Below are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the last week.
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The Small-Scale Approach to Achieving Great Things: http://bit.ly/mbHFNs
5 Ways To Sell Your Next Book Before It’s Written: http://bit.ly/iAeLkx
Primary Characteristics: http://bit.ly/kEpnf6
Dos and Don’ts for Prologues and Epilogues: http://bit.ly/jWTcrm @Sarafurlong
Bullying in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/lBxIFz @mkinberg
The A to Z of Excellent Copywriting: http://bit.ly/ikONn4
Using Tarot in Writing: http://bit.ly/iNbvvL @raelynbarclay
Tips for Selecting Your Story’s Narrative Style: http://bit.ly/jek6ui
The Mean, the Bad, and the Nasty—Writing Villains: http://bit.ly/jV0ojo
Lessons from an Old Panasonic: Read out loud: http://bit.ly/kBpkYt @Christi_Craig
Tips for growing your social media following: http://bit.ly/kJZrlq
For those last-minute shoppers: 10 Lists of Book Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day: http://bit.ly/jNqhyY @galleycat
How Plot Development Is Like Navigating a Maze: http://bit.ly/k1aB5a
The 20 minute workout for your manuscript: http://bit.ly/mHJpGy
Raising the Tension in Your Scenes: http://bit.ly/mEyAGj
Best Articles This Week for Writers 5/6/11: http://bit.ly/lsiKJD
Including symbolism in your story: http://bit.ly/kXWmAS
A few helpful Word tips: http://bit.ly/ll7wpD
Here’s A Guaranteed Way To Generate A Backlog Of Post Ideas: http://bit.ly/ifz1wq
How to Escalate the Suck Factor, Star Wars Style: http://bit.ly/mc366J
A rhyming tool for poets: http://bit.ly/mQfUjV
Mistakes We Make With Middles: http://bit.ly/meinRO
Be fearless as a writer: http://bit.ly/k3GEwj
An agent says: .doc is not .docx: http://bit.ly/kTSx2E
Now with over 7000 links to help #writers find resources: http://bit.ly/dYRayA
Proper use of the comma: http://bit.ly/klFCWx
The Top 3 Daily Time-Wasters & How To Tame Them: http://bit.ly/j4AofU
Literary Magazines Are Learning to Surf (Poets and Writers): http://bit.ly/mKPP8S
Art of the Fantasy Genre: The Fighter: http://bit.ly/m7AEuw
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Chocolate Angel Food Cake http://bit.ly/kLRFLu
Reading in the Cloud: “Spotify for Books” from The Publisher’s Standpoint: http://bit.ly/ijxsim
Thoughts on creating endings: http://bit.ly/jBn1uf
Democratizing the tools of production has made creation of great literature easier: http://bit.ly/lSBmQ9
Thoughts on protagonist creation: http://bit.ly/kDHp4C
Make Your Antagonist a Force for Good: http://bit.ly/m9ZKma @jamigold
Self-editing checklist–show and tell: http://bit.ly/jTgRAy
The Premise that Sells: http://bit.ly/myZSne
How to Get LinkedIn Famous in 15 Minutes a Day: http://bit.ly/k4bMBt
Ebook or Print Book? Why Do You Have to Choose? http://bit.ly/mM2XIk @thecreativepenn
Combat writer’s block and unleash your creativity with the first WKB giveaway! http://bit.ly/mqBVzq
Am I Writing YA or MG? http://bit.ly/li8P26
Creating Characters in Poetry: http://bit.ly/j47TAu
Cutting the Flab: Eliminate Extraneous Words: http://bit.ly/jnkwm0
Social Media for Authors: Forever in Search of Buzz (Poets and Writers): http://bit.ly/lZLmJd
How to Make a Zombie Plague: http://bit.ly/k4MPOy
Thicken your skin: http://bit.ly/iVUueG
How to search Google like a pro: http://bit.ly/jWBko8
Subtle ways to come out of the writing closet: http://bit.ly/lU3noW
DRM vs. piracy, and the future of e-books: http://bit.ly/kq4NRy
Why Creative People Need to Be Eccentric: http://bit.ly/mJvGhV
@KristenLambTX ‘s new twibe for writers wanting to build a platform & connect to other writers: #MyWANA http://bit.ly/lQkbWO
Is Blogger Copyright Dead? http://bit.ly/mg56wA
Tips for Writing Picture Books: http://bit.ly/mBh3QV
The Inherent Falseness of Memoir: http://bit.ly/ive0iR
Are literary agents dinosaurs? http://bit.ly/jr93zU
Blog Commenting Flops: Do These to Lose Traffic and Links: http://bit.ly/kLt3vv
Improv [Writing] Tip #7: Keep It Real: http://bit.ly/ikMOqM
