Twitterific

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

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I’m compiling a directory of ebook professionals—cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, etc.—to make it easier for writers to connect with services. The directory can be accessed here.

I released an ebook last week. Progressive Dinner Deadly is a Myrtle Clover mystery and is currently available for $2.99 (currently on sale for $.99 for a Labor Day weekend sale) on Kindle and Nook. Hope you’ll mention it to any friends who enjoy mysteries.

9 Reasons to Attend Local Writers Conferences: http://bit.ly/oMVou9 @keligwyn

101 of the Best Fiction Writing Tips, Part II: http://bit.ly/oIIfjk @Writeitsideways

The Myth of the Lone Creative Genius: http://bit.ly/plMCq8 @JaneFriedman

The Repeats and the Choruses–the Rhythm of Our Writing: http://bit.ly/oxUI0Y

How writers can deal with frustration: http://bit.ly/pX2ySM

Red Flags for Female Characters Written By Men: http://bit.ly/rq8Gtl

The art and science of Twitter: http://bit.ly/qckMfd

Organizing your writing–3 writers with tips: http://bit.ly/mZDUdg

1 writer’s book launch party: http://bit.ly/mQ7Erm

Real Life Diagnostics: Hooking the Reader From the Start: http://bit.ly/oSDds7

Physical descriptions put readers in your place: http://bit.ly/qfG97s

Why bad decisions make good stories: http://bit.ly/nvCm0E

Resources for historical and suspense writers: http://bit.ly/noNe4B

Defining and using authorial voice: http://bit.ly/nlpync @authorterryo

What Do Authorship and Entrepreneurship have in Common? http://bit.ly/rdxOcV @thecreativepenn

The difference between an IP lawyer and a contracts lawyer (& why writers should care): http://bit.ly/nlIopi @PassiveVoiceBlg

Preparing for success–the mental game: http://bit.ly/qqTX0E @jillkemerer

5 Tips On Being Naked In Front of an Audience: http://bit.ly/rcbU24 @roniloren

7 Ways to Pay it Forward Online: http://bit.ly/nsOucM @MarianSchembari

8 tools for plotting (& plot-driven v. char. driven stories) : http://bit.ly/nu5pk3

A new book discovery search engine tracks 32,160 distinct data points per book: http://bit.ly/pJtPlr

An Agent Identifies Signs of Overwriting and Explains Why It’s a Problem: http://bit.ly/qued2c

Help plotting mysteries–juxtaposition of clues: http://bit.ly/nd5H3q @HP4Writers

Buying Internet Advertising For Your Book: Part I: http://bit.ly/qkSDso @BlurbIsAVerb

Writing 411: Picture Book E-Queries: http://bit.ly/qvTcOX @WriteAngleBlog

The Basics For Novice Writers: The DON’TS In Article Querying: http://bit.ly/rjl2hn

Can you split your novel into 4 equal parts? http://bit.ly/oXKS4a @dirtywhitecandy

How Readers Become Addicts: The Elasticity of Demand (Pricing of Ebooks): http://bit.ly/pQgIG1 @thecreativepenn

Remind agents and editors who you are if you’ve met them at conferences: http://bit.ly/oLHYEl

10 Ways To Ensure You Never Have A Writing Career: http://bit.ly/pCMsKs @sarahahoyt

Character-led fiction: http://bit.ly/p8Jlu8

How to Satisfy Your Reader without Being Predictable: http://bit.ly/obbvJP @anncrispin

Bodies found in bathtubs in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/nT7jy4 @mkinberg

When Your Writing Becomes The Enemy Of Your Writing: http://bit.ly/qeIIyz

A look at key story elements in ‘Love and Gladiators’: http://bit.ly/qEecDY

What to do if Your Copyright is Infringed: http://bit.ly/oZwnCB @PassiveVoiceBlg

Publishing terms to know: http://bit.ly/or6RSD

10 traits of writers who speak from the heart: http://bit.ly/pFuiKC

Get Started Guide: Blogging for Writers: http://bit.ly/p20ld9 @JaneFriedman

How to Critique Works That You Find Awful: http://bit.ly/qUAZLE

A method for developing an elevator pitch: http://bit.ly/r5792b

Is Your Writing Cup Half Empty Or Half Full? http://paranormalpointofview.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-your-writing-cup-half-empty-or-half.html

Conflict & Characterization: Lessons from an Old Anime: http://bit.ly/oH9m0S

An Aspiring Writer’s Guide to Conventions and Conferences: http://bit.ly/ngJcQ4

All about back matter (material at the end of the book): http://bit.ly/ns1bvv @BubbleCow

