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Favorite Tweets For Writers This Week (May 24 to May 30, 2010)

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:43:16 +0000

I almost forgot to do this with the long weekend, but here it is for this week. Be sure and look for past weeks Favorite Tweets for Writers by searching the blog or looking under Resources for Writers. Happy Memorial Day!

Please see the end of this post to see how to get your tweet included.

May 24, 2010

@RileyCarney Informative Post: Hiring Your Own Publicist http://bit.ly/bqMzWe
@AdvicetoWriters Omit Needless Words – http://bit.ly/aONjcJ
@ProcrastWriter 3 Steps to a Breakout Story: http://cot.ag/cNcVgs
@nataliewhipple: On Guts, Writing, and Dudes Running on Water: http://bit.ly/cbACai
@darkened_jade 5 Reasons for Reading Outside your Genrehttp://cassandrajade.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/5-reasons-genre/
@promptedtowrite When inspiration sashays in in a red, sexy dress, jump on it. When it doesn’t, try these tips.http://bit.ly/dvXeVO
@RachelleGardner Will the grass be greener if you switch agents? Will the stars align and your career take off? http://bit.ly/dw8Ioo
@ProcrastWriter 5 Steps to Creating a Believable Character Arc: http://cot.ag/9FWSps
@bluemaven How do you prioritize your writing? http://bit.ly/anXvmS
@p2p_editor Do you know the 5 steps (and two secret pro-tips) for creating dynamite character arcs? http://bit.ly/aIdCdB
@ProcrastWriter The Odds of Getting Published…And Why You Shouldn’t Care: http://cot.ag/dnJmIN
@KMWeiland “How Scene and Chapter Length Control Pacing” http://tinyurl.com/rbfh86
@elizabethscraig 5 things TV teaches writers: http://dld.bz/eP9N
@BagAWriter 8 Suggestions To Protect Yourself As A Freelancer -http://bit.ly/a0ZteW
@namenick 5 Reasons Why Writers Should Mobilize Their Blogs http://bit.ly/9DaoON

May 25, 2010

@WritersGroup The great big list of ambiguous words http://j.mp/bZrDIJ
@TonyEldridge What Authors Need To Always Have On Hand To Market Their Books http://short.to/za0c
@jammer0501 How to take the germ of an idea and develop it into a novel – new blog-post: http://bit.ly/9wmSAH
@StrictlyWriting A week in the life of a writer – oh, the glamour! http://bit.ly/8YJLTS
@NathanBransford Do you like prologues? Yes, No, It Depends? http://bit.ly/bHhZqI
@AdviceToWriters Try to Summarize Your Novel in a Sentence or Two http://bit.ly/crYpL8
@VictoriaMixon 8 Ways Your Story Needs to Be Tweaked http://bit.ly/9pwAbM
@TonyEldridge 8 More Free Toys And Downloads For Authors http://short.to/11wrh
@ProBlogger Why Professional Writers Need a Blog. Or Not.http://bit.ly/cxuRg2
@ProcrastWriter 7 Sites All Writers Should Know About: http://cot.ag/bEbX1b
@elizabethscraig Writing the Thriller: Keep It Unexpected– http://dld.bz/eNKg

May 26, 2010

@KMWeiland “Help Readers Keep Your Characters Straight” New video post.http://tinyurl.com/rbfh86
@dirtywhitecandy Marketing Tips For Authors: 10 tips for overcoming stage fright if you have to give a talk http://bit.ly/cMAzCz
@RachelleGardner Many queries stop just short of being interesting. Try for 150 carefuly-chosen words in the pitch. http://dld.bz/eZDv
@p2p_editor New blog post: 4 ways to show character through conflict. Fight! Fight! FIght! http://bit.ly/cT0ANU
@NatalieWhipple Things I Strive For As A Writer: Perfection http://bit.ly/a67OS3
@bluemaven *Deep breath* Acknowledging my fears of submission:http://bit.ly/dmxxho
@elizabethscraig Just because you have a finished manuscript doesn’t mean you’re ready to be published: http://dld.bz/eVy9
@ProcrastWriter 4 Warning Signs Your Novel Isn’t Working: http://cot.ag/cjyYP1
@NathanBransford You Tell Me: which literary character do you totally have a crush on? http://bit.ly/ceZntz
@10MinuteWriter Need ideas? Need writing exercises? Try these: 10 Best Daily Writing Rituals http://bit.ly/aE98Zb
@dirtywhitecandy Writing emotion without tipping into melodrama Novel Mattershttp://ht.ly/1PLQS
@AdvicetoWriters Never Get to Fancy http://bit.ly/9juHG4
@WritersDigest 8 Great Writing Websites – What Are Your Favorites? Plus, a Prompt http://ow.ly/17vCWp
@noveldoctor A blogpost about dealing with that unsightly middle…of your novel.http://bit.ly/93QPPX
@ProcrastWriter Stay Faithful to Your Work-In-Progress: http://cot.ag/bCpnEz
@PauloCamposInk New Blog Post: What People Griping About the End of LOST Can Teach Writers (no spoilers) http://ow.ly/1Q8zy

