Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week.
If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand corner of the blog (on the black header right above my blog name…next to the Blogger symbol…the small search window is next to the magnifying glass) and the roundup with your subject will come up. To narrow your search down on the page, do a CTRL+F, type your subject, and hit enter.
I’m also archiving these posts in what I hope is an easily searchable format—if you look at the Twitterific tabs under the blog’s heading, I’m posting the links there, too.
How Do You Decide on Your Author Brand? – Part One: http://dld.bz/FJZj and Two: http://dld.bz/FJZP
When Dialogue is nothing but “Blah, Blah, Blah”: http://dld.bz/FJX3
The use of artistically-arranged crime scenes in mysteries: http://dld.bz/FT4k @mkinberg
Secret Weapons of Successful Self-Publishers (Huff Post): http://dld.bz/FJTZ
3 Things to Do While Querying: http://dld.bz/FJT3
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Now, kill two New Year’s resolutions with one recipe! http://bit.ly/dRWnXW @CleoCoyle
6 things one author wishes she knew when writing her first novel: http://dld.bz/FJTk
Crossing over with YA: http://dld.bz/FJS5
Tall, Dark, And All Wrong: http://dld.bz/FJSb
5 Ways to Develop Consistency in Writing & Blogging: http://dld.bz/FJpB
Best articles this week for writers– 1/14: http://dld.bz/FJpm
Tips for high concept writing: http://dld.bz/FJeh
How to fall back in love with your story: http://dld.bz/FNnT @WeronikaJanczuk
Deepening Your Character’s Needs: http://dld.bz/FJdX
The Character of the Successful Writer–A New Level or a New Devil?: http://dld.bz/FJdD
7 Reasons Why Writers Need To Start Using Video For Book Promotion: http://dld.bz/FJd8 @thecreativepenn
SEO and Social Networking for Writers (Who Don’t Have All Day for It): http://dld.bz/FJdv
Tips for speaking on panels: http://dld.bz/FJgu
Point of View: A Cheat Sheet: http://dld.bz/FJda
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Winner – BWW Contest http://bit.ly/he6JXm @CleoCoyle
The evolution of how @janefriedman uses Twitter: http://dld.bz/FKfZ
How Soon Do I Query Again? http://dld.bz/FJc7
Saying “I’m a Writer” – The 6 Stages of Responses from Others: http://dld.bz/FJcg
Developing Characters While Waiting in Line: http://dld.bz/FJx9 @LauraMarcella
Why it’s a good idea to promote other writers: http://dld.bz/FBVg
25 Ways To Wake Up Early (And Maybe Get Some Writing Done): http://dld.bz/FBUW
Worldbuilding: The Art of Everything: http://dld.bz/FBSF
First Vs. Third: Point of View and Character Development: http://dld.bz/FBS4
The best font for a book: http://dld.bz/FBSx
Appositives: Quick Lesson From the Style Guide: http://dld.bz/FBSu
7 Ways to Get Your Blog Posts Shared On Facebook: http://dld.bz/FBSq
The Agent’s Role in Today’s Digital Book World: http://dld.bz/FBSh
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Julie’s Favorite Salad http://bit.ly/ht9Ulh @CleoCoyle
The Making of a Novel: Courage to Tell Your Best Story: http://dld.bz/FB8K
26 Tips to Enhance Your Experience on LinkedIn: http://dld.bz/FB8h
Maintaining Your Sanity and Your Blog: http://dld.bz/FB8c
Signs of a bad writing day: http://dld.bz/F8cu @elspethwrites
Smart Self-Publishing: How to Get Published Without Getting Scammed (Huff Post): http://dld.bz/FBsd
Tips for radio and print interviews for writers: http://dld.bz/F8k3
How To Avoid Preachy Writing: http://dld.bz/F8km
Intern Tips: The Query Edition: http://dld.bz/F8kh
5 Mistakes to End Your Freelance Career: http://dld.bz/F8jN
Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Fiction? http://dld.bz/F8j7
Thanks to @SGRedling & wkee.com for my radio interview! Streaming live Fri. at 8:35 EST, if you’d like to tune in.
