Below are my tweets from the last week.
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Blogging with typewriters? Sure! http://bit.ly/p4IpyV
Incompetent characters in crime fiction & how they add to a story: http://bit.ly/onl3lw @mkinberg
The core of the arts: http://bit.ly/nTOM3M @WriteAngleBlog
3 Ways to Rehab Your Inner Critic: http://bit.ly/p7Pwew @BookEmDonna
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make on Their Websites: http://bit.ly/n0lH7G @thecreativepenn
How to Style Names of Food: http://bit.ly/qKL8TS
Should You Make Your Romance Novel Erotic? http://bit.ly/nZv73e
5 More Mistakes That Will Expose You As a Rookie: http://bit.ly/qkTqEU
The Hybrid Writer: Balancing Traditional and Self-pub: http://bit.ly/qw2uqB @pubperspectives
Writers’ Blogs: 5 Essentials for Engaging Your Readers: http://bit.ly/nFRTzB @jfbookman
What 1 writer told her family about publishing: http://bit.ly/npp0Ko
1 Simple Question All Writers Should Ask Themselves: http://bit.ly/pJG3J3
Being the other: http://bit.ly/ogHzMS @bookviewcafe
Healthy Eating Habits for an Awesome Writing Day: http://bit.ly/nG2OXb
How To Make One Story into Many By Being Multimedia Savvy: http://bit.ly/oqxD1d
A Look behind Lod’s World, or How to Strike Gold: http://bit.ly/r9rjdI
Reasons why 1 writer opted for a book trailer: http://bit.ly/qwR2z5 @JodyHedlund
Saying You Want to Write Versus Actually Writing: http://bit.ly/p9xvIh
Google+ for writers: http://bit.ly/nzVbQb
Don’t query until the manuscript is ready: http://bit.ly/qLzSDn
Research your book’s details, but… http://bit.ly/oq3MVw @authorterryo
Thesis statement for fiction: http://bit.ly/pjuls3
3 tricks to make your manuscript seem fresh when revising: http://bit.ly/oXKZmk @jillkemerer
Why Blogging About Writing Can Help Writers Improve: http://bit.ly/okjVzx
Everything I Needed to Know About Living with a Writer I Learned by Living with a Writer: http://bit.ly/neyhps @BTMargins
Author branding vs. experimentation: http://bit.ly/o6rqYW @mkinberg
A mid-distance point of view: http://bit.ly/n9RoHo
An agent on first lines: http://bit.ly/qR7Zcx
What everybody misses about chapter breaks: http://bit.ly/p6soPN @dirtywhitecandy
Why Most of What You’ve Read About Characterization is Untrue: http://bit.ly/p7Nqcq
Choosing Narrative Distance in Multiple Third Person: http://bit.ly/o88kCz
4 Writing Crutches that Insult the Reader’s Intelligence: http://bit.ly/nqefsO
Should Books Have a Rating System? http://bit.ly/qcSOuz @JamiGold
Revisions: raising your story on multiple levels: http://bit.ly/pTMArF @JulietteWade
The Art of Revising: Macro Revision: http://bit.ly/nbpfQZ
How to Make Yourself Write When You Really Really Don’t Want To: http://bit.ly/pTtwJj
Why Fantasy Isn’t Just for Kids (WSJ): http://on.wsj.com/ql88vr
Why Your Serial Fiction Is Likely to Fail and What To Do About It: http://bit.ly/r4FPSy
What it Takes to be an Indie Author http://bit.ly/pzs63T @JoanSwan
A look at layering in subtext, with Harry Potter as an example: http://bit.ly/nAUSVe
Writing lessons from the U.S. women’s soccer team: http://bit.ly/phTKii @laurapauling
Editors are Calling For Projects, But Where Are The Authors? http://bit.ly/qWxHAJ
6 More Things Writers Won’t Miss About the Big 6 “When They’re Gone”: http://bit.ly/nn6xE2 @annerallen
4 Tips for Pitching Guest Posts Like a Pro: http://bit.ly/rkGy6B
How to rewrite rapidly and efficiently: http://bit.ly/ndwMui @jammer0501
What Will Publishing Look Like in 2021? http://bit.ly/okihUn @AnneRAllen
Scaling Syndication: http://bit.ly/pQxUkh @RavenRequiem13
Word Count Goals: How Much is Too Much? http://bit.ly/raWEEq @GeoffreyCubbage
Writing with an IPad: http://bit.ly/nFSohy @yamuses
On Brands and In Person Appearances: http://bit.ly/p0dQCz
Beasts, Monsters and Eldritch Abominations: http://bit.ly/qlEUpG
Why 1 social media guru failed at maintaining 2 Twitter accounts: http://bit.ly/qTlldS @MarianSchembari
