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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-13

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
  • RT @roncharles: From GOOD magazine: 10 books to help you slow down, relax, reconsider your place in the world: http://u.nu/3se87 #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06 – The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one pa… http://ow.ly/16JGhr #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06 – The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one pa… http://ow.ly/16JGhs #
  • Sunday– time with family, a good book, a notebook to catch ideas, & time to reflect and be thankful. Return refreshed Monday… #
  • Writers, editors, & logophiles get brave! RT @DanielLiterary: Need inspiration for a literary tattoo? http://www.contrariwise.org/ #
  • Are you inventing things to do in order to avoid what's really important? Do big things first- trivia will take care of itself. #
  • RT @RebeccaYAwriter: Don't miss this awesome contest with a chance to win an agent critique and great books! http://bit.ly/bhmAay #
  • My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. A.A. Milne #quote- I love Pooh… #
  • Do not be surprised when those who ignore the rules of grammar also ignore the law. After all, the law is just so much grammar. RBrault #
  • RT @alexamared: #wordsmatter Dear Ethics and Information Society prof: as far as I know, Journalists try to be objective, not objectivists.. #
  • Blog challenge– great posts, and in the drawing– we have a winner! http://ow.ly/1gP21 #wordsmatter #
  • I've been timing it–when a NAIWE member updates a member site, it usually shows up in a Google alert within 90 minutes. http://naiwe.com #
  • Delightful tweeple #ff @p2p_editor @jimsutton5 @anthonylevings @TooFondOfBooks @JoJoTabares @hopefulauthor @MoonlightMom @WolfsonLiterary #
  • RT @WitsEnd4: RT @NaNoWriMo: NaNoWriMo winner sells 2009 NaNo novel to Random House! http://bit.ly/d6tayy #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
  • "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
    - Saint Augustine #quote #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27 – Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dang… http://ow.ly/16G9u0 #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27 – Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dang… http://ow.ly/16G9u1 #
  • Words Matter Week, Day 1: Join the blog challenge & listen to an interview with Vocabula Review editor Robert Fiske. http://ow.ly/1cjsz #
  • Blog Challenge Day 1-Words Matter Week: What is the most important word or words in your life? Why? #wordsmatter http://ow.ly/1cKvx #
  • "If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write."
    - Stephen King #quote #
  • Writers & Editors: Invitation to Words Matter Week 2010 & a new NAIWE benefit" – http://grsnip.com/Fld3 #
  • I've enjoyed reading posts on the #WordsMatter blog challenge at http://ow.ly/1d18C There's still time to write! #
  • NAIWE News- Words Matter: Understanding the IRS, Your Tax Return and Your Accountant http://ow.ly/16H3yj #
  • New post! Most Important Word: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge-Day 1 http://ow.ly/16H3yn #
  • New post! Most Important Word: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge-Day 1 http://ow.ly/16H3yo #
  • NAIWE News- Words Matter: Understanding the IRS, Your Tax Return and Your Accountant http://ow.ly/16H3yk #
  • I'm wrapping up for the night. I've been Words-Mattering for most of the day, and now it's time… yes, to read! http://ow.ly/1d1iJ #
  • Communication breaks down when words are misused. What is the funniest/most interesting/worst break-down you've seen? http://ow.ly/1d1bO #
  • RT @caryngf: Words Matter Week, loving the challenge! @wordsmatterweek http://wordsmatter.naiwe.com/words-matter-week-2010/ #
  • Writers & editors- questions about taxes? Listen today to NAIWE expert Carol Topp discuss IRS, taxes, & accountants. http://ow.ly/1dgWm #
  • RT @RoomtoRead: “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more things that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss #
  • Tax information for writers & editors- listen at 3:30pm EST (now!). NAIWE talks w/Carol Topp CPA. http://ow.ly/1do1a #
