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.
Character Relatability: http://dld.bz/p3zC
The best of both worlds–soothing the query and submission angst: http://dld.bz/p3xX
Perk Up Your Bio: http://dld.bz/p3zH @bookmarketer
An agent answers, “What is writer’s voice?” http://dld.bz/p3zM
10 Ways Blogging Can Improve Your Life: http://dld.bz/p34q
The first page of your novel=prime real estate: http://dld.bz/p34f
Is It Writer’s Block? Or Over-Thinking? http://dld.bz/p326
Engineering a Mystery:http://dld.bz/p3yt
What Writers Wish They’d Known Before Pitching (Writer’s Digest): http://dld.bz/p3yf
Planning — I Was A Teenage Pantser: http://dld.bz/p3xt
One writer’s top 10 writing tips: http://dld.bz/p3wZ
How to Create Characters for Your Character-Driven Novel: http://dld.bz/pstq
What Star Wars teaches us about character introductions: http://bit.ly/cPGo6b @p2p_editor
Words of advice from a writer turned editor: http://dld.bz/pstf
A writer’s guide to leaving an agent: http://dld.bz/pssw @srjohannes
How to Write a Great Blog Post in Just 15 Minutes: http://dld.bz/pssX
Funny business: http://dld.bz/p5ka @AuthorGuy
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Magic Peach Cobbler http://bit.ly/bgD3Ms
Confessions of a guilty writing mum: http://dld.bz/pkYC
“I don’t want to be a professional writer.” http://dld.bz/pkU6
The Write Stuff–What are Stories Made Of? http://dld.bz/pspQ
Tips for writing a series: http://dld.bz/psnG @ChuckSambuchino
Best articles this week for writers (7-30): http://dld.bz/p35b @4KidLit
11 Tips for Increasing Pace: http://dld.bz/p3y2 @alanorloff
Platform – to have or have not? http://dld.bz/psnB
4 Reasons Writers Don’t Write – Goal Setting Tips for Writers: http://dld.bz/psnv
Zen and the art of not writing: http://dld.bz/psnm
How To Revise and Resubmit: http://dld.bz/psm7
An agent does some mythbusting: http://dld.bz/pkY3
5 Resources on the Public Domain: http://dld.bz/pkYu
How to Tell Agent #2 You’re Leaving Agent #1: http://dld.bz/pkYt
Are you writing a short story or a novel (the difference in word counts): http://dld.bz/pkYq
Promote as if you were self-published: http://dld.bz/pkYg
Got Ripe Strawberries? Make Cleo Coyle’s Liquid Candy St… http://bit.ly/be6ar0
1st drafts–how to keep plowing through them: http://dld.bz/pxrd @Anasleuth
Why POV is an amazing tool: http://dld.bz/pkXx
An agent on setting up your writing business: http://dld.bz/pgJM
How Can I get Published? Right Now! (Confessions of the Unkind): http://dld.bz/pgJz
10 Tips to Convince Your Reader of Anything: http://dld.bz/pgJu
Why You Should Write to the Edges of Your Niche: http://dld.bz/pgJq
10 reasons it’s great to be a writer: http://dld.bz/ptDV @elspethwrites
Facebook tags for book promo: http://dld.bz/pgHG
Narrative, Resonance and Genre: http://dld.bz/pgHD
Writer’s guide to reading people–what does men’s hair reveal about a character? http://dld.bz/psmV
The Positive Side of Rejection: http://dld.bz/pgHz
The trouble with dialogue, part 3: http://dld.bz/pbYF
Top 10 Must Have WordPress Plugins: http://dld.bz/pbYx
How To Discover Your Productivity Patterns: http://dld.bz/nZdb
It’s POV day today! :) One more POV link–how to choose the right POV for your novel: http://bit.ly/Lyzqt @p2p_editor
My fellow mystery loving cook, @CleoCoyle ‘s “Roast Mortem” releases Aug. 3! Ck out http://bit.ly/CCgLG for release party contests & info.
