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Below are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the past week.

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Finger Lickin’ Dead released on the 7th. Hope you’ll consider it if you enjoy mysteries, or know someone who does.Download it on Kindle: http://amzn.to/kh7MAp Mass market paperback: http://amzn.to/lfUE2N ($6.99)

What Your Cover Should Not Do: http://bit.ly/jE9iSE

5 Things More Important Than Talent: http://bit.ly/mtuc0U

How to shine at a writing conference: http://bit.ly/kukVuq

Better Queries Through Movie Trailers: http://bit.ly/iyv4ok

The screenwriters’ trick for plotting: http://bit.ly/kogLaW

The Games We (Don’t) Play: How Authors Stay Offline (PW): http://bit.ly/mbjiwb

How Do We Stay Content With Our Own Writing Journeys? http://bit.ly/js0nsc

Possible tax deductions for US writers: http://bit.ly/l421qy

It’s all been done before: http://bit.ly/kD069B @lisagailgreen

Creating an author website? A run-down of the top 13 web hosts: http://bit.ly/ilQ6At

10 Things 1 Writer Learned About Writing By Walking Her Dog: http://bit.ly/lkyqP7

Search my tweets– http://dld.bz/KPgS

How to sell e-books to mobile Twitter users: http://bit.ly/ikgt8m

Quicker Release Times With E-Publishing Doesn’t Mean a Faster Publishing World: http://bit.ly/mStsDP

Can Your Heroine Be Too Strong? http://bit.ly/mg3LBx

Writing for Parenting Publications: http://bit.ly/lfCc0v

What’s holding you back from writing? http://bit.ly/jfDut3 @rachellegardner

7 tips for writing better sex scenes: http://bit.ly/k2Cqdr

Wonder about getting an agent after self-publishing? Links on the subject: http://bit.ly/kZfAql

Magic in Fantasy: Real Magic: http://bit.ly/jAeBcK

Real Life Diagnostics: Voice, Tone, and a Little Bit of Scary: http://bit.ly/ii5TC9 @JaniceHardy

9 ways for writers to use Twitter: http://bit.ly/lub8EP @hopeclark

Contrasting beauty and ugliness in our writing: http://bit.ly/k8D8fU

2011 Online Summer Reading Lists: http://bit.ly/kfKuCU

Dystopian Rites of Passage: http://bit.ly/jTpERv

Does the fact that epublishing doesn’t require expensive paper, mean that word counts may rise? http://bit.ly/j0TDhJ

7 tips for meeting an agent at a conference: http://bit.ly/iy54Gd

5 Tips for Disorganized, Distracted Writers: http://bit.ly/juJS5B

Twitterific–my week in tweets: http://bit.ly/kVQYdZ

3 Dimensions of Character: http://bit.ly/mdTSzC

Threshold Guardians at the Forbidden Door: http://bit.ly/iz30Cr

10 Varieties of Syntax to Improve Your Writing: http://bit.ly/j0KvK5

An agent on email etiquette: http://bit.ly/meqtn7

Literary Agents Try New Role as Self-Publishing Consultants (PBS): http://to.pbs.org/iRTCIT

Best Book Publicists on Twitter: http://bit.ly/lWLXrw

Plots, subplots, and nonplots: http://bit.ly/k4uYSt

How 20 Bad Ideas Can Kick-Start Your Imagination: http://bit.ly/mUnyA0 @TheCreativePenn

Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood (WSJ): http://on.wsj.com/kfh47W

The Mental Cleanse For Writers: http://bit.ly/jdtvLh @Wordstrumpet

Romance novel cliches that can be dealbreakers for readers: http://bit.ly/imIWEd @Sarafurlong

Do you need help with your scene transitions? 261 helpful links: http://bit.ly/fivggV

10 Tips for Spotting Bogus and Predatory Agents: http://bit.ly/iCZg7c @annerallen

Novel Planning Worksheets: http://bit.ly/liW6Bv @traineePRwriter

How to write like no one is watching: http://bit.ly/jIutKm

Promotion Begins With the First Word: http://bit.ly/kxTWEJ @spunkonastick

AOL Hell: An AOL Content Slave Speaks Out: http://bit.ly/jYF2y9

Using ancillary products to promote your book: http://bit.ly/jPADTD

The awkwardness of asking authors for blurbs: http://bit.ly/lGzfty

7 tips for giving a workshop: http://bit.ly/iZAibs @authorterryo

5 tips for your book trailer: http://bit.ly/j4I8xl

50 Things a Writer Shouldn’t Do: http://bit.ly/kEhJx8 @ThreeGuys1Book

Keeping motivated–give yourself a deadline: http://bit.ly/iSiaJk

How to Write Faster Prose (And Why): http://bit.ly/ervbti @GeoffreyCubbage

How publishing acquisitions meetings work: http://bit.ly/lE6AxC

Literary Agents: An Endangered Species? http://bit.ly/mu3gFo @annerallen

Fighting the good fight in part 3 of your book: http://bit.ly/jXrm5I

Don’t keep your distance – capture the experience: http://bit.ly/lWJnXg @dirtywhitecandy

