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.
Novel Done, Soundbite? Handle? Aargh!! http://dld.bz/rHkv
Lessons from Queryfest: http://dld.bz/rHkq
Top Six Reasons Your Book is Not in the School Library…http://dld.bz/rHjX
Why You Should Understand Your Weaknesses: http://dld.bz/rHjS
The Craft of Writing: Structure, Shape, and Interest: http://dld.bz/rHjQ
Mystery writer’s guide to forensic science–ballistics: http://dld.bz/rHjK @clarissadraper
Dos and Don’ts of Twitter: http://dld.bz/rHj6
The Dark Side of Writer’s Conferences: http://dld.bz/rHj3
Questions to ask yourself before you start a revision: http://dld.bz/rHjw
The Writer’s Forensics Blog–Bang! You’re Dead! Or Not? http://dld.bz/rHjr
Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies? http://dld.bz/rHjp
Bang! Pow! Blog like a Comic Book! http://dld.bz/rHjh
Magazine and Book Publishing Rights: http://dld.bz/rHjg
A few words on genre and literary fiction: http://dld.bz/rHhW
Are You Developing for Android? http://dld.bz/rHhU
Surviving the Draft: Pushing Your Book Over the Finish Line: http://dld.bz/rHhM
5 Ways to Use Book Trailers to Drive Sales: http://dld.bz/rHhJ
Tips for writing a query letter: http://dld.bz/rHhs
10 Book Writing Tips From Published Book Authors and Freelancers: http://dld.bz/r5p5
It’s The Little Things: http://dld.bz/r5pJ
What Makes Writing Art? http://dld.bz/r5p2
Ray Bradbury Rejects eReaders: http://dld.bz/r4Sm
Borders Cuts Employees at Corporate Headquarters: http://dld.bz/r4SP
China’s Biggest E-Publisher Launches Bambook E-Reader and E-bookstore: http://dld.bz/r5pb
What Does The Romance Genre Say About the Good Life? http://dld.bz/r5nV
Does Your Novel Suffer From Flat Writing? http://dld.bz/r5nK
5 Reasons Why No One Is Reading Your Email Newsletter: http://dld.bz/r4WY
Tight Writing for Good Tweets: http://dld.bz/r4UE
Conflict–the fuel of your story: http://dld.bz/r4WK
Women in Publishing Twitter Directory http://dld.bz/r4St @galleycat
Tight Writing for Good Tweets– http://dld.bz/r4UE
Common Excuses For Not Using Social Media: http://dld.bz/r4Uw
A little goes a long way–writing laughs in chick lit: http://dld.bz/r4Ud
Contemplating new publishing models (interesting look at money in publishing): http://dld.bz/r4T9
How Stieg Larsson Changed One UK Publishing House: http://dld.bz/r4Rd @GalleyCat
A post that looks at writers who were jailed: http://dld.bz/r4Jw @micheleemrath
Simon & Schuster Publisher Reorganizes: http://dld.bz/r4SD
Supporting other writers–it’s not about reciprocity: http://dld.bz/r4HX @authorterryo
Six Myths About Publishing: http://dld.bz/rqDj
10 things not to do if you want to get published: http://dld.bz/rqDa
The Publishing Death Spiral–part one–The Cold Equations: http://dld.bz/rqCU
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Too Hot to Bake Oreo Ice Cream Cake http://bit.ly/dzEGz0 @CleoCoyle
“5 Self-Publishing Lessons I Learned From My Toddler” : http://dld.bz/rqC9
A Truly Public Monster or Why Are Zombies Fun to Talk about? http://dld.bz/rqCz
Home is where the writer’s heart is: http://dld.bz/rq6F @hownottowrite
In Defense of YA-Reading Adults: http://dld.bz/rq6A
How one writer (who is now an agent) got started as a writer–and his 3 big writing tips: http://dld.bz/rq63
More Detail, Please: http://dld.bz/rq6r
The emailed book pitch: http://dld.bz/rq6d @bubblecow
5 things I’ve learned about writing — writing is a business: http://dld.bz/rq5U
Trusting Authorial Voices: http://dld.bz/rq5K
Winds of change in publishing: http://dld.bz/rq5A
The 17 Principles of Success (Part 1): http://dld.bz/rq5x
Setting–getting the details right: http://dld.bz/rq5j
What makes a good head shot? http://dld.bz/rq4y @alexisgrant
Facebook 101 for Business: Your Complete Guide: http://dld.bz/rq4q
Pitching beyond plot: http://dld.bz/rq3M
5 BS Indicators for Writers Conferences: http://dld.bz/rq2G @VictoriaMixon
On writer’s voice: http://dld.bz/rq35
The Death of (Another) Format: http://dld.bz/rq3B
Showing love to your fellow writers: http://dld.bz/rq3s
What if you forgot everything you ever wrote? http://dld.bz/rq3Z
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: A book cover celebration with cupcakes! http://bit.ly/aTIesv @CleoCoyle
How to Be a Super Competent Author: http://dld.bz/rq2p
How Post its can help writers: http://dld.bz/rq2a
8 tips for getting your books into bookstores: http://dld.bz/rq2k
10 Top Novel Writing Mistakes: http://dld.bz/rqzE
Writing tips–writing out loud: http://dld.bz/rqzC
Crime fiction–depicting the murderer’s reaction to killing: http://dld.bz/rtCj @mkinberg
9 Productivity Techniques for Freelancers: http://dld.bz/rqxV @sixrevisions
Protagonist IQ–how important is it, and how can we show, not tell it? http://dld.bz/rtjf @MsMystery
Map Your Reading: http://dld.bz/rqxN
5 Mistakes That Weaken Your Writing: http://dld.bz/rqxj @UrbanMuseWriter
