By:bornazombieHappy Friday, everyone! Back with another collection of thoughtful, educational and inspiring links for the week, all collected through our @duolit Twitter account. To receive more helpful links, tips, tricks and announcements, follow us! Now, on to the list:

Social Media and Marketing

• 21 Creative Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fanbase by @MariSmith3 via @bookmarketer : A wonderful, in-depth article on maximizing the usefulness of your Facebook fan page
• “How to blog effectively: a guide for writers”  by @TonyNoland : Written in response to @JaneFriedman’s post “Why Start A Website Or Blog If You Have Nothing To Promote?”. Interesting thoughts and opinions on both sides.
• How writers can get more out of Twitter by @BubbleCow via @elizabethscraig : More Twitter tips for writers…for our views, see Don’t Tweet Like Nicholas Sparks!
• Be (Slightly) Afraid of Posting Your Work Online by Chuck Sambuchino vs  Stop Being Afraid of Posting Your Work Online @JaneFriedman : Interesting perspectives on both sides. Where do you weigh in?
• Great tips on promoting your book no matter what stage you’re at by @roxannesmolen : Wonderful collection of tips for writers of all types, styles and stages

Writing and Publishing

• Running and Writing: Focus, Endurance and More by @fuelyourwriting via @elizabethscraig : Thoughtful piece on what the lessons of running teach us about the writing process.
• Publishing Options for Writers by @jenniholbrook : Interesting piece on the difference between the large self-publishing houses and boutique publishers…who has a bigger stake in your success?
• “Self-publishing was never my first choice, but as it turns out it was a really good second one.” by @srrcolvin : Wonderful interview with the author of Mousetrapped, @cathryanhoward. We’ll also be talking to Cath for our Self-Publishing Interview Series, so stay tuned for that!
• 11 Elements of a Successful Synopsis by @CPatrickSchulze
• Who Am I Writing For? by @Kid_lit via @BubbleCow : Reconciling the feedback and taste preferenes of various readers to figure out who you’re writing for.
• How to Stalk an Agent (nicely) via @RoutinesWriters and @BookBuzz
• Character is destiny: The Edward/Bella dilemma via @elizabethscraig @msforster and @lynsouth : What we can learn about characterization, POV and character depth (or lack thereof) from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.

Editing and Grammar

• The Number One Grammar Trap and How to Avoid Falling in via @thecreativepenn and @writetodone: Oh no, I’m not revealing the grammar trap, but it’s a doozie! Check out Shannon’s post on the subject for more grammar goodness.
• Three Simple Stages of Self-Editing: A Method Through the Mayhem by @JodyHedlund : Very useful, thorough article on the often-dreaded process of self-editing.
• What is Self-Editing? And Why Should We Do It? by @JodyHedlund : Another thoughtful post on the editing process…including some great ideas in the comments!
• Power Proofreading – 10 Steps to Become a Better Proofreader by @PublishingGuru via @AdviceToWriters

And, last but not least…a bit of fun:

See? It’s NOT just Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer | 50 best author vs. author put-downs of all time by @AbsoluteWrite : Amusing and occasionally hilarious list of author-vs-author throwdowns.

Have any additional links to share or thoughts on the ones above?  Let us know in the comments!