  • RT @GrammarGirl: "March Forth: The Grammar Song," now with instant download: http://j.mp/aW6nmF #grammarday #
  • RT @leolabeth: Sad and ironic that GOP/Fox conflate reconciliation w/ nuclear option during @wordsmatterweek. http://bit.ly/cyLV0y #p2… #
  • New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? – When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th… http://ow.ly/16HDFf #
  • New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? – When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th… http://ow.ly/16HDFg #
  • RT @KMWeiland: "The wastebasket is a writer's best friend."-Isaac Bashevis Singer #
  • "There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." -W. Somerset Maugham #quote #
  • Wednesday's #WordsMatter teleclass is "Whack Wordiness" with editor Barbara McNichol at 3:30 pm EST. http://ow.ly/1dG4P #
  • Just started a page for "unsung heros of written English." Ideas, anyone? http://ow.ly/1dldU #
  • RT @wordsmatterweek: Blog Prompt for Day 3 #WordsMatter Week; listen to "Whack Wordiness" at 3:30 pm EST" – http://grsnip.com/FWDK #
  • New post: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge: Writers That Make My Heart Sing http://bit.ly/aoY7XY #
  • Writers & editors- learn to deal with wordiness- listen at 3:30pm EST (soon!). NAIWE talks w/editor Barbara McNichol. http://ow.ly/1dReV #
  • New post: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge: Writers That Make My Heart Sing http://ow.ly/16Ifo3 #
  • I've typed so much today that my keyboard is tired. Time for an omelet, a glass of something nice, & Reaper Man (Terry Pratchett). #
  • "The ill and unfit choice of words wonderfully obstructs the understanding." -Francis Bacon #quote #
  • Modern Life Killed the Semi-Colon? Mourn (or not) on National Grammar Day! http://ow.ly/1bF5u Support the written word: http://ow.ly/1bFdE #
  • If you had to eliminate one word or phrase from the English language, what would it be? Why? WordsMatter Week challenge: http://ow.ly/1envR #
  • NAIWE News- Staying “Well-Fed” in a Changing Writing World: Member Teleclass with Peter Bowerman http://ow.ly/16IKir #
  • NAIWE News- Staying “Well-Fed” in a Changing Writing World: Member Teleclass with Peter Bowerman http://ow.ly/16IKis #
  • Ignorant people think it's the noise fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it's the sickening grammar they use. MTwain #
  • New post: March 4th- National Grammar Day- A Song is Worth…. http://bit.ly/9FVejo #
  • Writers & editors: Don't forget that new members who join NAIWE during #wordsmatter week get a special bonus book: http://ow.ly/1errk #
  • RT @PD_Smith: "The work is not written n English, or n any other language, as language is commonly known" FinnegansWake http://bit.ly/dzsZnG #
  • What person in your life helped you understand the importance of words? What would you say to them if you met them today? http://ow.ly/1eGNm #
  • RT @ThisisJRWriter: Solid success stands atop a mountain of failures built only by a person who doesn't understand the meaning of give up. #
  • #ff @wchingya @anthonylevings @JennBailey @jimsutton5 @p2p_editor @uppington @JoJoTabares @KMWeiland @inkwellHQ @PaginadaCultura @leolabeth #
  • When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.-TW Higginson #quote #WordsMatter http://ow.ly/1eMVD #
  • New post: March 4th- National Grammar Day- A Song is Worth. – March forth in honor of National Grammar Day! http://ow.ly/16Jkj0 #
  • New post: March 4th- National Grammar Day- A Song is Worth. – March forth in honor of National Grammar Day! http://ow.ly/16Jkj1 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
  • Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
    -John Morley #quote #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20 – There's still time to join the debate on whether school libraries… http://ow.ly/16CPZE #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20 – There's still time to join the debate on whether school libraries… http://ow.ly/16CPZF #
  • Have you seen the Words Matter Week 2010 mini-poster? It's yours to download and print. Pass it on! http://ow.ly/18r6Z #
  • Thank you, @MoonlightMom @jimsutton5 @jonfun @ima_JESUSfreakk @JoJoTabares for the #ff mentions! I wish you each a productive week! #
  • Thank you, @MoonlightMom @jimsutton5 @jonfun @ima_JESUSfreakk @JoJoTabares for the #ff mentions! I wish you each a productive week! #