Why you should consider guest blogging: http://dld.bz/F8ju
The Greatest Challenge Agents Will Face: Standardization of Terms: http://dld.bz/F8hQ
Got an idea for a book? Let it stew: http://dld.bz/F6Yt
Why Writers Persevere In the Face of Doubt: http://dld.bz/F8kM @storiestorm
Taking The Emo Out of Emoticon: http://dld.bz/F6Yn
Putting Critiques to Good Use: http://dld.bz/F6Yg
RT @thecreativepenn Writing Mysteries With Elizabeth Spann Craig http://bit.ly/eg1Jdd
7 Myths About Freelance Writing Online– http://dld.bz/FxA4
How One Writer Became a Twitter Freak in Less than a Week: http://t.co/0kBnRxK @jhansenwrites
How to speak publisher – B is for Blad: http://dld.bz/FxAz
How to Write a Readable Writing Blog: http://dld.bz/FxAn
8 Ways To Convey a Professional Image When You Work from Home: http://dld.bz/FxAg
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Let’s hear it for LIBRARIANS!!! http://bit.ly/gfYxta @CleoCoyle
How Spell Check CAN Be Helpful When Proofreading: http://dld.bz/FxAb
The Neil Gaiman Master Class in Writing–Openings: http://dld.bz/Fx8D @WritingAgain
Should Writers Complain Publicly About Hardships? http://dld.bz/FxzR
Writing from the Garret: The Joys and Dangers of Readership: http://dld.bz/Fxz8
Gotten stuck? Try the good vs. evil trick for getting unstuck: http://dld.bz/F3dM @SGRedling
Resist the urge to explain: http://dld.bz/Fxzn
Low Paying Freelance Writing Gigs: Jump Off That Train, Quick!: http://dld.bz/FxyF
Can You Launch Your Book Without Losing Friends, Family, or Your Mind? http://dld.bz/Fxyj
Tips for starting out with your writing blog (or improving it): http://dld.bz/Fxuh
Want to write a mystery? My tips, from my interview with @thecreativepenn : http://dld.bz/FxwH
Formatting your manuscript – the silent scream: http://dld.bz/FxtU
7 Common Homonymic Spelling Errors: http://dld.bz/FxtF
How to let a scene write itself: http://dld.bz/FrRH @jammer0501
The 7 Secrets of an Indie Editor: http://dld.bz/FrR8
Thinking of pitching a non-fiction book? 5 questions to ask yourself: http://dld.bz/FxBp @JanetBoyer
Social Media and the Myth of the Master: http://dld.bz/FrRh @TAOXproductions
Plotting for Your Antagonist: http://dld.bz/FrR6
Tips for planning a writing convention: http://dld.bz/FrR3
50 Things to Tweet About: http://dld.bz/FjPw
A post on writing for trade magazines: http://dld.bz/FjPr
What Books Topped Bestseller Lists the Week You Were Born? http://dld.bz/FjPe
Are Publishers Becoming Technology Companies? http://dld.bz/FjNV
Got ISSN? http://dld.bz/FjN3
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Rice Pileau (Also Pilau. And Perlo. And Pilaf…) http://bit.ly/hSFdCV @CleoCoyle
Writing milestones–editing: http://dld.bz/FjNh
9 Types of Listeners’ Responses – on Twitter and Everywhere Else: http://dld.bz/FjGx
Is Your Setting Helping Or Hurting? 3 Tips To Bring It Alive: http://dld.bz/FrSq @AmieKaufman
Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu…Who Knew?: Words Without Borders’ Surprise Hit: http://dld.bz/FjJ7
10 reasons one writer doesn’t share early drafts: http://dld.bz/FrNv @elspethwrites
How one writer approached self-publishing: http://dld.bz/FjMT
Reading Writers’ Houses: http://dld.bz/FjKV
Thoughts on changing editors: http://dld.bz/FjMx
How using lists can help you write your book: http://dld.bz/FjMg
Turn Social Networking into Character Development: http://dld.bz/FjK8
10 signs you’re a published writer: http://dld.bz/FjJX
Equipping yourself to write–4 tips: http://dld.bz/FkzA @camillelaguire
Interactive fiction in the ebook era (Guardian): http://dld.bz/FjJ4
An editor answers questions about whether you can mention celebrities, lyrics, etc, in your book: http://dld.bz/FjHR
Vital Secondary Characters: http://dld.bz/FjFZ
Does your writing echo? Tips for eliminating repetition in your writing: http://dld.bz/Ffqk @jhansenwrites
Developing Your Unique Writing Voice: http://dld.bz/Fe7v
How to Dish Out Backstory in Digestible Bites: http://dld.bz/Fe7u
I don’t usually tweet classes, but will now: http://dld.bz/Fkwy Took it in ’09 & credit it for my blog & Twitter success. @blogbooktours
How to get ideas for stories – be gullible: http://dld.bz/Fe7g
