Below are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the last week.
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Hidden Treasures You Find at Conferences: http://bit.ly/m5gxwN @hopeclark
One writer’s 10 steps to novel completion: http://bit.ly/mhjpl2
Staying Out of the Story: http://bit.ly/m6RIKn
202 Tips To Increase Your Blog Traffic: http://bit.ly/jXKO5C
The downside of the e-revolution in publishing: http://bit.ly/mthOYP @BSquaredInOz
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: CONSIDER THE ASPARAGUS http://bit.ly/mnYna5
Writers Are Worth It: http://bit.ly/iXavj3 @merylkevans
Starting Erotic Stories: Two Things That Work, and Two Things That Don’t: http://bit.ly/kS7cD7
20 Tips for Freelance Writers: http://bit.ly/mfq4LU
Choosing Your Main Character and His/Her Essential Counterpart: http://bit.ly/m2JxUb
How Online Writers and Publishers Still Rely on Each Other for a Payday: http://bit.ly/jFVttu
Best Articles This Week for Writers 5/13/11: http://bit.ly/j8Pq0D @4kidlit
Libraries are in crisis, but literary culture is thriving (Guardian): http://bit.ly/kpt8VI
5 Questions Never to Ask at a Bookstore Reading: http://bit.ly/khdDDL
Query letters – do you have personality? http://bit.ly/ixNKSa
Viewpoint Character and the Need to Choose Wisely: http://bit.ly/mB672h
12 Easy Steps to The Making of a Book Trailer: http://bit.ly/kP5jpk
The inexorable link between Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/lhPLiX
20 email list-building tips: http://bit.ly/libkdP
5 Ways to Kill Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/jY4f8n
Why Writers Are So Antisocial: http://bit.ly/ketTqj
5 Fast Differences Between YA and MG: http://bit.ly/iJ5rcs
What Self-Publishing Isn’t: http://bit.ly/jEdwBO
How journalists can make use of Facebook Pages: http://bit.ly/mu3QSG
5 tips for writing flash fiction: http://bit.ly/kqE4R1 @mkinberg
Why libraries still matter (Salon): http://bit.ly/mFgDsa
Should you self-publish after a near miss? http://bit.ly/mvlwjR @janefriedman
Crime writers–The Difference Between Extortion and Blackmail: http://bit.ly/j29DrU
Helpful books on writing: http://bit.ly/iqqOAR
Tackling revisions: http://bit.ly/jd1Skr
Story Structure, Part 1: Beginnings: http://bit.ly/lviwfx
Tips for finishing a book: http://bit.ly/jjiWnd
What a trendsetting book is, and isn’t: http://bit.ly/ji21KE
Lessons learned from a pencil: http://bit.ly/iGK9uk
Facebook Dramatically Restricts Authors & Publishers’ Ability To Host Contests: http://bit.ly/kf7B8n
Tips for confident writing: http://bit.ly/mUcp4a
The Chekhov’s Gun Plot Device & How To Use It When Writing Your Novel: http://bit.ly/lq5bNj
Get More Done with Creative Quickies: http://bit.ly/mFHc8Y
Narrative Tension and the Ticking Clock: http://bit.ly/kAgdYi
Formatting red flags: http://bit.ly/isBR78
Does Your Story Have a Hook or Merely a Gimmick? http://bit.ly/kStVsh
Self-doubt and writers: http://bit.ly/l0MPPt
Best practices for finishing that book: http://bit.ly/jcoyoT @patriciastoltey
5 tips for writers who want to publish: http://bit.ly/jjiWnd @4kidlit
Five Things Writers Must Do Before They Die: http://bit.ly/iruBnZ @clarissadraper
When is it time to sign an author-agent contract? http://bit.ly/jDWHk4
“Write-by-number” Synopsis Recipe: http://bit.ly/lKETYR
Search my tweets– http://dld.bz/KPgS
Name your protagonist: http://bit.ly/lbhZAV
Editing: It’s About the Big Picture, Too: http://bit.ly/jAxb4J @authorterryo
Using Storyboard W to Structure a Self-Help Book: http://bit.ly/iXGksu
Best practices for beta readers: http://bit.ly/jPIwca
Should I Use Absolute Phrases? Absolutely: http://bit.ly/myCSVs
19 Ways to Use Images to Enhance Your Blog: http://bit.ly/it4msq
Tips for body language and description: http://bit.ly/mmylI7
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Avery’s Garlic Blue Cheese Fondue http://bit.ly/incswU
Learning to Find a Balance in Showing Versus Telling: http://bit.ly/iYXDcd @jodyhedlund
The Importance of a Literary Nemesis: http://bit.ly/jFWc99
Dumping Those Info Dumps: http://bit.ly/iIzvDt @jemifraser
