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Below are writing links that I've posted to Twitter in the last week.
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Finger Lickin' Dead releases Tuesday! :)
250 Books By Women All Men Should Read: http://bit.ly/llNfsJ
How to Nix the Fear and Pitch that Post: http://bit.ly/jHiv0P
Aisle and Isle: http://bit.ly/mAAP6e
Eating the Elephant (making writing a habit and setting goals): http://bit.ly/jMMWoq
Constructing Your First Chapter: http://bit.ly/kRiJIt
Coming 'Out of the Closet' as a Writer: http://bit.ly/kHRAK4
A character survey that you can save and print: http://bit.ly/llBTvb
How do you find the time to write? http://bit.ly/lTf0I7 @JulietteWade
Children's Books Are Not Just For Kids Anymore: http://bit.ly/liGdky
Resources for Young Writers: http://bit.ly/iT53uH
Publishing Traditionally Without an Agent: http://bit.ly/ikr5lq
On punctuation: http://bit.ly/imes74
8 Things To Consider When You Are Stuck: http://bit.ly/mq89VF
Introversion/Extroversion and Social Media: http://bit.ly/iYM1kK
What to expect during a critique: http://bit.ly/mJR22C @TereKirkland
What conflict isn't: http://bit.ly/jSBkXL
Purple Prose = Empty Description: http://bit.ly/mQxtNI
Write for Your Readers: http://bit.ly/k1t59W
Why Introverts Don't Need a Personality Transplant to Successfully Market: http://bit.ly/mxvhzV
3 Ways to Add Pizzazz to Your Author Bio: http://bit.ly/lbUdLS @keligwyn
An editor posts on dialect: http://bit.ly/mykWoF @TheresaStevens
Facts About Phrasal Verbs: http://bit.ly/iXecSY
Another Dialog Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath: http://bit.ly/moDLmY
Books (and sites) On (selling your) Writing: http://bit.ly/lMm7QL
Writing YA Versus Adult Fiction: what's the difference? http://bit.ly/mRehLE
Self-editing checklist--characterization: http://bit.ly/jwx1fe
Cliched Writing: Avoid it Like the Plague: http://bit.ly/iYezbN
5 reasons readers might not finish your book: http://bit.ly/kahf5T
Should You Design Your Own Book? Pro and Con: http://bit.ly/ioWFiu
How to Be a Disciplined Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/iuvTkx
The pricing of ebooks and perceived value: http://bit.ly/itxoXI
6 Digital Tools That Keep 1 Writer Sane: http://bit.ly/jboQmj
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Veggie Casserole http://bit.ly/kwbq2Z @CleoCoyle
How Can You Screw Up Your Book Cover? Let Me Count The Ways: http://bit.ly/m52nun
Characteristic Ages of Genres: http://bit.ly/jnesrq
6 Reasons Why You Need to Publish Ebooks: http://bit.ly/lFP0PP
10 Signs that You're Doing Networking All Wrong: http://bit.ly/msUq7h
Revisiting the 3-Act Structure: http://bit.ly/lHKrVT
High impact fiction portrays universal human experiences: http://bit.ly/iuBWmv
Emotional State is Trajectory - Why You Might Un-Revise: http://bit.ly/kW9IE2
Are Hashtags the New Global Book Club? http://bit.ly/kIs9lB
Should Your Ebook Have an Afterword? http://bit.ly/iitPas
9 Twitter Tactics: What Works For You? http://bit.ly/mLIxYQ @BloggingMentor
Mystery Writers of America Opens Membership Door To Some eBook & Print-On-Demand Publishers: http://bit.ly/mz1vJB
Why Hard Work Matters More Than Talent: http://bit.ly/klteHV
How A Few Measly Words Can Dramatically Improve Your Article Headlines: http://bit.ly/ld4167
The Shelf Lives of Expressions and Slang: http://bit.ly/lqzu7Q
Agents--surviving the transition: http://bit.ly/l8NUDD
Worldbuilding: exceptions to the rules: http://bit.ly/iByHSw
A Few Words about Conflict: http://bit.ly/kiuc9x
Physical therapy for your writing: http://bit.ly/m60piK @jhansenwrites
7 Things Guns Cannot Actually Do: http://bit.ly/iqqFGo
Worldbuilding: New Discoveries (use your people!): http://bit.ly/iPXDwP
Physical Clichés: http://bit.ly/mgGM3l
Branding 101: Be Google-able: http://bit.ly/j0VR35 @JamiGold
Book Trailers, Batman, and Short-Form Promotion: http://bit.ly/kI5ZM6
An Agent On Engaging Your Audience: http://bit.ly/iRx5Gx
10 ways to write a book review and what to do when the book sucks: http://bit.ly/mjCHHK @emlynchand
9 Tips for a Successful Twitter Party: http://bit.ly/lkhkHo
Thanks to @TheBookResort for a delicious review of "Finger Lickin' Dead!" http://bit.ly/lazEjf My book releases Tuesday!
