Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 3/4/11)

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Best of the Best

"Traditional
publishing and indie publishing aren't all that different" - @amanda_hocking [must-read
for indie authors]

@janefriedman



Marian Lizzi of @PerigeeBooks lists top 10 reasons
she rejects a proposal


@twliterary



How to Extend the Value of In-Person Events with Social
Media


@DanBlank

Getting Published + Agents/Editors

Agent Lucienne Diver on writers who
don't listen


@victoriastrauss



Reasons agents reject queries: Opening with a question,
too many issues/plotlines/characters.


@inkyelbows



Confessions of a literary magazine editor


@ladyjournos

Craft + Technique

Sometimes it's the little things that can
get you rejected--cliches, overused actions, predictable dialogue


@elizabethscraig



What is "play-by-play narration" and how do you avoid
it?


@Kid_Lit



Great advice from @WritersDigest: 8 Ways to Write a
5-Star Chapter One


@dbschlosser

Publishing News + Trends

Here @DigiBookWorld interviews me [video]
on the new realities of digital publishing


@MichaelHyatt




From Mashable: Five Digital Media Trends to Watch


@PublishersWkly



40 years of e-books [infographic]


@BubbleCow

Marketing + Promotion

9 Ways to Give a Better Book Reading


@MrMediaTraining

Social Media

Expand Your Social Media Mix: Twitter
Alone is Not Enough


@jowyang

Self-Publishing + E-Publishing

A smart analysis of sloppy Amanda Hocking
self-pub stories by @TheLincoln


@Nosowsky



Dos and don'ts of ebook formatting by Joshua Tallent


@unrulyguides



Kindle Publishing Made Easier > useful info and links


@nickdaws

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