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Here we go with the Tweets-Acular list:

@writersrelief tweeted about post entitled Query Letter 101. Some great and simple advice– 1)don’t use any “fancy” tricks to grab the agent’s attention like bright purple highlighters or crazy fonts. 2) the query letter is your one shot to prove your books’ worth 3) keep current on industry standards for writing query letters 4) be sure to read the guidelines and follow them specifically

@tips4writers tweeted about a post by Mark Pennington entitled Top 40 Grammar Gaffes. A few tips Mark shares within the post are 1) Keep modifiers close to the words they are describing to avoid dangling modifiers. 2) An infinitive has a to + the base form of a verb. Placing a word between the to and the base form of the verb can create confusion. If tempted to split the infinitive, brainstorm for better verbs. 3) (and one of my peeves as well) Don’t use no double negatives….oops..hehehe. I mean…It is always bad to use double negatives.

@thecreativepenn tweeted about a post written via @selfpublishingreview entitled Do Writers Use Twitter?Now, this blog post was interesting because there was a conversation about how twitter has helped writers. Some say they don’t feel Twitter has helped them in their writing but it has helped build relationships. I would just like to add here — isn’t that what is the basis of writing, building solid relationships? How does a writer receive readers? By allowing the readers to get to know them as the author of their work. Just my .02 cents.

**An added treat to the above blog post was a link to a post by @helengallagher
>>See, this is the magic and wonderment of Twitter. I found Helen’s blog because I am connected to @thecreativepenn on Twitter. I may not have found Helen’s site otherwise and I would not be able to share this…>>

A social networking site for writers called Author Advance

@michaelhyatt tweeted about @chipmacgregor blog post titled What is a Brand? He summaries it as “what a reader has in his or her mind when they walk into a bookstore and see your book”. This is a great post with tons of information for writers. I recommend it! There was one thing Chip mentions at the end of the post. He said, ” But even a wonderfully inventive brand won’t support a lousy product, which is why I always say the success of a writer always comes back, eventually, to the quality of the craft.” —>yes it does.

@rachellegardner tweeted about author @jodyhedlund and her blog. It was interesting to go on there today because she wrote a post How important is an author’s brand?. And here take on it is very appealing as well. She met with some marketing experts on the subject and the summarized it this way…in their many years of working with authors, what they’ve experienced is that the author’s name becomes their brand and that usually doesn’t happen until after at least 2 to 3 books are published.–>
And that is because people need to get to know you and once they know you for the quality of the work and your subject that your audience wants to read, you will have a following, those creating a brand with your name.

I do hope you enjoyed this week’s Fab Five Friday (with a few extras) as there is some really good content out there for writers, authors, entrepreneurs and business owners.

Have a great weekend!