The best-laid plans: http://bit.ly/ni6dhy @elspethwrites
The importance of writers’ networks: http://bit.ly/rpR3EA
So, You Want to Sell More Books at Amazon–reviews: http://bit.ly/py3pbS
Conference Prep: Six Essentials for Your Checklist: http://bit.ly/ofHJZ3
Writers: You Are Responsible For Your Own Career: http://bit.ly/nUn3ZA @PassiveVoiceBlg
The “New Author Platform” – What you need to know: http://bit.ly/pDf6Gi
Choosing the Right Literary Magazine for Your Work: http://bit.ly/ofpepr
An agent with tips for effective email communication: http://bit.ly/pT1ONJ
The Three P’s of Writing Women’s Fiction: http://bit.ly/r4tPDX
Logic, Emotional Truth and Inspiration in Stories: http://bit.ly/pSqWOW @dirtywhitecandy @Janice_Hardy
Identifying Your Writing Strengths, step 3: http://bit.ly/oxLaeu @msforster
Draft Your Platform Action Plan: 5 Worksheets: http://bit.ly/np8goc @JaneFriedman
How to Save Money on Your Book Proof Corrections: http://bit.ly/nA3gZp
5 ways to keep our writing brains active: http://bit.ly/rj57Tb @JulieMusil
The 99 Cent Ghetto: http://bit.ly/rapRbM
The Art of Writing Continuities: http://bit.ly/oJ63q3
Good Writing = Good Grammar: http://bit.ly/q7nbR4
Tips for Surviving the Pitch Session: http://bit.ly/nIk5A9 @MuseInks
The Cure for Frustrated Writer’s Syndrome: http://bit.ly/nZ8KHW
Saturated settings: http://bit.ly/puJWoL @RavenRequiem13
Cyberpunk as a SF subgenre: http://bit.ly/mXqyOS
My thoughts on Google+: http://bit.ly/qUCesO
5 Ways to Use Flickr Photos for Writing Inspiration: http://bit.ly/nvwzq1 @writeitsideways
On ADD and Writing: http://bit.ly/poAIFs
On influencers: http://bit.ly/nbUmqt
A 10-Point Comma Quiz: http://bit.ly/num7rL
Would You See Your Character At The Mall? http://bit.ly/ntU1PQ @greyhausagency
A ratings system for books, part 2–including context? http://bit.ly/oPzPtR @JamiGold
What Drives a Story: Plot or Characters? http://bit.ly/qhumER @JamiGold
6 Daily Habits for Facebook Marketing Success: http://bit.ly/pYdkxg
Anton Chekhov’s First Lines: http://bit.ly/qKbjzs
The importance of team-building on Twitter: http://bit.ly/p4v58r
An agent on creating genres: http://bit.ly/p5IMAy
Speech mannerisms and body language: http://bit.ly/qNDtdG @JulieMusil
Tips for short story writing: http://bit.ly/r0UaTY @sherryisaac @JoanSwan
Twisting and deepening the final battle (with plot twists): http://bit.ly/ngnIvf @HP4Writers
Dangling, Squinting, Messed Up Modifiers: http://bit.ly/nRwPXb @YAHighway
17 Stock Plots: http://bit.ly/oqzCIf
Turn off your distractions: http://bit.ly/p9GFfu
Working with book bloggers: http://bit.ly/re3fLG
One writer asks, “Do I still want an agent?” http://bit.ly/rjVZfB @DorteHJ
3 mistakes 1 newbie critiquer made: http://bit.ly/rlaSVu @marybaka
Creating the *Feel* of a World: http://bit.ly/oLHZ8M @JulietteWade
How to Keep Up Online Without Losing Your Mind: http://bit.ly/pw1RSt
Agents in Conflict with Clients – Issues and Responses: http://bit.ly/qbj7BE @PassiveVoiceBlg
Why Bad Writing is Essential to Good Blogging: http://bit.ly/qqgnkC
In Praise of Working Late: 10 Reasons to Write at Night: http://bit.ly/njYgnR @GeoffeyCubbage
Powerful Settings: Finding What is Unique for Your Characters: http://bit.ly/pb1zMn
Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Book as Event: http://bit.ly/n5NV2A
Why You Should Never Comment on Blogs. Ever. http://bit.ly/pfCEc2
Writing from the Panicked Side of the Brain: http://bit.ly/nMOXp1 @BTMargins
Why Prologues Often Don’t Work: http://bit.ly/qgOani
How book bloggers are like agents: http://bit.ly/pxmfdT
Dialogue Development: http://bit.ly/ruLiu6
On phobias and tips for handling public speaking (1 of the most common fears): http://bit.ly/qL9iKr @Jhansenwrites
How to build a villain: http://bit.ly/riR0k6
How to speak publisher – D is for deadline: http://bit.ly/qJOkxv
Revising a scene–remembering the big picture & questions to help you edit: http://bit.ly/q5Ufmd
