# Sunday, February 21, 2010
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 2/19/10)
Posted by Jane




I watch Twitter, so you don't have to. Visit each Sunday for the week's best Tweets. If I missed a great Tweet, leave it in the Comments. Always welcome your suggestions on improving this weekly feature.


Best of Best
Trends in fiction from agent Chip MacGregor
@elizabethscraig

Writers: If the phrase "dazzlingly brilliant hues" sounds good to you, read these tips from @moonrat
@inkyelbows

Trade secrets on getting your book noticed
@IrisBlasi

Stand Alone
One more time ~ rhetorical questions not great in a Q. As soon as the answer to "have you ever..." is NO, you lose.
@MarleneStringer

The protagonist should not be able to just walk away from the conflict
@DocumentDriven

Before submitting a manuscript, put it away & write something else. Then reread--places that need work will stand out
@dianagill

Don't say things like "my friends & family LOVED this." I am sure they did, but I don't want biased opinions from your pals.
@tor_intheory

Publishers don’t nurse you; they buy and sell you. P.D. JAMES
@AdviceToWriters

Writers should never query an agency that doesn't list the agents by name.
@laurieabkemeier

Getting Published, Agents/Editors
Rather than query 1K of your favorite agents at once, try 5-7
@NathanBransford

Tips on pitching agents and editors in person
@Kid_Lit

What makes lit agent @RachelleGardner say no after she's requested your mss
@inkyelbows

Top reasons for rejection ... and acceptance
@elizabethscraig

Craft & Technique
What is 'high concept' in writing?
@elizabethscraig

Realizing something is wrong with your manuscript
@elizabethscraig

Don't spoil the story with clumsy foreshadowing.
@Le_Shack

Basic Picture Book Construction
[for picture book writers]
@inkyelbows

Publishing News & Trends
Interesting article about blog-to-book deals, a trend apparently not slowing down (but fiction writers need not apply)
@victoriastrauss

Twitter, Blogs & Social Media
10 reasons people aren't commenting on your blog
@elizabethscraig


Concise Answers to Your Top Beginner Blogging Questions
@BubbleCow

Twitter Chats For Writers: schedule, tips, tools
@inkyelbows

Marketing & Platform Building
Do authors really need to promote their own books?
@michaelhyatt

Leverage Relationships to Sell More Books
@bookmarketer

Piracy vs Obscurity: Which Is Worse For Authors?
@thecreativepenn

Self-Publishing and E-Publishing
Authorship in the Information Age
[long but very worthwhile]
@teleread

Resources & Tools
23 Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
@AdviceToWriters

8 More Free Toys And Downloads For Authors
@tonyeldridge

The Writing Life & Fun Stuff
"My MFA Workshop Responds to My Twitter Status Updates."
@ElectricLit

Linking to Writer's Digest
21 tips to get out of the slush pile - tweaks for reviving a rejected story or writing |editing your 1st draft
@dbschlosser

More effort should be expended on your story’s 1st sentence than on any other line in your entire story.
@inkyelbows

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