What do you think? I’m still smiling. I love this guy.
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Well, this particular favorite tweets covers a whole two, almost three week span, because I got so busy planning and then taking a short trip, that I didn’t get them up. Sorry about the “lateness”, but it is seriously jam packed with tons of links, so hopefully that makes up for it.
If you are interested in older posts of Tweets for Writers and Round Ups you can either search the blog with the search box on the right or try looking under the Tweets for Writers category.
Agents/Querying/Submission
- Pitching to Agents: A Survivor’s Story:http://dld.bz/jgqX
- Paying Agents by the Hour? http://bit.ly/b8dzdp
- What to Ask Beta Readers: http://dld.bz/jhbf
- The 8 Elements of a Nonfiction Book Proposal – Writing a strong nonfiction book proposal can seem a daunting task at… http://ow.ly/188pzC
- The Art of Query Wars:http://dld.bz/mr6U
- Book Excerpts: Can they get your manuscript noticed? http://bit.ly/atyxxx
- The Rejection Letter of the Future Will Be Silence (And Why This is a Good Thing) - http://ow.ly/2bcc8
- Is it possible you’re getting rejections because your writing is cliched? http://bit.ly/bMHodN
- Query Letter Suicide – Tips on what not to do from agent @jillcorcoran - http://tinyurl.com/2aswbuh
- Before you submit, know what is considered “previously published writing”: http://bit.ly/ccM8mS
- How Do Agents & Publishers Make Decisions? http://bit.ly/dsbpp5
- Understanding the Financial Side of Writing http://bit.ly/9Gkv14
- Multiple Streams Of Income For Fiction Writers http://bit.ly/alYuCE
Blogging
- Tag Clouds… What Are Those?!? http://nblo.gs/5hYAN
- Forget Your Blog Stats and Just Write! by @MichaelHyatt – http://bit.ly/bMtbju
- It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 – tips to start a blog http://dld.bz/jSJU
- HELLO, my name is BLOG!: 12 Ways to Defy Gravity Without Defaming Your Good Name http://shar.es/mBhXQ
- How to Turn Your Blog Into a Bestselling Book http://huff.to/cMxJ9o
- How to Write Your Best Posts Ever! http://bit.ly/aS3bRu
- Best Blogging Practices, Part One: To Blog or Not to Blog http://bit.ly/clSWnN
- Best Blogging Practices, Part Two: A Blog WIthout A Cause http://bit.ly/aNDzqV
- Blogging for Writing Discipline: http://dld.bz/kWwQ
- Are Your Blogging Efforts Worth It?http://ow.ly/2bIL6
Book Promotion/Marketing
- EBooks: A Postcard For Selling eBooks in Physical Stores – mediabistro.com: eBookNewser http://bit.ly/c1WfZP
- The Rise of the Author-Entrepreneurhttp://dld.bz/jMtm
- How to Get Local Publicity for Your Book: http://bit.ly/6VObab
- 12 Ways to Create a Mailing List that Will Sell Books http://dld.bz/kUpd
- Are You Using Your Avatar Correctly to Promote Your Business? http://dld.bz/kWFy
- Publicity Tips for Authors: Be Proactive! http://dld.bz/mkxE
- The author background check: Cautionary notes: http://shar.es/mB6EI
- 10 Marketing Tips on Spending Less Money to Market Your Book http://dld.bz/kUmZ
- 25 Ways to Engage Contacts in Social Media http://dld.bz/mky7
- How to Create an Engaging and Effective Bio Page: http://dld.bz/kWwV
- How can a blog help to sell your book?http://is.gd/drALN
- How Authors Can Participate in Marketing Even When They Don’t Like Selling: http://bit.ly/chEv7V
- Does Twitter help sell books. You betcha. http://ow.ly/25Gd1
Character Development
- Crowded with Characters? Create Mini-Conflicts http://bit.ly/a7BV2A
- How settings affect character behavior. http://bit.ly/9Clxct
- 14 Tips for Effective Characterizationhttp://bit.ly/cmLAWH
- Why you should steal your character’s shoes: http://bit.ly/3zxWtU
- The 6 types of Heroes:http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/
- Are your characters acting normal? http://dld.bz/jhbY
- How to part a fool from his money: http://bit.ly/dzVmkO
- Dramatic frustration: remember to keep the emotions real: http://bit.ly/348cQm
- Drive a stake through your character’s heart–but in a good way!: http://bit.ly/vb2QS
- Success: What Price Does Your Character Pay?http://dld.bz/kWxF
- Two ways William Sleator sabotaged the characters in “The Last Universe”:http://bit.ly/aStxBu
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 1: Villains are heroes, too:http://bit.ly/8PHCq5 (Oldie but GOODIE series!)
