Archive for the ‘Tweets For Writers’ Category
Posted on September 16, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets For Writer’s – 9/16/2011
“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ”
- Gene Fowler
Did you miss them? I haven’t done this post lately, because I got so busy with other things, and I sure didn’t mean to. Now I’m back and I’m on a roll. I have a huge list of great posts from the past few weeks to share. I might have to include some with next week’s post too. There’s so many great posts right now, and I definitely don’t want to overwhelm you.
Some of these links I may have re-tweeted throughout the week(s), but most are new.
On Agents/Editors/Querying:
- Will My Agent Rep a Different Genre
- When An Agent Offers To Rep You
- Looking Around While Still Represented
- Should Agents Respond to All Queries
- Some Poetic Query Advice
- For Writers Whose Work Has Been Rejected: Read This
- Two Words That Can Change Your Writing Career
On Character Development & Dialog:
- Character Attributes
- When It’s all Your MC’s Fault
- Red Herrings as Scapegoated Characters in Mystery Genre
- Voice Is Not Everything (but it is vitally important)
- The Uncensored Voice
- What Your Characters Favorite Fairy Tale Says about Them
- Kate Hart on Dialogue and Dialect
- 7 Ways to Develop Dazzling Dialogue
- Laying Some Smack Down on the Page
On Genre Specifics:
- The Art & Craft of Fantasy Writing
- The Newest Trend in YA
- Then All Genres are Flawed
- How to Write Spiritual/New Age Fiction
- Researching the Historical Novel
- How To Mix Genres to Write Fresh Novels or Short Stories
- So You Wanna Write a Web Serial?
On Publishing:
- Should you use a Pseudonym + Cool Fake Name Generator
- How To Build A List Of Readers For Your Next Book Launch
- Random Acts of Publicity
- Don’t Want to be a “One Book Wonder”
- New Ways to Sell Short Stories
- Reaching Out to Booksellers: A Publicists Advice
On Revision/Editing:
- Revision: It’s the Little Things
- Self Editing 101
- Conflicting Advice on Revisions: What the Professionals Say
On Outlining & Plotting:
- Choosing the Best Outlining Method for You
- Backstory: Where and How Much?
- Make Your Ending as Big as Possible
- Openers
- Cramped Middles
- 10 Tips Guaranteed to Rescue Your Story
- The Plot Thickens
- Non-Linear Writing: Focusing on Your Story’s DNA
On Social Networking/Blogging & Other Online Stuffs:
- Your Public Persona: Proudly Wearing the Author Badge
- Brilliance in 140 Characters
- 19 Ways to Get More Readers To Your Author’s Blog
- How Do You Get More Followers to Your Blog
- Twitter Etiquette and Marketing
- Social Media and Your Author Brand
- The Major League Baseball Guide to Pulling Out of a Blogging Slump
- How Social Media and YOU can Bring a Book to Life
- Why Copying Inspires Creativity?
On Writing in General:
- Your Novel’s Going Nowhere
- Frustration: Your Novel’s Best Friend
- Read Like a Writer
- How To Write Fight Scenes With Alan Baxter
- To Trend or Not to Trend
- A Writer’s Main Objective
- Don’t Be Afraid to Write a Bad Book
- What Does It Really Take To Succeed
- Pushing the Mute Button on Writing Advice
- Writers: Finding Your Identity
- Cover Art is Like Chocolate
- Let’s Bore Reader’s to Death
- The Writing Process: From Idea to Print
- Is There a Template for Creativity
- Writing Lessons from a Blogvel
- What Authors Can Learn From the Best Sellers List
- Become a Better Writer By Practicing Gratitude
On Everything Else (including cool things, inspiration, creativity, free things and funny stuff):
- The High’s and Low’s of the Writing Life by Jody Hedlund
- Internal and External Inspirations
- Creativity? Train Your Brain to be an Idea-Generating Machine
Did I miss anything? I’m sure I did. Please leave a comment with a link so others can find it!
If you missed last weeks Favorite Tweets for Writers, find it here.
