Sunday, April 21, 2013

Twitterific

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig


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Keeping the murderer's identity a secret until the end of the book: http://bit.ly/YQoH3v @PriceMcNaughton

The one subplot you really need: http://bit.ly/12vJWrf @crackingyarns

The London Book Fair is disseminated for writers by @Porter_Anderson for @thebookseller: http://bit.ly/XSJofK and http://bit.ly/XSJmEx

A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq

Pros and Cons of Being a Plotter: http://bit.ly/12TzwR1

Finding Your Writing Rhythm: http://bit.ly/122P1Y1 @erikwecks

How To Write Every Day: Turn on a Dime: http://bit.ly/12TA49w @cockeyedcaravan

A Dreadful Fear of Clichés: http://bit.ly/122Pjhu @thisishorror

Different approaches to plotting: http://bit.ly/122PxVL @fcmalby

Is writing faster, better? http://bit.ly/12TAJaY @roniloren

Everything Will Take Longer Than You Think It Will: http://bit.ly/12TARY5 @blurbisaverb

What Are the Best Day Jobs for Writers? http://bit.ly/122PQ32 @galleycat

7 tips for tapping into childlike creativity: http://bit.ly/12TBDnL @JWhite

7 Amazon Tools To Help Market Your Book Like A Professional: http://bit.ly/12TCrt0

Cover Images: http://bit.ly/12TCVzb @authopublisher

Screenwriting Traits: Consistency: http://bit.ly/12TEaOO @gointothestory

Heighten Your Novel's Emotional Connection: http://bit.ly/122RW2F @lindasclare

The creative edit: http://bit.ly/12TEEEN @BenArtsEngine @emilywenstrom

Formatting for CreateSpace: http://bit.ly/122Srdl @indiadrummond

Recording our ideas: http://bit.ly/15fFv73

Do Authors Need a Website and Blog? http://bit.ly/11gU1GY @jamigold

The Western Hero in Speculative Fiction: http://bit.ly/15fGt2X @kgelfland2ndcuz

The Two Pillars of Novel Structure: http://bit.ly/11gVhtV @brianklems

Why Facebook is @HughHowey 's favorite promo tool: http://bit.ly/15fGOmp @galleycat

Project Management: How to Start: http://bit.ly/11gWd18

Setting, Landscape, Atmosphere--How Are They Different? http://bit.ly/15fH3O8

Is Baby Boomer Lit the Next Hot Genre? http://bit.ly/15fH9Wb @pubperspectives @claudenougat

The truth about tropes: http://bit.ly/15fHjNk @fantasyfaction

A closer look at the @paidcontent and #lbf13 cons : http://bit.ly/Z0F25N @Porter_Anderson @katiefehren @AndrewRichard @tferriss

Getting It Up, Keeping It Up: The Conundrum for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/15fHtnK @bob_mayer

Does Your Protagonist Have Amnesia? http://bit.ly/11gXIwi @lisacron

Einstein Was the Luckiest Science Fiction Writer Ever: http://bit.ly/11gY4mE @tordotcom

Do Not Compare Yourself Unto Others: http://bit.ly/15fHMPu @Julie_gray

Publisher's Weekly picks "worst book cover ever": http://bit.ly/15fHSqn @publisherswkly

How To Beat Writer's Block Forever: http://bit.ly/11hCBdi @jonathangunson

Blunt force trauma in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/15g1FG9 @mkinberg

The Slow Path to Writing Success: http://bit.ly/11hDdj2 @jeffgoins

Screenwriting Traits: Flexibility: http://bit.ly/11hDmmG @gointothestory

The Agony and Ecstasy of Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/15g27UZ @MariaZannini

A Map to Get Out of Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/15g2wGZ @NYBookEditors

Putting Together A Launch Plan: http://bit.ly/11hEzdH @inkybites

Slow Down Your Hectic Writing Life With a 'Pause' Button: http://bit.ly/15g2T4j

Rounding out main characters: http://bit.ly/15gdg8e @glencstrathy

On Keeping a Notebook in the Digital Age: http://bit.ly/15gduMr

The Art of Writing Misogynists: http://bit.ly/11i03XX

How To Write Every Day: Work on Multiple Projects: http://bit.ly/15ge0di @cockeyedcaravan

The Little Reasons A Story Works: http://bit.ly/11i0H7W @mooderino

On Writing Special Effects: A Little Goes a Long Way: http://bit.ly/11i10zp @thecreativepenn

7 Secrets To Writing A Story Your Readers Won't Be Able To Put Down: http://bit.ly/11i1aXx @woodwardkaren

Make Your Character Walk Naked Through Times Square: http://bit.ly/11i1uWd @NYBookEditors

Can Social Media Tools Make us a Social Tool? http://bit.ly/15gelNp @kristenlambtx

The End is the Whole Book: http://bit.ly/11i1TYV

Making the Science Work: Freedom through Limitation: http://bit.ly/15gesIx @fictorians

