Sunday, July 28, 2013

Twitterific


by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
 
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A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Is Blogging Worth the Time and Effort? http://bit.ly/1aWIkuH @fcmalby
6 Tips for Finding the Courage to Write: http://bit.ly/15QUNu0 @QuipsAndTips
Placing Setting Details for Best Effect-- The Danger of Frontloading Your Story with Description: http://bit.ly/15QV2We

The PERFECT Hook: How to draw your reader and make him swallow the bait: http://bit.ly/1aWIO3L
What Makes Iconic or Popular Characters Unforgettable? http://bit.ly/15QVkwe @melissadonovan
10 Authors Whose Novels Took Over 5 Years to Write and Publish: http://bit.ly/1aWIWAy @LauraMarcella
Don't write everyday: http://bit.ly/15QVALx @ElanaJ
The importance of saying no: http://bit.ly/1aWK0nO
"Writers are atlas makers": http://bit.ly/15QX0G0
Podcast on subtext: http://bit.ly/1aWK7Qp @cockeyedcaravan
Pacing tips: http://bit.ly/15QXewL @lisagailgreen
High-stakes plotting: http://bit.ly/1aWKjPF @ellecosimano
Why Does "I" Take Plural Verbs? http://bit.ly/15QXoEs @grammargirl
How To Come Back Up From The Writing Downs: http://bit.ly/1aWKryw @chgriffinauthor
How to make a scene in your book or screenplay come alive (Prof. Chekhov): http://bit.ly/15QXKe8
A Must Have App For Writers: Index Card: http://bit.ly/1aWKD0M @woodwardkaren
Rules for writing: block that metaphor: http://bit.ly/15QYjES @guardianbooks
Tips for school visits: http://bit.ly/1aWLcYj
Shift Syntax to Strengthen Sentences: http://bit.ly/15QYEr2 @writing_tips
(Re)tell Me a Story: http://bit.ly/1aWM1jY @MissDahlELama
So You Want to Write a Sequel to Your Novel: http://bit.ly/15QZMLu @amazingstories0
5 dialogue tips: http://bit.ly/1aWMbrC @juliegray
How to Hook Your Reader and Deliver: http://bit.ly/15QZXGF @amazingstories0
What are your novel's or screenplay's 3 magic words? http://bit.ly/1aWMjax
How To Write A Query Letter: http://bit.ly/15R0aJL @chgriffinauthor
What's the Visual? Adding Power To Your Writing: http://bit.ly/1aWMtPl @MargieLawson
Editing 'As' and 'ing' Phrases: http://bit.ly/15R0wAe @gemma_cooper
Letting Your Characters Lead: http://bit.ly/1aWMGC0
What Parenting Books Can Teach Us About Critiquing: http://bit.ly/15R11tT
Resonance: The Core of the Verse Novel: http://bit.ly/1aWMYZD
4 Tips for Beta Reading in Other Genres: http://bit.ly/15R1fBv @jamigold
There are two sides to every story: http://bit.ly/1aWNs1K @AJHumpage
If This Is What I Want As A Reader. . .http://bit.ly/15R1Q65
The Reality of Freelance Writing: http://bit.ly/1aWNzum @writing_tips
What Writers Can Learn From Dan Brown's Inferno: http://bit.ly/15R1YCA @thecreativepenn
The 7 Basic Plots: Rebirth: http://bit.ly/1aWNCq4 @write_practice
Things that change in First Pass Pages: http://bit.ly/15R2aSj @jodimeadows
Saying no to an editor: http://bit.ly/16g73X5 @fictionnotes
Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain @EMCastellan
Bring characters to life through their families: http://bit.ly/158ugvv @MorganMandel
An author's guide to using Goodreads: http://bit.ly/16IilUi @SarahPinneo
How to Serve and Swallow Criticism: http://bit.ly/16Iiozw @KristanHoffman
A Rare Interview with Storyteller Stephen King: http://bit.ly/158vtTr
What is the bigger factor for author success? Marketing or luck? 1 writer's experience: http://bit.ly/16Ij0VR
How to Decide on the Best Possible Movie Ideas to Develop Into Screenplays: http://bit.ly/158w6wd @scriptmag
Why 'the worst idea ever' can be useful: http://bit.ly/16IjmvM @AwfullyBigBlog
What to Include in Your Ebook Besides The Story: http://bit.ly/158wsTy @ddscottromcom
7 things I writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/16IjLhx @Pamela_Sherwood
A critique of several loglines: http://bit.ly/158x7EK @thestorydepartment
First page critique: http://bit.ly/16Ik24i @JordanDane
Don't overdescribe: http://bit.ly/1cEk2DP @authorterryo
Crime fiction--people-watching as a tool for fictional sleuths: http://bit.ly/11Sp12d @mkinberg
How to Style Alphabetical Letters: http://bit.ly/15dyMss @writing_tips
The definition of "story physics": http://bit.ly/14o8P8A @storyfix
Tips for writing in public: http://bit.ly/15dz5nf @YAHighway
Women's Fiction—A Publishing Perspective: http://bit.ly/14o90AK @BenisonAnne
Free eBook Formatting & Marketing Guides for Writers: http://bit.ly/15dzk1A @jasonboog
7 stages of blogging: http://bit.ly/14o983r @grubwriters
Working With Your Inner Reader: http://bit.ly/15dzrKx @tordotcom
How Many Self-Published Authors Are Making a Living? http://bit.ly/14o9lU5 @PassiveVoiceBlg
How to Start Your Stories: http://bit.ly/15dGhjk @shalvatzis