Should you have multiple blogs? http://bit.ly/jnHy1p
Speaking Engagements - Be Prepared: http://bit.ly/iUb2tW @SpunkOnAStick
How Freewriting Can Help Writers Overcome Procrastination: http://bit.ly/jTsbnO
7 Traffic Stats You Should Know About Your Blog Or Website: http://bit.ly/lXsaAi @tonyeldridge
Writing Contests:Should You Take a Shot? http://bit.ly/jQPPQ1
Agent-author cliques? http://bit.ly/jo3o2m @literaticat
Tips for writing description: http://bit.ly/muM9cv
For publishers, the author is just one more noodle in a big bowl of pasta: http://bit.ly/mR9Fpi
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Barbecue and Blue http://bit.ly/mMlihs @CleoCoyle
6 Tips for Writing 'Clean' For Young Adults: http://bit.ly/jaktv2
Top 10 World-Ending Threats In Comics: http://bit.ly/jnIGHG
Why being female and writing fantasy has its drawbacks: http://bit.ly/mzsGQp
Get the best writing articles from May and an interview with author @janice_hardy at http://bit.ly/kmJuy8 #writetips @hiveword
The Characters Must Come First (in Any Genre): http://bit.ly/lb45CZ
What to do with extra words: http://bit.ly/khDt7c
10 Things about Plot Bunnies: http://bit.ly/jcP5Dy
Contract Red Flag: Net Profit Royalty Clauses: http://bit.ly/lgJy7C
5 Ways to Develop a Unique Voice: http://bit.ly/khP3KS
How to Read a Book Contract – For Avoidance of Doubt: http://bit.ly/mwDU0s
Dialogue: Let's be real. http://bit.ly/jouzCY
3 Reasons Dialog is Important, 3 Reasons It's Not: http://bit.ly/jTkLW1 @victoriamixon
General tips for not freaking out when you miss a deadline: http://bit.ly/lxjqhe
3 Things Screenwriting Taught 1 Writer That She Applied to Fiction: http://bit.ly/lYrJpi
Thematic Significance for Writers: http://bit.ly/mJS4y4
Twitter Follow Button Simplified for Publishers, Authors & Readers: http://bit.ly/k5loSD
3 Signs You're Renovating a Condemned Novel: http://bit.ly/jjKdLM
Putting a Series Out of Its Misery: http://bit.ly/ls4fGd
A look at bookshop mysteries: http://bit.ly/koZZNx @mkinberg
When Is Lying in Memoir Acceptable? 3 Key Issues: http://bit.ly/llOmWp
Are You A Blogger Buddy Or A Blogger Bum? http://bit.ly/jEzIkV
A way to study outer and inner story in your favorite books: http://bit.ly/inHffd
6 Steps to Returning to Writing: http://bit.ly/jPQmL5
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Bruschetta Open-Faced Sandwich http://bit.ly/l1wiKI @CleoCoyle
Writers' Time Management? http://bit.ly/laDRpy
How to Handle Those Pesky Rejection Letters: http://bit.ly/mAwYcl
On Grammar and Punctuation: http://bit.ly/jAgIra
Writing paradoxes: http://bit.ly/mnIVLJ
Branding 101: Online Brand vs. Author Brand: http://bit.ly/kgnZZo @JamiGold
The #FF (Follow Friday) Blitzkrieg: http://bit.ly/k6lbnS
Tags deleted from Kindle ebooks. What did you expect? http://bit.ly/jHrxTw
4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Word Count: http://bit.ly/llIxkP @MuseInks
5 Tools to Carry in a Conspiring Universe: http://bit.ly/jThtWf
Are You Linked In? http://bit.ly/jm8luO @jhansenwrites
10 signs of an approaching deadline: http://bit.ly/kEKCRz @elspethwrites