May 27, 2010

@lkblackburne There Are No Rules – The 3 Best Takeaways for Writers From BookExpo America: http://bit.ly/b92Ek6
@WritersDigest The 3 Best Takeaways for Writers From BookExpo America – I spent this week in New York at BookExpo America, the boo…http://ow.ly/17wCah
@ProcrastWriter How Online Writing Groups Help You Get Published: http://cot.ag/9nCC9a
@geekwriter1 Why I Love Bookstores and Libraries - http://bit.ly/bixq0Y
@VictoriaMixon 15 Things Your Characters Should Never Do http://bit.ly/avowjX
@indieauthor My Dialogue Sucks: Tips For Improving Dialogue In Your Novel http://dld.bz/fb7v
@AdvicetoWriters Artists are Spies http://bit.ly/9iNova
@elizabethscraig How we write: The phases of the writer– http://dld.bz/faKv
@NathanBransford What makes a great setting: http://bit.ly/aJvgvD
@KatZhang Article with great information on avg wourdcounts for a novel in today’s industry: http://bit.ly/bk8T0f (brought to my attn by @CA_Marshall)
@indieauthor 4 Steps to Managing Your Ideas Constructively http://ht.ly/1QGO5+ What is the “agency model”? http://ht.ly/1QGOV
@JodyHedlund How I’ve handled both the criticism and praise of my writing:http://bit.ly/diPCqJ

May 28, 2010

@JoTreggiari Clothing Myself in the Story http://bit.ly/cEeKLz
@PauloCamposInk New Blog Post: A Less-Discussed Reason To Eavesdrop http://ow.ly/1QDTj
@Writers_Cafe Check Out My 6 Articles (so far) on Characters http://bit.ly/7kn7n5
@AdvicetoWriters Every Writer is a Thief http://bit.ly/bzmwM4
@JFbookman Writing in the Car: http://ht.ly/1RunI | At least it’s private
@ebooknewser J.K. Rowling “actively” exploring eBook options for Harry Potter:http://bit.ly/9npudT
@thecreativepenn Finding Time, Finishing Work, Short Story Markets And What To Do After A First Draft http://dld.bz/fdgU
@elizabethscraig 4 ways to fuel up for your writing time:http://dld.bz/fmSE
@maudnewton On the written author interview: http://bit.ly/aE6kyi

May 29, 2010

@elizabethscraig 12 Useful Ways To Get Out Of Ruts–http://dld.bz/fhBc
@AdvicetoWriters Learn Punctuation http://bit.ly/dxYvX1
@Noni_Writes My Bedside Notebook: The Unknown Lifeline to Sleep:http://bit.ly/dlNUIK
@JoelD83 Forget about odds and #write something : http://bit.ly/bJzmLQ
@AdviceToWriters: Who’s afraid of Simon Cowell? Tips for embracing criticism: http://bit.ly/bAthki
@VictoriaMixon: 4 Do’s & 4 Don’t's for Writing Series Fiction. It’s series fiction day all over the place. http://victoriamixon.com
@WritersDigest Wanting to Write – “I want to write because I have the urge to excel in one medium of translation and e… http://ow.ly/17xN8k
@bubblecow 20 Questions to Enrich Your Setting - http://ow.ly/1Rv1W
@chrisbrogan – An Author’s Plan for Social Media http://bit.ly/authorsplan
@JFbookman What Does DIY Self-Publishing Cost? http://ht.ly/1Runv | 9 Cost Categories explained

