Twitterific

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. I’m setting this up as a Sunday installment on Mystery Writing is Murder. 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 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.

Writers Conferences: The Spell Called Networking– http://dld.bz/gyzj

Thinking Small without Guilt: Setting Your Minimum Goal Standards– http://dld.bz/gyzg

Why you shouldn’t send an agent a bound book w/ an ISBN as a submission: http://dld.bz/gwn2

Enough with the Eyebrows: Showing Emotion– http://dld.bz/gMvS

Best articles this week for writers @4KidLit: http://dld.bz/gMBx

Social Media and Your (Lack of) Privacy– http://dld.bz/gwnz

Are You Too Lazy to Write Less? http://dld.bz/gwnt

Questions that authors are never asked (Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/29/writers-hay-questions-never-asked

Coping with rejection: http://dld.bz/gwnh

Privileging the Pretty– http://dld.bz/gwnb

How to Go to Bed With the Thought, “That Was an Awesome Day.” http://dld.bz/gwmM

5 fun ways to improve your writing: http://dld.bz/gwmm

Writers and Twitter: Yes, it’s a Good Thing! http://dld.bz/gwkU

Finding the Story in the Story– http://dld.bz/gwkT

Book promo tips for skittish sellers: http://dld.bz/gJyY @BookMarketer

The Importance of Hating Your Book– http://dld.bz/gwkH

Writing Tutorial: The Synopsis. http://dld.bz/gwkA

Mystery writer Kate Collins’ Abby Knight…today at Killer Characters: http://bit.ly/9l6VkU @kristadavis @LorraineBartlet

How Travel Renews Your Writing Life (Writer’s Digest): http://dld.bz/gwkj

Know When to Stop Editing– http://dld.bz/gwkf

Why genre is a writer’s best friend: http://bit.ly/bF96yz @CleoCoyle

Whose Fault is it When the Manuscript Fails to Sell? http://dld.bz/gwke

What’s for supper? Mystery writer Liz Lipperman’s Potato Chip Chicken Casserole: http://bit.ly/asFRWE @CleoCoyle @kristadavis

Trying to plot? Consider story frames: http://is.gd/cLzjH @mkinberg

Your Agent’s Editorial Ideas– http://dld.bz/gwjZ

Outlining with Index Cards– http://dld.bz/gwjU @annastanisz

Steampunk mass communications: http://dld.bz/gwjN @mattdelman

9 Ways To Improve Your Writing– http://dld.bz/gwh4

10 Things to Help with Developing Characterizations– http://dld.bz/gwhk

5 Great Summer Literary Festivals (Daily Beast)– http://dld.bz/fuCa

16 tips to write great thrillers: http://dld.bz/gmfS

Focus on one blog or juggle several blogs? http://dld.bz/gmfP

A Balanced Writing Life– http://dld.bz/gmfH

Book Marketing–Don’t go it alone: http://dld.bz/gmfE

Creativity As A Dirty Word– http://dld.bz/gmfh @stephanellaw

Is it Who You Know in Publishing? http://dld.bz/gmfe

Decisions, decisions (LOL): http://dld.bz/g68K @elspethwrites

Twitter Fiction. Really! http://dld.bz/gmeu

Reassessing Your Trajectory– http://dld.bz/gmdU

The Unbridled Passion of Young Adult Readers: http://dld.bz/gmdP

What is Fanfiction? http://dld.bz/gmd3

Real Life Diagnostics: Show vs. Tell, Part Two– http://dld.bz/gmbm

Learning how to use social media effectively: http://dld.bz/gmbg @JodyHedlund

Rethinking the Ebook Revolution: http://bit.ly/a6yfdm @S0BeUrself

Mistaken reports of midlist’s demise? http://dld.bz/ghNw

Important Elements of a Solid Creative Writing Program– http://dld.bz/gy4U

Superhero types and how to distinguish yours (Part 2)– http://dld.bz/ghNv

How to Read A Book– http://dld.bz/ghNr

Why You Need to Know Why You Write– http://dld.bz/gy5d @wawriters

Be brief and specific in our writing: http://dld.bz/ghNg

Nice collection of self-editing links : http://dld.bz/g942 @jaysubject

The best interview is the self-interview: http://dld.bz/gy5s

Maximize your story’s inciting event: http://dld.bz/gffK @KMWeiland

Showing, not telling– http://dld.bz/gffE @flawritersconf

Summer book fairs and festivals for writers: http://dld.bz/gff3

One Blogger’s Favorite Tweets for Writers May 31-June 6, 2010: http://dld.bz/gy5x @simplywriting