Are Writers Really A Company of One? http://bit.ly/jn65g6 @jhansenwrites

Narrative focus: http://bit.ly/kqcnwz

23 questions to ask about your plot: http://bit.ly/lCd7pj

How to Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes http://bit.ly/la4Tem RT @Writtled

Do publishers edit books anymore? http://bit.ly/il8hTx

Less Obvious Channels of Description: http://bit.ly/lZikIE

Has spoiler culture changed the way writers write? http://bit.ly/lrrN24

Heightening Emotional Impact: http://bit.ly/kXJBSG @JulietteWade

SF/F Publications and Social Media: http://bit.ly/j2k5iE

4 Types of Blog Posts That Will Always be Popular: http://bit.ly/iqCC2w

How to Get a Gravatar: http://bit.ly/kB3FwL

Word Count or Why Passive Sentences are Evil: http://bit.ly/jP8G1Y

Defining fantasy subgenres: http://bit.ly/m5yy4U

Freelancers: Avoid Hassles With A Writer’s Basic Assignment Checklist: http://bit.ly/lEoQgD

Is Writing A Dream Job, or Just a Dream? http://bit.ly/iypFzE

Are You Making These 10 Mistakes on Facebook? http://bit.ly/lHjXaF

5 Ridiculously Easy Ways To Unblock Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/kYsUgy

2,068 links to help you format & write queries and to help you know if you’re *ready* to query: http://bit.ly/fYkgJA

10 Cardinal Rules of Book Blogging: http://bit.ly/jEbx2Z

Plan ahead, writers. Tax links: http://bit.ly/iW3lfN & 1 writer’s 5 stages of tax grief: http://bit.ly/mi3SUS @GeoffreyCubbage

50 Things Publishers Shouldn’t Do: http://bit.ly/lV0Uus @ThreeGuys1Book

On finding beauty in writing again: http://bit.ly/mM7f11

Get the biggest bang for your buck from your conference–after it’s over: http://bit.ly/ix9ybC @ExcuseEditor

Tips for building a blog tour: http://bit.ly/jaSHXe

8 Secrets for Getting into Bookstores: http://bit.ly/k50J23

Does Thinking Count As Writing? http://bit.ly/l30mzh @storyadaymay

20 Practical Tips for Freelance Writers: http://bit.ly/kYfWCO

8 Simple Ways To Share Data Online: http://rww.to/l3Kixw

For the perfectionist writer: 5 ways of tackling perfectionism: http://bit.ly/lZlS2T

8 Ways to Think More Like a Publisher & Less Like a Marketer: http://bit.ly/k9jLIg

The power of social networking: 5 easy-to-remember points for writers: http://bit.ly/leEQZu

What Publishers & Writers Need To Know About Google+ : http://bit.ly/mKuggM @GalleyCat

The art of being different: don’t compare and compete, but seek to change the game: http://bit.ly/lVUi77

What theater can teach about storytelling: http://bit.ly/lo0n5b

Dare To Be A High Maintenance Writer: http://bit.ly/jLIoUL

Why Going Without An Advance Might Be A Good Thing: http://bit.ly/mrAF99 @ajackwriting

The 11th Commandment: calleth not editors: http://bit.ly/ipsEAA

9 Ways to Use Social Media to Launch a Book: http://bit.ly/jHcxui

804 links to help you write your synopsis: http://bit.ly/eWeJtB

6 Benefits of Having an Agent in Today’s Publishing World: http://bit.ly/m563KX

How to Find a Mentor in 10 Not-So-Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/ipoVjP @jeffgoins

Kicking Out a Fast First Draft: http://bit.ly/iCS4ny

A Writer’s Guide to Organizing a Literary Estate: http://bit.ly/iRiR3z

Writing schedules, writing setbacks (squeeze writing into a crazy day): http://bit.ly/j01DPw @MaggieBarbieri

