Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 1/28/11)

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Best of the Best

Tips from Alan Rinzler on how to untangle
a plot


@inkyelbows



Lee Goldberg guest-posts to Joe Konrath's blog
about his Kindle success


@victoriastrauss



E-publishing isn't a sprint. It's a marathon


@jakonrath

Getting Published + Agents/Editors

If you won't have a blog, don't bother
sending us your manuscript by @mxpublishing


@TheFutureBook



Pitching: find your novel's wow factor


@iapetus999

Craft + Technique

Opening no nos


@jamesscottbell



3 Layers of 'Layering' in Fiction


@victoriamixon



13 ways to begin your novel


@gripemaster




The Problem With Memoirs


@AdviceToWriters



Tightening Your (Manuscript's) Belt: a Checklist for
Eliminating Unnecessary Prose


@elizabethscraig

Publishing News + Trends

Multimedia, Kids' Apps and the Rise of
a New Form


@PublishersWkly



HarperCollins acquires first title from community
writing site inkpop.com


@eBookNewser



In a nutshell, @MarionManeker explains the impact of
Kindle Singles and similar mid-length pe-publishing


@twliterary

Marketing + Promotion

5 Steps to Starting Your Own Podcasting
Show


@BubbleCow



How to Plan Your Virtual Book Tour - terrific advice
and sample pitch letter from @sandrabeckwith


@bookmarketer

Social Media

How To Use Facebook Advertising To Market
Your Book


@thecreativepenn

Websites + Blogs

Is Your Book Hiding Inside Your Blog?:
5 Steps to Finding It


@CatsEyeWriter



"When you focus on a smaller group of potential readers,
you can grow your audience much faster."


@JustineMusk

@Dan Blank



So You Want to Start a Book Blog: Pre-Blogging Advice


@elizabethscraig

Self-Publishing + E-Publishing

A handy beginner's guide to e-book formats,
apps and devices


@namenick



Self-Publishing Adventure: When You Don't Quite Sell
One Million Ebooks


@jafurtado

Resources + Tools

Introducing the search engine for writers--finding
resources that Google won't

@elizabethscraig



Janet Reid, Literary Agent: A book that should be on
your reference shelf


@thewritermama



Five iPhone apps for writing


@eBookNewser




For horror writers--a submission resource


@HorrorTree



Need ideas to jump start your project? The Thirty-six
(plus one) Dramatic Situations


@elizabethscraig

The Writing Life

Know When Your Writing Critique Group Doesn't
Fit


@hopeclark



Bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks remembers his
time as an aspiring author


@GalleyCat

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