May 30, 2010

@icypop A blog post about ebooks and piracy; http://bit.ly/bn7ge8
@Writers_Life Andrew Solomon on depression and hope (for writers) http://ow.ly/1FKNw
@ebooknewser A door (w/ lots of technical specs) opens: How to self publish in Apple’s iBookstore for the iPad http://bit.ly/9PA1iJ
@KMWeiland “8 Ways to Free Your Muse With Longhand Writing” New blog post and podcast. http://tinyurl.com/rbfh86
@david_hewson New post: A picture’s worth… a few words anyway http://bit.ly/dc85cw
@WritersDigest Agent Advice: Ryan Fischer-Harbage of The Fischer-Harbage Agencyhttp://ow.ly/17ymnT
@VictorFinch What’s a fair price for an ebook? (POLL) http://post.ly/hwGE (Please take his poll!!)
@janflora 21 Tips for Writers of All Ilks « Write Anything: http://bit.ly/bCY1jG
@JodyHedlund Do you have what it takes to make the long haul? http://ow.ly/1RSan
@elizabethscraig Genre misconceptions–have you ever been wrong? http://dld.bz/fsVD
@bubblecow My Shame: A Writer’s DOs and DON’Ts of Social Media -http://ow.ly/1RXAX

We all know I probably missed something, or lots of somethings, so please feel free to leave a comment below and share your favorite tweet for all to read. (It’s okay if you wrote it too!) Thx!

THE FINE PRINT: I keep getting asked why some tweets don’t make it. Well, here’s the deal with Tweets for Writers. I don’t include short stories, poems, flash fiction, quotes (occasionally I will include one that stands out). Primarily I include tweets that link to blog posts that include a great article/post about something pertaining to or helpful to a writer. Yes, sometimes I miss some. I am not picky about genres, or writing style, I will include everything. If you feel like your tweets that fell during the week this post was created did not get included and should have, don’t get upset. Sometimes I do miss them. I don’t sit here 24-7, and I do a lot of backtracking and still I miss some. Just leave a comment in the field below with a link to your post (not your twitter account) and we will still go visit. If you regularly tweet posts that you have written that are primarily for writers, send me a message on Twitter (@simplywriting) and make sure I am following you. I am making a twitter list with the people who tweet for writers most often, and I’d be happy to place you on it – this way I don’t miss as much.

Favorite Tweets For Writers – May 17-23, 2010

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:43:57 +0000

It’s that time again. I began keeping lists of tweets mainly so I could go back and re-read the articles or tweets or reference them at a later time. After so much time, my list got way too long and it became impossible to find anything. So I decided to start sharing my favorite tweets for writers in one blog post, every Monday morning.

May 17, 2010

@JodyHedlund: Moving beyond doll-house characters to ones that feel so alive we’d like to meet them. http://bit.ly/bAJEwt #amwriting
@writelies: Breaking Your Comfort Zone: http://wp.me/pTHiv-1N calling all writers! #writing #writingtips #bycz #amwriting
@alleypat: AP changes style making website OK http://tinyurl.com/y3a52y9 #writing #amwriting #writetip #writechat
@CassandraFrear Feel Discouraged? Read “Why There Are No Setbacks in Writing” http://ow.ly/1LXCe by Cindy R. Wilson #amwriting #writetip
@pages2type: There are two states of liquid matter: Coffee and Notcoffee. #amwriting #amrewritingthelawsofphysics #caffeine
@simplywriting How To Get Ahead When You Are Behind On Your Word Count http://bit.ly/9CxJuN
@JohnBetcher Is “Print on Demand” really a bad idea? See my blog post: http://ow.ly/1Ma4V #amwriting
@CassandraFrear Feel Discouraged? Read “Why There Are No Setbacks in Writing” http://ow.ly/1LXCe by Cindy R. Wilson #amwriting #writetip
@JodyHedlund: Moving beyond doll-house characters to ones that feel so alive we’d like to meet them. http://bit.ly/bAJEwt #amwriting
@alleypat AP changes style making website OK http://tinyurl.com/y3a52y9 #writing #journalism #journalists #writers #writetip #pubtip #dfw #dfw_writers
@VictoriaMixon The 1 Big Secret Behind Why We Write. http://victoriamixon.com #amwriting
@JohnBetcher Kurt Vonnegut on writing style – http://ow.ly/1M851 (via @joe_roy and @Wecoachwriting.// A good read. #amwriting
@CreateWriteNOW: Food for your journaling habit. http://ow.ly/1KnTD #JournalChat
@JournalChat Creative writing prompts from Journal Buddies. http://is.gd/cceNl #JournalChat #Journaling #kids

May 18, 2010

@JodyHelund How to Avoid Creating Plastic Characters: http://bit.ly/bAJEwt (Includes a link to my character worksheet) #amwriting
@NathanBransford Let’s Never Forget: Every Writer Gets Rejected http://bit.ly/aIw358
@EricaVetsch: Is a non-finaling contest entry doomed for the trash bin? http://bit.ly/2OnoWG
@dlschubert Top Ten List for Acquiring an Agent by the wonderfully witty http://bit.ly/9pKX1M
@ThoughtfulPen Prioritizing Your Time http://tinyurl.com/339m47o #writing #amwriting #amediting