Added this week: If you are interested in getting your own posts included, the best way to get me to notice you is to follow my blog on GFC. I visit those sites daily looking for new articles to post on twitter. I primarily use Google Friend Connect but I’m looking for new methods, added soon. (send ideas my way, LOL)
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Posted on June 10, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 6/10/2011
Every week I scour Twitter for the best articles and posts that are shared. These are just a few of the best tweets for writers I have seen this week.
Some of these links I may have re-tweeted throughout the week, but I will tell you that most I have not (yet).
On Agents/Editors:
- Before You Hit Send
- Dream Agents
- How to Read a Book Contract
- Please Don’t Serial Query
- Rejection is Not Personal
- Slush Pile Triage
- Queries Beware
- What Are the Odds of Getting an Agent
- What to Look for in an Agent
- 5 Articles on Knowing When To Submit
- 7 Questions To Ask a Prospective Agent
On Character Development & Dialog:
- Adding Character Depth With the Zodiac
- Bare Bones of Dialog
- Character Clinic Day 2
- Character Clinic Day 3
- Character Clinic Day 4
- Introduce Important POVs As Soon as Possible
- Man Up: Writing Male POV
- Places To Find Character Names
- Talking About Heroes
- Villains: Empathy and Motivation
- When Setting is Characters
- Your Character’s Family of Origin
- 25 Things You Should Know About Character
- 5 Fluctuating Forms of Gender-Specific Language
On Genre Specifics:
- Adolescence Sucks, Which is Why YA Rocks
- Bold New Frontiers
- How To Craft a Mystery in a Novel
- Preaching in YA
- Sex in YA (pt. 3) Stereotypes
- Should YA Books Explore Difficult Issues?
- What is Steampunk?
- YA Literature: Realistic or Too Dark?
On Publishing:
- The Completely Backwards Way to Self Publishing Success
- Trading Excerpts With Other Authors in the Back Matter of Your Ebook
- Self-publish first book, seek an agent for the second? Good, bad, risky?
- 2 Ways to Become a Published Author
On Revision/Editing:
- A Bad Book? No, It’s a Good Book You Haven’t Fixed Yet
- Checklist for Editors
- Chip Scanlon Offers Revision Tips
- Edit in an Instant: It Ain’t Gonna Happen
- Is Your First Person Narrator Overpowering Your Story?
- Reading From The end – An Effective Way to Troubleshoot Your Writing
- Revision – The Long View
- The Critique Pact
- Working Within a Critique Group
- 4 Ways to Make the Most of a Critique Group
On Outlining & Plotting:
- A Writing Map to Use For Large Projects
- Actions vs. Choices: Crafting a Better Plot
- Are You a Pantser or a Plotter?
- Conflict Lock: The Fuel of a Story
- Does This Opening Work?
- How to Plot Wrong, in 3 Easy Steps
- How to write a rockin’ sequel.
- How to Write a Scary Scene
- On Story Arcs
- Pinpointing the Points of Your Plot
- PreDrafting Your Novel
- Sharpening Our Narrative
- Subplots – How to Find Them and Where to Use Them
- The First Line
- Time to Write: Stop in the Middle
- Warning Signs of an Idiot Plot
- 11 Resources to Make Editing Your Novel Easier
- 3 Easy Ways to Build Suspense
On Social Networking/Blogging & Other Online Stuffs:
- Get the Best Bang For Your Blog
- How Do You Choose Blog Topics?
- Sexy, Saucy Secrets to Successful Blog Posts
- Why You’re Not Too Shy To Promote
On Writing in General:
- A Book That Speaks For Itself
- A Musical Secret – great post about music and writing
- Branding 101: To Pen Name or Not To Pen Name
- Chasing Trends
- Creating Writing Structure
- Do Writers Need to Read?
- How To Write Short Stories
- Is Your Motor Running?
- Journal Prompts For Bookworms
- Six Signs It’s High Time To Give Up Writing
- Summer Writing Routines
- The Cliche: Unloved and Underappreciated
- The Intersection of Faith and Fiction
- What Makes a Book a Success
- Why Writers Blogging About Writing is Bad
- Write Your Query FIRST For a Better Book
- Writer’s Conferences – Are They Relevant in the Internet Age?
- Writing. It’s Hard.
