Wednesday Tweet Roundup

It's humpday which means it's time for me to share some of my favorite tweets of the last week from the many writers, illustrators, editors, agents, and publishers who are out there sharing information and joining in the conversation on Twitter.

Click on the Twitter handles (@name) to find each tweeter's page should you wish to follow them or read more of what they're saying. Follow the included links to read the articles or blog posts these tweeters recommend.

Remember--whether you're signed up with Twitter or not, you can read tweets and click links to find helpful blog posts, useful articles, and timely news bits (like the ones below).

Among this week's picks and links: an editor on what writers can learn from Taylor Swift, agents on contradictory query advice and headshots, lots of great lists (from best bookstores to truths about publishing), an author/artist finds success a the Summer Conference, bookstore love and #booklove, and a personal essay that made me LOL.


GOOD STUFF ON BLOGS WHICH I CAN'T THINK OF A CLEVER WAY TO CLASSIFY TWEETS

@chavelaque: The genius of @taylorswift13's "Mine," and elements of great fictional romances: http://bit.ly/bQeCOd

@hrouda: What the new middle-men in Publishing will look like http://is.gd/eXXNC

@PatZMiller: A must-read for writers, teachers and librarians. Nikki Grimes eloquently explains what should be obvious. http://bit.ly/9NE9Ui

@clairelegrand: New on the blog: Literary Fiction vs. YA Fiction (or, Wait, No, That's Stupid) http://wp.me/pRj24-7e

@TarieS: From WriteOnCon.com: Busting children's and YA book industry myths! http://tinyurl.com/2vk8hko

@Bob_Mayer: The pure math of print vs. eBook royalties http://bit.ly/bJLMMG

@NathanBransford: How to deal with contradictory query advice: http://t.co/HpYhNDF

@elizabethscraig: An agent on author headshots: http://dld.bz/u44D

@CynLeitichSmith: How I s-t-r-e-t-c-h to write books across formats: http://bit.ly/bD3kWK

@maybegenius: My take on MT Anderson's Experiments in Books for Children #SCBWI session, which was amazing, btw. http://ow.ly/2zeMk

@inkyelbows: Fine Tuning Your One-Sentence Pitch | MiG Writers: http://bit.ly/aw4H9z

WHAT AGENTS & EDITORS DO ALL DAY TWEETS

@chavelaque: I just identified the problem in the picture-book ms. I'm working on as a question of predestination vs. free will. #delusionsofgrandeur?

@ChrisRichman: I've answered 254 queries each with 20 page samples in the last six days, & still not caught up. If you haven't heard, you should soon.

@elanaroth: Alright, editors...gird your loins. I'm starting to pitch projects. I have 5. Ready, set, go. #word

SUMMER CONFERENCE SUCCESS TWEET

@inkyelbows: How a rejection got me a book deal: my career-changing #SCBWI Summer Conference experience: http://bit.ly/cPvOpF

#BOOKLOVE TWEET

@FictionNotes: People depend on experts to post book reviews.That's you! Random Acts of Publicity Week #booklove http://bit.ly/8XCcZO 

MAKING TIME TWEETS

@literaticat: My insanely productive client spills the secret... RT @KateMessner The secret of making time to write. http://bit.ly/9mQBTU

@literaticat: If you don't believe @KateMessner is insanely productive, here's a stat: I've sold twelve (12) books for her in two & a half (2.5) years.

LISTY TWEETS

@mitaloperkins: Blogged This => Ten Great Multicultural Kid/YA Blogs http://mita.li/d9If1r

@sloane: Top 10 Bookstores in The US: http://cot.ag/aAQBmF

@AdviceToWriters: 13 Wonderful Truths About #Publishing: http://dld.bz/uukg (via @elizabethscraig)

@cybils: 52 Ways to Use Your Library Card" Challenge: http://ht.ly/2AbWJ

@thecreativepenn: 7 Reasons You Can’t Afford NOT To Find Your Creative Tribe http://dld.bz/u8eu via @coachcreative

@ingridsundberg: 12 Ways to Create Suspense in Your Novel: http://tinyurl.com/2amd8l2

@daniellechiotti: Hell has officially frozen over...I just posted on the Upstart Crow Blog. http://bit.ly/cPwrMC

HAPPY ALMOST-BIRTHDAY TWEET

@Georgia_McBride: The actual anniversary is THIS week. No reason we can't celebrate all week. First ever #YALITCHAT was 9.9.2009

BRICKS & MORTAR TWEETS

@planetalvina: A lovely ode to printed books, from @TeeEss: http://snipurl.com/11s1yx

@TracyClark_TLC: Went to the bookstore to drop off SCBWI event flyers and walked out with NEW BOOKS! Yay!

@PWKidsBookshelf: Today in ShelfTalker: Back-to-school means different daily rhythms in the bookstore, as Josie explains http://bit.ly/aVjPyd

SOMETIMES CHOCOLATE IS THE ONLY ANSWER TWEET

@angie_frazier: Oh I just love it when I work for days on a huge scene that I realize must be axed. *off to search for chocolate therapy*

BECAUSE I LOVE A GOOD PERSONAL ESSAY TWEET

@The_Rumpus: Essay about renovating Danielle Steel's home: http://bit.ly/cN0yEE