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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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The 1st literary interactive book app: http://bit.ly/HylhXa @Porter_Anderson @MirabilisDave @joningold

MS Word Trick: Combining Changes and Comments: http://bit.ly/HHKHq1 @jamigold
Agent Contract Expiration: http://bit.ly/HylYzv

Freelance Writing: 10 Tips to Better Interviews: http://bit.ly/Hym4qR @writersdigest

How to Finish Your Novel: http://bit.ly/Hym5v4 @write_practice

Write Your Book Even When You Feel Clueless: http://bit.ly/HHKVNI @originalimpulse

Potential blog content problems and how to fix them: http://bit.ly/HHL2ZL @problogger

Leading into a Scene vs. Including Backstory: http://bit.ly/Jcng20 @juliettewade

What Would “Insert YA Heroine Here” Do? http://bit.ly/HHLpU3 @mittenstrings

Add details to ground readers in your scene: http://bit.ly/HHLtTQ @juliemusil

A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman #writetip

Mini-ebooks–a home for articles that need a little room: http://bit.ly/IyB5we @annabaddeley

Will Hachette Be The First Big-6 Publisher To Drop DRM On E-Books? http://bit.ly/IyBgYs @laurahazardowen

5 things writers should know about being knocked out: http://bit.ly/HGiWII @ajackwriting

Write to Universal Acclaim? Not Likely: http://bit.ly/HGiZnZ @noveleditor

How to Write a Book When You’re Really, Really Busy: http://bit.ly/HGj7Uw @chucksambuchino

8 things 1 writer learned analyzing her yearly freelance writing expenses: http://bit.ly/HGjj66 @michellerafter

How to Scan Your Site for Free: http://bit.ly/HGjo9X @jasonboog

Why we should attend conferences and a list of upcoming US cons: http://bit.ly/HGjFK7 @msheatherwebb

Tips for hooks in book openings: http://bit.ly/HGupMY @PegEditors

Do Big Publishers Need Recognizable Consumer Brand Names? http://bit.ly/HGuvEv @passivevoiceblg

How to Fix a Flat (Novel Scene) in 3 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/IKNHNv @JulieWuAuthor

A Quiz About Compressing Accordion Sentences: http://bit.ly/IKOfTD @writing_tips

The Savvy Writer’s Guide to Simultaneous Submissions: http://bit.ly/IKOP3A @BTMargins

Identify your novel’s genre: http://bit.ly/IKOSfQ @rachellegardner

Discoverability and the New World of Book PR: http://bit.ly/IKPjaa @barbarahenricks @RustyShelton

The rejection resubmission: http://bit.ly/IKPEcJ @nicolamorgan

Art of the Genre: Top 10 Literary Sci-Fi/Fantasy Covers of the 1970s: http://bit.ly/IKPPoA

Adding a musical element to your worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/IKQ8j5 @fantasyfaction

Little Fixes to Improve Your Book: http://bit.ly/IKQhTN @maryannwrites

Creating Reality: The Pleasant Psychosis of Writing: http://bit.ly/IWICkn @BTMargins

Learning the writing craft over time: http://bit.ly/HJG4v7 @bob_mayer

Seeing the World through Your Character’s Eyes: http://bit.ly/HJG7Y7 @livewritethrive

Author Blogging 101: Widgets, Sidebars and You: http://bit.ly/IWIVvr @jfbookman

Movies about writers: http://bit.ly/IWIZLP @BTMargins

The Illusion of Writing: http://bit.ly/IWJmpE @Ravenrequiem13

Keep Your Unwavering Passion to Write: http://bit.ly/HJGtxN @evemariemont @4kidlit

Are your characters making misleading assumptions? http://bit.ly/HJGIsE @Janice_Hardy

Show, Don’t Tell: How Much of Your Story Is Implied? http://bit.ly/HJGL7P

Tips for A Better Book Presentation: http://bit.ly/HJGOAC @BTMargins

5 Principles for Using Facebook: http://bit.ly/HTkNMU @janefriedman

Women’s Fiction Format: http://bit.ly/HKlGu1 @pprmint777

Self-Editing Tips to Make Your Manuscript Ready For Publication: http://bit.ly/HEsYcY @WritersCoach