Visual Image Systems: http://bit.ly/jQm6EC
Scene Antagonists–The Making of a Hero: http://bit.ly/j9wfwe
Developing Your Creative Practice: http://bit.ly/l22neW
25 Words and Their Prepositional Pals: http://bit.ly/lcAh4a
8 Things You Need to Know About Living With a Writer: http://bit.ly/iTp5u4
Craft an Exceptional Elevator Pitch: http://bit.ly/lmKidl
Book proposals for nonfiction: http://bit.ly/mDBv92
In Defense of Keeping the Day Job: http://bit.ly/jXyDw5
Supporting Other Authors - Are they Competition or Support? http://bit.ly/kxzeKU @sarahketley
The Rogue Gallery: http://bit.ly/j7uWO1
Frustrated by Rejections? Change Your Angle: http://bit.ly/ioL1mb
Forget About Being Published: http://bit.ly/mfrpVE
Murder Your Muse: http://bit.ly/islB0t @mjcache
For screenwriters--an app that lets you open Final Draft (.fdx) files on your iPad: http://bit.ly/mr8EW4
An Agent on Response, No Response, Auto-response: http://bit.ly/lW4gk4
15 Figures of Speech to Color Your Characters: http://bit.ly/mp6Nxq
6 Saboteurs of Creativity and How to Thwart Them: http://bit.ly/mgvHCK @TheCreativePenn
Techniques for plotting: http://bit.ly/m5v4WX
Developing Supporting Characters: http://bit.ly/lc6zBG
Why pants and plots are the same thing: http://bit.ly/muaMT9
How authors are misled into thinking they've self-published when they haven't: http://bit.ly/lrVSAI
Exploring moral dilemmas in our writing: http://bit.ly/lPMVNx
Writer's Block and Depression: Why You Shouldn't Bully Your Muse: http://bit.ly/m9PA9T
Do you have a Memory Palace? http://bit.ly/ijLZvA
What Else Does Your Character Want: http://bit.ly/kJmFt3
Magic in Fantasy: An Introduction: http://bit.ly/ja04hw
How to Get Your Ebook Listed for Free at Amazon (maybe): http://bit.ly/iTYTtZ @GoblinWriter
Fear of letting go: http://bit.ly/jT7Ij9
An editor posts about Publish America's entry into the lit. agent biz: http://bit.ly/jvpfAx
The Call of the Wild: Fiction Writing: http://bit.ly/jcEyMR
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave http://bit.ly/kJa5OE @CleoCoyle
Pricing Your Ebook at 99 Cents: Pros and Cons: http://bit.ly/mLRIZJ
Are Happy Endings a Must? http://bit.ly/iX5HVk
Pronoun confusion: http://bit.ly/khVJXF
Memoir 101: http://bit.ly/kCx7ZU
The writing juggling act: http://bit.ly/ktNLpW
Tips from a burgeoning travel writer: http://bit.ly/iNkWA9
What's wrong with Huckleberry Finn? http://bit.ly/jwWlCh @p2p_editor
A look at compelling openings: http://bit.ly/lsomWz
The Outline Dilemma—Plotting vs. Pantsing: http://bit.ly/jZjg6p
13 reasons why it's hard to find the right critique partner: http://bit.ly/k3RAbe
Twitterific--my week in tweets: http://bit.ly/mwtlif
21st Century Evolution Of The Agent's Role: http://bit.ly/ix5flu
How to help your favorite authors: http://bit.ly/lDiNGD @GoblinWriter
Dangers of the open schedule: http://bit.ly/kpigfR
7 Questions That Need To Be Asked On Writing About Writing: http://bit.ly/mNlpld
Top 10 Best Resource Guides for e-Book Authors: http://bit.ly/jk4MEY