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: I love fondue, do you? http://bit.ly/kGvsL5
Why We Write: In the Presence of Living: http://bit.ly/impwsw
Tools for writers: http://bit.ly/jvUMBF
Select precise nouns and verbs: http://bit.ly/kWM49Y
10 Nontraditional Ways To Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/jLcaJh
15 Purposes for Parentheses: http://bit.ly/l4OMQ5
The Realities of Getting Real: http://bit.ly/lMEzut
Going to a convention? Tips for newbies: http://bit.ly/kG5v8Z @kbowenwriter
4 reasons you may be missing deadlines: http://bit.ly/kmGXG7
Nathan Bransford’s editing process: http://bit.ly/ikIef0
5 ways to ruin a good story: http://bit.ly/imjXUh
Key Story Elements: Inner And Outer Desire: http://bit.ly/lbm2Nb
How Mundane Routines Produce Creative Magic: http://bit.ly/iZOfMr
Top 5 Band-Aids to Apply Before Querying: http://bit.ly/lH39Om
Being Prepared—as a Writer: http://bit.ly/mUvZ19
10 Cool Things on the Web (for screenwriters, fans, and other literary types): http://bit.ly/itB9WR
Affect Is (Usually) a Verb: http://bit.ly/jQAttK
Query Letter Mad Libs: http://bit.ly/jXtZae
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A tool for finding in-person crit groups. Type in “critique group” and your location: http://bit.ly/lSed7B
ISBN Decoded: http://bit.ly/lGNjOr
How to Minimize Interruptions When You’re Working: http://bit.ly/lyBEXs
20 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Writing Life This Spring: http://bit.ly/kCRiWo
For crime writers–12 Legal Warrant-less Searches: http://bit.ly/lffrpJ
Does the Pitch Tail Wag The Novel Dog? http://bit.ly/kUssJT
How to keep doubts at bay: http://bit.ly/kpoqq3
Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way: http://bit.ly/l31ie8
Jane Friedman, Former ‘Writer’s Digest’ Publisher, Tells All: http://bit.ly/iJaxGJ
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Buttermilk Banana Bread http://bit.ly/lZd48z
An insider’s guide to book fairs (Guardian): http://bit.ly/kYF0xM
Don’t be an uptight tweeter: http://bit.ly/kDjLXN
Putting the suspense puzzle together: http://bit.ly/jRrj8M
Keep ’em guessing: http://bit.ly/jWPUJE @juliemusil
Why It’s A Great Time To Be A Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/j6W31U
Learning to Disconnect: http://bit.ly/l3FLsA
10 steps for dealing effectively with rejection: http://bit.ly/iIWS0K @douglascorleone
How to figure out when a chapter isn’t working: http://bit.ly/iNvVIl
Is your book’s setting ho-hum? http://bit.ly/gByyLa
Build A Writing Network With LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/iFTxoj @jhansenwrites
Why companions and sidekicks are so important in books: http://bit.ly/m1cH2m
Need Some Bling for Your Title? Try PRISM: http://bit.ly/jiTJOf @4kidlit
1-step websites for writers: http://bit.ly/jrnGPT @janefriedman
Passionate writing: http://bit.ly/iCDGvx
Every individual, and character, is their own unique thread: http://bit.ly/ivdhu3 @RavenRequiem13
The art of creative abundance: http://bit.ly/kD9LIg
4 Advantages of Re-Reading: http://bit.ly/lxFTvP @victoriamixon
Don’t Write the Bland and the Boring: http://bit.ly/lM8jAW
How to Focus with Pomodoro Technique: http://bit.ly/kjdbXj
Tips for Treating Titles of People: http://bit.ly/lFx53D
3 Powerful Blog Post Formulas That Most Bloggers Overlook: http://bit.ly/lk6AJ0
24 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity: http://bit.ly/mHedXU
Teaching Fantasy Part 1: Rewards, Backfires, Escapes: http://bit.ly/ktBtBw
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: A Killer Quiche to Celebrate the Release of Avery’s LOST and FONDUE! http://bit.ly/m8tADm
Grammar ABCs: A is for Appositive: http://bit.ly/ka7iIf
35 Weird Traits Your Characters May Have: http://bit.ly/lj4c8N
10 Most Popular Professions for Romance Novel Heroes: http://bit.ly/mh9xAe @galleycat
How To Write Memorable Characters: http://bit.ly/maYQad
The 3 stages of querying: http://bit.ly/msA8Fe
