What Every Critique Group Needs

Five things to expect from a critique group.
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/wow-wednesday-maurissa-guibord-on.html

Four Sentence Synopsis

That's all it takes to present the most important information about your manuscript.
http://meganrebekahblogs.blogspot.com/2010/06/4-sentence-synopsis.html

Blogger ARC Reviews

Get your advanced reader copy (ARC) into the hands of online book reviewers.
http://princessbookiearctours.blogspot.com/2010/05/arcbook-donations.html

From Idea to Story

Ten steps to turn your brainstorm into a viable manuscript concept.
http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-have-idea-now-what.html

Offers from Multiple Agents

What should you do and how do you choose?
http://kidlit.com/2010/05/31/getting-offers-from-multiple-agents/

Series

Some points to remember if you're writing a series.
http://victoriamixon.com/2010/05/28/4-dos-4-donts-for-writing-series-fiction/

Bookstore Chains

What happens if your book is not picked up by the biggies.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2009/07/yall-got-serv-uh-skipped.html

Picture Books from the Heart

Five things to consider when you write a picture book.
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/6+Tips+On+Writing+Picture+Books+That+May+Just+Warm+Your+Heart.aspx

Query Tips - NOT

An amusing look at how not to write a query letter.
http://stiryourtea.blogspot.com/2010/06/50-query-tricks-are-you-brave-enough-to.html

Adverbs

Are they always bad?
http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2010/06/really-actually-absolutely-adverbs-are.html

Online Writing Conference Aug 10-12/2010

A free online conference for children's writers. Registration opens July 1.
http://writeoncon.com/

World Building

It's not just for fantasy.
http://www.yahighway.com/2010/06/world-building-little-things.html

Agents: Book-by-Book or Body of Work

Agent Rachelle Gardner presents the differing points of view.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/06/differing-advice-on-signing-with-agent.html

Author/Illustrator Teams

Can you get a publication contract if you're an author and have collaborated on a picture book with an illustrator?
http://kidlit.com/2010/06/14/working-as-an-author-and-illustrator-team-before-submission/

New Agent

Amanda Luedeke joins MacGregor Literary and is looking for, among other genres, children's and young adult books.
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/New+Agent+Alert+Amanda+Luedeke+Of+MacGregor+Literary.aspx

Commas

Editor Cheryl Klein discusses how commas affect the rhythm of a sentence.
http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2010/06/squids-101-punctuation-commas.html

Style Sheets

Why you should have a style sheet for your novel even before it goes to copyediting.
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2010/06/style-sheet.html

Book Launches

Seven tips for throwing a great book launch.
http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-throw-awesome-book-launch.html

Symbolism Thesaurus

This compilation of descriptions is organized by the specific message, feeling or idea they are meant to evoke.
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-symbolism-thesaurus.html

Book Titles

Things to think about when you choose a title.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2010/06/rose-by-any-other-name.html

Social Media Tips

Kathy Temean gives 25 tips to get the most out of social media.
http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/25-ways-to-make-social-media-work-for-you/

Newer vs. Established Agent

Agent Mary Kole discusses how an agent's experience might affect your choice of agent.
http://kidlit.com/2010/06/02/newer-vs-established-agents/

Revision Checklist

Detailed descriptions of 15 considerations when revising.
http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1108215-Expanded-Power-Revision-Checklist

Grammar Help

The Grammar Girl website answers all your grammar, punctuation, word choice, and style questions.
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

Overwriting

How to spot if you used too many words to write your book.
http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2009/09/big-mistake-3-over-writing.html

Stages of Revision

Author Natalie Whipple explains her revision process.
http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2010/01/stages-of-revision.html

Goodreads

Promote your book through, goodreads, the largest social network for readers in the world.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/program.

Show Don't Tell

The authors of Self Editing for Fiction Writers explain how to do this.
thttp://www.writerswrite.com/journal/sep01/browne.htm

Write Your A** Off Day

Devote a day (June 22, 2010) to writing and support free creative writing programs.
http://www.nywriterscoalition.org/2010/05/nywcwriteathon/