May 19, 2010

@VictoriaMixon 7 Reasons You Should Be Grateful You’re a Writer – http://ht.ly/1NHKR
@LynSouth: Writing in 3D (literary lab) http://bit.ly/bNu1EC #writingtips #writers #writing #fiction
@JHMerchant Please support unknown authors @ http://bit.ly/9xyJS7 #writechat
@VictoriaMixon: 4 Ways Social Media Can Screw Up Your Writing. & Your Life. Seriously. http://victoriamixon.com #amwriting
@Twitter_Tips: FTC asked to investigate Google Wi-Fi ‘snooping’ http://j.mp/9FRrVL
@JodyHedlund Creating Characters That Make Readers Cry: http://bit.ly/agLnxM #amwriting
@Writers_Life J.K. Rowling on Creative Imagination http://ow.ly/1FKko #Writers_Life #amwriting #creativity

May 20, 2010

@KMWeiland “Creating a Functional Writing Station” http://tinyurl.com/288chm3
@writingadvice What I Learned About Writing This Week…from Dreams http://bit.ly/cg0Zxd
@inkyelbows A Writer’s Guide To Twitter | Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers http://bit.ly/zRW8n
@jamiec611 Quotes about writing to jump start the day for all of you freelancers: http://ow.ly/1NAQd
@jamesscottbell: A story starts with a character’s response to a disturbance. So why not make that page 1?
@writingadvice My newest, on the special loneliness of being a writer: “This is Going to Sound Strange….” http://bit.ly/9h50PK

May 21, 2010

@JodyHedlund Making growth in our fictional characters natural and not contrived: http://bit.ly/9pq41w #amwriting
@NathanBransford: How to write a one sentence pitch: - http://bit.ly/c0d1Kc
@BubbleCow Every Writer Gets Rejected – http://bit.ly/a6GtcU
@problogger I Wrote a Book with Twitter http://bit.ly/dDmKbO via @kevinhendricks
@Quotes4Writers 8 Dialogue Quick Tips’ by Robert Gregory Browne http://bit.ly/aNZTNf #writing
@AnneTylerLord Censor yourself when writing? The Writer’s Life: Are You What You Write? http://ow.ly/1OpbD

May 22, 2010

@AdviceToWriters Kurt Vonnegut explains #drama: http://bit.ly/XG9k6 #writing #writechat
@EvaMcWriting #Writetip: Don’t label #writing frustrations as “writers block.” The pressure only increases. Consider it a time out to look for inspiration.
@AdviceToWriters A Writer Writes with His Instincts: http://ht.ly/1OKPW#writing #writechat
@elizabethscraig How Writing Can Be Like Great Sex: 17 Hot Tips– http://dld.bz/eATz

May 23, 2010

@ideamuse Introduction to Creative Thinking http://ow.ly/1DF1c // #Writers_Life
@goldasich Can an Email Signature Win You New Customers? – http://ow.ly/1Oz3x
@elizabethscraig Getting non-fiction clips for your writing portfolio: http://dld.bz/eBGx
@Writers_Cafe Reading : Writers Write, Even When They Don’t Realize It http://bit.ly/bLvMoh
@psychcentral: How to Live a Writer’s Life # http://bit.ly/b0zBso
@CPatrickSchulze: How to Write a Novel – FREE ebooklet – http://bit.ly/95i5Ug #writers #writing
@TheSmokingPoet: Ten rules for writing fiction http://gu.com/p/2f543/tw #writers #literary #storycraft #writing #writechat
@LyndaRYoung: How much importance do you place on the creativity of writing vs learning the rules of writing? http://bit.ly/9RAWLJ #amwriting

We all know I probably missed something, or lots of somethings, so please feel free to leave a comment below and share your favorite tweet for all to read. (It’s okay if you wrote it too!) Thx!

Favorite Tweets For Writers This Week (May 10 – May 16, 2010)

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:02:20 +0000

I began keeping lists of tweets mainly so I could go back and re-read the articles or tweets or reference them at a later time. After so much time, my list got way too long and it became impossible to find anything. So I decided to start sharing my favorite tweets for writers in one blog post, every Monday morning.

This weeks was a little different than most weeks, because I got married (yes, I said married – see previous two posts). So I was absent from twitter about 48 hours total (yes, I missed it terribly LOL). So I did some scrounging and was able to find some excellent tweets that took place during those missing 48 hours. Here’s this weeks favorite tweets for writers.

