Author Heather McCorkle

The craziness of organizing a blog tour kept me away from Twitter a lot last week so I'm sorry to say I don't have many links for you. I did find a few though! This first is a chance to win a few great books:  @HeatherMcCorkle  Enter to win three excellent books: tinyurl.com/3ar2pld from the wonderful @AnneRiley ! #WritersRoad #writing If you're querying, or plan to be soon, this might help! @WritersDigest Writer's Digest Read the query that got YA writer @karstenknight his agent. (His book WILDEFIRE comes out today.) http://tinyurl.com/2czdbqp via @kid_lit Another chance to win an excellent book, this one from Catherine Fisher: @HeatherMcCorkle   Want to win a great book by Catherine Fisher? Of course you do! tinyurl.com/3rjkzgu Giveaway by @DarkFaerieTales If you're planning on pitching you'll want to read this: @JaneFriedman   The Basic Pitch Formula for Novelists: http://ow.ly/5R4dz [great advice from #mww11 ] Agent Marissa Corvisie...

I hope you're ready for another great week of tweets! Here we go: Writer (and awesome friend) Monica, is hosting a fantastic agent judged contest. Don't miss it:  @ Monica_BW   Monica B. W.  On the blog: Details about the Agent Pitch Contest with Kristin Miller (D4EO Literary)  monibw.blogspot.com/ 2011/07/detail… Agent Sarah LaPolla gives us her opinion on vamp books (hint, don't query her with them): @ sarahlapolla   Sarah LaPolla   Unless you are an already established author, your vamp book likely won't sell. Don't throw it out; just put it aside & query another novel. Agent Jill Corcoran breaks down publishing for us: @ JillCorcoran   Jill Corcoran  THE HOWs AND WHYs OF GETTING PUBLISHED tinyurl.com/6ajbbqu   # fb Writer's Digest brings us a great post about the writer's platform:  @ WritersDigest   Writer's Digest  The Hidden, Secret Ingredient of Platform: Relationships - Today I'm a guest over ...

I hope you're ready for another full post of tweets! Here we go. You'll want to get our your planners and take down the dates on this tweet from Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest. She lists great contests for writers of YA, crime, romance, and more! @JaneFriedman Jane Friedman 7 Free-to-Enter Writing Contests That Impact Your Career: http://ow.ly/5lm8E In an #AskYAed session, publisher Egmont USA reminds us of a harsh reality in publishing:  @EgmontUSA Egmont USA Okay - I need to get this out there. Despite the mega-deal advances reported, most advances are not very big. #AskYaed Writer Jolina Joy brings us this insightful tweet from Anne Allen about what agents are doing to prepare for the evolving publishing industry:   @Jolina_Joy Jolina Petersheim How are literary #agents preparing for the future? http://bit.ly/jvV4Fc Agent Laurie McLean is taking notice of Anne Allen's post on the future of Literary agents too:  @ agentsavant Laurie McLean A very in...

Stretch out that clicking finger because Twitter was singing with great tweets last week. There's something in here for everyone! If you're going to the Willamette conference   in Portland Oregon be sure to drop in on Jane Friedman's session: @ JaneFriedman I'll be conducting workshops & offering critiques at Willamette conference in Portland in August: http://bit.ly/iAxZAu For those who've been wondering why some agents take longer to respond in the summer, agent Ginger Clark reveals the truth: @ Ginger_Clark Authors: just an FYI, but from Memorial to Labor Day, most of publishing takes off at 1 pm on Friday. It's called Summer Hours or Fridays. Thinking about quitting your job when you get published? Think again: @ WritersDigest Why I’m Keeping My Day Job - Spend any time around writers, and you’ll hear us joking—well, half-joking—about wantin... http://ow.ly/1dkLN7 Ever wondered if your appearance matters as an author? Then check this out: @...

From book giveaways to industry advice, I've got a lot of great links for you today! They are tweets of a different flavor than you may be used to seeing so I hope you enjoy them and find them useful. This first one is a contest to win the bestselling YA novel Divergent! @HeatherMcCorkle Win a signed copy of DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth from the lovely Carolina Valdez Miller! http://tinyurl.com/436gc7m If you write non-fiction, YA, thrillers, or international fiction and are looking for an agent then don't miss this new agent feature by Chuck Sambuchino of Writer's Digest: @WritersDigest New Agent Alert: Jeff Ourvan of the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency http://ow.ly/1cBd6G Agent Mandy Hubbard brings us a few great publishing tips: @MandyHubbard #pubtrip scoop: almost universally, pubs are short on MG stuff. Some say only 10% of their subs are MG! @MandyHubbard #Pubtrip scoop cont: some eds still have not acq a dystopian and are looking, but feel it needs to happen...

It was a light tweeting week for me since I've had my nose deeply embedded in my editing. But I couldn't leave you hanging so I caught a few great ones for you. If you haven't read this post by ex-agent Nathan Bransford about self-publishing vs. traditional then you have to! @NathanBransford Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: Which Way Will You Make More Money? http://bit.ly/gmhM6c If you haven't entered the Writer's Digest annual writing competition or haven't heard about it be sure to click on this one! @WritersDigest Just over a month left to enter the WD Annual Writing Comp. Win $3000 and a trip to NYC! http://ow.ly/4nIhZ My friend Monica brings us this link to a new agent. Remember they're great opportunities for writers who are on the hunt! @Monica_BW New AGENT, who repps YA! (Among other genres) http://tinyurl.com/462dujz Agent Ginger Clark shares a few trends editors are seeing in submissions right now: @Ginger_Clark Two tr...