- 3 Ways to Avoid the Waffle in Writing
On Everything Else (including cool things, free things and funny stuff):
- I Would Hate to Live With a Writer
- If You Love a Writer
- Six Reasons You Should Stick With Legacy Publishing
Did I miss anything? I’m sure I did. Please leave a comment with a link so others can find it!
If you missed last weeks Favorite Tweets for Writers, find it here.
Added this week: If you are interested in getting your own posts included, the best way to get me to notice you is to follow my blog. I visit those sites daily looking for new articles to post on twitter. I primarily use Google Friend Connect but I’m looking for new methods, added soon. (send ideas my way, LOL)
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Posted on June 3, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 6/3/2011
Every week I scour Twitter for the best articles and posts that are shared. These are just a few of the best tweets for writers I have seen this week.
Some of these links I may have re-tweeted throughout the week, but I will tell you that most I have not (yet).
On Agents/Editors:
- A Literary Superagent’s Thoughts on Publishing
- Defeat the Sting of Rejection By Focusing on the Right Things
- How To Nix the Fear and Pitch That Post
- How to Read a Book Contract: For Avoidance of Doubt
- Response, No Response, Auto Response
- Showing Not Telling – How to Pitch
- Querying a Collaboration
- What to Expect When You’re Submitting
- Who To Query First?
- Why Personalize a Query?
- Writers: What the Heck is a Pitch Anyway?
- You Just Signed With a Big Agent. Oh, I’m So Sorry
- 7 Tough Questions for Useful Proposals
On Character Development and Dialogue:
- Archetype vs. Stereotype
- Characters That Last
- Developing Supporting Characters
- How Screenplays Help You Write Better Dialogue
- What Our Characters Do When No One is Looking
- 15 Figures of Speech to Color Your Characters
- 3 Reasons Dialogue is Important, 3 Reasons It’s Not
On Genre Specifics:
- All Romance Novels are Written To a Formula
- Top 10 Cliches About Romance Novels (and Romance Readers)
- Writing Middle Grade vs. Other Genres
- Writing YA vs. Adult Fiction: What’s the Difference?
On Publishing:
- Forget About Being Published
- Publishing on the Kindle
- Should Your Ebook Have an Afterword?
- The Future of Publishing
- The Pricing of Ebooks and Perceived Value
On Revision/Editing:
- Breaking Up With Your Crit Partner
- Getting that Sagging Middle Into Shape
- 3 Signs You’re Renovating a Condemned Novel
On Outlining & Plotting:
- Are Happy Endings a Must?
- Constructing Your First Chapter
- Creating Plot Twists
- Five Proofreading Techniques Every Writer Should Know
- How to rise above cliche.
- How to Write Description
- Linear Vs. Patterned – A Brief Discussion Of Structure
- Melissa Foster: Weaving a Theme Throughout Your Book
- One More Look at Openings
- The Mighty Outline
- The Opening Chapter
- The Outline Dilemma - Plotting vs. Pantsing
- What’s the Story on Backstory
- Why Pants & Plots are the Same Thing
- 25 Things You Should Know About Storytelling
On Social Networking/Blogging & Other Online Stuffs:
On Writing in General:
- Coming Out of the Closet as a Writer
- How to Tell If You’re a Writer
- How to Tell If You’re Really a Writer * a different blog post
- How to Use Comedy & Tragedy for a One-Two Punch
- Nature of Conflict
- Physical Cliches
- Single-Task Your Way to More Writing
- Writer’s Block and Depression: Why You Shouldn’t Bully Your Muse
- Writing Contests: Should You Take a Shot?
- Writing Lessons Learned from Water For Elephants
- 12 Blogs That Every Writer Must Read
- 15 Quick and Dirty Writing Tips
- 5 Ways to Develop a Unique Voice
- 7 Summer Writing Goals for the Neurotic
On Everything Else (including cool things, free things and funny stuff):
Did I miss anything? I’m sure I did. Please leave a comment with a link so others can find it!
If you missed last weeks Favorite Tweets for Writers, find it here.
