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 Sunday, February 28, 2010
Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 2/26/10)
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. Also, quick plug: March is a phenomenal month for Writer's Digest webinars, with three sessions by fabulous guest presenters: - First Page Critique (by yours truly) on March 4, includes guaranteed critique of your first page
Best of Best
Guardian asks many great authors their 10 rules for writing fiction @dbschlosser
Some of the best writing advice ever, from a READER, not another writer [Salon response to Guardian article] @ElisabethWeed
A writer's starter guide to Twitter: everything I wish someone had told me when I first started @justinemusk
Remember this! Editing advice you can't miss from agent @elanaroth
Stand Alone
The WORD COUNT and GENRE of your novel are two crucial pieces of information for the query. @RachelleGardner
Received 12 rejections in one day? STOP subbing that Q! You are targeting the wrong agents, or the Q needs revision @MarleneStringer
The words "I just finished my first book" are red flags for agents reading queries. Best to say it another way. @RachelleGardner
After receiving a pass letter from an agent, don't email back asking for feedback or referrals to other agents. @RachelleGardner
If your novel is fewer than 70k words, it will be difficult to place. Agents might not want the extra obstacle. @rachellegardner
I'm always amused when I request partials and I receive them 2+ weeks later. It just screams "OH CRAP I HAVE TO EDIT/FINISH! @KOrtizzle
I can' think of a more over-used plot device in kids/YA fiction than the "magical portal." @RachelleGardner
"Professionally edited" doesn't add anything to your query @EpsteinLiterary
Use your protagonists’ name in your query’s plot summary. @EpsteinLiterary
Are you following these ladies? They're handing out free query help. @laurieabkemeier @KatelynnLacopo @sztownsend81
[via @LianaBrooks]
Reason for rejections: Internal & external conflict don't work together. @DocumentDriven
Best of Twitter
Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:04:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00) Trackback
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