The Unexpected Exotic: Settings in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/14oeUlm @tordotcom
Beginner's Mind: http://bit.ly/14of8sQ
Indie earnings survey and results: http://bit.ly/15dGEu3 @Brenda_Hiatt
Earn Readers With Well-Crafted Sentences: http://bit.ly/15dGJ14
10 Genres that Superheroes Have Swallowed Up: http://bit.ly/15dGOSf @io9
Every Writer Needs a Bio: http://bit.ly/14ofDTR @EdieMelson
Weapons while traveling (info from a weapons expert): http://bit.ly/14ofS1f
Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain @EMCastellan
6 tips for your own stay-at-home writing retreat: http://bit.ly/1469R7r @beth_barany
How Book Advances Work: http://bit.ly/180pqTU @michellerichmond
Conflict – No Pain, No Gain: http://bit.ly/19Y6ery @kathytemean
What it Feels Like to Get Critiqued: http://bit.ly/12dOH4U @matty_gibbon
Creativity Takes Time And Patience: http://bit.ly/19Y7xXq @criticalmargins
Plotting the Middle with the Hero's Journey: http://bit.ly/12dP2Vl @fictionnotes
The Risk-Taking Writer: http://bit.ly/19Y7LOg @terrywhalin
How Do You Build a Fan Base, Anyway? http://bit.ly/12dP93g @goblinwriter
How to Host a Buzz-Worthy Book Launch Party: http://bit.ly/12dPpPA @bizauthor
4 Kindle formatting problems you can't fix…so you might as well stop trying: http://bit.ly/19Y8YFq @BooksByEd
21 Things You Need to Know About Self-Publishing 2.0: http://bit.ly/12dPKSw @copyblogger
Does Great Literature Make Us Better? http://nyti.ms/19Yao2R @nytimes
What's the Difference Between Problems, Flaws, and Goals? http://bit.ly/12dQIy4 @cockeyedcaravan
Piercing the Hype: The Hybrid Author is the New Pottermore: http://bit.ly/19YcyQ3
Researching settings (that you don't live in or near): http://bit.ly/12dQPtv @lifehackorg @halophoenix
Working with the Obstacles in Your Path: http://bit.ly/19YcWhr @leobabauta
Is Interior Book Design a Commodity? http://bit.ly/12nJNn5 @JFBookman
Process-Focused Goals: http://bit.ly/17VrehW
Is publishing about to come face to face with the corridor of mirrors that is Alt Lit? : http://bit.ly/12nJRmM @thefuturebook
Speculative Fiction and Bugs: http://bit.ly/17VrkWZ @sfsignal
How Long Should a Scene Be? http://bit.ly/17VrqxD @joebunting
6 Ways To Make Your Submission Process Less Time-Consuming: http://bit.ly/12nK0qm @writersrelief
An analysis of successful ebook authors' approaches: http://bit.ly/17VrI7S @tferriss
Why a free chapter is a lousy thing to give away if you want to sell a book: http://bit.ly/17VrNZ4 @andytraub
Your book is a start-up: http://bit.ly/12nKoF4 @tferriss
Submission: 6 Rules of Thumb From an Editor-Turned-Writer: http://bit.ly/17Vs4LM @JaneFriedman  @jniesslein
Make the Decision To Do the Hard Work Before You Start to Write a Book: http://bit.ly/17VsSQF @SheWrites
Writing Shop Talk: How To Use Description: http://bit.ly/12nLocm
Confidence: the writer's crucial asset: http://bit.ly/12nLwIX
Tips for editing blog posts: http://bit.ly/17Vt8PO
Game writing--In Defense of Silent Protagonists: http://bit.ly/12nLQr4 @TheEscapistMag
Should You Move Blog Subscribers To MailChimp? http://bit.ly/17Vtu93 @mollygreene
Why literature should be more like art: http://bit.ly/12nMepE @agnieszkasshoes
The 101 Best Written TV Series: http://bit.ly/12nMsgr
Working with the Obstacles in Your Path: http://bit.ly/12nMxk9 @leobabauta
Setpiece scenes: the unlimited production budget: http://bit.ly/12nMEfA
Mantras for writers: http://bit.ly/18uQI2I
Does your first line hook readers? http://bit.ly/18y51Hh @lynnettelabelle
Writing is rewriting: http://bit.ly/18uQOHr @shalvatzis
Superfluous Words: http://bit.ly/18uQSXG @artzicarol
Back up your manuscripts and business files: http://bit.ly/18uR1dT @ddscottromcom
Using nature as a weapon in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/18uWykp @mkinberg

A wrap-up of a couple of workshops, with craft tips for writers (subtext, strong openings, etc.): http://bit.ly/18yqMqp @authorterryo
A closer look at issues facing agent-assisted publishing: http://bit.ly/18yvvIu @Porter_Anderson
Faulkner Heirs Lose Lawsuit Against Sony Pictures: http://bit.ly/161IvCJ @Pubperspectives
Are authors on a tightrope with Author Solutions? http://bit.ly/162Q2kM @Porter_Anderson @DavidGaughran @molbarton
Without gatekeepers to reject them, new sub-genres spawn: http://bit.ly/1bQPuTk @barbaraoneal @Porter_Anderson
Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences: http://bit.ly/13dpg4R @joefassler @TheAtlantic
Book Country: Opening New Territory: http://bit.ly/13dzdiX @Porter_Anderson @molbarton @brandilarsen
Writing tips based on your Zodiac sign--WriterScopes: http://bit.ly/13kdUSD @janetboyer
"Hoping for Amazon to collapse or fail is (mutually) self-destructive." http://bit.ly/13dOfFc @fakebaldur @Porter_Anderson