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Tips from Alan Rinzler on how to untangle a plot
@inkyelbowsLee Goldberg guest-posts to Joe Konrath’s blog about his Kindle success
@victoriastrauss
Getting Published + Agents/Editors
If you won’t have a blog, don’t bother sending us your manuscript by @mxpublishing
@TheFutureBookPitching: find your novel’s wow factor
@iapetus999
Craft + Technique
Opening no nos
@jamesscottbell3 Layers of ‘Layering’ in Fiction
@victoriamixon13 ways to begin your novel
@gripemasterThe Problem With Memoirs
@AdviceToWritersTightening Your (Manuscript’s) Belt: a Checklist for Eliminating Unnecessary Prose
@elizabethscraig
Publishing News + Trends
Multimedia, Kids’ Apps and the Rise of a New Form
@PublishersWklyHarperCollins acquires first title from community writing site inkpop.com
@eBookNewserIn a nutshell, @MarionManeker explains the impact of Kindle Singles and similar mid-length pe-publishing
@twliterary
Marketing + Promotion
5 Steps to Starting Your Own Podcasting Show
@BubbleCowHow to Plan Your Virtual Book Tour – terrific advice and sample pitch letter from @sandrabeckwith
@bookmarketer
Social Media
How To Use Facebook Advertising To Market Your Book
@thecreativepenn
Websites + Blogs
Is Your Book Hiding Inside Your Blog?: 5 Steps to Finding It
@CatsEyeWriter“When you focus on a smaller group of potential readers, you can grow your audience much faster.”
@JustineMusk
@Dan BlankSo You Want to Start a Book Blog: Pre-Blogging Advice
@elizabethscraig
Self-Publishing + E-Publishing
A handy beginner’s guide to e-book formats, apps and devices
@namenickSelf-Publishing Adventure: When You Don’t Quite Sell One Million Ebooks
@jafurtado
Resources + Tools
Introducing the search engine for writers–finding resources that Google won’t
@elizabethscraigJanet Reid, Literary Agent: A book that should be on your reference shelf
@thewritermamaFive iPhone apps for writing
@eBookNewser
For horror writers–a submission resource
@HorrorTreeNeed ideas to jump start your project? The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
@elizabethscraig
The Writing Life
Know When Your Writing Critique Group Doesn’t Fit
@hopeclarkBestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks remembers his time as an aspiring author
@GalleyCat
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