  • RT @pwheeler_agent: If you're in the midatlantic area & looking for an indie bookstore, here's a new map: http://ow.ly/1ajjE #
  • New post: Don't Write What You Know http://wordsintobooks.com/2010/02/dont-write-what-you-know/ #
  • Have you seen the Words Matter Week 2010 mini-poster? It's yours to download and print. Pass it on! http://ow.ly/18r6Z #
  • The Double Life Of Betsy Bird- Forbes mag: Librarian/children's book-review writer wields a mighty keyboard. http://ow.ly/1anX2 #
  • New post: Don't Write What You Know – Conventional wisdom says to write what you know, but it can be more authentic… http://ow.ly/16Eeja #
  • New post: Don't Write What You Know – Conventional wisdom says to write what you know, but it can be more authentic… http://ow.ly/16Eejb #
  • New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? – When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th… http://ow.ly/16Ebog #
  • New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? – When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th… http://ow.ly/16Eboh #
  • RT @DailyCurmudgeon: The first TV babies are now writing with a TV mind that has no attention span at all. GORE VIDAL #
  • Dante forgot to add a circle for people who lose Tupperware lids. #
  • Sponsor up Words Matter Week (individual pages soon to follow). Still time to become a sponsor before the week starts! http://ow.ly/1aWal #
  • NAIWE News- Whack Wordiness with Barbara McNichol – In honor of Words Matter Week, March 1-7, 2010, we'll be hostin… http://ow.ly/16EIsv #
  • New post: Should You Write What You Know? – What do you write and why? Conventional wisdom says to write what you k… http://ow.ly/16EIsz #
  • NAIWE News- Whack Wordiness with Barbara McNichol – In honor of Words Matter Week, March 1-7, 2010, we'll be hostin… http://ow.ly/16EIsw #
  • New post: Should You Write What You Know? – What do you write and why? Conventional wisdom says to write what you k… http://ow.ly/16EIsA #
  • The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small ones interesting. Schopenhauer #quote #
  • RT @jonbard: Best Children's Book Lists of 2009 http://amplify.com/u/23o2 #
  • RT @alexisgrant: Links 4 writers from the week — critique groups, book reviewers & writing like a journo: http://tinyurl.com/yddp4lw #
  • Intellectual property rights- an interesting, well-considered article- Chronicle of Higher Ed: http://ow.ly/1bEYA This matters to writers. #
  • Communicators to #ff: @WriteOnCreative @JoJoTabares @anthonylevings @Giuliettaspeaks @MoonlightMom @jonfun @AngieLedbetter @Iwhodareswins #
  • If you are planning a give-away/other celebration for Words Matter Week, don't forget to post it on the FB events page! http://ow.ly/1bFGg #
  • Sponsor links & pages for Words Matter Week go live on March 1st. There are sponsor spots still open- don't miss them! http://ow.ly/1bK3u #
  • RT @inkwellHQ: RT @Quotes4Writers: "Fiction is better experienced than interpreted…To fully understand a symbol is to kill it." Ron Hansen #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20

Saturday, February 20th, 2010
  • There's still time to join the debate on whether school libraries need books. Many interesting comments: http://ow.ly/16Tx0 #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-13 – New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-06 Saturday at SCBW… http://ow.ly/16zyZT #
  • I'll be teaching today- how to prepare for the SAT. Writing an essay (rough draft, really) in 25 minutes is a useful skill! #
  • NAIWE member teleclass: “Write It Once, Leverage It Many Times” with Paulette Ensign. Wed., 2/17 3:30 pm EST. http://ow.ly/16Vdw #
  • The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. Elizabeth Drew #quote #
  • Writer/editor newsletter: The Edge: Member Teleclass Wednesday, Success Strategies, Tips & more" – http://grsnip.com/94cQ #
  • NAIWE member teleclass “Write It Once, Leverage It Many Times” w/ Paulette Ensign today at 3:30 pm EST http://ow.ly/16Vdw #
  • I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out. -Nora Ephron #quote #
  • Writers have to read… it's time to turn off the computer & settle in w/a good book. What should I read this evening? #
  • Just posted a How to Participate page for Words Matter Week, coming up the first week in March. http://ow.ly/18r3b #
