Tips to Drive Traffic to Your Site

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/39ways-to-drive-traffic-to-your-site/
What good is a website/blog if no one sees it?

Online Etymology Dictionary

Do you need to know the earliest a word was used to make your novel historically accurate? 

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?

Retiring a Novel

When is it time to give up on a manuscript and move on to the next one?

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/a-time-to-kill-your-novel/

New Publishers

Should you take a chance on a new publisher?

http://behlerblog.com/2011/10/10/the-falling-domino/

Contact Info

Make sure it's easy for people to find your contact info. 

http://catwoods.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/contact-tip-for-writers/

Types of Voice

Editor Krista Marino says voice is made up of: diction, perspective, characterization, and dialog.

http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/perfecting-your-ya-voice-part-1/

Historical Fantasy

What's the difference between steampunk and gaslamp fantasy?

http://enchantedinkpot.livejournal.com/104323.html

Rhetorical Devices

50 fancy names for some great writing hints.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-rhetorical-devices-for-rational-writing/

Marketing Your Novel

From before you even sell it to after it hits the shelf.

http://adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com/2011/10/tips-on-marketing-your-novel.html

Foreshadowing

How to drop hints to make your readers want to find out more. 

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/03/guest-author-cathy-clamp-foreshadowing.html

Urban Fantasy vs. Paranormal Romance

What's the difference?

http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/urban-fantasy-vs-paranormal-romance#

Character Questionnaires

Two ways to learn more about your characters.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/29M1om/www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/106

YA Twitter

Links and hashtags to follow if your write (or read!) young adult novels. 

http://albertwhitman.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/a-quick-and-inevitably-incomplete-guide-to-the-ya-twitterverse/

What Sells MG Books

Tools to help increase the sales of your middle-grade novel. 

http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-sells-middle-grade-books.html

Foreign Rights

Agent Sara Crowe gives a look at what's involved. 

http://acrowesnest.blogspot.com/2011/09/sara-on-foreign-rights-and-book-fairs.html

Skype Author Visits

Here's a website to let schools know about your availability to do an author visit via Skype. 

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/

Twitter Rules

Follow these rules to twitter success. 

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2011/10/ten-rules-for-twitter-success.html

Character Types

There are several standard types of characters that may appear in your manuscript. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/10/seven-character-types-that-build-your.html

Author Platform

Ten tips to building an author platform.

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/

Readings

Some great tips for the reading part of your school or bookstore visit.

http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/09/guest-blogger-jennifer-nielsen-rules-of.html

Simultaneous Queries

Why you should submit to editors or agents in batches. 

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/09/26/why-you-should-only-query-6-8-agents-at-a-time/

First Lines

Five tips to make a memorable first line. 

http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/09/5-elements-of-riveting-first-line.html

Character Voices

Make sure your character isn't speaking in your voice. 

http://theeditorsblog.net/2011/09/15/character-voices-shouldnt-sound-like-yours/

Outlining

What are the benefits of outlining before you write your manuscript?

http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/09/benefits-of-outlining.html

Middle Grade Voice

Stacy Whitman of Tu Books explains what makes middle grade, middle grade.

http://www.stacylwhitman.com/2011/09/07/some-thoughts-on-middle-grade-voice/

Book signings

Here are some tips to attract people to your book signing. 

http://1stturningpoint.com/?p=6805

Skills Every Writer Needs

If you want to be a writer, you need to be able to do more than just write. 

http://cherylreifsnyder.blogspot.com/2011/09/tuesday-ten-skills-every-writer-needs.html

Grantwriting

The basics of writing a grant to improve your chances of getting chosen. 

http://janefriedman.com/2011/08/17/grantwriting-101/

Magical Realism

How it's different than paranormal and five tips to get you started. 

http://writeoncon.com/2011/08/writing-magical-realism-vs-paranormalfantasy/

Questions to Ask Your Characters

Have a chat with your characters to find out who they really are. 

http://nicolehumphrey.net/thirty-character-questions/

Chapter Books and Graphic Novels

An explanation of the difference between chapter books and similar age books like easy readers and middle grade, plus a look at graphic novels.