Twitter Tuesday~Contests, Query Tips And More

Twitter was much more lively this week, which means lots of great tweets for you! This first one is about the millionaire success of self-published author Amanda Hocking. Her story is part of what inspired me to take the plunge:

@KappaDeltaWrite Excellent interview with @amanda_hocking on her journey to becoming an indie writing trailblazer.   http://bit.ly/jMq7HS

Writer's Digest is celebrating hitting a momentous number of posts on their GLA blog with a giveaway!

@WritersDigest To celebrate 1500 posts on the GLA, there's a double book giveaway. Just comment for chance to win both  http://ow.ly/5aC0Y

An agent offers up a helpful query tip:

@RivetingRosie #querytip: please include your email after your sig in a query letter. Even if it appears at the top. Makes requesting a lot easier

Get those query letters ready, agent Gina Panettieri announces a new agent at her agency: 

@ginapanettieri Our new Associate Agent, Rachael Dugas, started today! She'll be doing YA, contemp fiction, romance & women's fiction, memoir, arts & more.

Agent Vickie Motter retweeted this from agent Rachelle Gardner about the harsh truth of landing an agent: 

@Vickie_Motter RT: Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent: What are the Odds of Getting an Agent? http://bit.ly/j54Lup

The fabulous blogger Shelley Watters brings us another amazing agent judged contest with agent Victoria Marini: 

 @Shelley_Watters First Page Contest with Judge @LitAgentMarini   post is now up! Go sign up! http://tinyurl.com/3uqja7f

On Chuck Sambuchino's blog, author Jess Haines gives marketing tips: 

@WritersDigest How to Promote Yourself and Your Book - As an author, you have to promote yourself. This is how people become aware ... http://ow.ly/1d6Rx3

Writer Jolina Joy retweets this tweet about why authors need to plan on marketing, not matter how they are published (yes, that means traditionally published authors have to do their own marketing too!):  

@Jolina_Joy Why #Authors Need to Plan on #Marketinghttp://tinyurl.com/m6dlyd @kmweiland

Chuch Sambuchino introduces us to a new agent at the Jabberwocky agency: 

@WritersDigest New lit agent seeking fiction and some YA: Jessie Cammack of JABberwocky Literary http://tinyurl.com/3cwfacq

I just had to retweet this post by my friend Candyland. Anyone seeking an agent or currently signed with one, PLEASE READ THIS and beware: 

@HeatherMcCorkle RT @candylandgang In case you're unsure of what your gut is trying to tell you regarding an agent, READ THIS  http://t.co/p24Jk6C

Writer's Digest brings us this tweet about the PNWA conference, which is amazing by the way. GO if you can! 

@WritersDigest Iive in the Pacific Northwest? Check out the PNWA Conference in Seattle (Aug. 4-7, 2011) http://ow.ly/5ewy1

I know I missed some tweets due to being buried to my eyeballs in editing so feel free to leave me a comment if there is a particularly good one you want to share!