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 2: Are your characters falling through gaps in your writing?http://bit.ly/5PHCz3
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 3: Don’t forget to revise your characters too: http://bit.ly/4wP2Rc
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 4: Do your characters’ flaws work on more than one level? http://bit.ly/40X4xT
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 5: Three ways relationships can reveal your characters: http://bit.ly/cn3cMy
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 6: How to pick names for your characters: http://bit.ly/3i4Mue
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 7: Who moved my cheese? (Or: what crutch is your character leaning on?)http://bit.ly/d4Cb1R
- Summer Vacation Blogstravaganza! Part 8: Do you know an inner character arc from an outer one? http://bit.ly/2ftXB0
- The birth of a character: http://dld.bz/kWE2
- If you need a comprehensive Character Worksheet, this is available for free: http://bit.ly/cObBNT
- How to make a great novel out of a cheesy premise: http://bit.ly/4mIPdu
- Never compare yourself to your heroes http://bit.ly/9wh6De
- Why Jane Smokes: What every writer ought to know about habits: http://bit.ly/YBXon
- Do you know the real reason not to use passive voice?: http://bit.ly/3iOFTj
- 9 Questions to Ask Your Main Character http://bit.ly/9aQJPl
- Why smart characters make dumb mistakes: http://bit.ly/901DPQ
Copyright/Legal
- TX judge dismisses Creationist lawsuit as disjointed, incoherent, maundering, full of irrelevant info http://j.mp/9PcDdg
- Top 5 Copywriting Secrets To Selling Your Book http://bit.ly/c7S6NA
Digital/E-Books
- Will E-Books Spell the End of Paper And Ink? http://dld.bz/kWzM
- Four Ways E-Books Will Change Your World http://ow.ly/188aX7
- How To Make Money on Ebooks http://dld.bz/kWgy
- EBooks: A Postcard For Selling eBooks in Physical Stores – mediabistro.com: eBookNewser http://bit.ly/c1WfZP
- Libraries, eBooks, and the DRM Debate http://bit.ly/dghQ5m
- Nathan Bransford’s post – why does it matter HOW we publish – electronic or paper? http://bit.ly/cLNxb6
- The Price Is What? e-book prices get wackyhttp://shar.es/mBBGM
Editing/Revision/Grammar
- Comma misuse http://twitpic.com/2187l7
- Planning a rewrite? Tips for getting the most out of your story http://ht.ly/24LqM
- Does your MS have a prologue? http://bit.ly/an1kpZ
- Before You Submit http://bit.ly/doEoRh
- The Value of a Good Editor: http://bit.ly/8ZGnfq
- Getting the most out of a rewrite: Tips for authors http://dld.bz/jwJP
- What happens after you’ve typed THE END … :http://dld.bz/mrDn
- Revising Tensely: http://dld.bz/kWwv
- 5 Things to Celebrate About Finishing Your First Drafthttp://dld.bz/kUgr
Freelance Writing
- Freelancing Success Tips - http://bit.ly/9VJddO
- How To Develop An Endless Source of Ideas That Sell: http://cot.ag/daEfCz
- 5 Websites to Spark Your Creativity:http://cot.ag/9nKTBp
- How To: Get Your Op-Ed Published http://bit.ly/bec4FS
- 5 Must Have Online Writing Tools for Freelancers: http://dld.bz/mr7A
- How Authors Can Use Article Marketing: Linking Strategieshttp://dld.bz/kUpf
Genre Specific
- Romance Writing Prompts http://ow.ly/24o0c
- Author Marta Acosta posts her vampire novel for free on @scribd; lands deal with Tor Books:http://mbist.ro/aMbvfW
- Secrets to Writing Fantasy Novels http://ow.ly/25VFD
- 3 Techniques for Crafting a Better Villain http://fb.me/BIKY2wQB
- The Path to Getting Your Screenplay Sold http://ow.ly/25VP6
- Time for SF and Fantasy to split?http://dld.bz/kWxS
- Write medical mystery/thrillers? Scientific acronyms, symbols & abbreviations http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa
- You can’t kill the undead–why paranormal romance isn’t going anywhere: http://dld.bz/kWxX
- Let’s get it on: overcoming performance anxiety http://bit.ly/9UYs8L
Inspiration/Creativity/Organization
- What to Title Your Book http://dglm.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-to-title-your-book.html
- The Writer’s Life: Get in Your Right Mind http://ow.ly/25bCZ
- Defeat the Wicked Witch of Writer’s Block http://shar.es/mDFfA
- What Do I Deserve as an Author? http://dld.bz/jC7z
- 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity http://dld.bz/kUq5
