The best writers to follow on Twitter – plus a prompt to jump-start your weekend creativity
The Huffington Post has a stirring list up today of the 50 Best Book People to Follow On Twitter. Check it out for writers and book people galore. (Hey, where’s…
The Huffington Post has a stirring list up today of the 50 Best Book People to Follow On Twitter. Check it out for writers and book people galore. (Hey, where’s WD?) Each listing also includes a sample tweet—five favorites are below, followed by a prompt. Have an excellent writing weekend! ?
@MargaretAtwood: O, T-pals: I now appear to be a lovable, fuzzy-cardiganed ol' granny - when did that happen? >:-( (I do have the fuzzy cardigan tho'.)
@doctorow (Cory Doctorow): To my grandmother last night: "Oh no! Forgot to put lamb's blood on the door!" Her: Puzzlement. In 85 years, she's never listened to a Seder
@paperhaus (LA Times book blogger Carolyn Kellogg): Sure, Wolf Hall won every big award. But sometimes awards get it wrong: Citizen Kane lost the best picture Oscar to How Green Was My Valley.
@melvillehouse (Melville House Publishing): Just when you thought your understood fiction, they had to go ahead and throw in some science: http://nyti.ms/9oodrO
@maudnewton (Writer Maud Newton): Jincy Willett's time-wasting ideas for writers: http://bit.ly/982ruA Don't miss her Facebook status cross-stitch. (via @Gwenda)
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WRITING PROMPT: He didn't have time to go to Jared's
Feel
free to take the following prompt home or post your
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You’ve just met – but because of what just happened, you’re going to do it. You’re going to propose.
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Zachary Petit is a freelance journalist and editor, and a lifelong literary and design nerd. He's also a former senior managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine. Follow him on Twitter @ZacharyPetit.