How an Agent Works with a Self-Published Author: http://bit.ly/jFaD7C @galleycat
Key Story Elements: Into The Special World: http://bit.ly/moUzww
How to Get into a Subjunctive Mood: http://bit.ly/l7hpep
Ticking Clock or Option Exhaustion: 2 Ways To Bring Your Novel To A Crisis: http://bit.ly/jin0Q3
5 Key Research Sites You May Have Missed (Plus Cool Tricks): http://bit.ly/mADZQB @janefriedman
Writing Out of Order: http://bit.ly/mMQLGK
10 Simple Ways to Support Authors You Love: http://bit.ly/lSbj93
How Spelling Diverges Between American and British English: http://bit.ly/muKiEF
Synopsis Example: ”The Fly” (Horror / Sci-Fi): http://bit.ly/lXiRm8
Mindful Writing: Accepting Failure: http://bit.ly/koiDtF
Tips for giving readings: http://bit.ly/jtw0lK
5 Common Writing Pitfalls: http://bit.ly/iQcuhF
When Characters Lie: 8 Questions to Ask: http://bit.ly/lBoWAp @CherylRWrites
Tips for Writing Picture Books: http://bit.ly/mBh3QV
5 questions that can save your book: http://bit.ly/mp2Okq
How to Practice Perseverance: http://bit.ly/lekZnq
Discouraging Decisions: http://bit.ly/jANR7P
Why traditional publishing is about more than a few weeks of chain bookstore distribution: http://bit.ly/jnestQ
10 Scifi Novels To Give People Who Hate Sci-fi: http://bit.ly/ixFEMv
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Bacon and Buttermilk Garlic Mashed Potatoes http://bit.ly/mN9bm6
A Bookseller Who Bridges Print and Digital: http://bit.ly/l8YGRZ
Surfing the fantasy network: http://bit.ly/jyfZq3
How Many Times A Day Should You Check Your Email? http://bit.ly/lQjsip
How The Right Cover & Title Can Help Women’s Fic Cast A Wider Net: http://bit.ly/irR1rc
Promo time vs writing time: http://bit.ly/mMUXPA
Royalty statements update: http://bit.ly/luh4a7
Why writing advice is utterly meaningless: http://bit.ly/makY6v
Choosing a Theme for Your Novel: http://bit.ly/iDUIF6
Blog categorizing and tagging: http://bit.ly/kusGUL
3 things one writer learned from graphic novels: http://bit.ly/lCU4ga
How to write more-the only thing you NEED to do: http://bit.ly/ljl2ft
Make your boring character a fish out of water: http://bit.ly/jr4ARq
Bringing characters together:http://bit.ly/juZrxd
A tangled plot structure: http://bit.ly/lYtSYn
How to Blog Without Comparing Yourself to Others: http://bit.ly/m690Nw
Creative Marketing for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/kaF6ch
Beat writer’s boredom: http://bit.ly/jBLa5f @clarissadraper
Why One Writer Wants Her Women’s Fiction Published By A Traditional Publisher: http://bit.ly/mfenZ2
Crit partners in crime: http://bit.ly/kLlO4j
Never bring a knife to a gun fight: http://bit.ly/krbGtP
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Do Plots Just “Happen”? http://bit.ly/ioqYa9
Top 7 Repeated Science Fiction Phrases or Words That Have Become Annoying: http://bit.ly/jV9QxK
9 reasons to visit your real-life setting: http://bit.ly/ji59la
Ebook Authors: 17 Great Information Sources: http://bit.ly/k9KJEp
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: HUSBAND vs WIFE: Cleo Coyle asks, “Is it a Sauce or a Soup?” http://bit.ly/llM8vB
The Joy of Booking: http://bit.ly/k03LEt
Making the most of the Kindle’s “Before You Go” screen: http://bit.ly/iF1LAc
10 Ways to Create a Plot Twist: http://bit.ly/my7K0W
8 ways writers can make the most of online video: http://bit.ly/iQe4Xf
How to Avoid Freelancing Burnout: http://bit.ly/iTVBEH
The 3 ages of becoming a writer: http://bit.ly/mAkgRi @dirtywhitecandy
Creating Archetypal Characters To Fill The Dramatic Functions in Your Novel: http://bit.ly/lpcw1r
10 Ways to Totally Screw Up Your Novel: http://bit.ly/mD7nh5
Juggling parenthood and writing: http://bit.ly/mN6I6H
3 tips for writing horror: http://bit.ly/mrsNUX
Twitter For The Shy Writer—Secrets of Stress-free Tweeting: http://bit.ly/jUQaSA @annerallen
Romance novels and the dogpoo filter: http://bit.ly/k8V0BL
10 Kindle Tricks and Tweaks: http://bit.ly/kjKtLT
What Works: Promo for Ebooks: http://bit.ly/l5LBc9
Single Quotation Marks—A Reader’s Question: http://bit.ly/lOjDWX