How To Avoid the Trap of Creating Unlikable Characters: http://bit.ly/m6W36K
10 mistakes 1 writer has made: http://bit.ly/k3m3EX
The Case Against the Em Dash: http://slate.me/jm2MAC
Writing on the edge of genre: http://bit.ly/iwRrVS
7 Tips for Getting Your Guest Posts Published: http://bit.ly/iLmfb0
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Sweet Revenge http://bit.ly/jc7Dy1 @CleoCoyle
Chaperoning a field trip is like a well-told story: http://bit.ly/jSr4VB @laurapauling
The Art Of The Blurb Request: http://bit.ly/kYwfnn
A Critical Marketing Secret: Don't Go It Alone: http://bit.ly/jzFXjf
The Art of the Two-Book Deal: http://bit.ly/mzSvWX
5 Sentences Saved by Em Dashes: http://bit.ly/it8waV
How to Start a Writers' Group (And Keep It Going): http://bit.ly/jKnoUu
Chatty Main Characters: http://bit.ly/l4gfJx
An editor on hyphenated compound adjectives: http://bit.ly/myrIhp
How to find out if your agent is an idiot: http://bit.ly/lbPpfy
10 questions to consider when hiring a freelance editor: http://bit.ly/kzVyjv
Tips for writing natural dialogue: http://bit.ly/kXpetZ
The Importance of First Impressions: http://bit.ly/lr0aiu @ingridsundberg
Is your idea blog-worthy or book-ready? http://bit.ly/kzixCc
The importance of consciously setting goals for our writing: http://bit.ly/j1t9Q6
9 Tips For Finishing That Novel: http://bit.ly/mChqLr
Diversity in SF/F for Young Readers, part 1: http://bit.ly/kKdeVf, part 2: http://bit.ly/j3RzVH, part 3: http://bit.ly/mqQox3
As a writer, it's normal to struggle: http://bit.ly/m7cyCC
PublishAmerica Will Be Your Literary Agent...For $199: http://bit.ly/kRRGxu @victoriastrauss
8 Ways to Use Blogging as an Interactive Marketing Tool: http://bit.ly/jeatLb
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Wouldn't You Like to Be a Pepper, Too? http://bit.ly/luHwst @CleoCoyle
Find your unique hooks: http://bit.ly/mGIu7S
How to give a good interview: http://bit.ly/iDNBg2
Is there really such a thing as an original story? http://bit.ly/kRX5pk
Revisions Rock the House: http://bit.ly/kzDvzv
Strengthen Your Voice: http://bit.ly/kVgDC4
Do Stories Need a Theme? http://bit.ly/kAzeCx @jamigold
How to Tell a Compelling Story in 3 Steps: http://bit.ly/lvPzVf
Best Articles This Week for Writers 5/27/11: http://bit.ly/kPUHnF @4kidlit
Studying books you love: http://bit.ly/iJXkeH
Creativity Tweets of the Week : http://bit.ly/mjSZRH @on_creativity
An editor on chapter headings: http://bit.ly/iFVjOR
The Joy of Writing (Not More, Just Better) Sex: http://bit.ly/lpYIqD @BTMargins
5 Free E-Books Every Writer Needs: http://bit.ly/jFj6zf @janefriedman
Scenes in swim lanes: http://bit.ly/ipdzPN
5 ways to avoid an info dump: http://bit.ly/kvLUMo
62 ways to improve your press releases: http://bit.ly/jxHC0k
Are Your Blog Comments Good, Bad or Ugly? http://bit.ly/mmGtwY @BloggingMentor
How Many Projects Should You Have Before You Submit? An agent answers: http://bit.ly/lEVnFb
Tips for writing openings: http://bit.ly/lLauqd @authorterryo
10 Short Lessons From The World's Best Copywriters: http://bit.ly/lAwwHp