Added this week: If you are interested in getting your own posts included, the best way to get me to notice you is to follow my blog. I visit those sites daily looking for new articles to post on twitter. I primarily use Google Friend Connect but I’m looking for new methods, added soon. (send ideas my way. LOL)
Popularity: 5% [?]
Posted on May 27, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 5/27/2011
Every week I scour Twitter for the best articles and posts that are shared. These are just a few of the best tweets for writers I have seen this week.
This week I have almost 100 links. It was a good week in tweet land. So excited to share the fun links I have found over the past few days.
On Agents/Editors:
- Agent Love
- How Not to Write a Query Letter
- No Agent is Better Than a Bad Agent
- What Happens When an Author Finishes a Book Contract
- How to Respond to Rejections and Negative Feedback
- How to Find Out if Your Agent is An Idiot – part three
- What It Really Means When Your Book Gets Rejected
- What To Do After a Rejection Slip
On Character Development:
- Are YA Boys Bad for Teen Girls?
- Character Communication
- Creating Characters: The Historical Route
- Five Things That Tell You Who Your Characters Are
- Four Way to Use Meyers-Briggs Personality Types in Your Novels (I’ve done this and I loved this article!)
- Giving Characters a Chance To Grow
- Has Your Protagonist Changed His Ways: Prove It!
- He Was a Man of Good Character
- How Many Characters Is Enough?
- How To Avoid the Trap of Creating Unlikeable Characters
- People Watching with Purpose: 20 Tips
- Quick Tip for Character Development
- The Characters Must Come First (in any genre)
- Voices in Your Characters Head
- Your Character’s Code
- 5 Characteristics of an Epic Villan
On Freelance Writing:
- How a Few Measly Words Can Dramatically Improve Your Article Headlines
- Why Bloggers Should Also Be Freelance Writers
On Genre Specifics:
- Marketing Books That Cross Genre
- The Joy of Writing (Not more, Just better) Sex
- World Building: Don’t Do It
- Writing on the Edge of Genre
On Publishing:
- Ebook Covers are Different Than Print
- How Faith Paved My Road From Tradition to Self Publishing
- How to Get a Foot in the Publishing Door
- How Many Projects Should You Have Before You Submit?
- Previously Published Authors & Their Decision to Self Pub
- Self Publishing: How You Can Reduce Costs
- The Love/Hate Relationship Between Writers & Publishers
- Whats the Big Deal About Book Covers
- Why Publishing Needs Summer Fridays
- Will Livable Advances Be The First Casualty of the Publishing Revolution
- 10 Things You Need to Know About Self Publishing
- 3 Publishing Trends Writers Must Stay on Top of
On Revision/Editing:
On Outlining & Plotting:
- Beginnings
- Creating Endings That Resonate
- Good Stuff on Plot
- How I Write a Book Now
- Plot Basics: The Events of Story
- Research: Is it Really Necessary in Fiction
- Setting: Using Scene To Enrich Your Writing
On Social Networking/Blogging & Other Online Stuffs:
- About Page Blues: Are You Making Any of These Mistakes With Yours?
- Creating Blog Posts That Attract Attention (Free Video)
- How to Connect With All of Your Followers
- Ten Tips for a Better Blog
- The Hashtag Ho: How Many Hashtags are Too Many?
- Who We Are – The All Important Bio
- 6 Key Components to an Online Author Platform
On Writing in General:
- Are Teenagers Too Young to Write Good Fiction
- Chapter Headings: To Be or Not to Be
- Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Fifth Grade: The Writing Process
- Find the Right Writing Group
- Fixing Problems in the Manuscript
- How To Keep Tension Through the Middle
- How to Start a Writers Group (and keep it going)
- Pace Yourself
- Stepping Out: A Look at POV shifts
- How Far is Too Far? Far Narrative Distance vs. Telling
- Strengthen Your Voice
- Take a Chance on Perfection
- The Kung Fu Panda Guide to Writing Action Scenes
- Theft OF Fiction Not Theft IN Fiction
- The Book Review Debate
- The Right to Write
- The Plight of the Shit Shoveler; or, Every Writer Needs a Cheerleader Who is Also a Drill Sergeant
- Thirteen Reasons Why (it’s hard to find the right critique partner)
- Tips for Word Thieves
- Top 10 Best Resource Guides for e-Book Authors
- What ‘Finding Nemo’ Can Teach Us About Story Action
- When Search and Replace is Not Enough
- Where Do Authors Prefer You Buy Your Books?