May 10, 2010
@elizabethscraig – Settings R Us–Generic or Unique? http://dld.bz/cMhY
@elizabethscraig – The “I can’t get published unless I’m published” myth:http://dld.bz/cGUD
@WritersDigest Can Writers Get Creative With Facts? – http://bit.ly/c9dyD1 #amwriting
@elizabethscraig – How to write crisp titles: http://dld.bz/cMn7
@WritersRelief Nine questions to ask a literary agent before you sign: http://bit.ly/9XurlC
@literaticat: On the blog: About Pre-Queries and Follow-Ups – Don’t do ‘em! http://tinyurl.com/2be8q8b
@JFbookman What Every Writer Ought to Know About Fair Use & Copyright: http://bit.ly/bk0tjm | You need this
@JaneFriedman What should fiction writers blog about? A few ideas, plus would love to hear your suggestions/models: http://bit.ly/a7BKmp
@WritersRelief Fire Up Your Muses: http://bit.ly/9Ub7FU (tips for jump-starting inspiration to write)
@elizabethscraig 3 attitudes to help yourself find the time to write: http://dld.bz/cV6M
@JFbookman It’s not that hard: 26 Ways to Win at Self-Publishing: http://ht.ly/1IVDA | We’re up to 50+ Come and add yours
@BubbleCowAre You Meant to Be a Writer? http://bit.ly/bIedMz
@elizabethscraig Writing synopses: http://dld.bz/cVU4
@BubbleCow Are you a distracted writer? http://bit.ly/9BxoNp
@elizabethscraig To Conceive a Successful Nonfiction Book, Create a Pitch Before You Write– http://dld.bz/cT7F
@4KidLit Are your characters novel worthy? Character Worksheet Part 1 http://bit.ly/bWd98a #writers #writingtips #amwriting #amrevising #yalit

May 11, 2010
@MaryDeMuth: Is writing inspiration or perspiration or both? http://bit.ly/9IaD8H
@Jolina_Joy: Nice post on why writers should use Twitter, from @AlexisGrant: http://dld.bz/ddWE (via @RachelleGardner) #writing #writetip
@WritersDigest: Top 10 blogs for freelance writers, according to @MichelleRafter: http://bit.ly/aniPnG
@elizabethscraig – Avoiding negative self-talk as a writer: http://dld.bz/cMkY
@MyschaTheriault When I #amwriting & feeling stumped, I need all the strategies I can get. Here r some from @islandstyle29 http://bit.ly/9uyaSq
@StephanieCowell: A fantastic article about WHY WE WRITE: IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY (IS IT?) http://tinyurl.com/2bkx4oj #writers

May 12, 2010
@Writers_Life Natalie Goldberg on accessing our energy in writing http://ow.ly/1FKmP #Writers_Life #amwriting #litchat
@BubbleCow Why is is essential to get you book’s genre right – http://bit.ly/baD2i0
@4KidLit Cole Gibsen: When Rejection Feels Like a Punch in the Face – Wow Weds Survival Tips http://bit.ly/dsD5X3 #writingtips #yalit #kidlit
@gator1965 “A Writer’s Block Buster!” #Writers Thought for Today http://alturl.com/tnap Fix writer’s block #amwriting
@KMWeiland “Improve Yourself, Improve Your #Writing” http://tinyurl.com/rbfh86
@grammartips Fall Back Phrases http://bit.ly/boE5RP #writing #writechat #writetip
@AdviceToWriters Updated Twitter Chats For Writers (http://bit.ly/writerchats) with #tuesdayserial, hosts: @Doublelattemama & @TonyNoland (via @inkyelbows)

May 13, 2010
@Writers_Life The Writer’s Life: Tidbits & Knick Knacks http://ow.ly/1LtgW #amwriting #Writers_Life
@ MuseInks Note to self: You Cannot Edit What You Haven’t Written. Stop tweaking early chapters & finish the blasted MS. #amwriting #amnotediting. Yet.
@NathanBransford: How to write a one sentence, one paragraph, and two paragraph pitch (and the importance thereof):. http://bit.ly/cUtQ7e
@BookEndsJessica: Is there a reason for agent guidelines or is it just a bunch of hoops to keep authors jumping? http://ow.ly/1K10E
@ckingwriter: What’s your real genre (multiple choice quiz)? http://bit.ly/bGCV8b via @10MinuteWriter
@PublicityHound: #Fiction #authors, blog about these 19 topics (great for #nonfiction writers, too) http://ow.ly/1KluJ #writetips
@packratx: New Blog Post: Does Google Say You’re a Writer? http://bit.ly/cjLmTK #amwriting
@brrbach When Does Your Novel Become Real? http://bit.ly/bwHt8I #amwriting
@VictoriaMixon: 21+ Things Your Characters Shouldn’t Say–add your own. http://victoriamixon.com #amwriting