One guide to self-editing: http://dld.bz/pbYk
POV: http://dld.bz/pbXa
Why Should People Buy Your Book? http://dld.bz/pbWm
How to write a synopsis: http://dld.bz/pbVC
Do Crime Books Make You a Criminal? http://dld.bz/nZcr
Ten Reasons To Keep Writing: http://dld.bz/nZcm
Pros and cons of the different POVs: http://dld.bz/pnss @authorterryo
How to read a publishing contract (19): http://dld.bz/nZcf
Amazon Launches Sleeker Kindle (NPR): http://dld.bz/pkYJ
How One Author Is Using Scribd to Find Readers (Writer’s Digest): http://dld.bz/nZcc
J K Rowling moves to dismiss plagiarism charge: http://dld.bz/pkXr
Describing Characters? Be Subtle: http://dld.bz/nZbM
Will the Book Survive? (Daily Beast): http://dld.bz/pkTY
When Strangers Meet–the Use of Strangers in Crime Fiction: http://dld.bz/pkFr @mkinberg
The best goal is no goal: http://dld.bz/nZbh
7 Ways to Ignite Your Creative Spark: http://dld.bz/nTyB
How Your Spouse Can Help Your Work-Life Balance: http://dld.bz/nZct
The audacity of authors: http://dld.bz/nTyA
Creativity negativity: http://dld.bz/nTy6
When It’s Time to Move On (Or How I Got My Current Agent): http://dld.bz/nTyz
Enjoy reading? 6 reasons to join Goodreads: http://dld.bz/nTxP
Picture Book or Short Story? http://dld.bz/nQb5
Top 2 social media mistakes authors make, according to a consultant: http://wp.me/puCO7-17y @alexisgrant
The Next Big Thing Online Could Well Be Anonymity: http://dld.bz/nPUz
How a Christian writer and agent defines success: http://dld.bz/nPSG
5 Things Trail Running Can Teach You About Focus: http://dld.bz/nPSG
Revision survival tips: http://bit.ly/bRDyp8 @jmartinlibrary
Tools for agent searching: http://dld.bz/nPNd @dlschubert
6 Simple Ways to Eliminate Your Excuses: http://dld.bz/nPMY
I’ve Got an Agent… Now What? or Match.com for Writers/Agents: http://dld.bz/nPJF
Looking and Listening: Spy Skills for Writers: http://dld.bz/nJ7G @Writeitsideways
5 Blogging Inspirations: http://dld.bz/nJ76
Writing retreat tips: http://dld.bz/nJ7e @jesakalong
Not sure how to promote your book? Marketing tips–an approach for everyone: http://dld.bz/paSG
Resource roundup for fantasy writers: http://dld.bz/nJ4R
On goals and patience: http://dld.bz/nJ4F @TeresaFrohock
Top Tips for Your Twitter Targets: http://dld.bz/nJA4
11 literary holidays for book lovers: http://dld.bz/nJ99
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Calzones Like the Pros http://bit.ly/b13dZs
The Fifteen-per-cent Solution: http://dld.bz/nJwN
12 stages of writing: http://dld.bz/nJ4p @TeresaFrohock
“I know why the vampire sparkles!” http://dld.bz/nJwF
Be There Or Be Talked About: Managing Your Reputation Online: http://dld.bz/nJ4j
Subjects to avoid when writing for magazines: http://dld.bz/nJ4a
Knowing Your Process: Where: http://dld.bz/nJ3d @wawriters
Questions on the Case of Pronouns: http://dld.bz/nJzB
5 thoughts on book promo: http://dld.bz/nJz4
An Agency Intern on Ten Common Query Mistakes: http://dld.bz/nJzu
13 Ways a Friendly Cop Can Help Superheroes: http://dld.bz/nJye
5 Rules for Writing YA: http://dld.bz/nJxV
Time Management for Writers: One Simple Strategy Which Helps You to Find Time: http://dld.bz/nJxG
The Truth About Typos: http://dld.bz/nJxu
Why Fantasy in Young Adult? http://dld.bz/nJwK
Why one YA author loves Stephanie Meyer: http://dld.bz/nJww
Writing the perfect wedding: http://dld.bz/nJwp
One writer’s writer’s block rant: http://dld.bz/nJwm
Writing our region–tips for conveying a sense of place to our readers: http://dld.bz/nTz5 @mkinberg
Conference round-up–Midsouth Writing Retreat: http://dld.bz/nJvZ
How to attract readers to our blogs: http://dld.bz/nJvB @JodyHedlund
10 Steps to a Better Story: http://dld.bz/nJv3
Orient your readers: http://dld.bz/nJvq
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Sneak Peek at Some Hummus http://bit.ly/9kD6Cn
12 Ways to Market Your Event With Social Media: http://dld.bz/nD72
9 Ways to Sync Bookmarks: http://dld.bz/nD7x
5 Ideas for Sharpening Your Next Speech: http://dld.bz/nD7m
A Day in the Life of a Querier: http://dld.bz/nD68
16 Tips for Being Productive While Working From Home: http://dld.bz/nD64
Vampires – Worldbuilding Rules and Why Did You Go There? http://dld.bz/nD6v
The importance of varying your sentence structure: http://dld.bz/nD6r
7 Reasons Why You Are Time Poor: http://dld.bz/nD5Z