8 Writers Over 80: http://bit.ly/17fQDgz

Fast-drafting editing: http://bit.ly/17fQKbR

Commas and Feelings: http://bit.ly/17fRg9S

It's Time for (Many) Experienced Writers to Stop Blogging: http://bit.ly/137VYtj @llbarkat

Refresher on capitalization: http://bit.ly/17fRvSh @livewritethrive

Great Character: Matty Walker ("Body Heat"): http://bit.ly/17fRFsT @gointothestory

5 time-management tips for writers who work at home: http://bit.ly/137WtUe @bookbaby

5 common obstacles for finishing and publishing your book: http://bit.ly/17fS8uX

POV: Choosing Whose Head To Be In: http://bit.ly/137WLdO @SharlaWrites

Looking for a critique group? http://bit.ly/17fSp1c @Janice_hardy

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers: http://bit.ly/17fSCBw @JordanMcCollum

10 frequently misused words: http://bit.ly/137YL5N @writerscramp1

Hugh Howey's 3 Rules For Writing: http://bit.ly/17fUsCj @woodwardkaren

Publishing Reversion Clauses: http://bit.ly/17fUv0M @deanwesleysmith

7 Types of Narrative Conflict: http://bit.ly/137Z2pk @writing_tips

Screenwriting Traits: Persistence: http://bit.ly/17fUFFs @gointothestory

DeviantArt's New Service Turns Users Into Massive Outsourced Creative Team: http://bit.ly/137ZkNd @Wired_Design @passivevoiceblg

Your character's profanity says a lot about them: http://bit.ly/17fVf6e @VioletteMalan

"Indie First?" What Is Best In Publishing? http://bit.ly/1380bxa @chuckwendig {lang}

Too old to write a bestseller? http://bit.ly/17fVWMP @yeomanis

Repeating events in each Throughline: http://bit.ly/119xj11 @glencstrathy

Screenwriting--Writing A Groundbreaking Game: http://bit.ly/YOrD0u @fastcocreate

Arguing for a Disempowered Protagonist and Sadistic Fate: http://bit.ly/YOrSIS @scriptmag

5 Ways to Self-Edit Your Writing: http://bit.ly/119zphe @JulieBMack

Hacks for Hacks: Top 5 Affectations Every Writer Should Adopt: http://bit.ly/119zDoH @BillFerris

Essential and Non-essential Elements: http://bit.ly/119zMZn

Kindle's Book Publishing Requirements: http://bit.ly/YOvY3M @authropublisher

Top 10 plotting problems: http://bit.ly/YOwcIg @aliciarasley

Meet the Reader: 10 Points to Ponder When You Write: http://bit.ly/119A7eC @scriptmag

On Writing And The Fear Of Judgment: http://bit.ly/11ahib5 @thecreativepenn

Tips for writing query letters: http://bit.ly/YPJioE @noveleditor

The Perils of Pure Pantsing: http://bit.ly/11ahszc @jamesscottbell

Why plot milestones might not be equally spaced – and why that's good: http://bit.ly/YPKzfg @dirtywhitecandy

It's ALL writing: http://bit.ly/YPL1KE @YAHighway

Taking care of yourself as a writer: http://bit.ly/YPSYzi @jcharbonneau

Hybrid Authors: The Best of Both Worlds: http://bit.ly/11ap4lg @amazingstories0

Revising When Your Head and Your Heart Agree: http://bit.ly/YPYcLF @MartinaABoone

How to get laughs without writing jokes: http://bit.ly/YPYCSc @kenlevine

Finding Your Middle Grade Voice: http://bit.ly/11aqdcA @Janice_hardy

Great Scene: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off": http://bit.ly/11aqpss @gointothestory

A Different Type of YA Hero: http://bit.ly/11arRuF @Suzanne_writer

Top 10 Girl-Power Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/YQ2OkK @sciencefiction

Reclaiming Airships for Epic Fantasy: http://bit.ly/11asyo1

Creating Memorable Characters: http://bit.ly/YQ3M0q @hayleymckenzie1

To Blog Or Not To Blog: http://bit.ly/11asODe @woodwardkaren

Resurrecting the Literary Dead: http://bit.ly/11asSTE @amazingstories0

10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Fight Club: http://bit.ly/11at4Cv @Scriptshadow

What authors want and how publishers sometimes don't deliver: http://bit.ly/1002AlU @jonnygeller

Chuck Wendig On Story Structure: http://bit.ly/1002Jpj @woodwardkaren

Dealing with character trauma: http://bit.ly/1002I4H @ajackwriting

What is a story? http://bit.ly/XGoDBu @scriptmag

Want to Use Song Lyrics in Your Novel? 5 Steps to Getting Rights to Lyrics: http://bit.ly/1002Zoj @annerallen

Types of story planning for writers: http://bit.ly/10038Z3 @mythicscribes

10 Proofreading Tips For Self-Publishers: http://to.pbs.org/XGpa6H @completelynovel

10 Tips for the Debut Author: http://bit.ly/10h9p9V @KelseyBrowning

The Battle of Science and Magic: Nostalgia and the New: http://bit.ly/10h9U3K @VickyThinks