May 14, 2010
@Writers_Life Christina Baldwin on the Power of Story http://ow.ly/1FKsT #Writers_Life #amwriting #writing
@UltraMorgnus 10 New Ideas for Getting Inspired to Write http://ow.ly/1KQyU
@CPatrickSchulze: Developing a Protagonist – http://bit.ly/aC7hbS #writing #fiction #writers #writetip
@ZiggyKinsella: How to win friends and influence people – 10 tips for online authors http://bit.ly/cqWsjJ #writetip #amwriting
@Bob_Mayer: Is Traditional Publishing Dead? http://bit.ly/15amJH #amwriting

May 15, 2010
@amyknichols: New blog post: Not Just Writing, but Writing Well: http://wp.me/pBmxU-eI #amwriting
@kjhatch: The difficulty of understanding and writing truly evil villain characters http://bit.ly/a7WZfS #writing #writetip
@MadMan459 New blog post: What Kind of Twitter User Are You? http://bit.ly/cHj14i
@elizabethscraig 5 tips for authors who blog: http://dld.bz/dMwu
@AdviceToWriters Six Ways #Twitter Can Make You A Better Writer: http://bit.ly/cMJ8Uc #writing #writetip

May 16, 2010
@AuthorAlchemy: Is your writing any good? How can you find out? http://robin-hoffman.com/Test/wp/blog/?p=218
@__Deb 10 Things JK Rowling Taught Me about Writing: http://bit.ly/dcAedY
@pathauldren Which is which and that is that, but which to use where writing is at? http://ht.ly/1LKO4 #examinerAE #writing #writetip #writers#authors
@BuyoneersBooks What questions you should ask your literary agent: http://bit.ly/cKWzNp #amwriting #writetip
@Shara_ Blog Post: “SEO for Your Writing Blog or Website, Part 1″ – http://wp.me/pTLSY-K #writing #writechat #SEOtips
@ZiggyKinsella Budding author? 10 top tips for developing yout online presence http://bit.ly/bT1MAg #amwriting
@elizabethscraig An author shares her Ebook royalty figures (and how much she spent on promo): http://dld.bz/dPpu

An a few that just made me giggle, that I needed to share:
@sjaejones Dear writers: it’s “bawl” not “ball.” “She balled” means something entirely different from “she bawled.”
@danish_novelist I’m in love with the semi colon. One day we’ll marry and have a lot of kids ;;;;;;;;; #amwriting #editing

We all know I probably missed something, or lots of somethings, so please feel free to leave a comment below and share the tweet for all to read. Thx!

25+ Favorite Twitter Hashtags for Writers (clickable list)

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:56:17 +0000

UPDATE: Please go visit the NEW, UPDATED version of this page: 60+ Favorite Twitter Hashtags for Writers (clickable list) and please RT the new one. Thanks!

This morning I posed the question, what are your favorite hashtags for writers on Twitter. These are the responses I got in order of votes (mentions).

1. #amwriting
2. #writechat
3. #yalit or #yalitchat
4. #amediting or #amrevising
5. #Writers_Life
6. #writetip or #writetips
7. #LitChat or #kidlitchat
8. #writers or #writer
9. #writing
10. #nanowrimo or #scriptfrenzy
11. #publishing or #selfpublishing
12. #FridayFlash
13. #thepennydreadful
14. #askintern or #askagent
15. #journalchat
16. #StoryStarters
17. #pubtip
18. #writegoal or #editgoal
19. #fiction or #nonfiction
20. #wip
21. #authors
22. #ac or #examiner
23. #articles
24. #copywriting
25. #weblit

Let me know if you can think of any others that I missed or that you love.

Favorite Tweets For Writers This Week (May 2 – May 9, 2010)

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:46:36 +0000

Every week I come across some of the best blog posts, advice and tweets for writers. I am an avid re-tweeter over on twitter, and it came to me one day to start collecting them and sharing them. I used to share them on my facebook page, but then I realized my blog had a broader audience, so here I am over here every week now. Here are my favorite tweets this week on twitter – specifically for writers:

May 2, 2010

@chipmagregor – What a novelist needs to know about marketing www.chipmacgregor.com — would love your thoughts.

