannerc

Shameless Self-Promotion vs. Shameful Self-Promotion: http://bit.ly/O76MiL @goblinwriter

8 Easy Ways To Grow Your Social Media Footprint: http://bit.ly/O76XKZ @jhansenwrites

The Most Common Pitch Meeting Mistake (That You Don’t Know You’re Making): http://bit.ly/O771dz

Keep connected words/phrases together without intervening elements: http://bit.ly/O779Kg

What Every Author Needs To Know About Alt Text: http://bit.ly/O77eO6 @authormedia

Relax while writing: http://bit.ly/O77DzP @howtowriteshop

What to do with Defeat: http://bit.ly/O77HzH @EmilyWenstrom

How Often Should You Blog? http://bit.ly/O77VXE @problogger

The demise of books has been predicted for decades: http://nyti.ms/O78QaB @NYTimes

Religion in Worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/O790i8 @BryanThomasS

When does a DRM become a nightmare? http://bit.ly/O79eG2

Types of plots: http://bit.ly/O79qVA @writing_tips

Proofread for Consistency and Convenience: http://bit.ly/O79wwq

What to do When Your Word Count is Too Low: http://bit.ly/QrFZtu @joebunting

Authors Guild v. Google: http://bit.ly/QrG54A @dearauthor

5 things to do when you’re between projects: http://bit.ly/QrGaoO @YAHighway

5 Things Bruce Lee Taught 1 Writer About the Art of Writing: http://bit.ly/QrGiVm @writersdigest

How Much Can You Achieve In 4 Years? http://bit.ly/QrGofB @thecreativepenn

A scientific explanation of Harry Potter’s “wizarding gene”: http://bit.ly/NmKsO4 @io9

Why 1 writer is self-publishing: http://bit.ly/NmKup2 @litreactor

The motivation to write: http://bit.ly/NmKAgu @beth_barany

Write to the emotion: http://bit.ly/O8L7H4 @sarahahoyt

Pet Peeves of a Professional Editor: http://bit.ly/NmKSE8

Are fan fiction and fan art legal? http://bit.ly/NmKZiP @i09

Thoughts on running a free book promo for a debut author: http://bit.ly/NmLuJO @annerallen

6 Ways to Pull off Dual Timelines in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/NmLOrU @KMWeiland

Make it happen IN the scene: http://bit.ly/NmLZn5 @theresastevens

Be multi-directional to your approaches to setting and character: http://bit.ly/NmMUE7

Getting “too quiet and midlist” as a reason for rejection: http://bit.ly/NmNcuQ @nicolamorgan

Writing Your First Novel: 6 Pieces of Advice: http://bit.ly/NmNkKT @sraichlen

Real vs. fictional settings: http://bit.ly/NmNp18 @junglereds

What is indie publishing? http://bit.ly/NmNulq @passivevoiceblg

The evolution of sexuality in SFF: http://bit.ly/NmNx0z @fantasyfaction

Grounded in a scene? A critique of an opening scene: http://bit.ly/NmNEJB @janice_hardy

Stop, Look, and Listen for Better Book Marketing: http://bit.ly/NmNJgf @writersdigest

5 Types of Modifying Mistakes: http://bit.ly/NmNKAT @writing_tips

What To Do About Cranky Authors: http://bit.ly/NmNPEw @JustineLavaworm

Copyright: Or Creditright? http://bit.ly/OdzRcr @Porter_Anderson @jeffjarvis

What Offer Does Your Author Blog Make? http://bit.ly/PHjyT6 @jfbookman

The Polarisation of Publishing: http://bit.ly/PHjGSB @danielsm1

The Fear of Being Scooped: http://bit.ly/PHjIK3 @davidbcoe

Use of Adjectives and Adverbs: http://bit.ly/PHjMJP

How to Outline a Story: http://bit.ly/PHjO4q @LyndaRYoung

Correcting Problems with Pacing: http://bit.ly/PHjWRt @JulieEshbaugh

The Red Flags of Writing Contests: http://bit.ly/PHl6wt @victoriastrauss

5 Ways to Respect Your Writing: http://bit.ly/PHlaMx @krissybrady

What to Tell Agents While on Submission: http://bit.ly/PHlfjh @Kid_Lit

The Zen of Backstory: http://bit.ly/PHlhHY @ashkrafton

Can Readers Trust Book Reviews Online? http://bit.ly/PHlnzw @NinaBadzin

Ebook Formats: A Quick Guide For Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/PHlr1W @bubblecow

The Typography of Authority — Do Fonts Affect How People Accept Information? http://bit.ly/PHlwD1 @scholarlykitchn

Amanda Hocking’s Unusual Writing Schedule: http://bit.ly/PHlAmg @woodwardkaren

2 ways to hook readers: http://bit.ly/PHlEST

Digital Self-Publishing Checklist: http://bit.ly/PHlGtX @LoriDevoti

Why Something Has to Happen in Your Story: http://bit.ly/PHlI5d @joebunting

Heating back up after a burn out: http://bit.ly/PHlPxt @writerstephanie

Why Writers Should Let Their Manuscripts Cool: http://bit.ly/PHma3b @ava_jae

Copyright: Or Creditright? http://bit.ly/OdzRcr @Porter_Anderson @jeffjarvis

When a Character Lacks Social Skills: http://bit.ly/PHme38 @jeanniecampbell

When Critique Partners Disagree: http://bit.ly/PHmfUy @juliemusil @lisagailgreen