- As a busy mom of 5, how in the world do I find time for writing? http://bit.ly/cS3uP1
- 7 Ways To Stay Grounded by Staying Organized– http://dld.bz/kW2x
- Organizing your workspace: Minimizing distractions - http://tinyurl.com/2wfe73p
- What Really Makes a Writer a Writer?http://bit.ly/aDUGMq
- What to do When Our Writing Routine Gets Disrupted:http://bit.ly/9lZxXr
- How To Find Plot Ideas: http://bit.ly/bOsI34
- Do you post your fiction online? Add your listing to the Web Fiction Directory: http://bit.ly/9pvsbY
Journaling/Memoir
- The writing therapy process shows you how to be your own Primary Care Provider. http://ow.ly/2b5AN
- Link Round-Up for Memoir Writers: http://cot.ag/cLC0Ij
- The healing power of journaling – http://embracingmyjourney.com/the-healing-power-of-journaling.html
- Journaling the old fashioned way; interview with Jason Thompson – http://is.gd/dqY0u
- The Lazy Guide to #Journaling in 10 Minutes or Less: http://www.journalingsaves.com/afv
- Ten Tips to Improve Your Writing > http://bit.ly/b3eEBn
- Experience vs. Memory – Journaling to be happy http://post.ly/n5rC
- How to get started with journaling:http://bit.ly/5LgtdK
- Journaling a time of the past? http://bit.ly/a0n7yp
- How Journaling Improves Your Emotional Life http://cliqq.me/0n
- Vision Board Art Journaling http://ow.ly/1qHVvd
- Journaling: My Favorite tool http://fb.me/CczkNPnC
- Effective Journaling Tips – http://su.pr/9yjXeh
- Journals and Journaling; My Take On It:http://wp.me/pblNP-mh
Poetry
- 10 Ways To Make Your Poems Stand Out In A Crowd: http://bit.ly/ac3h0e
- Using poetry to polish your fiction: http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/07/09/UsingPoetryTechniquesToPolishYourFiction.aspx
Publishing
- Meditation on the future of books and writing. Amplify’d from…http://tumblr.com/xe2dht1lw
- Which publishing option is best for you?http://bit.ly/97SmaX
- Role of the Publisher in Social Media http://bit.ly/9IGx8y
- Free White Paper: What Publishers Want http://scr.bi/bX9SXP
- So the Publishing Business Didn’t Die, After All http://bit.ly/cTfOPU
- Don’t Ask Me About Trends http://bit.ly/cuBeeQ
- Where will bookstores be five years from now? http://dld.bz/mzpa
- Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: There is Only One Wayhttp://dld.bz/kUnG
- The Secret to Writing & Publishing That Should Be Taped to Your Wall http://dld.bz/kUqD
- The publishing industry is in for a wild ride, but we’re on a roller coaster not a death spiral: http://bit.ly/cQhvyB
- The Road To Publication http://bit.ly/9dYbFc
Self Publishing
- How Self-Publishing Can Lead to a Real Book Deal « Booked – Forbes.com http://bit.ly/cp3tJr
- Storyist Software Offers Easy ePub to Self-Publishers - http://bit.ly/9P14SI
- Self-Publishing Questions to Ask Yourself - http://ow.ly/2bc5a
- Self-Publishing Has Arrived http://dld.bz/kUqF
- Self Publishing Doesn’t Mean Do It All Yourself: 5 People You Must Have on Your Self-Publishing Team http://bit.ly/cHdx6t
- Changing the Face of Self Publishing, One Cover at a Time. - http://bit.ly/c3C26Y
- Are You An Independent Writer?http://dld.bz/kUpe
- Indie authorship becomes more attractivehttp://dld.bz/kUn7
- Selling 14,000 (self-published) books on a subway? You bet: http://nyti.ms/a07FId
Social Media and other Programs for Writers
- Three Ways To Thank People for A Retweethttp://bit.ly/2BLhPx
- Guidelines for a Writer’s Critique Group:http://dld.bz/mr7T
- Writers’ Conferences: Getting the Most Out Of One, Part 2 http://bit.ly/15amJH
- Should Writers Should Start Thinking more about Video? http://bit.ly/cmTymq
- Revamping my Writer’s Guide to Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitwrite
Writing Process
- What do you put in your jars? http://bit.ly/du0aHx
- Writers! What can make the difference between good fiction and GREAT fiction? Find out here…http://bit.ly/6VZVZ
- How To Write Book Titles http://bit.ly/d98OHq
- Don’t Write a Novel, Write a Story -http://bit.ly/9jTGZX
- “How Do You Know When a Story Is Finished?” http://tinyurl.com/m6dlyd
- 100 tips for writers — many so obvious, I can’t believe I haven’t seen them before. http://tinyurl.com/24srd8g
- What Authors Can Learn From the World Cup http://goo.gl/fb/R3psU
