Posts tagged: Writing

• When Does a Writer Become a Writer? – The Atlantic http://t.co/h2NpoBuD #
• Spec Script Eitiquette: What NOT to do http://t.co/NxgVITtJ #
• Affordable, file-compatible MS Office clone (SoftMaker Office) ships latest version (I own Linux version): http://t.co/RzlNJbqO #
• Turns out your smartphone is tracking location, keystrokes, text messages, numbers dialed and encrypted web searches: http://t.co/PzhhY6Ut #
• Sci-fi author Charlie Stross argues the Big Six Publishers' insistence on DRM is handing the ebook market to Amazon: http://t.co/5tgOmAXT #
• RT @fadeinsoftware: Wondering why you should be using Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software? http://t.co/I1NIOV77 #
• Sci-fi writer Walter Jon Williams takes a grownup, non-childish, wholly reasonable approach to the Nebula Awards: http://t.co/kF0WYnSr #
• Here's a newspaper story you won't show to mom: on Twitpic http://t.co/7PnX7MVE #
• For clicky keyboard fiends: Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks: http://t.co/7uWc6bXn #
• Feel a whine coming on about how hard it is to write? This writer finished a bio of Dennis Hopper – using a chopstick: http://t.co/RzumoStH #
• Science fiction writers looking to hone their skills consider theTaos Toolbox — a two-week seminar: http://t.co/26k7k1zo #

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• I'm on a notebook tear, so here are a series of attractive notebooks from Minted Notebooks http://t.co/JpnWGX41 #
• A list of all the Online "Best of 2011" Book Lists http://t.co/07DCIlPk #
• Do You Know All 27 Letters of the Alphabet? http://t.co/1TOP6E9Z #
• The Best of the Worst Turkeys of Science Fiction: http://t.co/8Eb3QM8P #

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• You don't have to write what you know. You have to write what you *feel*: Graham Strong’s Novel Writing Blog http://t.co/5MLK1ifW #
• Finally! Google+ Pages Can Now Be Managed With Third-Party Apps http://t.co/rq7S1d2x #
• The Science Channel goes all writerly on us: Prophets of Science Fiction series: http://t.co/ecP4msGv #
• A whole bunch of reasons why I may never fly again: Sand Dollar Adventures http://t.co/b5gZolI1 #
• Stunning pictures! Some images from the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (The Big Picture) http://t.co/C5ZfSr5T #

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• Garrison Keillor writes wonderfully of sound effects legend Tom Keith, who passed away recently: http://t.co/i4LqoU1F #
• Verge compares Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire and iPad. (My vote? Nook is $50 more than Kindle Fire, but reads ePub ebooks)L http://t.co/bUwYcD4H #
• Writer Charlie Stross says Klout's "viral" non-opt scheme is illegal (he's pretty convincing): http://t.co/pOR5IB2A #
• A scorching review of the latest Jeff Jarvis book (shallow Internet pundits have never impressed): http://t.co/Jp3BTWa6 #
• Publish your book and save your life? (Publisher learns if big books can actually stop a bullet): http://t.co/ryA4obLA #
• NaNoWriMo participant and food blogger thinks he's found the Best Writing Snack: http://t.co/3bWFuxl8 #
• Kudos to Stephen King; after Maine cuts fuel oil assistance program to low income folks, writer Stephen King steps up: http://t.co/DV6qXZcH #
• By Ken Levine: How do you write alone? http://t.co/1mkJ1bBx #

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• "Give Yourself Permission to be Bad" (from the Stephen J Cannell Lecture series): http://t.co/B2ZVzs2k #
• Screenwriting.io | Answering basic questions about screenwriting. http://t.co/Z0BFeg8V #
• An unhappy reality: In 2010, I paid more fed income tax than 37 of USA's biggest corporations: http://t.co/ZERPwl2T #
• Programmer "averages" 725 typefaces, produces Avería – The Average Font http://t.co/Xm7EdhvA #