@KMWeiland – Cleaning Your Copy: Follow this course to learn how to edit your own writing - http://tinyurl.com/35l36l5

@JodyHedlund – Self-Editing: When is Enough, Enough? http://bit.ly/bi01zr

@InkyElbows – Ranking of Literary Magazines for Authors. http://bit.ly/ (via @dogboi)

@bubblecow - Three Vital Steps To Writing A Novel http://bit.ly/dBbzvY

@bradvertrees – 6 Ways to waste your time as a writer http://bit.ly/dBtPlt

May 3, 2010

@BookEndsJessica – some truths about self-publishing http://bit.ly/22Mnxl

@bookbench – The post-print apocalypse. http://nyti.ms/ahTO3u

@Writeitsideways – Did you start your novel in the wrong place? http://bit.ly/cwPVbP

@RachelleGardner – Ever wonder what’s in a publishing contract? Here’s a quick overview: http://bit.ly/bjl5ip

@GalleyCat – What sort of speculative fiction content appeals to literary writers and editors? http://bit.ly/9payJr

@bookbench – Will erotica save the publishing industry? http://bit.ly/cvca9N

@WritersRelief – Nine questions to ask a literary agent. http://is.gd/bOWUn

May 4, 2010

@WritersRelief – How To Find And Choose A Writing Critique Partner:http://bit.ly/bWUGhW

@KMWeiland – “Take Full Advantage of Your Premise” http://tinyurl.com/23re3hu

@ChuckSambuchino – Writing your query letter? Want to make it AWESOME? Let me help! This Thursday, I’m critiquing letters.http://tinyurl.com/233g7a7

@MichaelHyatt – How can you comply with the FTC’s new guidelines for bloggers? Here are five templates. Re-post: http://bit.ly/83eCOe

@AdviceToWriters – Don’t Tell Anybody What Your Book Is About:http://www.advicetowriters.com/

@colleenlindsay – Agent Kristin Nelson asks “Are you starting your novel in the wrong place?” http://bit.ly/d3Z0BD

@bubblecow – 6 Ways to Waste Your Time as a Writer (Hint: Don’t Do Them!) -http://bit.ly/bLIKgM

May 5, 2010

@badbadbad – Writing Tips: 13 Don’ts on the Writing & Publishing Trail from @DanielNester http://cot.ag/chPKPL

@Rachelle Gardner – Check out these cool writing tips from Dave Cullen, author of Columbine: http://dld.bz/cp5e

@Bookgal – Great new blog: Why (some) Authors Fail- http://dld.bz/cqye A must read!

@JFbookman – 26 Ways to Win at Self-Publishing:http://ht.ly/1I3TC

@JennJohansson – just posted about wanting to kill my story. Have you ever been there? http://tinyurl.com/2czy645

@elizabethscraig – What should I write? http://bit.ly/dbgEbi

@elizabethscraig – Writing characters–must we stick to what we know?http://bit.ly/bq9pxA

@elizabethscraig – Writers and the internet (can authors survive it?) :http://bit.ly/dCKKfq

May 6, 2010

@NathanBransford – When it comes to queries, your current project should always be the star of the show: http://bit.ly/bRagO8

@MichaelHyatt – So you can’t seem to land a literary agent. Now what? I offer 8 actions you can take NOW. Re-post: http://bit.ly/aMPKlj

@bubblecow – The Self-Publishing Blueprint - http://bit.ly/caKfGU

@JaneFriedman – Writing under pen names & do you need to maintain multiple online identities? What’s your experience? http://bit.ly/9q8eRf

@thecreativepenn – Impt news: How Google Editions And New Google Search Affects Authors And Their Books http://dld.bz/c7Gy

@elizabethscraig – What makes a writer a professional? http://bit.ly/bfzoXo

@elizabethscraig – 8 basic writing blunders (Writer’s Digest): http://bit.ly/dBiuok

@elizabethscraig – 5 articles on writing with voice: http://bit.ly/aC5MZP

May 7, 2010

@WritersRelief – Word Count Guidelines for Genre Fiction: http://bit.ly/BGN57

@JennJohansson – just posted about pulling emotion from your reader. No, I don’t mean screaming and throwing the book away http://tinyurl.com/2flm6mo

@litdrift – What sort of speculative fiction content appeals to literary writers and editors? http://bit.ly/9payJr

@RachelleGardner - What are you willing to give up in order to pursue your passion? http://bit.ly/aM8PJP

@AdviceToWriters – Find Your Optimum Hours for Writing:http://www.advicetowriters.com/ #writing #writechat #writetip

@elizabethscraig – Living in a world where most writers suck: http://dld.bz/c83p

@Writers_Cafe – 7 Things from novelist Kate Rockland funny, but veeeery useful tips! http://networkedblogs.com/3AD2d

@colleenlindsay – Writers, if you read no other blog post this month, read this! Agent @ChrisRichman on pitches of 25 words or less: http://bit.ly/bfX4ON