Top 10 urban fantasy pet peeves: http://dld.bz/rqwm
How Google Counted The World’s 129 Million Books (Wired): http://dld.bz/rqvZ
Tips and checklist for writing a middle grade novel: http://dld.bz/rqv5 @4KidLit
9 Ways to Make Your Blog Work Harder for You: http://dld.bz/rquU
“A few things I learned about life as a poet from watching ‘Bright Star'”: http://dld.bz/rquG
Literary Movement Series: The Lost Generation: http://dld.bz/rqPJ @micheleemrath
Research or Background: http://dld.bz/rqu5 @__Deb
Tips for making your characters stand out from the crowd: http://dld.bz/rqND
Lessons from SCBWI-LA: How to Sell Your Novel: http://dld.bz/rmFQ @4KidLit
Snarketing for marketing? Is being snarky an effective way to draw people to your blog? http://dld.bz/rq7F @WritingAgain
Excellent series on plot and the 36 dramatic situations: http://dld.bz/rqwS @msforster
Copyrights (and wrongs): http://dld.bz/rmFg
Finding time to write: http://dld.bz/rmEX
What Should I Write About? Focusing Your Ideas: http://dld.bz/rmEK
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Chef for a Night http://bit.ly/9pmPj3 @CleoCoyle
New Writing Challenges: http://dld.bz/rgFb
How to Cut Your To-Do List in Half: http://dld.bz/rgEY
The Phenomenology of Writing by Hand: http://dld.bz/rmEw : @ichibanbrianne
Editing Your Own Novel: The Importance Of Self Editing: http://dld.bz/rgEU
Thoughts on quiet books–how to keep readers turning the pages when your book is slower-paced: http://dld.bz/rmEn @micheleemrath
How Writing Keeps Us Well: http://dld.bz/rgEG
A filter for your writing well: http://dld.bz/rgEA
“One tiny sign that I’m a writer”: http://dld.bz/rgE4 @RebHargreaves
The Art of Characterization: http://dld.bz/rgEw
What to ask an agent when you get the call: http://dld.bz/rgEn
Pursuing the Dream When Time is Scarce: http://dld.bz/rgD8 @KatieGanshert
Tips for writing conferences: http://dld.bz/rgDe
Why an Online Presence Can Help Every Kind of Writer: http://dld.bz/rgCA @JodyHedlund
The Three-Step Process To Surprising Your Readers: http://dld.bz/rgC8
Orientation for Writers–a Checklist: http://dld.bz/rgCw
The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary American Writers (PHOTOS)–Huff Post– http://dld.bz/rdWV
Why do novelists hate being interviewed? (Salon): http://dld.bz/rdWJ
The Language of the Senses: http://dld.bz/rdWE
Selling out? http://dld.bz/rdW9
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 8/6/10)–Writer’s Digest: http://dld.bz/rdWx
5 Tips for Managing Your Facebook Privacy: http://dld.bz/rdSA
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Timothy O’Shea’s Goat Cheese Mushrooms http://bit.ly/9KLX8t @CleoCoyle
Take care of your verbs, and they’ll take care of you: http://dld.bz/rdRZ
8 Tips to Expand Your Personal Capacity: http://dld.bz/qYRW
5 steps to dazzling minor characters: http://dld.bz/rdRH
A character chart for your main characters: http://dld.bz/rdRB
10 Tests a Novel Must Pass to Prove It’s REALLY Ready for Submission to Publishers: http://dld.bz/rdQU @4KidLit
The Woman Who Paid Actresses to Read Her Book: http://dld.bz/qYSv
Ten of the best motorbikes in literature (Guardian): http://dld.bz/qYSK
Staying Organized: 8 Tips for Daily Sanity: http://dld.bz/qYSE
Terms and Definitions Every Writer Should Know: http://dld.bz/qYSs
Your Taste in Books Does Not Make You Better Than Anyone. http://dld.bz/qYSc
A life without rejection is…dull: http://dld.bz/qYQH
12 dos and don’ts for making the first page of your novel more compelling: http://dld.bz/qYQF
The lying art of historical fiction (Guardian): http://dld.bz/qYQ8
How to Start Your Mystery Novel: http://dld.bz/qYPW
What’s the difference between querying an agent and querying an editor? http://dld.bz/qYPS
Novel endings (thorough discussion): http://dld.bz/qYPA
5 Ways to Use Your Friends to Better Your Writing: http://dld.bz/qN3a
Building an Audience (and a Case) for Translations: http://dld.bz/qN2J
Three Tests That Can Help Us Handle Difficult Feedback: http://dld.bz/qN2B @JodyHedlund
Setting writing standards for ourselves: http://dld.bz/qNzd
How Social Media Can Help Writers Get Their Mojo Back: http://dld.bz/qCYK
Going With Your Gut to Sell that Book: http://dld.bz/qCXM
Anchors and Hooks: http://dld.bz/qNyU
Elizabeth – Love those Twitter links! Thanks! And thanks for passing along my post : ).
Thanks for mentioning my blog again! I learn so much from these tweets.
CD
Off to check out the comic book one!
Thanks y’all! And Alex…I get lots of comic book posts! Some really cool graphic novel blogs, too. :)
When do you have time for all of this?
Awesome links. Thanks for posting them here again for writers like me who haven’t jumped on the Twitter wagon yet.
Diane–I’m just now taking a tweet vacation for 10 days! But usually I just schedule them all ahead of time in about an hour. :)