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• Most online experts probably aren't… "The hazards of confidence" http://t.co/vHhTSPlG #
• Two letters enter, only one leaves: T Y P E F I G H T http://t.co/J2YGHgWn #
• Novelist rips publishers for royalty payments: http://t.co/XISSEFPO another wonders if they've been telling the truth: http://t.co/H4XjfG1K #

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• Funny stuff: Nicholas Carr has seen the future of academic writing, and it's plagirized… http://t.co/skA1U5Yl #
• As social media becomes ever more "frictionless" will it take more content to get fewer eyeballs? Sotto Voce. http://t.co/7uEVZ6cM #
• I needed one of these the last two weeks: Write Like A Motherfucker Coffee Mug http://t.co/1I9O3bAL #
• Writer Tip Of The Day – always carry a notebook (or, a @FieldNotesBrand notebook sighting; this time it's the outdoors):… #
• "You artless, beef-witted scut" — the Shakespeare Insult Kit http://t.co/fuYCozLQ #

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• Uber Screenwriter Joss Whedon's Top 10 Writing Tips (I like the structure-related "don’t meander about." http://t.co/NgLJi4SF #
• (How do your kerning pairs compare to a pro's?) Kern Type, the kerning game http://t.co/dSJ9G8aU #
• Hapless GM marketers (are there any other kind?) get asses kicked by bicycle company: The GM College Anti-Bike Campaign http://t.co/uByj5AtV #
• How to keep stupid people off the internet – Bad Language http://t.co/agvU8wxu #
• The Ad Contrarian: Origins Of Postcoherent Advertising http://t.co/hdPZXvQp #
• You'll laugh, but only because it's better than crying: Wrong People Arrested on Wall Street « Borowitz Report http://t.co/6p6Fyom9 #
• RT @maryegilmore: So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor… #
• RT @pyoebooks: “I’m convinced fear is at the root of most bad writing.” ~ Stephen King #amwriting #writing #writetip #

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• (Two hands clapping): Much-missed “Arrested Development” comedy announces new show, movie: http://ow.ly/6LSct #
• RT @borowitzreport: If Facebook really wanted to make changes that would improve our experience, they'd get rid of Facebook. #
• RT @ideagrove: PR Firm Calls Blogger 'Bitch,' Then Lectures Her About Manners http://t.co/KhBVG0pu #

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• Facebook watches what you're doing even after you've logged out… The Spy in Your Network http://ow.ly/6Fsy0 #
• Interview with a successful fashion blogger: Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist | The Talks http://ow.ly/6HGuj #

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• 5 Android Apps For Writing – eBookNewser http://ow.ly/6zFhR #
• Scientists beat the formerly impenetrable speed of light barrier? (And I read about it on a sci-fi novelist's blog) cern http://ow.ly/6Cvpj #
• RT @celtx: Cornucopia of screenwriting resources http://t.co/eLYkfyLU via @Bang2write #
• RT @borowitzreport: One in six Americans is living in poverty, but the other five are more concerned about the changes to Facebook. #USA #

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• Amusing Marketing Screwup Of The Week: Bar-B-Q restaurant listed in phone book under "Animal Carcass Removal" http://ow.ly/6s0Td #
• Look at the latest version of my current choice text editor: (think) – A peek at Emacs 24 http://ow.ly/6s3Eg #
• Juxtapoz Magazine – Typewriters turned into Sculptures by sculptor Jeremy Mayer: http://ow.ly/6s8od #
• How to say "thank you" to a writing mentor: Ray Bradbury's letter to Robert Heinlein (on the Letters of Note blog) http://ow.ly/6utfC #
• RT @thejohnsoares: Writing Ergonomics: Top Tips for Proper Posture, Alignment, and Movement bit.ly/qxCqxz #
• Amusing stuff — Top sci-fi/drama TV show opening theme mashups | Channel 37 http://ow.ly/6wHkt #
• RT @ricomonkeon: All designers should add an easter egg to their sites so you can press a key & see how nice it looked before client input. #
• Great Story Objects: J.K. Rowling's hand-written plot spreadsheet for The Order Of The Phoenix. http://t.co/8n4aVx6o via @twitpic #

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