Picture Book Templates

 Even if you're not an illustrator, it helps to make a picture book dummy to check your pacing.

https://www.inkygirl.com/inkygirl-main/2015/11/4/free-picture-book-thumbnail-templates-for-writers-and-illust.html

Picture Book Genres

 From nonfiction to magical realism, picture books come in many different genres.

http://wwwpamcalvert.blogspot.com/2013/07/picture-book-university-picture-book.html

Book Promotion

 Here are some low- or no-budget ways to promote your book.

https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/10-low-or-no-budget-ways-to-promote-your-book/

Submission Checklist

 Be sure to check these items before hitting send on your submission.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/07/submission-tip-checklist-double-check-these-16-things-before-sending-your-book-out/

Resubmitting to an Agent

 Is it okay to resubmit a revised manuscript to an agent if you haven't been invited to do so?

http://www.literaryrambles.com/2019/02/mary-kole-guest-post-resubmitting-to.html

School Assemblies

 How to you keep kids' interest when you're presenting to hundreds of them in an assembly?

https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-promote-your-book/promoting-your-book-and-yourself-at-a-school-assembly

Author Bios

 Make sure to include these three essentials in your author bio.

https://buildbookbuzz.com/author-bio-mistakes/

Picture Book Biography

 Why do you need a narrative structure in a picture book biography?

https://nakisanooraee.com/pb-bio-ns/

Author Income

 How do advances and royalty work in traditional publishing?

https://stdennard.substack.com/p/income-as-an-author

Book Awards

 Here's a list of national children's and young adult book awards.

https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit-resources/read/awards/nat_awards/

Intellectual Property

 Working on intellectual property (IP) projects is a way to expand your writing from that based on your original ideas.

https://katemckean.substack.com/p/a-regular-gig

Setting and Conflict

 Your setting can provide an organic way to introduce conflict into your story.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/03/does-your-story-need-a-hit-of-organic-conflict-look-to-your-setting/

Comp Titles

 How do you find comp (comparative) titles for your manuscript.

http://picturebookden.blogspot.com/2023/03/picture-book-comparision-titles-by.html

Profit and Loss Statements

 How do profit and loss (P&L) statements help publishers decide whether to buy your book and how big an advance you should receive.

https://www.janefriedman.com/book-pl/

Physical Descriptions

 How do you write physical descriptions without it being an infodump?

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2023/04/how-to-write-clear-physical-description

Author Websites

 These are the essential pages to have on an author website.

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-essential-elements-of-author.html

Royalty Statements

 Royalty statements can be confusing, but here's how to read them.

http://adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com/2018/09/how-to-read-royalty-statements-without.html

Fake Agents

 Protect yourself against being scammed by fake agents.

http://www.literaryrambles.com/2023/03/agent-scam-alert-how-to-protect.html

Memoirs and Lawsuits

 How do you avoid lawsuits when writing a memoir.

https://www.janefriedman.com/ask-the-editor-how-can-i-avoid-lawsuits-when-writing-memoir/

Author Visits

 Check out this step-by-step guide to organize and prepare for an author visit.

https://www.donnajanellbowman.com/2023/03/20/step-by-step-guide-to-organizing-the-perfect-author-visit/

Book Fairs and Festivals

 Here's a list of some of the many book festivals/fairs by state.

https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/list-of-book-fairs-and-book-festivals-by-state

Endings

How to write an ending that satisfies your readers.

https://www.eevijones.com/how-to-end-a-story/ 

Great Openings

 How do you write an opening that will make your readers want to turn the page?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/03/the-importance-of-a-great-opening-in-a-novel/

Awesome Characters

 Here are seven tips for writing awesome characters.

https://kmallan.com/2020/11/27/7-tips-for-creating-awesome-characters/

Perfect Scenes

 How do you piece together the perfect scene?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/03/writing-how-to-piecing-together-the-perfect-scene/

Graphic Novels

 Here are five tips for writing a graphic novel.

https://writers.com/how-to-write-a-graphic-novel

Emotion

Here are the two most important tactics in getting emotion on the page.

https://www.janefriedman.com/how-to-get-emotion-on-the-page-2-most-critical-tactics/ 

Author Intrusion

 Author intrusion is especially problematical when writing deep point of view.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/02/10-examples-of-author-intrusion-in-deep-pov-and-how-to-fix-it/

Character Names

 There's power in your characters' names.

https://writerunboxed.com/2023/02/17/the-power-of-names/

Narrative Nonfiction

 Writing narrative nonfiction begins with a plan.

https://www.nffest.com/2023/02/begin-with-plan-narrative-nonfiction.html