The fully-developed book premise: http://bit.ly/HKlT04 @donmaass

Tips for reading novel excerpts: http://bit.ly/HLzPaJ @beth_barany

Overwriting–areas to edit: http://bit.ly/INXUJ3 @TaliaVance

Is Pinterest Traffic Worthless? http://bit.ly/HLA2uk @nestguy

Tips for finding an agent, from an agent: http://bit.ly/HLAfh5 @luciennediver

Signs Your Character Is Wasting His Potential: http://bit.ly/IOlkOx @KMWeiland

8 tips for guest posting: http://bit.ly/HJdZDr @duolit

Crushes and chemistry: http://bit.ly/HJe9uu @Kid_Lit

An agent asks, “Bitter or Misunderstood?” http://bit.ly/HJerl6 @bookendsjessica

Why Writing Through Resistance is Essential: http://bit.ly/IVJESj @ava_jae

16 Kindle Lending Library Titles Were Bestsellers In March: http://bit.ly/IVJKt6 @ebooknewser

Turning Your Twitter Followers into Readers: http://bit.ly/IVKsqs @pushingsocial

Profanity in worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/IVKzCn @juliettewade

When Books Mattered: http://nyti.ms/IE0J2S @NYTMetro

16 of the Top 100 Best-Selling Paid Kindle Books in March Are Exclusive to the Kindle Store: http://bit.ly/HF0m3s @PassiveVoiceBlg

Why Small Publishers Fail: http://bit.ly/IE10CN @victoriastrauss

Meditate, don’t caffeinate: http://bit.ly/IE1bhi @misfitsmascara

Tips for writing effective dialogue: http://bit.ly/HF0Ia5 @writersdigest

Success in fiction writing is 50% practice and 50% persistence. Talent is optional: http://bit.ly/IN8oNE @Yeomanis

Where to Find Ideas For Novels Or Short Stories: http://bit.ly/HL1MhU @writersdigest

11 Revision Questions: http://bit.ly/HL1W95 @fictionnotes

9 ways to upset an editor: http://bit.ly/HL2eMU @jameslsutter

Being a tax-wise author, parts 1 & 2 (for US writers, but possible deductions for others): http://bit.ly/HL2njx , http://bit.ly/HL2prK

Plan the Story, Meet Your Characters. http://bit.ly/J1YWFe @christi_craig

Reading in Public: 3 Steps to Captivate Your Audience: http://bit.ly/J1Zg6Z @DIYMFA

Tips for writing suspense: http://bit.ly/J1ZyL1 @stacygreen26 @nicolebasaraba

Tips for writing convincing male characters: http://bit.ly/J20oYh @BooksForABuck

Inspiration from a cryptic text: http://bit.ly/J20I9o @GeneLempp

20 Rules About Subject-Verb Agreement: http://bit.ly/IWD9xk @writing_tips

Writing Lessons from the Newsroom: http://bit.ly/IWDHn1 @torcon

Writing for the YA market–writing what’s hot: http://bit.ly/IWEcNR

Scrivener review: http://bit.ly/IWEnZA @ajackwriting

Balancing story and prose: http://bit.ly/IWEJzl @katieganshert @rachellegardner

Write Because You Love It: http://bit.ly/IWER1L @jodyhedlund

How To Balance Dialogue and Description: http://bit.ly/IWF84T @serbaughman

Tips for submitting short stories (especially for SF/F writers): http://bit.ly/IWFM29 @amsmibert

What beta readers are and ideas for finding them: http://bit.ly/HYkyPk @jamigold

An agent says you can’t turn one genre into another to try and sell the story: http://bit.ly/HYmpDT @greyhausagency

Explaining show, don’t tell: http://bit.ly/HYmAiB @V_Rossibooks

What booksellers really mean when asked for recommendations: http://bit.ly/HYmXcW @deadwhiteguys

3 Reasons to Write Stream of Consciousness Narrative: http://bit.ly/HYnbkd

Why editors won’t be excited if you want to write “a little of this and a little of that”: http://bit.ly/HHY2dd @behlerpublish

Google wants to mobilize your Web site – for free: http://bit.ly/HHYk3O @kfitchard

Discipline of Writing. Writing as a Discipline. http://bit.ly/HHYE2w @LavChintapalli @womenwriters

Elements of a Great Suspense Story: http://bit.ly/HHYU1j @ChynnaLaird

Crime fiction–when sleuths must work with government employees for info: http://bit.ly/J0u8pl @mkinberg

The power of manipulation in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/I6GMjv @mkinberg