10 Tips for the Time-Strapped Writer: http://bit.ly/onQHre @CherylRWrites

Getting Jitters While Waiting For Feedback on Our Books: http://bit.ly/rqmMGe @JodyHedlund

Author Sues Publisher for Restraint of Trade: http://bit.ly/nCRI2Q @passivevoiceblg

How to get published in a magazine: http://bit.ly/rqmMGe

Writing a mystery? How to feed misinformation to your readers: http://bit.ly/pqNpZU @HP4Writers

Choreography of dialogue attribution: http://bit.ly/pQc6KO

Barnes & Noble Posts Q1 Net Loss of $57M: http://bit.ly/nwtrlw @galleycat

An agent reminds us that we’re not Tolstoy or Dickens: http://bit.ly/nmic1I

Are all distractions bad? http://bit.ly/r5IugC @JamiGold

Why Success Always Starts With Failure: http://bit.ly/nL6RNI

Why 1 writer chose to self-publish: http://bit.ly/pZq1Uq @dirtywhitecandy

Education in Fantasy Worlds: http://enchantedinkpot.livejournal.com/100753.html

A translator explains the challenges of translation in America: http://bit.ly/qXzzp5

10 tips for authors using social media: http://bit.ly/qLlYF3

5 Ways to Keep Parallel Lists on Track: http://bit.ly/nSt1wf

Breaking the Writing Rules Can Lead to Failure or Possibly to Magic: http://bit.ly/pF3Wm7 @4kidlit

Giving a talk? Death by PowerPoint — How to Avoid it: http://bit.ly/pakKYr

The Kid in You: The Untapped Resource in All of Us: http://bit.ly/pEHN8U

Tips for writing a synopsis: http://bit.ly/n5qeW6 @WriteAngleBlog

Tips for getting more blog comments: http://bit.ly/pmJCHn @spunkonastick

7 Surprising Ways Blogging Can Change Your Life: http://bit.ly/pznsUf

The Future of Publishing: Make Your Own Audiobooks: http://bit.ly/qt5CON @clarissadraper

An interview with industry expert Jane Friedman on author platforms: http://bit.ly/qhGwq5

For writers located outside the US–how 1 author got an ITIN (US Taxpayer ID) for epubbing: http://bit.ly/oFYpFy @dirtywhitecandy

Your character’s 1st impression: http://bit.ly/odEyq4 @erinlthomas

6 essential elements for writing success: http://bit.ly/qxUVKI @jillkemerer

1 writer’s method for staying in 1 POV: http://bit.ly/n51q6K

Resources for character development: http://bit.ly/ovkuEB @FaeRowen

Reading is wealth creation for writers: http://bit.ly/rquO0R @annerallen

Critiquing pointers for beginners: http://bit.ly/rkH3rY , http://bit.ly/qEl7Vb , http://bit.ly/qKcwmU @marybaka

Self-Care for Writers and Obsessive Creatives http://bit.ly/nrON5w @JanetBoyer

10 things not to do when building characters: http://bit.ly/qNnclm @JulieMusil

Top 10 Dirty Fighting Techniques For Your Writing: http://bit.ly/nkOAHV @jhansenwrites

Taking on time management: http://bit.ly/noVXCl @Mommy_Authors

How to Report Scraper Sites to Google: http://bit.ly/noeUkf @galleycat

5 Great Fonts for Book Covers: http://bit.ly/nfJs6F #ebooks @JFbookman

May Contain Nuts Or Nudity: Labeling on Book Covers: http://bit.ly/nLLmK8 @BTMargins

3 types of secondary characters: http://bit.ly/mT2pgW

Tips for learning something new: http://bit.ly/n2Z8Te

There’s already tons of free content for readers. But writers are still making money: http://bit.ly/mWHuTX

An agent explains how much to share online: http://bit.ly/p04QFA

Why Writers Need to Understand Marketing: http://bit.ly/pWoh8O

You Say Editing, I Say Proofreading: http://bit.ly/q7RyC7

5 ways to promote your Kindle #ebook online: http://bit.ly/roSnRu

The formula for great blog content: http://bit.ly/oUp5EU

Unreliable narrators in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/oAxGi3 @mkinberg

Will the World End When Publishers Stop Paying Advances or Immediately Afterwards? http://bit.ly/o0L1jz @PassiveVoiceBlg

11 Blog (& Manuscript) Proofreading Tips You Can’t Afford to Ignore: http://bit.ly/pAwkFn #editing

101 of the Best Fiction Writing Tips, Part 3: http://bit.ly/qFD3Qt @writeitsideways

A new weekly roundup on @JaneFriedman ‘s blog by industry follower & journalist @Porter_Anderson: http://bit.ly/qeFAFn