The greatest SF universes that include both magic and science fiction– http://dld.bz/geSJ

Writing obstacles and 9 tips for overcoming them: http://dld.bz/g67Q

Writing lessons from a rock concert: http://dld.bz/geS7

What’s for supper? Easy, cheesy broccoli cornbread from the Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen: http://dld.bz/g68c @CleoCoyle @kristadavis @AveryAames

How one writer conducts research: http://dld.bz/gy56

Who really reads your manuscript? http://dld.bz/geSr

Sharing stories: http://dld.bz/geSC @TheNewAuthor

For zombie-loving writers: 5 real diseases that could make you act just like a zombie: http://dld.bz/geS8

Meet Lulu Taylor of “Delicious and Suspicious.” Today, on Killer Characters: http://bit.ly/cdCTgJ

The Two Types Of Twitter Stars– http://dld.bz/g4G8

One writer resents editing other people’s work– http://dld.bz/geSk

You promised to write your story today: http://dld.bz/geRE

Writers’ Groups: the Nuts and Bolts– http://dld.bz/g4G3 @CPatrickSchulze

Tools for Writers– http://dld.bz/geRu @EmilyCaseysMuse

The 3 things that make for lasting motivation for a writer: http://dld.bz/geRr

Better listening leads to better writing– http://dld.bz/geRa

Motif in Query Letters– http://dld.bz/geQZ

The Power of the First Sentence– http://dld.bz/geSh

Creative ways to add dialogue to one-character scenes: http://dld.bz/geQq

Finding a Writing Mentor– http://dld.bz/geRH @flawritersconf

The scene conflict worksheet–developing tension in your novel (excellent): http://dld.bz/gy6V @4KidLit

An agent advised to query on only 1 project at a time: http://dld.bz/gePV @arcaedia

Unpublished Larsson stories found (Globe and Mail): http://dld.bz/gy6Q

What Has Stephen King Done For You Lately? http://dld.bz/gy67 @PauloCamposInk

Ten of the best examples of rowing in literature– (Guardian): http://dld.bz/gePU

Writing Effective Description– http://dld.bz/gePG

Agent Sharlene Martin is Teaching ”10 Secrets to a Winning Book Proposal”: http://dld.bz/gyz4

How can writers make an over-the- top event feel right, if surprising? http://dld.bz/gePC

Cozy mystery character Skye Denison on today’s Killer Characters: http://dld.bz/gzJz

Trying to write a synopsis? Consider the first sentence of paragraphs: http://dld.bz/gdyU

52 Therapeutic Writing Tips & Techniques– http://dld.bz/gz9r

12 things one writer has learned so far (incl. don’t look to your cat for approval): http://dld.bz/gzGq @elspethwrites

Don’t writers have the right to remain silent? (Guardian) http://dld.bz/gdy7

The cycle of blogging–how life is different at 10 followers vs. 1000 followers: http://dld.bz/gzAr @WritingAgain

Where Do Writers Write? (Huff Post): http://dld.bz/gy66

Writing sexual tension in a romance: http://dld.bz/gz7U @authorterryo

The resource roundup– tips for coming up with the right title: http://dld.bz/gduk @bluemaven

Life is fast-paced. Should books be? http://dld.bz/gyxb

Tales from the Slush Pile–some problems an editor is seeing– http://dld.bz/gdup

Dialogue–talking about talking: http://dld.bz/gy7x

Big books, small apartment (The Globe and Mail): http://dld.bz/gduw

Authors Take Note: Yet Another “How Not to Get Published” Story: http://dld.bz/fXJZ

Public Speaking: Another Newbie Tale– http://dld.bz/fXJY

Cut the Cord, Writers!– http://dld.bz/fXJS

Macavity Award Nominees 2010– http://dld.bz/gwuE @JanetRudolph

6 Tips on Writing Picture Books (That May Just Warm Your Heart): http://dld.bz/fXJK

You just don’t understand me! http://bit.ly/cc9KhS @p2p_editor

A voice journal as a writing tool: http://dld.bz/gwhS @paulgreci

5 Must-Read Short-Story Collections (Daily Beast): http://dld.bz/gwha

5 Elements that Make Fantasy Fiction Feel Real : http://dld.bz/fXJ7

6 Ways to Constantly Produce Quality Blog Content– http://dld.bz/fXJ6

So frickin’ predictable: The creative process: http://dld.bz/fXJ2 @writingroads

An Agent on Choosing and Finding an Agent: http://dld.bz/fXJh

Writing Opportunity: New Magazines: http://dld.bz/fXJc

Sex and the single mother–writing a romance w/ a single mom as protagonist: http://dld.bz/gvb2