How to Get Over Your Public-Speaking Nerves: http://bit.ly/10ha0bG @menwithpens

6 key factors in dystopian fiction: http://bit.ly/17oMKWC @zujava

6 tips for writers--from telling a story to promoting it: http://bit.ly/10hbjYg

Screenwriting Advice From The Past: The Final Close-Up: http://bit.ly/10hbK4O @gointothestory

How can you turn an audience from observers into participants? http://bit.ly/17oNKdh @scriptmag

Sci-Fi Romance: 10 Star-Crossed Lovers: http://aol.it/17oOI9s @moviefone

A screenwriter's approach to writing: http://bit.ly/10hdGtU

Characters: Static or Dynamic? : http://bit.ly/ZCvmJf @ava_jae

First Drafts: Spaghetti Problems: http://bit.ly/Z6GNNR @fictionnotes

A New Question to Ask Your Characters: http://bit.ly/ZCvF77 @jeanniecampbell

Juggling Genres...Brilliance or Pure Folly? http://bit.ly/Z6HhDD

The Writer's Author Rank Cheat Sheet: http://bit.ly/ZCvNDE @copyblogger

5 Tips for Tighter, Cleaner Writing: http://bit.ly/ZCwQ6v @kristenlambtx

Be Your Own Book Doctor: http://bit.ly/Z6JkHP @Janice_hardy

3 Reasons Action is Important, 3 Reasons It's Not: http://bit.ly/ZCxrFk @victoriamixon

3 tips for better guest posts: http://bit.ly/Z6Jnnb

5 Industry Trends Requiring Every Writer's Attention: http://bit.ly/ZCxwsx @janefriedman

When Writing Is A Full Body Workout: http://bit.ly/ZCxAsn @OrlyKonigLopez

Why we should always carry a notebook: http://bit.ly/Z6JDm3 @melissadonovan

3 Twitter tips for writers: http://bit.ly/ZCxKjj @junglereds @dorieclark

What's In A Genre? http://bit.ly/Z6K9jV @fictorians @sarahahoyt

Using 'me' and 'myself': http://bit.ly/ZCy6X8 @jodycalkins

Tax tips for writers: http://bit.ly/Z6KnHG @rachellegardner

DeviantArt's New Service Turns Users Into Massive Outsourced Creative Team: http://bit.ly/137ZkNd @Wired_Design @passivevoiceblg

A Map to Get Out of Writer's Block: http://bit.ly/15g2wGZ @NYBookEditors

The Year of the Author? http://bit.ly/12Tz4SG @passivevoiceblg

Why Write Book Reviews? 5 Five Payoffs for Authors: http://bit.ly/ZLkVmp @janvbear

An agent on whether you still need an agent: http://bit.ly/Z6LDur @SaraMegibow @lisagailgreen

Konrath on KDP Select: http://bit.ly/176LOb5 @JAKonrath

Worldbuilding: Hard and Soft Imports: http://bit.ly/Z72xJq

Screenwriting Skill #1: Talent: http://bit.ly/176LUiO @gointothestory

What 1 Writer Learned About Critiquing From Her Editors: http://bit.ly/Z72GwC @lkblackburne

When the Hero is His Own Worst Enemy: http://bit.ly/176M5L1 @kristenlambTX

Keeping your reader on a need-to-know basis: http://bit.ly/Z90ftl

How to Connect with Readers Using Wattpad: http://bit.ly/11rHbmT @goblinwriter

Methods of cataloging your ideas: http://bit.ly/11rHu0U @creativesomething

5 Unexpected Lessons From Inside the Iowa Writers' Workshop: http://bit.ly/Z90Bjz @jessicastrawser

When the Hero is His Own Worst Enemy: http://bit.ly/176M5L1 @kristenlambtx

Do You Write from Experience or Imagination? http://bit.ly/Z90Zyy @write_practice

New Publisher Authors Trust: Themselves: http://nyti.ms/11rIySv& @nytimes

Then and than: http://bit.ly/11mwCUT

What Type of Writer are You? http://bit.ly/14CJtHr

Finding scene goals: http://bit.ly/11mwWTK @JordanMcCollum

The (Submission) Grinder Is A Free Database Of Fiction Markets: http://bit.ly/14CJFpW @woodwardkaren

Pros and Cons of Being a Pantser: http://bit.ly/11mx9WR @LynnetteLabelle

How Verbs Become Adjectives: http://bit.ly/Z92RZj @writing_tips

When good writers write bad books: http://bit.ly/11qEbca @kristinerusch

How 'Same Old, Same Old' Can Make You a Successful Writer: http://bit.ly/Z93lP8 @menwithpens

Wrap-up of the Digital Minds Con: start-ups, industry metaphors, copyright...& few publisher reps: http://bit.ly/YPPCfH @Porter_Anderson