Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 10/29/10)

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Best of Best

A Comprehensive
and Totally Universal Listing of Every Problem a Story Has Ever Had


@AdviceToWriters



6 golden rules of NaNoWriMo 


@VictoriaMixon



Even in queries, you should SHOW us how great your
book is, don't TELL us. No hype!


@RachelleGardner

Getting Published, Agents/Editors

Don't fall for publishing industry scams


@elizabethscraig



Good piece by @edhoganderby on editing process for
his upcoming novel


@thefictiondesk



Is Demand Studios a scam or a legitimate freelance writing
opportunity?


@Writeitsideways



Will Publishers Steal Your Book Idea?


@BubbleCow

Craft & Technique

Did you see Rollin's 7 Sympathy Builders? Check
them out

@ThrillersRockT



The McKee-Fields Sessions Part 1: Story Takes Flight


@jonathanfields



Become A Better (And Future-Friendly) Storyteller:
Embrace Other Media


@40kBooks

Publishing News & Trends

Book publishing would thrive by working
more like the technology industry


@SueCollier



Wired cofounder Kevin Kelly talks about what technology
wants from the book business


@PublishersWkly



Shatzkin, Digital Book World, Nash: Where is the
Writer's Brain Trust?


@penswithcojones



Blurring
the Line Between Apps and Books


@selfpubreview

Self-Publishing and E-Publishing

Passing the Hat: Soliciting Donations
in Web Fiction


@BubbleCow



What Do Self-Publishing Success Stories Have in Common?


@BubbleCow



Sci-Fi's Cory Doctorow Separates Self-Publishing Fact
From Fiction


@nprnews



Ebook Madness: Don't Confuse Ebook Conversion With Ebook
Formatting!


@indieauthor

Online Resources + Tools

Helpful
character creation links


@elizabethscraig

The Writing Life + Fun Stuff

17
Reasons your film script was rejected ... in 1925


@elizabethscraig



Post from @MichaelHyatt has me re-thinking some things. Should
we keep our goals to ourselves?


@RachelleGardner

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