How To Break Into Ghostwriting: http://bit.ly/kBsgHU @dirtywhitecandy

How Do You Keep Track of Subplots When You Write? http://bit.ly/lcPOun

Tips for using Excel as a writer: part 1: http://bit.ly/mDmRt0 & 2: http://bit.ly/m8dh4O @jhansenwrites

Should Authors Be Amazon Reviewers? http://bit.ly/msoXjy

The difference Between Plot and Subplot: http://bit.ly/jfbt5s

5 tips for getting a publishing internship: http://bit.ly/ktESni @inkpop

Obtaining Cover Blurbs: http://bit.ly/m011xp

The publishing industry is changing…but agents are still needed: http://bit.ly/iorSTP

Why Your Lack of Focus Is A Good Thing: http://bit.ly/iXhBsH

Building a Slow Burning Romance: http://bit.ly/kbRDlq @RoniLoren

7 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Book Design: http://bit.ly/jtMDQL

Query Writing 101: http://bit.ly/kAAd3j

The Most Crucial Step To Effective Book Marketing http://dld.bz/Qf7r @tonyeldridge

How Genuine Are Online Friendships? http://bit.ly/lH1657

What mint chocolate can tell us about writing and finding an agent: http://bit.ly/mhU6AF @alisonwells

How to Build Your Writing Team: http://bit.ly/l8xJTh @jhansenwrites

How to vanquish page fright: http://bit.ly/mnc1yv

4 Novels A Year: The Math of It: http://bit.ly/pC8mH @DeanWesleySmith

How to be Productive and Still Get 8 Hours Sleep: http://bit.ly/md0dRq

Conflict and Structure: http://bit.ly/iKXaU7 @JoanSwan

Tension or Frustration? http://bit.ly/kWEQaG

Magazine Layouts and Your Blog/Website: http://bit.ly/khzxZR @jillkemerer

Making Readers Care About Plot-Centric Characters: http://bit.ly/mR2L4s @JaniceHardy

The Hero’s Journey in Kung Fu Panda: http://bit.ly/jego8t @PAShortt

Where does a fan’s responsibility lie? Amazon’s screw-up with a release: http://bit.ly/lfGuBh @JamieTR

Branding your books with cover art: http://bit.ly/iITorE

The Oxford comma is alive and well at Oxford University Press: http://oxford.ly/mnx8XK RT @BJMuntain

When writers hold a review hostage “for a stellar review of their own.” By @lornasuzuki http://ow.ly/5tuD2 RT @Porter_Anderson

Providing Value on Twitter http://dld.bz/aeMqk RT @Bookgal

Using Your Time Wisely on Facebook and Twitter: http://bit.ly/mDnr3X

An Author’s Plan for Social Media: http://bit.ly/j9JNIw @chrisbrogan

Is your blog eating you alive? http://bit.ly/ledvvT @jhansenwrites

Floating Body Parts or Her Eyes Flew to His: http://bit.ly/miOusc @Grammar_Diva

3 writing tools 1 writer can’t live without: http://bit.ly/jmbtS7#

Varying your sentence length doesn’t have to be frustrating: http://bit.ly/j3zXrKRT @WritersRelief @simplywriting

5 Reasons Photography Will Save Your Life (And Writing): http://bit.ly/kKaw56 @BTMargins

For writing quotes and inspiration: Advice to Writers: http://bit.ly/kaOOvq @AdviceToWriters

How to format for Smashwords: http://bit.ly/jC7Mds

Remember the point of your story…don’t get carried away by the language: http://bit.ly/iIgAi0 @erinlthomas

Thoughts and tips on blog touring: http://bit.ly/mUNdTd

Using archaeology & human history artifacts to find and design stories: http://bit.ly/kpU7Xe @GeneLempp

Why You Should Read Short SF/F Fiction: http://bit.ly/ifDSVl @sfsignal

Putting the Gender in Genre: http://bit.ly/j6gMAq

Speaking at libraries: http://bit.ly/lEgSgl @JohnBetcher

Crime fiction sleuths who hold their relationships together: http://bit.ly/mrGMaW @mkinberg

Writing Advice ~ Overcoming Fear: http://bit.ly/mNHlNw @shelli_johnson

The value in red pens of death: http://bit.ly/lNyW9y @KarenVTavares

Are you accidentally dismembering your characters? http://bit.ly/ltHkUZ @p2p_editor

3 Feedback Traits 1 Writer Loves: http://bit.ly/kwFxwE @marybaka

8 Steps to More Concise Writing: http://bit.ly/lWfOtL#

10 Tips For Building Your Writing Checklist: http://bit.ly/j0N76Q

Agents as publishers: http://bit.ly/m4S8OO

Top 10 ways to make or break your relationship with your agent (after you sign): http://bit.ly/lIMn0G