  • RT @mashable The E-book Price War Isn’t Over Yet http://bit.ly/aGurPV Interesting- publishers are betting on the iPad. So am I. #
  • Literature is news that STAYS news. -Ezra Pound #quote #
  • RT @WritersDigest: Social Media Is Not a Waste of Time – Here's a post at Writer Unboxed that debunks the myth that f… http://ow.ly/16CeVq #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-13

Saturday, February 13th, 2010
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-06 – Saturday at SCBWI winds down. I'm inspired, tired. Most moving? J… http://ow.ly/16w5YL #
  • Writers & editors: How & why to use your blog: New post on NAIWE NewsWire- Member Websites Now Even Easier to Use- http://ow.ly/1574F #
  • It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde #quote #
  • Free site allows you to create motivational posters, faux magazine covers, more. Possibly useful, quite entertaining. http://bighugelabs.com #
  • RT @americandream09: In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. Richard Bach #
  • New post! How I Chose Great Books for Excellence in Literature http://ow.ly/16xubW #
  • NAIWE News- Member Websites Now Even Easier to Use! – Make the most of your NAIWE member site with its slick new Wo… http://ow.ly/16xubV #
  • Writers & editors- have you joined the writers-editors twibe? All members' writing/editing tweets show up in one spot. Fun! twib.es/BUZ #
  • Here's a snowbound newsletter w/an answer for how I chose the books for Excellence in Literature"- http://grsnip.com/9b7W #
  • "The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence
    calls forth your best." – Epicletus #quote #
  • Contest for $100 gift card or Professional Photographer magazine at http://photographerblue.com/- a new photographer directory. #
  • New post: SCBWI NYC 2010- Final Thoughts http://wordsintobooks.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-2010-final-thoughts/ #
  • NAIWE News- Featured Member Blog for February: Mary DeMuth – Savvy members use their NAIWE blogs well, and this mon… http://ow.ly/16y3Zt #
  • New post: Final Thoughts on the SCBWI Winter Conference 2010 http://ow.ly/16yCtP #
  • Contest for a free Kindle- write 259 words about a thin place in your life. Deadline 2/12. I'm entering! http://ow.ly/16y3E #
  • Interesting, varied people for #ff: @kaytharris @americandream09 @JoJoTabares @thetotebuddy @MoonlightMom @Selorian @JimSutton5 @grammascott #
  • In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. C. Baudelaire #quote #
  • NAIWE News- Teleclass: "Write It Once, Leverage It Many Times" with Paulette Ensign http://ow.ly/16zaAs #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-06

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
  • Saturday at SCBWI winds down. I'm inspired, tired. Most moving? Jacqueline Woodson's lunch keynote; her writing & reading are compelling. #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-30 – New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-23 The important th… http://ow.ly/16sEj9 #
  • SCBWI truth: Different editors want different things. Find the one who wants what you write- don't write what you think they want! #
  • SCBWI tidbit: Literary fiction can be commercially successful; some commercial fiction has literary merit. Lines blur… just write. #
  • New article on budgeting added to the Money section of Everyday Education. Enjoy! http://ow.ly/10nu5 #
  • Snowstorm today; my cable modem keeps flickering. If you don't hear from me, power's out & I'm reading & writing by the fire. Stay warm! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-30

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-23 – The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not imme… http://ow.ly/16peXC #
  • RT @SuperbBooks: All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure. -Mark Twain #quote #
  • New post: Telephone Rules for Writers http://wordsintobooks.com/2010/01/telephone-rules-for-writers/ #
  • RT @CheriWilliams: The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. ~Michael Althsuler #quote #
  • Shutting down for the afternoon so I can run errands & stock the fridge for the guys while I'm at SCBWI in NYC. Anyone else going? #
