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).

Much of the tweet excitement this week surrounded an article in the Missouri News-Leader called "Filthy books demeaning to Republic education," in which the writer Wesley Scroggins referred to Laurie Halse Anderson's SPEAK as "soft pornography." The twitterverse and blogsphere spoke up! A sampling is below. For more click on the #speakloudly hashtag. I find the outpouring quite inspiring. (And feel free to name a villain in your next story "Wesley Scroggins." Because it really just works.)


SPEAK LOUDLY TWEETS

@planetalvina: On the BRG blog: Speak Loudly: Over the weekend, the Twitterverse exploded with the news that an associate profess... http://bit.ly/9tjAR9

@molly_oneill: Heading home from a conf today, b/w airports, reading #speakloudly tweets, awed by power of community & @halseanderson's book. Words matter.

@bkshelvesofdoom: A good thing that has come out of the #SpeakLoudly fracas: the stories shared remind those of us, still quiet, that we are not alone.

@BlytheWoolston: Sexual abusers silence their victims. The best way to stop it is to #SpeakLoudly http://bit.ly/cOYhHK

@chavelaque: Terrific post from a Christian writer on SPEAK RT @MyraMcEntire #SpeakLoudly I did. Hardest post I've written. http://bit.ly/9x5tNv

@Janet_Reid: Truth is often ugly and dirty but it is not pornography. http://tinyurl.com/35re84y

@gregpincus: Social media and a platform can help an author in many ways, as the @halseanderson and #speakloudly situation shows - c

@halseanderson: Am so blown away by the support for SPEAK. Hate to say it makes me speechless, but it almost does. Thank you for speaking up! #speakloudly 

CENSORSHIP TWEETS

@PWKidsBookshelf: Can Censoring a Children’s Book Remove Its Prejudices?

@neilhimself: Banned Books Weeks starts on Sept 25th. Read a banned or challenged book? http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/support.html

AGENT ADVICE TWEETS

@mitaliperkins: How To Find A Literary Agent @NathanBransford http://bit.ly/cpoZKq

@Kid_Lit: What to do when you want to send a revision but weren't asked for one: http://ow.ly/2GNvC #kidlit #writing #fb

@ingridsundberg: Recap of #LA10SCBWI Agent Panel: http://tinyurl.com/25ez4e5 (Features agents Ginger Clark, Josh Adams, Ken Wright, and Lisa Grubka).

@CA_Marshall: Nifty sounding mermaid YA that also fell apart. Make the whole book shine, not just the first five pages. #queries

HELPFUL EDITOR TWEETS

@ColleenLindsay: In case you missed this earlier: Completely updated & revised word counts for fiction, all kinds of fiction: http://bit.ly/cSJ9Zm

@editorgurl: Lots of inspiration in this short piece about David Wiesner & his editor Dinah Stevenson. http://bit.ly/bSZ9v0 (via @shelfawareness)

@CynLeitichSmith: Writing on a Unicycle: Making Time for What You Love in a Life out of Balance by Deborah Brodie: http://bit.ly/9Y85il

ILLUSTRATOR TWEETS

@Illo_Island: 150 Useful Resources for Illustrators (from EFII archives) - http://ow.ly/2GmYH

@aliciapadron: My post over at the PBJ's today- Favorite Illustrators http://pbjunkies.blogspot.com/2010/09/favorite-illustrators-christopher.html

KIDS READING TWEETS

@mitaliperkins: When site stats show a search for the title of your book along with "how dose (sic) it end," face facts: you've been assigned as homework.

@Scholastic: What children’s titles are being read by children across America? Check out September's Top Reads from #BookClubs: http://wp.me/pG4x8-jm

READING LIST TWEETS

@PWKidsBookshelf: The Daily Beast has a list of 10 Smart YA Books, for those who've finished The Hunger Games and are looking for more http://bit.ly/9DpvKU

@PWKidsBookshelf: See Psychology Today's list of celebrated adult authors who also wrote for kids: Part 1 http://bit.ly/df86ff + Part 2 http://bit.ly/alTt4r

A TWIST ON PRINT TWEET

@RachelleGardner: Digital enhancements in PRINT books??? http://usat.ly/d1snX3 via @JanetKGrant

JUST SAYIN' TWEETS

@PublishersWkly: In PW’s recent Salary Survey, one statistic stuck out: 85% of employees with under 3 years experience are women http://bit.ly/9tZ0NZ

@johnmcusick: I think it's time for a burning. @GalleyCat Oxford American Dictionary adds BFF, bromance, hockey mom & LMAO entries; what do you think?

@PublishersWkly: What's with all the dead parents in YA books? An editor in PW Soapbox calls this a "cop-out." http://bit.ly/bt1UbU

@halseanderson: Whoever is in charge of the iPad bookstore needs to hire someone who understands what kids & teens want to read.

@EgmontGal: So happy to be back in NYC. The jackhammers sound like a robin's call to me.

@LiteraryUpstart: Look, just don't even bother trying to use the semicolon. Stick to periods and commas, dude.

BLOG TOUR TWEET

@thecreativepenn: How to get massive exposure for your book with blog book tours http://dld.bz/wtnZ via @TonyEldridge 

ACCESSORIES ARE IMPORTANT TWEET

@jamieharrington: Shopping today. Me: That bag's cute but I don't think it will hold my laptop. Saleslady: You could upgrade to a smaller one. o.O

ALMOST AS FUN AS THE ZAPPOS MAP TWEET

@AdviceToWriters: Site shows in real time which books people are buying all over the world. http://ow.ly/2Hxel (via @DailyLit) 

SOMEONE NEEDS COFFEE TWEET

@sztownsend81: Just answered a phone call where someone asked if they needed to send a SASE with their email query.