- Write What You Love
- Write Where You Are But Don’t Stop Moving
- Writers Nitpicking Other Writers
- Writing: Do You Accept Help
- Writing for Adults
- 3 Reasons Action is Important, 3 Reasons It’s Not
- 7 Essential Elements in the First Page
- 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far
On Everything Else (including cool things, free things and funny stuff):
- Creative Writing Exercises – Jump Start Your Imagination with What You See
- How I Got My Break as a Book Reviewer
- 5 Free E-books Every Writer Needs
- Highlights from a Writer’s Conference (lots of amazing ideas and tips)
Did I miss anything? I’m sure I did. Please leave a comment with a link so others can find it!
If you missed last weeks Favorite Tweets for Writers, find it here.
Added this week: If you are interested in getting your own posts included, the best way to get me to notice you is to follow my blog. I visit those sites daily looking for new articles to post on twitter. You can either use Google Friend Connect or Networked Blogs – either of them work, both of them work…
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Posted on May 20, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 5/20/2011
These are just a few of the best tweets for writers I have seen this week. Yes, I’m sure there are more. Feel free to leave links in the comments. 
On Agents & Editors:
- Embracing Failure
- How I Got the Right Agent
- Is the Ebook the New Query
- Getting Published is All that Matters… Not Always.
On Writing:
- When You Feel Like a Nobody
- The Physiology of Foreshadowing
- 4 Types of Reference Books You Didn’t Know You Needed
- Interiority vs. Telling
- Information. Where? When? How Much?
- Writing Profanity
- How To Earn Your Info Dump
- Why You Should Spend More Time on Character Than Action
On Character Development:
- Make Every Character Count
- Broken, But Still Good: Adding Character Flaws
- Embracing the Dark Side of Character
- Five Ways To Know Your Characters Before You Even Meet Them
On Genre Specifics:
On Revision/Editing:
- Examining ReWriting
- Over Editing
- Wordcount Dracula
- Self Editing Checklist: Point Of View
- Refraining From ReWriting
On Outlining & Plotting:
- Working Backward to Flesh Out Your Plot
- Plot Development: Climax, Resolution and Your Main Character
- Why Plotting Sucks and How To Make It Suck Less
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Posted on May 17, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
60+ Favorite Twitter Hashtags for Writers (clickable list)
The most popular post on my blog is from May of last year, titled 25+ Favorite Twitter Hashtags for Writers. A year later, not only have the hashtags exploded, but so has the need for writers to connect with more writers, so I have created a new, updated, much bigger list of Twitter hashtags. And I made them “clickable” again too. (oh, and if you leave any that are not listed, down in the comments, I will add them.)
In ALPHABETICAL order:
#ac
#amediting
#amrevising
#amwriting
#amwritingparty
#articles
#askagent
#askeditor
#askintern
#askpub
#authors
#copywriting
#editgoal
#examiner
#faithlitchat
#fiction
#fridayflash
#histfict
#journalchat
#journchat
#kidlitchat
#litchat
#memoir
#memoirchat
#micropoetry
#mommyswriting
#myWANA
#nanowrimo
#nonfiction
#oneshotwednesday
#pblitchat
#publishing
#pubtip
#pubwrite
#scifichat
#screenwriting
#scribechat
#scriptchat
#scriptfrenzy
#selfpublishing
#sixwords
#storycraft
#storystarters
#thepennydreadful
#TuesdaySerial
#weblit
#wip
#wordmongering
#writechat
#writegoal
#writetip
#writetips
#writer
#writers
#writers_life
#writerwednesday
#writing
#writingtips
#ya
#yalit
#yalitchat
#140poem
#3WW
#6WordStory
Feel free to add any that you know about that were forgotten, down in the comment field. It was not intentional.
Popularity: 38% [?]
Posted on May 13, 2011 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 5/13/2011
Right, so it’s been awhile since I’ve done this, mostly because I have had dozens of other projects taking up my time. I found extra time this week to do a bunch of blog hopping and pay more attention on twitter to what everyone is talking about. These are just a few of my very favorite tweets I have seen this week.
