Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Book Piracy

What can you do about it?

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/11/authors-and-book-piracy/

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Marketing Your Book

An extensive list of links about marketing. 

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

Monday, November 28, 2011

Contests

Why it's worthwhile to enter contests before you submit to agents and editors. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2011/11/treating-pain-of-rejection.html

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Writing Flaws

45 flaws described in detail that show your lack of storytelling experience. 

http://www.plottopunctuation.com/blog/show/forty-five-more-flaws-that-expose-your-lack-of-storytelling-experience-part-5

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Blog Comments

Why comments are important and how to generate more of them. 

http://www.publetariat.com/sell/author-blogging-101-comments

Friday, November 25, 2011

New YA Imprint

British Publisher, Angry Robot, will launch a new YA imprint, Strange Chemistry in September 2012. 

http://angryrobotbooks.com/2011/11/introducing-strange-chemistry-our-new-ya-imprint/

Character Driven

Everyone seems to be looking for character driven picture books like these. 

http://robsanderswrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/c-character-driven.html

Thursday, November 24, 2011

MG Marketing

Two things every MG author should do to publicize a book. 

http://lisa-schroeder.livejournal.com/390127.html

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

School Visits

What mistakes do authors make in school visits?

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=537

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

High Concept

What do editors and agents mean when they talk about "high concept?"

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/08/what-is-high-concept/

Monday, November 21, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Book Release

A timeline for what you need to do in the months before your book's release. 

http://www.lisaschroederbooks.com/2010/02/timeline-and-checklist-for-ya-of-mg.html

Friday, November 18, 2011

Word Frequency

Here's an easy way to find out if you're overusing certain words. 

http://writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Unpublished Writers

Does it make sense to blog before you're published? 

http://kidlit.com/2010/07/21/should-unpublished-writers-blog/

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Agent Search No-nos

Agent John Cusick tells what not to do when you're looking for an agents.

http://johnmcusick.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/ten-surefire-ways-to-turn-off-a-prospective-agent/

Monday, November 14, 2011

YA and First Person

Why is the first person POV the norm in YA?

http://adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-i.html

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Ending Your Story

Sometimes all you need is to cut the last sentence, paragraph, or scene. 

http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/the-end-wrapping-up-your-stories

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Picture Book Questions

Answers to many questions about getting your picture book published. 

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

Friday, November 11, 2011

How to Get an Agent

Agent Jill Corcoran provides links to her posts on how to get an agent. 

http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-get-agent.html

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Goodreads

How to get the most out of the largest reader social media site. 

http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/10/lia-keyes-making-full-use-of-goodreads.html

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Fear of Rejection

Some ideas to help you get past your fear of rejection and submit your manuscript . 

http://lisa-schroeder.livejournal.com/387350.html

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Redundant Phrases

Tighten your writing by eliminating these phrases. 

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-redundant-phrases-to-avoid/

Monday, November 7, 2011

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Naming Your Characters

Here are some mistakes to avoid when you name your character. 

http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2011/10/5-tips-for-not-screwing-up-your.html

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Reconnecting With Your Work-in-Progress

Some tips to get you back on track after you've had to step away from your manuscript. 

http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-reconnect-with-your-work-in-progress/

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Sales Data from Publishers

An interesting article about how the big three publishers will be sharing sales data with their authors. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/business/media/authors-to-get-sales-data-from-three-big-publishers.html

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Search Engine Optimization

As a writer, is it worth your while to try and improve your search engine results? 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/do-writers-need-to-worry-about-google/