Online branding for authors–how it really works: http://bit.ly/jAlHYY
The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development: http://bit.ly/lLXN7p
How to Become Wildly Successful at Anything: http://bit.ly/mljulE
Avoid the 3 “Tell-Tale” Signs of Self-Published Books: http://bit.ly/lAK1ca
How to quickly change a document’s spacing with a single keyboard shortcut: http://bit.ly/mH1LA1
Subsidy Publishing: Proceed With Caution: http://bit.ly/m8V9Qn
The tasks of technical writing: http://bit.ly/l3KtEy
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Mini Cherry Sponge Cakes http://bit.ly/mrGT4c
6 tips for fitting writing into a hectic schedule: http://bit.ly/jdLZqL @Sarafurlong
Metaphors vs. Similes: http://bit.ly/mI5nQ3
Weekend writer: http://bit.ly/lgsB2R
Writing–finishing what you start: http://bit.ly/jhnL2n
Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Bennet: Jane Austen’s Mothers: http://bit.ly/jd17w1
The Rise of Urban Fantasy: http://bit.ly/jpqZZG
Help for restless writers: http://bit.ly/iA6uUs
5 Reasons Why Moms Matter in Children’s Literature: http://bit.ly/lzWXLv
10 essential self-editing tips: http://bit.ly/iDAMcw
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 5/6/11): http://bit.ly/kNwBXI
How To Create A Plot Outline In 8 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/lHq5Od
How one writer uses Scrivener to plot with flexibility: http://bit.ly/mfZypM @SarahKetley
The Dos and Don’ts of Your Online Presence: http://bit.ly/iwJmJU
The rule of 3 in fiction: http://bit.ly/lGypLz
Character building tools for writers–astrological signs: http://bit.ly/mj3qfu
Social Networking: Twitter v. Facebook: http://bit.ly/l9HUY7
5 Things to Consider Before You Spend Time Editing: http://bit.ly/m82DDG
Collaboration: 3 Rules You Can’t Break: http://bit.ly/lcjecF
An Editor’s Quick Tips on Submissions: http://bit.ly/iiKBkN
Creativity tweets of the week: http://bit.ly/jCxRdZ
Voice: The Right Words: http://bit.ly/mTF99f
Writing Passionate People: http://bit.ly/m1mNGT
How Self-Published Authors Found Success by Staying Local: http://bit.ly/iB6kCm @galleycat
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Happy Mother’s Day – Not Just Desserts http://bit.ly/kAEDeI
How to Build Your Twitter Tribe: http://bit.ly/kKf3Sg
The World’s Best Libraries: http://bit.ly/lhXIrf
How role-playing games (RPGs) can improve your writing: http://bit.ly/k2Wkq5
How to Be a Conference Extrovert: http://bit.ly/mK7xCG
Writing an eBook: How to Get Started (and Finish!): http://bit.ly/kffCwO
Organizing a Writers Workshop: Marketing– http://bit.ly/jlsdhr
Present tense problems: http://bit.ly/kARovC
Writers Write–Creativity Is a State of Mind: http://bit.ly/iS9HIA
The Practice of Ying / Yang Productivity: http://bit.ly/jjpsQq
4 laws of characters: http://bit.ly/jlvNJm
Narrative conflict vs narrative tension: http://bit.ly/jVsNMK
The Muchness of a YA Heroine: http://bit.ly/muI06B
Check Your Adjectives at the Door: http://bit.ly/l0uUWM
3 Edgy Little Tips to Make Your Story More Compelling: http://bit.ly/m7V8Fd
How To Meet Literary Agents and Editors on the Web: http://bit.ly/lQ6srW
An editor on the importance of good dialogue: http://bit.ly/mfWYTT
Bullying in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/lBxIFz @mkinberg
Ready to query? Step away from that send button: http://bit.ly/mkx58u
Elizabeth – As always, such wonderful, useful links! Thanks :-). And how nice of you to include a couple of mine :-).
Thanks for the awesome resource!
So many links! And yes, I do get the newsletter.
Staggering list!
I always have to stop by each week for this valuable service you’ve taken up providing. I store them all in a (huge) file and sifet throught them when I have time – today’s one on keyboard shortcuts really caught my attention right off. Thanks!
Will take me ages to check all of these out, but thanks for putting them all in one place! <3
Thanks for coming by, y’all!
Well, I now know how I’m going to spend my Sunday…What great links! Thanks for including my Twitter for Shy Persons post!
Awesome list! And thanks for the mention! :)