  • I'm looking forward to the SCBWI conference in NYC this weekend. Taking Amtrak up the coast- any recommendations for on-train reading? #
  • I've figured out how to use my iPhone as a Kindle reader, and I've got a few books downloaded for the trip. This could be dangerous! #
  • New post! Telephone Rules for Homeschools – One of the best things I ever did for our homeschool and learning lifes… http://ow.ly/16rcD1 #
  • RT @KimAuclair: The Shakespearean Guide to Entrepreneurship : http://twurl.nl/znqfy0 #
  • Walked about 40 NYC blocks today; from 42nd up to the Silk Rd. exhibit. It was freezing- in the teens. Great visuals, though. Dinner ideas? #
  • Day 1 of the scbwi conference- keynote, then literary novels… Fun! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-23

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
  • The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not immediately visible…not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit. StExupéry #
  • New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-16 – RT @BookBuzzr: Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting … http://ow.ly/16m1DA #
  • First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus #quote #
  • New review of Transcripts Made Easy: The Homeschooler's Guide to High School Paperwork- http://ow.ly/WxyX http://TranscriptsMadeEasy.com #
  • Message: "Here's NAIWE's Edge- Journaling Teleclass & Two Ways Freelance Writers Can Increase Income" – http://grsnip.com/9Joe #
  • RT @visionboard: @janicecampbell am honored with your review of #thevisionboardbook great bday surprise!http://tinyurl.com/y89kp8f #
  • NAIWE teleclass-1:00 pm ET today. "Journaling Techniques for Writers" with expert Tina Games:
    http://ow.ly/Yzfz #
  • Listening to a great NAIWE.com teleclass with Tina Games on journaling for writers. Journaling sparks creativity; helps us see patterns… #
  • "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou #quote for writers #
  • Thursday- I'm teaching a Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop for high school students facing the SAT. Knowledge is power! http://ow.ly/YDzy #
  • "Satisfaction is the enemy of creativity." Jane Lazarre #quote- I've noticed the best ideas come when I can't find something I need. #
  • I'll be at Heart for Homeschooling Sat., speaking on writing, college, and caregiving while homeschooling. See you there? http://ow.ly/YDGH #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-16

Saturday, January 16th, 2010
  • RT @BookBuzzr: Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it. Doug Larson http://www.bookbuzzr.com #quote #
  • Sunday- a time for peace and reflection. Think about the upcoming week, and get clear on what you want to accomplish. Then enjoy the day! #
  • Wishing I lived closer to UC Berkeley- their extension program has interesting-looking writing / editing classes. http://ow.ly/UlF5 #
  • NAIWE active members: I just forwarded a publisher's invitation to submit. Please check your e-mail (whitelist *@naiwe.com). #
  • RT @MAltaee: The biggest tragedy in life is not death but a wasted life. It is not death we should fear but living without significance. #
  • NAIWE News- Teleclass- Tapping into Your Creative Wisdom: Journaling Techniques for Writers http://ow.ly/16kbHc #
  • New post: A Short Short Writing Contest – Writing short isn't always easy. Are you up to a 12-word speculative fict… http://ow.ly/16kbHd #
  • New post! Learning: Mind-Numbing or Mind-Nourishing? – I've been thinking about learning and what makes it stick, w… http://ow.ly/16kbHe #
  • Whose Memoir Is It, Anyway? One person, one perspective–new blog post at Words Into Books… http://ow.ly/VOOx #
  • Thinking of earthquake survivors in Haiti w/prayers for comfort & hope- http://nyti.ms/7s0vnh #
  • NAIWE writers /editors: Opportunity to be on video- pls check e-mail (whitelist *@naiwe.com). Join http://naiwe.com to build your career! #
  • Creativity- Is unlearning the key? http://ow.ly/Wqg9 Another thought: Dr. Ken Robinson suggests schools kill creativity: http://ow.ly/Wqiz #
  • NAIWE members promo opp- Be the expert in a video segment for major distribution. 2 spaces left. There is a cost to participate. DM for info #
  • #Follow Friday- @JimSutton5 – a master networker and NAIWE member. in reply to JimSutton5 #

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