Twitter Tuesday~Contests, Opportunities With Agents, & More

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There are some tweets in here you don't want to miss! The first one up is a cruise with~among others~the fabulous Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency. I wish I could go in an awful way! If you get to go be sure to tell me all about it:
@DeidreKnight I'm going to be speaking on a fab cruise in Aug! Intimate group, great chance to interact with me on a vacay! Deadline soon! http://www.plrw.org/

Here is some big news shared by a Twitter friend of mine about the changing model for E-books involving the Big Six publishers:
@debamarshall The last of the Big Six makes its change Random House Switches to Agency Model For E-book Sales: http://bit.ly/h1sohs

Chuck Sambuchino of Writer's Digest shares his interview with agent Eddie Schneider. If you write MG or YA you must check this out:
@ChuckSambuchino Interview with agent Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary who is seeking fiction, kids fiction & nonfiction http://tinyurl.com/49a9l8n

Writer's Digest features agent Andrea Hurst in a webinar that includes a free critique for those joining in:
@WritersDigest Lit agent Andrea Hurst is teaching a webinar on writing dynamite fiction (includes free critique!) - Mar 3 - http://tinyurl.com/6xmoqg6

I hope you had a chance to participate in this opportunity with The Knight Agency. If you did and you make it through be sure to let me know and I'll cheer you on!
@KnightAgency Remember the mondo-sized contest we teased yesterday? The preview is up! Want to b a part of the TKA fam? Here's how: http://bit.ly/giRMnm

Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest shares a transcript of her fabulous chat full of great tips for writers:
@JaneFriedman Here's a transcript of my chat at #bookmarket. Full of good social media tips: http://ow.ly/47ypB

For those who have voted for my novel, The Secret Of Spruce Knoll, in the Gatekeeper Writer Discovery contest, thanks a million. I truly appreciate it. If you haven't caught it yet or just want a peek at my writing check it out:
@HeatherMcCorkle For a taste of my #writing check out my Gatekeeper contest entry: http://tinyurl.com/4e6xat5 Thanks to all who have voted, love yah!

Already the great tweets from this week are racking up and I'm excited about what I'll have to share with you next Tuesday!

Comments

  1. S.A. LarsenッMarch 8, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Whoa...you've put together a great list of links! Thank you.

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  2. UnknownMarch 8, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Great links as always. Thanks, Heather!

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  3. Melissa HurstMarch 8, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    This is another great list Heather! I wish I could go on that cruise, too!

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  4. HeatherMarch 8, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Salarsen, you're welcome! Glad you like them. :)

    Kristi, you're welcome!

    Melissa, thank you. Wouldn't that be fun?!

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  5. Linda GrayMarch 8, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Love the roundup, Heather. Thank you!

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  6. Roland D. YeomansMarch 8, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    What a great list of links you've put up, Heather. Of course, I would be rushing off to work and not be able to check on them. Have a great day, Roland

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  7. HeatherMarch 8, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Linda, you're welcome! I wish we the Critique Sisters could go on that cruise!

    Roland, thank you! They'll be here when you get back. :)

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  8. UnknownMarch 8, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Great post. And I love your masthead picture!

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  9. Michael Di GesuMarch 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Heather... these are awesome. I definitely need to check these out.

    If you can pop back over to my blog and leave your email, I can enter you in Roland's awesome book giveaway. I know you don't want to miss out.

    Michael

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  10. HeatherMarch 8, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Christopher, thank you! I'm glad you like both. :)

    Michael, will do!

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  11. UnknownMarch 8, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Thanks for the info!! As always, you're so helpful!
    So I did go to vote, but I'm not sure if I did things correctly... I did the FB thing tho, and I'm sure that went well, lol!

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  12. HeatherMarch 8, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Thank you Monica, how sweet! At this point I'm in the running but it's still early in the month. I hope you enjoyed it!

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  13. Karlene PetittMarch 8, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Thanks for the twitter connections Heather. As always... wonderful!

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  14. PortiaMarch 8, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I loved your entry (and you got my vote) :-)

    Well done!

    Portia

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  15. VR BarkowskiMarch 8, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Another Tuesday of great links. Thanks, Heather. There's no way I could cull these out on my own.

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  16. HeatherMarch 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Karlene, you're very welcome!

    Portia, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! :)

    VR, you're welcome! I'm glad I could help.

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  17. MelissaMarch 9, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Love the new picture in your header! Beautiful!! Ack! Hope I'm not too late to vote! Going there now!!! :)

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  18. Alissa GrossoMarch 9, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    Heather, I love your weekly Tweet digest. It really helps to keep me in the know!

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  19. HeatherMarch 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Melissa, thank you so much! You're not too late at all. They're taking votes until March 30th!

    Alissa, thank you. I'm glad it helps!

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  20. Lola SharpMarch 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I voted for you. :)

    And, another fabulous tweet round up.

    Hugs,
    Lola

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  21. Jennifer ShirkMarch 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Thanks for that roundup, Heather! I missed those!

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