Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 5/6/11)

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Best of Best

What Works: Promo for Ebooks > More inspirational
advice from Joe Konrath


@nickdaws



3 Edgy Little Tips to Make Your Story More Compelling


@elizabethscraig



Reasons Behind Self-Published Book Sale Spikes and How
I Was Wrong


@selfpubreview

Getting Published + Agents/Editors

The 3 stages of querying


@elizabethscraig



Great post from @literaticat on what should--and
shouldn't--be in an author-agent agreement


@victoriastrauss

Craft + Technique

5 ways to ruin a good story


@jammer0501



The secrets and revelations of a powerful middle act


@justinemusk



Writing advice by @iamsusannah: Befriend interesting
people, don't write stupid stuff, create something beautiful.


@dbschlosser



Narrative conflict vs narrative tension


@elizabethscraig

Publishing News + Trends

How many imprints does Amazon run?


@toc

Marketing + Self-Promotion

Writers share 10 ways to self-promote
your book


@GalleyCat



On the Internet, no one knows you're a backlist
book


@victoriastrauss

Social Media

Social Media for Authors: Forever in Search
of Buzz (Poets and Writers)

@elizabethscraig

Self-Publishing + E-Publishing

How Self-Published Authors Found Success
by Staying Local


@galleycat

Writing Life + Fun

Fascinating discussion on the 7 mental/cognitive
costs of trying to do something. What are you going to get done today?

@dbschlosser



Watch the legendary novelist, critic, and teacher John
Gardner discuss writing


@OpenRoadMedia



Beginning writers: Do a huge volume of work. Set deadlines.
Be patient w/yourself.


@inkyelbows

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