On Agents & Editors:
- How An Agent Works With a Self Published Author
- Facing Agents and Publishers
- Query Letters – Do You Have Personality?
- What Not To Say in a Cover Letter
On Writing:
- Little Darlings and Why They Must Die
- Writer’s Are Worth It
- Writing Out of Order
- Does Your Story Have a Hook or Merely a Gimmick
- 12 Ways to Get Rid of Writing Roadblocks
- Beta Match – are You Looking for a Critique Partner or Beta Reader
- The Writer’s 9 Stages of Fear
- Action Drives Reaction
- Writing Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes
- There’s More To eBooks Than Mobi And ePub
- 8 Ways NOT to Describe Your Main Character
- 10 Simple Ways to Support Authors You Love
- Staying Out of the Story
- Make ‘Em Cheer for Your Characters
On Freelance Writing:
- 8 Ways To Be a More Sustainability-Minded Travel Writer
- Why You Should Build Your Freelance Career on Your Own Domain
- How Using Subcontractors For Projects Can Earn You More Money
On Genre Specifics:
On Revision/Editing:
On Outlining & Plotting:
On Writing Related News:
- Authors Sign a Petition Against Harper-Collins Library Ebook Policies
- Book Covers That Didn’t Make It
- The “Self Pub is Crap” Debate
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Posted on October 24, 2010 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
A few Great Tweets for Writers That You Might Have Missed
I am not actively doing the Tweets for Writers every single week anymore – mostly because I am running out of time. If you want though, be sure and follow me on twitter, and you will find all the best writing posts that have arrived because I tend to share them!
If you are interested in older posts of Tweets for Writers you can either search the blog with the search box on the right or try looking under the Tweets for Writers category. These are just a few from the past couple of months. I’m sure you’ll find something awesome!
Agents/Querying/Submission
- Every writer seeking publication should attend conferences; here are 5 ways to better benefit from them: http://bit.ly/92oDbz
- An Agent Answers the Tough Questions about Agents and Authors: http://dld.bz/ndwd
- Before you decide to skip querying literary agents, you may want to read this: http://bit.ly/96tOJu
- In Praise of Reading Slush: http://bit.ly/dwlA89
Blogging
- How to Boost your Income and Popularity by Giving Stuff Away: http://dld.bz/mNqJ
- Help with Blogging http://dld.bz/hx4H
Book Promotion/Marketing
- Get Creative With Your Book Trailers – http://ow.ly/2ekL0
- 15 tips for book cover design: http://dld.bz/ndgN
- Publicity Tips for Authors: Blog, Blog, Blog! http://dld.bz/nd3j
- Fatal PR – Mistakes Authors Make on Their Campaigns http://dld.bz/2NfK
Character Development
- 10 Tips for Editing Dialogue http://bit.ly/cmLAWH
- Why Your Character’s Motives Matter: http://cot.ag/abxhGH
- New post: 5 Ways to Create a Powerful Villain http://goo.gl/b/4n42
- Keep Unlikable Characters From Alienating Readers http://tinyurl.com/275u562
- The Trouble with Dialogue (part 2):http://cot.ag/aDQ3yr
- Interlocking dialogue: http://dld.bz/ndwN
- 5 things your hero/heroine needs to capture a reader’s emotions: http://dld.bz/mNmX
- How to intertwine a plot and a character arc: http://bit.ly/4mIPdu
- NamepediA: the name database including given & family names – great for characters http://bit.ly/bD6vhC
Digital/E-Books
- E-Books Top Hardcovers at Amazon http://dld.bz/nd4y
- “What Amazon didn’t say about e-books.” Good questions to ponder: http://ow.ly/2epaW
- eBook vs. Hardcover: Beyond the Headlines | Digital Book World http://shar.es/mV60C
Editing/Revision/Grammar
- Nice post about editing in self published books -http://ow.ly/2ekKa
- How It Feels To Finish The First Draft Of Your First Novel http://dld.bz/mZ73
- Writing (and Revisions) — Tautologies – http://bit.ly/cbsaqn
- Do You Know How to Avoid Common Writing Mistakes – Humor Edition http://bit.ly/cXHKx3