The writer’s rejection dictionary: http://dld.bz/fXJa @4KidLit

How To Build A Strong On-line Following Even Before You Have A Book Deal– http://dld.bz/fXHX

Deadline to meet? Go clean that oven… http://dld.bz/fXHP @wawriters

How to create guest post guidelines for your blog: http://dld.bz/fXHH

Dear Writing Mojo– http://dld.bz/fXH7

Writing a mystery series (some tips): http://dld.bz/fXHr

Avoiding a character description dump: http://dld.bz/gsA4

5 tips for playing a smart publishing game: http://dld.bz/fXHp @JodyHedlund

The Nine Lives of Translated Literature– http://dld.bz/fXHe

6 keys to revising your fiction: http://dld.bz/gsBt

Get to a character’s core with this RSC exercise: http://dld.bz/gs9T

Own Your Ambition– http://dld.bz/fXHk

Overcoming Doubt– http://dld.bz/fXH4

How to Make Twitter More Useful (apps)– http://dld.bz/fXHw

How to Craft Back Cover Copy that Sells Books– http://dld.bz/fXHt

How to Become a Speaker to Build Your Platform– http://dld.bz/fXGr

Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Wrote ‘The Girl Who…’ (NPR): http://dld.bz/fXGs

Under representation in SF: http://dld.bz/gmep

How to Use YouTube to Position Yourself as an Author-Expert– http://dld.bz/fXGk

The problem with calling your manuscript “cutting edge”: http://dld.bz/fXFE

What do you stand to lose if you are unsuccessful at achieving your writing goal? http://dld.bz/fXF9

Create Printed Marketing Materials to Promote Your Book– http://dld.bz/fXF2

An author’s take on MFA programs: http://dld.bz/gmcS

Why everyone hates poetry: http://dld.bz/fXFw

Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Giving Up On Yourself Part One– http://dld.bz/fXFh

Whether by telephone or text message, communication is learned– http://dld.bz/fXEP

Writing unreliable narrators and unreliable impressions: http://dld.bz/gnUf

Looking at our old writing–some observations: http://dld.bz/fXEt @__Deb

How to Make Your Travels Part of Your Career Brand– http://dld.bz/fXDG

What’s behind the boom in dystopian fiction for young readers? (New Yorker) http://dld.bz/gmfX

Responding to comments–how important is it? http://dld.bz/gmb5 @stephfaris

Your Blog is Not Your Job– http://dld.bz/fXDn

Will Literary Agents Really Read Your Query Letter? http://dld.bz/gmbp @Writeitsideways

11 Practical Ways To Stop Procrastination– http://dld.bz/fXDk

Some tips on synopsis writing: http://dld.bz/fXCV

A summing-up of an #askYAeditor chat: http://dld.bz/gkHU Great tips on the current market.

On dramatic irony in writing: http://dld.bz/fXC4

Reading Our Reviews: http://dld.bz/fXCz

What Makes You Put a Book Down? http://dld.bz/fXBS

Why you want an intern to read your proposal: http://dld.bz/fXB6

A recap of The Cimmerian Blog, Year Two: Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007 (a blog of heroic fantasy, horror, and historical adv.): http://dld.bz/fUMc

10 ways authors can profit from instant screencasts for Twitter they create for free– http://dld.bz/fUKS

For a writer, no time is ever wasted– http://dld.bz/fUKH

Adverbs are much maligned: http://dld.bz/fUKA

5 Ways to have your Author Website Work for You– http://dld.bz/fUJ5

Summer Survival Guide for Writer Moms– http://dld.bz/fUJx

Reflection Mode: Thinking About Life Inside an MFA Program– http://dld.bz/fUJe

Novelists–be careful before you spend time submitting to writing contests: http://dld.bz/fUJc

Networking for writers: http://dld.bz/fUHK

Avoiding Basic Writing Blunders– http://dld.bz/fUHG

Using Creative Commons to add media to your blog– http://dld.bz/fUFU

So, What’s Really Killing Fiction? http://dld.bz/fUHF

7 things one writer has learned so far: http://dld.bz/fUFP

Writing About Rape– http://dld.bz/fUHD

What I’m Learning from the Launch of My New eBook– http://dld.bz/fUGe

It all comes back to the story: http://dld.bz/geUJ

How to write good dialogue – it’s not simply about what people say– http://dld.bz/gffQ @dirtywhitecandy

As Lit Fest nears, a query: What’s the future of books? (Chicago Tribune): http://dld.bz/gffa

20 young writers to watch (NY Times): http://dld.bz/fUHp

A nice review of my book by @Ghunibee: http://dld.bz/geW9 Thanks so much, Glynis!