How to Host a Video Book Club Visit: http://bit.ly/o5QduP @galleycat

4 Goals to Polish Your Story: http://bit.ly/qTuEuP

10 Tips For Becoming A Top-Notch Proofreader: http://bit.ly/oSILxc

‘Ask an author’ feature added to Kindle: http://bit.ly/quovxU

Trying to sell books? Get sticky: http://bit.ly/peRuxs

Tips for Writing Distinct Character Voices: http://bit.ly/oc4Fjg

Tips for writing sequels and series: http://bit.ly/oxYx3Q @Sarafurlong

The Evolution of Middle-Grade Fantasy and Television: http://bit.ly/r8yPpz @KgElfland2ndCuz

19 Ways to Get More Readers for Your Author Blog: http://bit.ly/nWggLF

Test Driving Scrivener Software for Writers: http://bit.ly/pw0Eqt

3 Factors That Influence How Much Editing a Book Gets: http://bit.ly/q1p8Cp @JodyHedlund

Three Acts, Two Acts or No Acts? http://bit.ly/oI7Vy3

An interview w/ @JaneFriedman, who encourages writers to experiment w/ different soc media platforms: http://bit.ly/qwtNfp

My tweets are archived and searchable at the free Writer’s Knowledge Base: http://bit.ly/dYRayA

10 things to consider when pricing #ebooks: http://bit.ly/pOjVz7

The importance of tagging blog posts: http://bit.ly/nzQi6d @keligwyn

Why You Should Be Writing at Night: http://bit.ly/oLlBxm

Ebooks: Time to Diversify Your Portfolio? http://bit.ly/qzNmFf #ebooks

Joe Konrath on a formula for success: http://bit.ly/p0NpHi #ebooks

Simple things 1 writer wishes she’d known about writing (that her editor pointed out to her): http://bit.ly/pJSEA7 @LadyGlamis

Your author brand–tips for creating one and where writers hang out on Twitter: http://bit.ly/qH4BQO @jhansenwrites

The power of deadlines: http://bit.ly/mS10hm @CherylRWrites

A helpful thesaurus for settings, emotions, symbolism, weather, & character traits: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @angelaackerman

Search my tweets– http://dld.bz/KPgS

7 Signs Your Manuscript May Not Be Ready For Prime Time: http://bit.ly/niLx58 @Grammar_Diva

How much do readers factor into what you write? http://bit.ly/peiERz

Rejection and Persistance: http://bit.ly/pzCOUa @BTMargins

Best Articles This Week for Writers 9/2/11: http://bit.ly/nmW5yb @4kidlit

Progressions Make the Story Worse and Worse–and That’s Good: http://bit.ly/nA2Loq

An Author’s Guide to Free Sales Data: http://bit.ly/p7eQ8W @BlurbIsAVerb

How Do Superpowers Affect Your Characters’ Perspectives and Worldviews? http://bit.ly/qP3k5v

Why We Think “I Want To Quit Writing!” And Why We Can’t: http://bit.ly/nsz4Xf @MuseInks

4 ways to look at your whole story: http://bit.ly/qbRhzO @sierragodfrey

8 Ways to Write Better Characters: http://bit.ly/nmbA38 @WritersDigest

5 writers explain how they prevent saggy book middles: http://bit.ly/pw8ONl

Build Your Platform – Get Yourself Some Gigs: http://bit.ly/q7g316

Making Characters Multi-Dimensional: http://bit.ly/rlL7pO @jeanniecampbell

The Business of Screenwriting: Script readers, Hollywood’s threshold guardians: http://bit.ly/qnYaxx @GoIntoTheStory

A peek into the world of book cover design: http://authorculture.blogspot.com/2011/08/peek-into-world-of-book-cover-design.html

Clever Costuming to Convey Character: http://bit.ly/oWBNQb @StephanieLMcGee

On the prevalence of US tropes in storytelling: http://bit.ly/qool1q @aliettedb

Movies vs. Fanfiction: http://bit.ly/pvnd7c

15 Household Technologies Recreated in #Steampunk: http://bit.ly/qmuJ8k

5 Big Media Appearance Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make: http://bit.ly/n9Qzhj @BookMarketer

How Evernote helped 1 writer go paper-free: http://jamietr.livejournal.com/1447571.html

Books With Soundtracks: The Future of Reading? http://bit.ly/pWOY2B

Does Your Character Need a Job? http://bit.ly/pX1rbF

Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: You Can Only Write What Is Hot: http://bit.ly/oZwqYe @DeanWesleySmith

Convention readings: what to read, and how to get an audience: http://bit.ly/nOiFeM @JulietteWade

Traditional Publishing: Pros & Cons: http://bit.ly/pYH3Ji

1 reason why we should know our characters well: http://bit.ly/r4fyWf