Inspiration from a cryptic text: http://bit.ly/J20I9o @GeneLempp

Why Small Publishers Fail: http://bit.ly/IE10CN @victoriastrauss

When Books Mattered: http://nyti.ms/IE0J2S

Is Pinterest Traffic Worthless? http://bit.ly/HLA2uk @nestguy

5 Principles for Using Facebook: http://bit.ly/HTkNMU @janefriedman

20 Verbs Smothered by “Be”s: http://bit.ly/IQWifN @writing_tips

An agent says you can’t turn one genre into another to try and sell the story: http://bit.ly/HYmpDT @greyhausagency

Who and whom: http://bit.ly/IYFNnp @missedperiods

How to purchase ISBNs in the USA: http://bit.ly/IYG35I @woodwardkaren

The taxman and the artist: http://bit.ly/IYGnl4

How 1 author handled writing an emotionally troubled protagonist: http://bit.ly/IYGU6j @kcraftwriter

Amazon Lets Authors Spy on Readers: http://bit.ly/IYHb9y @writersdigest

Tips for writing a synopsis: http://bit.ly/IYHr8r @nicolamorgan

How 1 writer reworked a 1st chapter: http://bit.ly/IYHNfj @DaveThomeWriter

How to Create Characters that Fascinate: http://bit.ly/IarQko @WriterThesaurus

4 Tips on Adding a New Twist to an Old Plot: http://bit.ly/IarXN0 @janice_hardy

Social Networking—Take Time to get Your Feet Wet: http://bit.ly/Ias4Im @novelrocket

3 Possibilities for Defeating Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/IasgaB @CDRosales

Answers to Book Discount Questions: http://bit.ly/HW7quT @jfbookman

4 Important Character Concerns: http://bit.ly/HW7zhS @vigorio

5 Effective Book Marketing Strategies: http://bit.ly/JbYnVN @KarinaFabian

The Writer’s Life is Full of Second Chances: http://bit.ly/JbYCQq @RLLaFevers

Combating Confusion: http://bit.ly/JbYJLX @BretBallou

Patience Is a Writer’s Most Important Virtue: http://bit.ly/JbYVL4 @jeffgoins

Writing Advice from C.S. Lewis: http://bit.ly/HXlOTy @passivevoiceblg

Being habitually creative requires far more than original thinking: http://bit.ly/HXlWCp @JeffreyDavis108

Does One Book a Writer Make? http://bit.ly/HXm3hm @bob_brooke

21% Of Adults Have Read An eBook In The Last Year: Pew Research: http://bit.ly/HXm8lf @ebooknewser

Top 5 Tips to Maximize Your Writing Conference: http://bit.ly/HXmpEH @kristenlambTX

Grammar Today: Rigid Rules or Rhetorical Choices? http://bit.ly/HXmvMz @pubperspectives

How The Wall Street Journal Uses Pinterest: http://bit.ly/HXmCI4 @10000words

Plot Fixer – Part I: Your Premise Isn’t Compelling: http://bit.ly/HXmIPR @karalennox

How to boost the number of your friends on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/IFBPwF @PublicityHound

DRM is crushing indie booksellers online: http://bit.ly/Jlm81j

The Importance of Persistence: http://bit.ly/Jlpmlt @thecreativepenn

Don’t Just Create “On Demand,” Create For You: http://bit.ly/Jlptxl

Industry in collapse: The strain is showing: http://bit.ly/IAQFVc @Porter_Anderson @RachelleGardner

How much lead-in time do you really need before your story’s inciting incident? http://bit.ly/JWpmmZ

Traditional mystery writing–tips for delaying the body’s discovery: http://bit.ly/IcSpEt
@camillelaguire

Guidelines for story length: http://bit.ly/IcTtpG @noveleditor

Get to your inciting incident or call to action as soon as possible: http://bit.ly/IcTCcB @AlexSokoloff

Common logical mistakes to avoid: http://bit.ly/IcTLwH @readingape

Why Poetry Should Be More Playful: http://bit.ly/IcTUjI @hoodedu @theatlantic

How To Properly Harvest Your Very Best Ideas: http://bit.ly/IcTXfu @write_practice

Open Letter to Friends of Authors: http://bit.ly/IcU0YL @fictionnotes

Thoughts on using flashbacks: http://bit.ly/Idxzqk

Writing religion into speculative fiction: http://bit.ly/IdxJxZ @sarahahoyt

12 Myths About Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/IdxP8P @annerallen

Story structure–the midpoint: http://bit.ly/IdxUcD @KMWeiland