@JaneFriedman – An important message for writers: Never avert your eyes:http://bit.ly/adKW52 (guest post by amazing @ficwriter)

@JodyHedlund – Writer Moms, do others expect you to be Super Mom?http://bit.ly/bTUk8o #amwriting

May 8, 2010

@thecreativepenn – On Efficiency, Or How To Get Everything Done As A Multi-Tasking Writer http://dld.bz/c68Y

@MichaelHyatt – How can you increase the number of blog comments you receive? Here are 7 strategies. Re-post: http://bit.ly/59nBEY

@VictoriaMixon – 9 Secrets You Don’t Know About Your Story (It’s Cheating on You)http://tinyurl.com/33ubqlz #amwriting

@VictoriaMixon – 13 Things You Should Have Known About Your Characters Beforehand http://tinyurl.com/38l2qrp #amwriting

@VictoriaMixon – 107 Things You Should Know About Being a Published Author.http://tinyurl.com/34qkpdl #amwriting

@elizabethscraig – How to write crisp titles: http://dld.bz/cMn7

@elizabethscraig – The “I can’t get published unless I’m published” myth:http://dld.bz/cGUD

@elizabethscraig – Avoiding negative self-talk as a writer: http://dld.bz/cMkY

@elizabethscraig - Settings R Us–Generic or Unique? http://dld.bz/cMhY

@4KidLit – Creating Memorable Characters Part 1- Character Worksheethttp://bit.ly/bWd98a #kidlit #yalit #amwriting #amrevising

@AdvicetoWriters – By the End, You Should Be Inside Your Character:http://www.advicetowriters.com/ #writing #writechat #writetip

May 9, 2010

@MichaelHyatt - Do you make these 10 mistakes when you blog? Re-post: http://bit.ly/6jUwO0

@WritingAgain – EXCELLENT post on generating story ideas by @merrileefaber: http://trunc.it/7q47r #CreateWS

@LukeRomyn – Always remember that every single great fiction author throughout history started out with a dream and a few written words.

@elizabethscraig – On idioms in our writing: http://dld.bz/cPCe

What is Your Grade on Twitter?

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:21:15 +0000

I don’t know whether I should be proud or if it doesn’t mean anything, but a friend told me to “grade” my twitter account this morning because I would be excited about what I found. Uhm. Okay.

So I visited http://twitter.grader.com/ and typed in my user name and up popped this little blurb about how I am at a 99.7%
Well, thank you I think.
I’ve never heard of the site before, and I couldn’t really figure out what the big deal was after I did it, until I scanned down the page and noticed that my account ranks on the Twitter Elite for St. Charles.

Well, I guess that’s cool. Without trying at all, I have somehow managed to land myself the top spot on the list. According to the page, it looks like the results are calculated frequently, so I’m sure I’ll slip around on the list a bit, but it was still kinda cool.

After I looked at the page, I noticed that another writer I follow actually scored 100% on her twitter account. How in the world do you do that without trying? That’s really awesome, actually. I’m hopefully not far behind.

Nice to know people care about what I’m saying. Want to follow me on twitter? @simplywriting

Favorite Tweets For Writers This Week (Apr. 25 – May 1, 2010)

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:54:48 +0000

This week I found some great tweets for writers, that linked to some amazing articles (and a few funny ones) that I couldn’t help wanting to share. I hope that you find them useful, and if you discovered any, or you have a similar blog post on your blog, please feel free to link to it in the comments field.

For a laugh and/or inspirational:

Writerisms Ten - http://ht.ly/1FYnt
Inspirational–> I’m a writer–let me tell you a story: http://bit.ly/dixga8

Helpful:

Ten Tips to Remain Unpublished- http://bit.ly/aySkq8
Do #writers need to learn #twitter and #facebook to promote their novels? http://ht.ly/1FpMR
Reading : Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors http://shar.es/muAy3
Resource Roundup for April: Free Apps for Writers http://authorculture.blogspot.com
Faith, Fiction, Friends: The Right to Write: Laying Track http://bit.ly/ciRZUF
The Golden Rule of Writing: http://bit.ly/bETFnI
How writers can use the fight-or-flight response. http://bit.ly/bpmfSc
When your story doesn’t turn out like you planned: http://dld.bz/bW6M

For Freelancing:

Freelance Writing Guide: How Writing Online differs from Traditional Writing. http://dld.bz/5k4
RT @MomieTullottes: Why I Recommend #AssociatedContent to All Writershttp://ow.ly/1zjMh

And already today, I have had about six really good ones come through my twitter feed – next week’s should be a good one.