Twitter Tuesday~Submission Call, Conferences, Agent Advice

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I spent a lot more time on Twitter last week. It helps me when I have writer's block, which I suffered from a little last week. Check out this interview with one of the authors that will be attending the Writer's Digest Winter Conference:
@alicepope SCBWI TEAM BLOG Pre-conference Interview: Patricia Lee Gauch: The latest Annual Winter Conference faculty member... http://bit.ly/d04RXF

My friend Julie shared this link of agent Joanna Volpe talking about her views on realistic teen dialogue. If you write young adult or middle grade you don't want to miss this:
@juliemusil Agent Joanna Volpe On: Why Realistic Teen Dialogue Isn't Necessarily a Good Thing http://t.co/6G1G1nL  #amwriting #YA

This is a fun one by Christi about staying organized while writing:
@ChristiWhitney How do you organize all those little details that pop up during writing. Leave me a comment! Death By Post-It Notes http://t.co/sG4wFSZ

Do you have a great Christmas story? If so check out agent Marisa Corvisiero's call for submissions:
@mcorvisiero Call for SUBMISSIONS. I would LOVE to find the next great Christmas Story. Submit w/full synopsis & first 5 pages marisa@lperkinsagency.com

Do you have a short story, essay, or article you're looking to publish? Don't miss this link from Writer's Digest:
@WritersDigest Looking for markets for short stories, essays, articles? Don't miss our Top 50 Online Lit Journals & Top 25 Online Mags http://bit.ly/cltCoQ

The wonderful Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest dishes out some great advice on queries:
@JaneFriedman I've started a series on novel queries; here's 1st part on 5 query elements + how to lead off yr query: http://bit.ly/c3zNHj

Here is an excellent interview Chuch Sambuchino did with agent Mollie Glick about queries:
@ChuckSambuchino Agent Mollie Glick On: 7 Things Agents Want to See in a Query, and 9 Things They Don't: http://bit.ly/c9pfLw

Even with all those I bet there are at least a few great tweets I missed. Feel free to leave me a comment if you know of one!

Comments

  1. Michael Di GesuNovember 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Thanks Heather for all the great information. There is a lot happening in publishing. Isn't it exciting?

    I love a good Christmas story, but I don't have a stand alone. I do have a fun Christmas chapter in my ms. I wish I could use it.

    Are you going to the SCBWI Winter conference in NYC in January?
    IF so, I'll be there Too! It would be great to meet...

    Michael

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  2. Melissa HurstNovember 16, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    I don't know of any others right now, but thanks for sharing these!

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  3. Simon KewinNovember 16, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Heather,

    A cornucopia of marvellous links there! Thanks. Time to start clicking on them ...

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  4. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    It is exciting Michael! I'm not sure yet if I'm going to make it to the SCBWI Winter conference. NY is a long way away and there are a few conferences here on the west coast that I want to attend this winter. I hope to make it though. That would be great to meet you!

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  5. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    You're welcome Melissa!

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  6. Karen StrongNovember 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    Lots of great linkage! Definitely will check them out -- especially the query ones.

    Thanks! :)

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  7. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    You're most welcome Karen. Best of luck querying!

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  8. Lisa Gail GreenNovember 16, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Oh I missed the Writer's Digest one - I'll go check it out. And I liked that one Julie tweeted too!

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  9. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    It's a good one Lisa! I loved Julie's too, very helpful.

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  10. Karlene PetittNovember 16, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    Once again, Thank you, Heather, for the wonderful information. You are the BEST resource. And guess who was at the bottom of the page-- your Muse. I got to have another look at him.

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  11. Shannon O'DonnellNovember 16, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    Yay! My favorite day of the week @ Heather's Odyssey. :-)

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  12. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    You're welcome Karlene! You know I'm more than half tempted to put him on the sidebar. ;)

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  13. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    Aw, thank you so much Shannon!

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  14. Linda GrayNovember 16, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Wow, Heather, I love the links you provide on Twitter Tuesdays. Thanks!

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  15. HeatherNovember 16, 2010 at 7:15 PM

    Thank you Linda! I only get the tip of the iceberg. You should see Twitter! I'll get you on there someday!

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