- Janet Fitch’s 10 rules for writers http://bit.ly/9Dq4Q4
- The Details Do It – http://bit.ly/cmLAWH
- Writers, Feeling frustrated? Here’s some reasons to write that don’t have to do with publishing… http://ow.ly/2bW8K
- Novel outlining 101 from Paperback Writers. Excellent.http://tinyurl.com/54ho4u
- How to Master Setting in Novels: http://dld.bz/kW23
- Crafting Visual, Memorable Scenes http://bit.ly/b1prG3 #amwriting
- How To Deal With Quirky Writing Rituals: http://cot.ag/9kNt2q
- Spotting the cliches in your plot, settings, characters and descriptions. Good guest post by @JodyHedundhttp://bit.ly/bMHodN
- 3 Ways To Breathe Life Into Your Fiction: A guest post by Gareth Powell of GarethPowell.com …http://bit.ly/bNQlSC
- “Should Stories Be Soapboxes?” http://tinyurl.com/2e63ekh
- Deciding When to Show and When to Tell http://bit.ly/c9Yr46
- 20 Questions to Ask About Symbolism and Themehttp://dld.bz/kUg6
- My Best Advice to New Writershttp://bit.ly/bhthcL
- The Most Important Sentence: How to Write a Killer Opening | Fuel Your Writing http://bit.ly/3RDDuJ
- Rules for writers? How about–whatever works?http://dld.bz/ms6y
- 50 Procrastination Techniques for Aspiring Writershttp://dld.bz/kUqG
- How to Write Your Novel’s Hook http://bit.ly/9qTOnu
- A Little Thing Called Catastrophizing http://bit.ly/a9EG4y
- 6 Personality Types Who Will Succeed as Writers http://bit.ly/cbPHYn
- Using setting and description creatively: http://dld.bz/mr7v
- 10 rules for writers (LA Times): http://dld.bz/mrDa
- Writing Help – How to Write When You Think You Can’t: Even the most successful writers need writing help! http://bit.ly/d2QeaN
- A Writer’s Organizational Tool: The OneNote http://bit.ly/dbxTt9
- Best Writing Tips Ever http://huff.to/cCAyd4
- “How to Use Scene Breaks to Cut the Fat” New video post. http://tinyurl.com/rbfh86
- Why Don’t More Writers Buy Books? http://bit.ly/cHLchu (obviously they have NOT been to my house)
- 4 Steps for Organizing Plot Ideas into a Novel: http://bit.ly/aVeEuU
- How to Become a Better Writer: 11 Completely Non-Writing-Related Ideas http://dld.bz/kUgq
Writing for Children/YA/Middle Grade
- Sometimes Writing is Hard! http://bit.ly/9QNG7M
- Scene falling flat? Give your story bounce and body with our formula for tension! http://tinyurl.com/27woy2u
- YA Highway: The Magic of Setting! http://bit.ly/b4s8zB
- Do you let yourself recharge? http://bit.ly/bBaCOP
- YA Highway: Guest Post: Phoebe North Praises Harsh Words http://bit.ly/ajfoNO
- Balancing Act http://s8is7.th8.us
- Interview: author Kimberly Willis Holt on writing across age levels and formats: http://bit.ly/9psY4e
- Why YA paranormal is eternal:http://tinyurl.com/2b6nz7p
- Missed #YALITCHAT this week? Topic: Nailing the HS experience in your YA novel! http://bit.ly/can590
- Do you do all you can to support authors? http://bit.ly/bMo87Q
- Finding the Formula for Tension http://bit.ly/dlmc81
- cover story http://bit.ly/aPRsNp
- GotYA: Lessons from Backspace: Titles, Queries, and Pages http://bit.ly/8YUcHW
- Leah Crichton Says “Love Your Novel” http://bit.ly/cPxVEh
- The Best Television Shows Depicting Teenagers: Guest Post by Emily Goll http://bit.ly/clDVtb
- Shannon Whitney Writes the post that might make you hate her http://bit.ly/ckuHoS (really it backfired. I totally <3 her)
And just because this is my list, I am including:
Hilarious Stuff That Makes Me Giggle (and that I can almost relate to!) or Just plain COOL stuff.
- New winners for the Bulwer lytton bad writing contest. Hilarious. http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
- “I Write Like” Program Compares Your Writing to Famous Authors: http://dld.bz/mrnC
- You are not a real writer until. . . http://bit.ly/cRZSxz (Hilarious post by @laurapauling)
- What Movie Titles Can Do For Your Novel http://bit.ly/bhjwOl
- How Writing Novels is a Little Like Peeing Your Pants http://shar.es/mTtGs
If you know of a tweet/post I might have missed this week, please feel free to leave the link in the comments.
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We dropped our middle daughter off this weekend for a three week visit at a college. It is a program called the Joseph Baldwin Academy, and is an exceptional program. I am really excited for her, but oh my goodness, I miss her like crazy.
