Thursday, September 30, 2010

Senses

Two lists to help you describe your character's sensations.
http://larae.net/write/senses.html
http://www.msgarrettonline.com/descripwords.html

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Twitter

Ten ways you can use twitter to promote your book.
http://publishingguru.blogspot.com/2010/07/top-ten-ways-authors-can-use-twitter-to.html

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Newspapers

Research local information from over 6,000 newspapers.
http://www.thepaperboy.com/

Monday, September 27, 2010

Grounding the Reader

How to avoid pulling your reader out of the story.
http://kidlit.com/2010/08/04/grounding-the-reader/

Sunday, September 26, 2010

High Concept

What do editors and agents mean when they talk about high concept?
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/08/what-high-concept-means.html

Saturday, September 25, 2010

First Sentences

What to include in a good first sentence.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2010/08/guest-post-what-makes-good-first.html

Friday, September 24, 2010

Headshots

Why you need a professional picture of yourself.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/09/author-headshots.html

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Pre-Agented Revising

Agent Joan Paquette discusses why a prospective agent might request a revision and whether or not you should do it.
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2010/04/agent-requested-revisions-interview.html

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Common Grammar Questions

Dr. Grammar's alphabetical listed of frequently asked grammar questions.
http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Nonfiction in Your Fiction

How do you insert facts into your novel without sounding like a textbook.
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2010/08/23/inserting-nonfiction-into-your-novel/

Monday, September 20, 2010

Secondary Characters

Make sure your secondary characters really earn their keep.
http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2010/09/secondary-characters-or-plot-devices.html

Sunday, September 19, 2010

New Agent

Joan Slattery has joined Pippin Properties and is interested in children's and young adult's books.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/44482-slattery-to-become-agent-with-pippin.html

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Designing a Novel

How to use the "snowflake method" to write your first draft.
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/art/snowflake.php

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Picture Books and Agents

Why is it so hard for a picture book writer to find an agent?
http://upstartcrowliterary.com/blog/?p=921

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Racism

Why a book with a MC of color isn't only for children of color.
http://www.hungermtn.org/color-me-perplexed/

Monday, September 13, 2010

Writing Terms

Important and interesting words for writers to think about.
http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2010/08/words-to-think-about-from-to-v.html

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Computer Backups

You don't want to lose all your hard work, so back up your data! Here's how.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2010/08/guest-post-honey-i-deleted-your-novel.html

Friday, September 10, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Questions to Ask a Prospective Agent

Keep this list handy for when you get the call.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-to-ask-agent.html

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

Voice

How to craft a great voice from agent Nathan Bransford.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/05/how-to-craft-great-voice.html

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Friday, September 3, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Random Acts of Publicity

Encourage fellow book creators to help publicize one another's work September 7-10, 2010.
http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2010/08/participate-in-random-acts-of-publicity.html