A mystery writer shares her annual income and expenses: http://bit.ly/mBzgEv

Creativity Tweets of the Week — 7/1/11: http://bit.ly/iGylQe @on_creativity

The vanishing advance: http://bit.ly/jGL9EZ

Things you can safely leave out of your query: http://bit.ly/k9jwGK

Best Articles This Week for Writers 7/1/11: http://bit.ly/liI3XU @4kidlit

The Arc of Your Story: http://bit.ly/mPEbNI

5 Reasons to Blog Anonymously (and 5 Reasons Not To): http://bit.ly/kYPyXN

The Secret to Mastering Plot–Getting Primal: http://bit.ly/m4A52Y

Reaching Out to Bookclubs: http://bit.ly/kMCfZF

Misplaced Modifiers: How Not To Lose Your Reader: http://bit.ly/mqbLP8

Isolating and Understanding the First “Pinch Point”: http://bit.ly/ijNUIU

Prepping for the Market: http://bit.ly/mCpikT

Examples of dangerous delusions in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/jvM86k @mkinberg

7 Reasons Why Your Writing Dreams Aren’t Coming True: http://bit.ly/mk2FkH

Will Self-Pubbing Hurt My Chances? An agent answers: http://bit.ly/lZkchG

Is It Time to Hit the Reset Button on Your Blog? http://bit.ly/jWBPi4

When to Capitalize Words for Compass Points: http://bit.ly/lZGu6K

Transitions from scene to scene: http://bit.ly/mj1cNB

6 things NOT to do during TV and radio interviews: http://bit.ly/iPtFrj

Show versus Tell: Macro-, Micro-, and When to Use It: http://bit.ly/l2l5YU @stdennard

5 ways to write when we’re not actually writing: http://bit.ly/kgc1sz @JulieMusil

How to write fiction that reads fast: http://bit.ly/mexyiC @JaneFriedman

5 Traits That Foster Success: http://bit.ly/jHhze0

7 Ways to Help Others with Your Writing: http://bit.ly/k9Otqm

Feedback on Your Work: Knowing What to Ignore: http://bit.ly/l8QMEA

Reasons manuscripts get rejected: http://bit.ly/j5jSFE

5 Telltale Signs of an Amateur Writer : http://bit.ly/mrvcQQ

Indistinguishable From Magic: http://bit.ly/kZw15Y

7 Ways Freelance Writers Can Find Better Pay: http://bit.ly/k5tuqn

9 Tips for Emailing Important People: http://bit.ly/ijx6hl

Protecting Your Online Life With Secure Passwords: http://bit.ly/jk3ttd

Procrastination: The Ultimate Writing Tool: http://bit.ly/kYmtLN

Extreme vs Mundane Protagonists: http://bit.ly/jcDX44

The Hero’s Journey: A Thumbnail Sketch of Real Life: http://bit.ly/jKzwm9

Writing About Faith And Religion: http://bit.ly/iPNNnr @thecreativepenn

DRM and e-publishing: http://bit.ly/kcDRyN

Slowly, Alzheimer’s Erases a Poet’s Gifts and Memories (NY Times): http://nyti.ms/k9KH1v

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

8 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergJuly 3, 2011

    Elizabeth – Thanks, as ever, for these useful links. And for including some of my stuff :-). The WKB just keeps getting better!

  2. Jemi FraserJuly 3, 2011

    So many good links – I’m working on a rewrite and I think I’ll check out that outlining one right now! :)

  3. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 3, 2011

    Fifty things a writer shouldn’t do? I’m almost afraid to look!

  4. HeatherJuly 3, 2011

    Great stuff in here! I’m still not sure how I feel about agents becoming ‘consultants’ for self-publishing (great link by the way). That’s something that sort of makes me cringe. But at least they’re trying to find their place in this new publishing world that’s developing! I commend them for that.

  5. L. Diane WolfeJuly 3, 2011

    Thanks for including my first word promotions tip.

  6. Helen GingerJuly 3, 2011

    As always, Elizabeth, this is a wonderful list of links. Now, I’m off to read some that I clicked on.

  7. Bryce DanielsJuly 3, 2011

    Wow. What an incredible treasure trove of information. Thank you SO much for taking the time to do this.
    Double-wow, actually.

    Best-

  8. LizJuly 5, 2011

    I’ve spent most of the afternoon clicking on these links. WOW! Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve sent several to my writer’s group and printed out 5 or 6 articles for future reference.

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