Nonfiction and Schools

How to connect your nonfiction book to a school curriculum.
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2011/02/guest-post-sarah-c-campbell-on.html

Seeing Your Novel's Big Picture

Here's a handy way to see see if your scenes and characters are in the right places.
http://blog.garycorby.com/2011/02/get-big-picture-of-your-novel.html

Successful Picture Books

Nine traits that make a picture book great.
http://tmarchini.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/9-factors-that-make-a-picture-book-successful/

Kill Your Darlings

Nine great hints to help you cut, cut, cut.
http://storytellersunplugged.com/blog/2011/03/09/the-delete-key-the-published-writer%E2%80%99s-best-friend/

Dialect

Should you use regional dialects in your manuscript?
http://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/accents/

Timing from Contract to Book

Why does it take so long after the contract is signed before a book is published?
http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-slow-can-you-go.html

Overused Phrases

Here's a handy tool to see if there are any overused, multi-word phrases in your manuscript.
http://www.writewords.org.uk/phrase_count.asp

Conference Tips

How to get the most out of a writers' conference.
http://donnabowmanbratton.blogspot.com/2011/02/dos-donts-and-stuff-of-attending.html

Grounding Your Reader

As soon as your readers get confused, you've lost them.
http://kidlit.com/2010/08/04/grounding-the-reader/

Thrashing

Are your revisions making your manuscript better or just different (and maybe even worse)?
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2011/02/thrashing.html

Onomatopoeia

This extensive list of sound words includes the date first used.
http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/examples/onomatopoeia.php?a=1

Writing Humor

Author Lenore Look shares what works for her.
http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2011/01/lenore-look-look-whos-laughing.html

Blogs and Queries

Should you mention your blog in your query letter?
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2011/01/should-i-mention-my-blog-in-my-query.html

Finding Your Voice

Editors and agents are always looking for a unique voice.
http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2010/12/finding-your-voice.html

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2010/12/finding-your-voice-part-second.html

Getting Twitter Followers

What you may be doing wrong if you're not getting followed.

http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/13-reasons-why-you-didnt-get-followed-back_b1635

Curse Words in YA

Should you use them and how often?
http://www.kirstenhubbard.com/2011/01/on-cursing-in-ya.html

New Agent

Agent Kristin Miller of D4EO is looking for author/illustrators and authors of middle grade and young adult novels.
http://agentkristin.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-agent-wish-list.html

Dialogue Mistakes

Some things to avoid when you're writing dialogue.
http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.com/2011/01/6-common-dialogue-mistakes-to-avoid.html

Dialog Beats

What are they and why are they necessary.
http://heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/2011/01/and-in-the-morning-im-making-waffles.html

Submitting Via Email

How should you format and name your emailed manuscript.
http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-sub-queries-full-ms-in-digital.html

Overused Themes in YA

If your book has one of these, you'd better make sure you've given it an original spin.
http://www.write-brained.com/2011/01/overused-themes-in-ya-part-iii.html

Remainders

What are book remainders and how does this affect you.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-are-remainders.html

Planting Clues

Hints and foreshadowing aren't just for mystery writers.
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/01/trail-blazing-planting-clues-and-hints.html

Independent Book Stores

In the wake of many chain bookstore closings, here's a list of independent alternatives.
http://www.edrants.com/list-of-independent-alternatives-to-closed-borders-bookstores/

Voice

Links and tips to help you create your own unique voice.
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/01/developing-unique-voice-links-tips-and.html

Submission Checklist

Make sure you check these before submitting a manuscript for consideration.

http://cbaybooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/checklist-for-submitting.html

Filter Words

When you filter your words through the eyes (or ears or other sensory organs) of your characters, you weaken your book.
http://writeitsideways.com/are-these-filter-words-weakening-your-fiction/

Problem Critique Group Members

Characteristics of people who will make your critique group less useful.
http://yamuses.blogspot.com/2011/01/critique-of-critique-group.html

Writing Twitter Feeds

Twitter feeds to follow to improve your writing.
http://www.onlinedegreeprograms.com/blog/2010/100-twitter-feeds-that-will-improve-your-writing/

Starting a Blog

29 tips for starting a blog (or improving an existing one).
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/30/starting-your-first-blog-29-tips-tutorials-and-resources-for-new-bloggers/

Sensory Language

Lists of sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch words.
http://www.yoakumisd.net/junior_high/bartosh/bartosh2.html

Podcasting

How to create an online audio presentation.
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/01/15/how-to-create-a-podcast/