What do editors do? http://dld.bz/fUHj

Killer Characters blog: where characters take over a blog. See what happens when the authors aren’t looking. http://dld.bz/geU6

Crafting Visual, Memorable Scenes– http://dld.bz/geWj @4KidLit

A rejection is just a rejection–don’t parse it: http://dld.bz/fUGj

Text query letter to e-mail–formatting your query from Word to email: http://dld.bz/fUFX

A writing roundup: http://dld.bz/gdu5 @PauloCamposInk

When You’re Weary of Writing: http://dld.bz/fUFJ

The art of weekend reading (Globe and Mail) : http://dld.bz/gdu2

Having trouble finding the right word? Some resources: http://dld.bz/gdun @bluemaven

When Bad Writing Becomes Funny– http://dld.bz/fUFB

Top 10 Ways to Cyberslack: http://dld.bz/fUF4

Finding a writer’s residency program: http://dld.bz/fUFc

On writing conventions–what can writers get out of them? : http://dld.bz/fUFa

Have you tried fast drafting to silence your inner editor? http://dld.bz/fUEX

Copyright Protection Service: Another One You Don’t Need– http://dld.bz/fUEF

Top Ten Signs of a Writer– http://dld.bz/fUE6

Don’t Quit Your Day Job-What Debut YA Writers Really Make– http://dld.bz/fUE4 @Georgia_McBride

Writer’s block? Or is it more of a writer’s hesitation? http://dld.bz/gbYs

Conveying Character: A Few Suggestions– http://dld.bz/fUEz

An Agent Says Thick Skin is Part of the Job: http://dld.bz/fUEk

Great advice from the experts– http://dld.bz/fUDZ

Will my grandma like my book? http://dld.bz/fKz9

Use foreshadowing to keep readers reading (video): http://dld.bz/fKz7

An explanation of some important financial phrases for writers: http://dld.bz/fKz2

Lessons from the Backspace Writers Conference: http://dld.bz/fKy5

An agent on developing the one-sentence summary: http://dld.bz/fKy2

What it’s like to do agent revisions: http://dld.bz/fKxJ @frankiediane

Have we homogenized writing? Are we better or worse off than we were when we writers labored in isolation? http://dld.bz/fKxG

Tales From the World Steam Expo– http://dld.bz/fKnT

What I Wish I’d Known : http://dld.bz/fXKG

Create Writing Flow Using The 10 Minutes of Gibberish Method: http://dld.bz/fXKM

6 Organization Tips for Disorganized Writers– http://dld.bz/fXKw @Writeitsideways

An Author’s Plan for Social Media– 21 tips: http://dld.bz/fXDy

5 observations on how genre novelists deal with setting: http://dld.bz/fXBs

How to Promote an Event– http://dld.bz/fKsu

Twitterific- ElizabethSCraig’s tweets from the past week: http://bit.ly/cCSoki

Twists on conversational endings– http://dld.bz/fKs2

4 Steps to Create a Simple Website– http://dld.bz/fKtK

5 ways writers can use the “fundamental attribution error”: http://bit.ly/c6Qqyw

Twitter 101: Hashtags Worth Checking Out– http://dld.bz/fKtQ

The Secret to Success: Harness the Power of Focus and Concentration– http://dld.bz/fKur

The Secret to Plot in Your Novel– http://dld.bz/fKvr

Things I’d love to see being posted online– http://dld.bz/fKve

The Hero’s Journey Part 9 – Reward– http://dld.bz/fKvt @JustusRStone

Cultivating the Mental Energy to Write– http://dld.bz/fKn9 @Wordstrumpet

Do You Really Gain Followers from Online Interviews? http://dld.bz/fKn7

Plot types: http://dld.bz/fKv3

10 Lies Agents & Editors Tell You. And Why. http://dld.bz/fKn2

Beware of those who recite poetry at parties– http://dld.bz/fKn5

The Art of War for Writers : http://dld.bz/fUDF

Manuscript CPR: http://dld.bz/fKn4

Messy friends and messy characters: http://dld.bz/fKyk

Book blurbing: http://dld.bz/fKxS

The E-Book Juggernaut– http://dld.bz/fD7R

What do I deserve as an author? http://dld.bz/fSBf

The Surefire Way to Save Yourself from Mediocrity (That You Already Know, But Don’t Do) http://dld.bz/fD79

Newer vs. Established Agents– http://dld.bz/fSAK

Paris: What’s not to love? Two expat authors write a list… http://dld.bz/fSA4

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