How to Write Like a Viking: http://bit.ly/nPyoEI
Beating the “Sugar” Addiction–Tightening the Writing: http://bit.ly/olScOK
Finding Your Hidden Audience: Advice from a Book Marketer: http://bit.ly/qxd0u6
Being careful of what we say and write: http://bit.ly/pTClqW
Why You Should Kick Your Story Aside and Write a Different One: http://bit.ly/pdRk8P @KMWeiland
Pre-Revision: Before You Break Out the Red Ink: http://bit.ly/qMC0nm
Using dashes instead of ellipses: http://bit.ly/oOJYHJ
An agent’s tips for writing queries: http://bit.ly/r83H8B
How To Co-Write A Book Without Falling Out (Or Committing Murder!): http://bit.ly/qUwIAk @BubbleCow
Working mythical allusions into your story: http://bit.ly/ptaBvY @HP4Writers
Build your brand name: http://bit.ly/qBZhVN @keligwyn
Thoughts on writing for kids: http://bit.ly/nVSyRn
Quirky Characters: Can You Relate? http://bit.ly/pGYTZI
Friends or Enemies? http://bit.ly/ogglSS @KatieGanshert
Ageism in the literary world: http://ind.pn/qa4Skb (The Independent)
It’s Not Who You Circle; It’s Who Circles You: http://bit.ly/qEhRgb
Practical Tips on Writing a Book from 23 Brilliant Authors: http://bit.ly/qIrSL5
Novel Pitching Made Easy: http://bit.ly/p15zaq @catewoods
The true price of publishing (Guardian): http://bit.ly/r62Wtn
How to Read a Book Contract – Agents and the Law: http://bit.ly/pRfGud @PassiveVoiceBlg
Digital and high r.r.p.s hitting hardback sales: http://bit.ly/o9iWBn
Tips for writing for kids: http://bit.ly/pvGGP3 @writeangleblog
The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell of Writing: http://bit.ly/qg84cg @AEWrites
The ultimate ordeal from the hero’s journey, with Harry Potter as an illustration: http://bit.ly/okMvZ4 @HP4Writers
The 23 Blogger Breeds—Which Are You? http://bit.ly/oFMexQ
Dialogue as a rhythm: http://bit.ly/rbTVvK @FantasyFaction
5 Ways to Kick Your Writing up a Notch: http://bit.ly/nqVDEL
If you normally blog about writing, how will you promote your fiction? http://bit.ly/q2Mppb @dirtywhitecandy
The correct way to format dialogue: http://bit.ly/oB4nOH @bubblecow
How Books Work: The Hunger Games: http://bit.ly/nejVVk
Using Distractions to Your Advantage: http://bit.ly/pmQUUn
Write even faster: http://bit.ly/nFsNlB
How to lose a reader in 10 pages–the visual disadvantage: http://bit.ly/qpkhLV
How to Silence Readers From Commenting on Your Blog: http://bit.ly/naPvzr
1 writer’s tools of the trade: http://bit.ly/qrr1VK
On Showing Up, Changing Your Life & Limited Goals: http://bit.ly/pSbiM9
Things Are Changing But We Have To Be Careful: http://bit.ly/p2FWzO
When writers embellish the truth: http://bit.ly/oerUtn
5 Reasons Why All Freelance Writers Should Learn To Write a Sales Letter: http://bit.ly/okuQ3x
Finding your voice: http://zenhabits.net/voice/
The art of getting more traffic for your blog: http://bit.ly/oC7hH2
The tricky nature of sending free book promo to bloggers: http://bit.ly/oVyluh
Antidotes for excuses: http://bit.ly/q4PDVq @JulieMusil
What’s Inside Your Dystopia? http://bit.ly/pke9KV
5 filler words to choke out of your writing: http://bit.ly/qppVZO @Grammar_Diva
How to Undress a Victorian Lady in Your Next Historical Romance (WSJ): http://on.wsj.com/nNxbuW
Book Blog Tours and Review Sites: http://bit.ly/ogzZ9d
I love that Five More Mistakes post by Larry Brooks.
Thanks for sharing :)
Elizabeth – Thanks for such a terrific haul of links :-) (and for including my stuff, too!).
Never comment on blogs? I have to check that one out. Wow, that would really suck though.
You catch the best tweets, I love it! I always know I can count on you to catch what I missed. :)
So many great links! Thank you :)
Some interesting topics this week.
Jongibbs–It’s a great post, isn’t it?
Alex—Oh, it’s a bait title. But it has almost 250 comments on it! Ha!
Margot–Thanks for the great posts!
Heather–Thanks so much!
Diane–I thought it was an interesting group of posts, too.
Jemi–You’re so welcome!