The 2 Ways Writing Keeps You Off the Streets & Out of the Bars: http://dld.bz/Fe4Z
Electronic cover letters: http://dld.bz/Fe6h and http://dld.bz/Fe6j
12 Email Marketing Mistakes To Avoid: http://dld.bz/Fe63
Should You Consider a Small Publisher? Part I: http://dld.bz/Fe8j
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Cleo Coyle’s Most Useful (and Useless) Kitchen Gadgets and the Perfect Hot Dog http://bit.ly/i40kBA @CleoCoyle
One mother’s writing habits: http://dld.bz/EZTM
Why the popularity of the Kindle means that writers need stronger beginnings to their books: http://dld.bz/EZnY @hartjohnson
Realistic, challenging writing goals: http://dld.bz/EZUc
Need writing resources? An impressive list of links for your writer’s toolbox: http://t.co/4IzJWvj @jhansenwrites
The power of positivity: http://dld.bz/EZTA
Ideas vs execution: http://dld.bz/EZT4
On critiquing–pros and cons for when to offer constructive criticism: http://dld.bz/FeAC
5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary: http://dld.bz/EZTv
Is the Query System Dying? http://dld.bz/EZTs
Three Tips To Writing A Better Book Proposal: http://dld.bz/EZSG
Keeping It Readable: How Not to Write Dialogue Like Mark Twain: http://dld.bz/EZSD
The ABCs of character development: http://dld.bz/EZSC
Starting a book with the protagonist vs starting a book with a circumstance: http://dld.bz/EZS3
Building relationships with blogging: http://dld.bz/EZSw
A Twitter Case Study of an Author Brand: http://dld.bz/EZSh
Word formatting 101: http://dld.bz/EZkN @authorterryo
10 Tips for Your New eBook Reader: http://dld.bz/EWhs
Using Your Premise to Create Plot: http://dld.bz/EWhe
14 Lies We Tell Ourselves about Writing: http://dld.bz/EWhd
Recommendations for Debut Authors: http://dld.bz/EWgG
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 1/7/11): http://dld.bz/EWfJ
If You’re Watching The Clock, You Ain’t Really Writin’: http://dld.bz/EWeB
Are You Using “There” as a Crutch? http://dld.bz/EWef
Top Reasons People Won’t Read Your Blog: http://dld.bz/EJk3
The Contradictory Nature of Great Fiction: http://dld.bz/EJkq
The journey of the eBook (slideshow): http://dld.bz/EJjN
Five Favorite Love Stories and Why They Work: http://dld.bz/EJjH
How POV Can Solve Your Writing Troubles: http://dld.bz/EJjB
Fiction editing checklist: http://dld.bz/EJj5
17 Killer Writing Tips for an Internet Audience: http://dld.bz/EJhM
How to Exhibit at Book Industry Tradeshows: http://dld.bz/EJgm
Signs you are Query Worthy: http://dld.bz/EJge
Reasons not to be afraid of reading while you write: http://dld.bz/EJfv
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life: http://dld.bz/EJfa
Avoid Capital Offenses When Using Job Titles: http://dld.bz/EJeR
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Welcome Guest Blogger Lois Winston! http://bit.ly/ijygVK @CleoCoyle
Style blunders in fiction: http://dld.bz/EJeN
Backlinking bootcamp (learning how to use backlinks effectively on your blog): http://dld.bz/EJdQ
Creating unforgettable settings: http://dld.bz/EJd4
Should we finish writing a bad book? http://dld.bz/EJcY
10 of the best explosions in history (Guardian): http://dld.bz/EEEW
These are great! I’m going to start by checking out 3 things to do while querying!
Thank you! :)
Elizabeth – This is such a treasure trove! Thanks :-). And thanks for including my stuff…
Great list as usual – no matter what the problem, one can always find some cure here.
Love these posts. You’ve gone to so much trouble. Thanks!
That’s a whole lot of Tweeting!
Thanks for all the links!
Thanks so much, y’all! Hope everyone finds something good to read. :)
This is a great resource for writers. Thank you so much.
Yeah, I saw some of your tweets last week. The most useful link for me was in your January 11 tweet about vocabulary improvement. I’ve been looking for additional resources to complement my son’s learning with WordSmart. Complaints were nothing compared to the volume of praises I’ve read about the software, so I decided to purchase it despite the rumor about a WordSmart scam. I, for one, can belie that because I’ve got no issues with it.
Anyway, I hope you continue providing us with these useful links. Bravo!