Editors
- The process of working with an editorhttp://dld.bz/ngNW
Freelance Writing
- 7 Tips for Writing Interesting Newspaper Articles: http://dld.bz/ndwJ
- Making Money through Articles - http://ow.ly/2ekPe
Genre/Writing Type Specific
- No sex, please, we’re mystery writers:http://dld.bz/ndfN
- Comedy Writing : How to Choose the Role of a Performer or Writer http://bit.ly/9MVFuM
- Sex in a Series: http://dld.bz/mNqE
NaNoWriMo Related
- NaNoWriMo workshop: Find it and Flush Out An Idea - http://bit.ly/9eZNf6
- NaNoWriMo Advice, Articles and Tips http://bit.ly/bxGl4P
- NaNoWriMo Workshop: Setting it All Up http://bit.ly/9Hq9Ae
- 10 Random Tips To Help You Win NaNoWriMo http://bit.ly/c47uOz
Publishing
- Lots going on in publishing http://dld.bz/nd4r
Resources/Apps for Writers/Social Media and Other Programs for Writers
- $20 ebook reader revealed – http://bit.ly/c4CsyS
- Why Writers Should Attend Conferences + 5 Ways to Benefit More From Them http://shar.es/mVGkr
- Take Control Of Your Fans - http://ow.ly/2ekLV
- How to Type in Your Own Handwriting on Your Computer: http://dld.bz/2S4q
- How to Deal with Haters http://bit.ly/8XbBk6
- BOOK CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_writers’_conferences
Script Writing
- 5 Screenwriting Tips All Writers Can Learn Fromhttp://dld.bz/mSKe
Self Publishing
- What’s YOUR Definition of Self-Publishing? http://ow.ly/2ez2x
- How to publish your book on the iPad http://bit.ly/9b9wxW
Writing Process
- “Context is everything” http://bit.ly/c2Jo09
- Do You Need Help With Your Novel Outline? http://bit.ly/cmjtvF
- Great Tips to Help Create Specifics in Your Novel http://bit.ly/aZvGRD
- Does writing get any easier? http://bit.ly/bZ1Q8j
- Don’t Marry Your Writing: http://dld.bz/ndfC
- Empowerment for Writers http://shar.es/mVj8i
- “Ten Things I Don’t Want to Read About”: http://dld.bz/mNqn
- Who Deserves the Titles of Author & Writer? http://bit.ly/c79mst
- Excellent insight in evolving your narrative -http://ow.ly/2ekIs
- What an outline really is: http://dld.bz/ndgK
- how to think more creatively and come up with better ideas http://dld.bz/nd4f
- How to Title a Novel: Breaking It Down – http://shar.es/mV6us
- How a Writer Deals with Work in the Summerhttp://shar.es/mV6on
And just because this is my list, I am including:
Hilarious Stuff (as well as Entertaining) That Makes Me Smile(and that I can almost relate to!)
- “Old Spice” Guy in the Library – Simply Awesome! http://bit.ly/aHFbWX
- Summer Fun: 115 Movies About Writers, Writing and/or The Writing Life http://shar.es/mV66R
- The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World – http://huff.to/9GzcQ5
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Posted on July 19, 2010 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Favorite Posts & Tweets for Writers Round Up June 28 – July 18, 2010
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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Posted on July 15, 2010 - by Nicole Humphrey Cook
Where Are the Tweets for Writers?
So where are the Tweets for Writers? Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten. In fact, if you see the one that will be going up this Monday, July 19, 2010 you would be absolutely amazed. It is so jam packed full, I thought about breaking it up into two parts, but I’m keeping it as one.
So as my previous post mentioned, my daughter is off pretending to be a college freshman at only 13, so I’m missing her like crazy, but she is having so much fun. She loves her English Professor and the writing class she is taking and I am still really jealous. LOL
Anyway, because of all the stuff we have been dealing with, and all the things that are going on, I didn’t get my TfW up lately, but on Monday, I swear it will be worth it. Just wanted to make sure that you know to watch for it.
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