Marketing with School Visits

How to use school visits to build relationships that will result in increased sales. 

http://writeoncon.com/2011/08/successful-marketing-and-promotion-with-school-visits/

Surviving Rejection

Rejection hurts, but maybe these tips will help. 

http://www.novelmatters.com/2011/08/six-tips-for-when-rejection-happens.html

Self-Editing

Ten tips that seem to go against the conventional wisdom. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2011/08/wait-dont-kill-that-darling-real-skinny.html

Ebook Trends

What's in the future for ebooks? 

http://www.publetariat.com/business-end/next-10-ebook-trends

Endings

Make sure the end of your book is satisfying to your readers. 

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/07/its-over-getting-readers-to-ending-and.html

Fantasy

Author Bruce Coville's tips for fantasy writing. 

http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/14-quick-tips-for-fantastic-fantasy-writing/

Marketing Your Second Book

Things an author should do differently the second time around. 

http://karenjonesgowen.blogspot.com/2011/08/ten-things-ill-do-with-my-next-books.html

Building Characters

Don't do these things.

http://juliemusil.blogspot.com/2011/08/10-things-not-to-do-when-building.html

Unagented Publisher Offers

What should you do if you don't have an agent and you receive an offer from a publisher. 

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2007/08/handling-unagented-offer-from-publisher.html

Photos in Nonfiction

The challenge of including photos and cartoons in your nonfiction books and articles. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2011/09/guest-post-karen-blumenthal-on-power.html

New MG/YA Agent

Barbara Scott is joining Wordserve and will be accepting middle grade and young adult submissions. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/09/new-agent-at-wordserve/

Dialect

How to indicate dialect while still making your story readable.

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/09/kate-hart-on-dialect-and-dialogue.html

Query Mistakes

Don't make these rookie mistakes when you query agents. 

http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.com/2011/09/rookie-mistakes-to-avoid-when.html

Publisher Services

What do you get from a traditional publisher? 

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/08/package-of-services-publishers-provide.html

Book Ideas

Maybe making a list from one of these prompts will give you a book idea. 

http://robsanderswrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/listing-you-way-to-new-ideas.html

Math and Science Books

A blog about using children's books to teach math and science. 

http://bookishways.blogspot.com/

How to Market Your Book

Rachelle Gardner provides an extensive list of book marketing links. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/08/how-to-market-your-book/

Teacher Guides

Why you should have one and how to choose someone to write  it. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2011/08/guest-post-natalie-dias-lorenzi-on.html

Preparing for Publication

What to do between your book's acceptance and its publication.

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2011/07/10-ways-to-prepare-in-advance-for.html

Picture Book Market

Agent Jennifer Laughran talks about the picture book market.

http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/07/whole-lot-of-info-about-picture-books.html

Quick First Draft

Using a tip from screenwriting, here's one method of producing a quick and dirty skeleton of a first draft.

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/06/29/kicking-out-a-fast-first-draft-2/

Social Media Resources

Harold Underdown provides links to social media information. 

http://www.underdown.org/social-media-resources.htm

Book Proposals

How to write book proposals for both nonfiction or fiction.


http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/07/how-to-write-a-book-proposal/

Social Media No-nos

Don't do these things if you want to be taken seriously as a writer.

http://whisperedwritings.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/10-ways-to-kill-your-writing-career-using-social-media/

Researching Similar Books

How alike is too much?

http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-siblings-are-good-twins-can-be.html

Fan Mail

As amazing as it may seem, too much fan mail can be a problem. 

http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=1016917725611909564

After the First Draft

First off, celebrate, then onto the work to be done.

http://lyndaryoung.blogspot.com/2011/07/10-things-to-do-after-finishing-first.html

New Children's Publisher

Editor Eileen Robinson has opened up a new publishing company, Move Books, with an emphasis on books for boys. 

http://www.move-books.com/

Carolrhoda accepting YA Submissions

Until the end of September 2011, Carolrhoda will accept unagented YA submissions as described here.

http://carolrhoda.blogspot.com/2011/08/you-will-submit-to-me.html