The importance of silence–putting pauses in your dialogue: http://dld.bz/nMX9 @elspethwrites
Revision Readiness Checklist: http://dld.bz/nBZa
Writer’s Envy: http://dld.bz/nBYX
Why Book TV is the Shiz: http://dld.bz/nBYN
How can you tell if your story has emotional resonance? http://dld.bz/nBYH
Take Your Writing to the Next Level http://ow.ly/18igsJ @righter1
Writing pitfalls to avoid: http://dld.bz/nJDt @authorterryo
Five Reasons Amazon E-Books are Outselling Hardcovers: http://dld.bz/nBYD
Writers–finish what you start: http://dld.bz/nJ8u @merrileefaber
Three Ways to Make a Story Your Own: http://dld.bz/nBY7 @Christi_Craig
Can Any Author Be Worth $50 Million Today? (Publishers Weekly) http://dld.bz/nJ8Z
Want to get published? Stock up on patience: http://dld.bz/nJ8p @jennwwrites
The love/hate relationship we have with our books: http://dld.bz/nBYd @JodyHedlund
How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling: http://dld.bz/nBXW
5 Screenwriting Tips All Writers Can Learn From: http://dld.bz/nBX8
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: The Long Quiche Goodbye – new recipe http://bit.ly/aWZDyN
5 Book Marketing Dos and Don’ts: http://dld.bz/nBX5
The Immediate Benefits of Having a Newsletter & Why You Need One Now: http://dld.bz/nBX2
Gen-X’s Midlife Crisis Continues (in books and movies): http://dld.bz/nBXs
Writer’s Digest’s Best Tweets for Writers (wk ending 7/23): http://dld.bz/nENn
Working Amazon: Some Strategies For Selling in E-retail Stores: http://dld.bz/nBXh
Making Money through Articles: http://dld.bz/nBXc
Industry Encouraged Self-Esteem Problems: http://dld.bz/nBWU
Promote Your Book on Facebook With a Fan Page: http://dld.bz/ntDU
Can a writer salvage early manuscripts? http://dld.bz/nBW2
Shortcuts to Fame: 5 Tips for Writers: http://dld.bz/n8qF
Imposter Syndrome: One Writer’s Experience: http://dld.bz/n8qE
The 7 Secrets of Running a Wildly Popular Blog: http://dld.bz/n8q4
What makes a good climax? http://dld.bz/n8qv
Conference Survival Tips: http://dld.bz/n8qn
Social media–what’s the point? Depends on what form of social media you’re talking about: http://dld.bz/nBY4
Writing fantasy and other childishness: http://dld.bz/n6Rn
The Trouble With Mid-Career Writer Advice: http://dld.bz/n6Rh
Freestyling vs. Outlining: http://scribesisters.blogspot.com/2010/07/freestyling-vs-outlining.html
Ten of the best nameless protagonists in literature (Guardian): http://dld.bz/n6P9
They’re not rules, they’re price tags: http://dld.bz/n6QT
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Welcome Guest Blogger Deborah Sharp http://bit.ly/bj8kM7
11 Paradoxes of Being a Better Public Speaker: http://dld.bz/n6MU
What Makes a Bad Guy Bad: http://dld.bz/n55d
In defense of modifiers: http://dld.bz/n6MJ
Building your author platform: http://dld.bz/n6ME
How one writer uses a mind map to build stories: http://dld.bz/n8fp @PauloCamposInk
Konrath’s thoughts on Wylie, the agent who took some of his star authors’ books and published as ebooks: http://dld.bz/n6MD
Best links for writers–wk of 7/23 (excellent): http://dld.bz/n8qT @4KidLit
Overcoming the dreaded writer’s block: http://dld.bz/n56c
20 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting Your Work: http://dld.bz/n8ff @PauloCamposInk
The Complete Guide to Going Paperless: http://dld.bz/n56a
Seven Writing Sins: Sloth: http://dld.bz/n55E
An agent on the learning curve that never ends: http://dld.bz/n55D
The bad writer’s tripping point: http://dld.bz/n556
Taxes and the writer: http://dld.bz/n55r
Some thoughts on writing beginnings: http://dld.bz/n6Rt
Creating the next great alien language… why? http://dld.bz/n55j
The boy problem in YA: http://dld.bz/n54P
When Your Setting Is A Character: http://dld.bz/nyeQ
When you get a rejection–questions to ask yourself (besides “why”): http://dld.bz/nyeJ
Twitterific–the week in tweets: http://dld.bz/n59T
7 Simple Ways to Get More Comments on Your Blog: http://dld.bz/nyeF
The Importance of Self-Editing: http://dld.bz/nye7
Elizabeth – I just love your Twitter lists; they are so helpful : ). And thanks for including me in your list. : )
Thanks for another great list!
This, as it is every Sunday, an amazing list of links and articles. Thank you, Elizabeth.
I know you put in a lot of hard work for this blog post every week and I just want to say thank you.
CD
Thanks so much, everybody! :) Hope the links help.