Writing Copy That Sells–The Dirty Little Secret to Seducing Your Readers: http://bit.ly/is5OaM
When to end a series: http://bit.ly/jH9nQm
Take a Chance with Your Writing: http://bit.ly/iUt4om
The Stigma Of Writing Horror: How The Genre You Write Matters As Much As The Story: http://bit.ly/lRvsNY @thecreativepenn
The One Right Way to Write a Query: http://bit.ly/lo1mHW
Up Your (Story) Game: 7 Tips: http://bit.ly/kvjen9 @CherylRWrites
When writing is your day job, summer vacation for the kids can turn your schedule upside down: http://bit.ly/lKtH2R
Get Your E-Book Noticed: Presentation, Promotion & Patience: http://bit.ly/lad78A
Keep a file copy of every book and story you write on your computer: http://bit.ly/lBZI6L
Fantasy settings: The Wastelands: http://bit.ly/k6NkQl
7 things about the business of writing that one author has learned: http://bit.ly/letuTv
A self-publishing scale to help categorize authors: http://bit.ly/m9nGjX
A definition of Deep POV and tips for writing it: http://bit.ly/jqj10x @authorterryo
Understanding—and Accepting—the Reasons You Write: http://bit.ly/me23L2
Getting More Links to Your Blog – Things That Make People Link: http://bit.ly/kBXu22
Creativity: the Least Important, Most Important Thing There Is: http://bit.ly/kvSQoz #amwwriting
The secret life of libraries: http://bit.ly/lTPeRd
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Agatha Winners! http://bit.ly/lfDarw
Why you need to give it away (to be a successful creative): http://bit.ly/mctvqh
Authors should create “error logs” for their books & ebooks: http://bit.ly/l7TNCd
Freelancers: 6 foolproof ways to unstick stuck writing and thinking: http://bit.ly/lXewAn @janodaniel
7 Survival Secrets for Independent Bookstores: http://bit.ly/mzzLi8 @galleycat
Is the happy ending making a comeback? (Guardian): http://bit.ly/kqNryk
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 4/29/11): http://bit.ly/jhjNUJ
Formatting posts and pages on your new WordPress blog: http://bit.ly/llAqiV @storiestorm
An agent asks, “WTF is up with cursing in YA?” http://bit.ly/j7nk9W
Using Google calendar to stay organized: http://bit.ly/ilRZ3C
Want to create vibrant characters that pop off the page? http://bit.ly/hoxTo9
Can Our Own eBooks Become More Interactive? http://bit.ly/kwAyyk
Modern Fantasy Sub-Genre Bingo: http://bit.ly/iZ4qEz
The Elegant and Inescapable Semicolon: http://bit.ly/kEbsMx
Words, words, and more words: http://bit.ly/iR0i7j
6 Directions for Visual Display of Content: http://bit.ly/kFWhgh
2 Extremes Writers Take & How To Avoid Them: http://bit.ly/kTitXV
Delving in Details: http://bit.ly/kKeoM7 @RavenRequiem13
The Dilemma of The Mother Writer: http://bit.ly/jF01UO
Punctuating Quotations: http://bit.ly/kZeKXw
Why Do We Think Talent Ought to Be Rewarded? http://bit.ly/lHYdzk
Your 10 Step Plan for Becoming a Twitter Star: http://bit.ly/mzct9n
Who Cares About “Whom” Anymore? http://bit.ly/kejGdb
Approach your book idea thoughtfully: http://bit.ly/ln9Dil
Semicolons and Other Signs of Savvy Writing: http://bit.ly/kJdoqD
Overediting: Sucking the Life Out of Your Story: http://bit.ly/ig2Z1B
5 Pieces of Well-Meaning Writing Advice That One Writer is Glad She Didn’t Take: http://bit.ly/kHRVRW
Elizabeth – Thanks, as always, for this wonderful set of resources! And thanks for including some of my stuff.
Great list! I hope you are having a wonderful Mother’s Day. Have a happy one.
Good grief you are one heckuva great Tweeter! Awesome list, as usual.
Happy Mommy’s Day, Liz!
Marvin D Wilson
Another fabulous list, Elizabeth. I don’t know how you do it! You’re fabulous.
What a great list! I’ll be going over it bit by bit today! Thank you for the much needed distraction from outlining. :)
What an awesome list of links! I’ll have to check them out. Thanks for the shout-out.
Another amazing list!
Thanks so much for coming by the blog today, y’all! I appreciate it and hope you find the links helpful. :) Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there (and my own!)