Daily Writing Tips

Everything from the order of adjectives to commonly misused words.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/

SCBWI - NY Conference - Jan 29-31/2009

Register early to avoid disappointment. The optional intensives fill up early.
http://www.scbwi.org/Conference.aspx?Con=5

Debut Author Publishers

Alice Pope lists publishers who have recently acquired books from unpublished writers.
http://cwim.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-books-lowdown-my-unscientific.html

How Not to Blog

The seven deadly sins of blogging.
http://www.copyblogger.com/blogging-sins/

Track That Word

PBS offers a database of the origins and evolution of hundreds of words and expressions.
http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/trackthatword/

Multicultural Science Fiction and Fantasy

Small press startup, Tu Publishng, hopes to begin accepting submissions for multicultural science fiction and fantasy is January 2010.
http://www.tupublishing.com/submission-guidelines/

PiBoWriMo

And for you picture book writers, November is the time to generate 30 new picture book ideas.
http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/piboidmo-is-here/

NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month starts November 1st.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/

An Editor's Day

Editor Alvina Ling takes us through a typical day.
http://bluerosegirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-in-life-of-editor.html

Victorian/Edwardian Era Historical Research

Archive of articles from Victorian and Edwardian periodicals.
http://www.writing-world.com/index.shtml

Twitter Tips

How to best use twitter suggestions for authors and illustrators.
http://cwim.blogspot.com/2009/10/twitter-tips-from-my-tweeps.html

Publication Date

A look at what happens in the two weeks leading up to your pub date.
http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-pub-date-minus-two-weeks.html

Writing Advice from an Expert

Author Gail Carson Levine shares writing tips in her blog.
http://gailcarsonlevine.blogspot.com/

Read Kiddo Read

Author James Patterson's site to encourage kids to be readers for life.
http://www.readkiddoread.com/home

Rejection Letters

Editor Alvina Ling describes her six types of rejection letters.
http://ow.ly/u2HE

Conference Etiquette

Author Anita Nolan explains appropriate conference behavior.
http://anitanolan.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/conference-etiquette/#comments

Royalty Statements

Agent Kristin Nelson shows what to expect on your royalty statement.
http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2009/10/nuts-bolts-royalty-statements-look-at.html

Highlights Wishlist

Highlights for Kids periodically lists the types of story/articles they need.
http://www.highlights.com/current-needs

First Paragraph Contest

Agent Nathan Bransford will read all the first paragraphs submitted to award a choice of a partial critique, query critique, or phone consultation. (deadline 10/15/09, 4:00pm PST)
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/10/3rd-sort-of-annual-stupendously.html

Dialogue

Author Ellen Jackson discusses dialogue and gives ten tips.
http://www.ellenjackson.net/dialogue_61473.htm

How Long Do Copyrights Last?

It depends.
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm

What Do Literary Agents Do?

Nathan Bransford of Curtis, Brown tells us.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/09/what-do-literary-agents-do.html

Punctuation Resources

Links to books and websites about proper punctuation use.
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/resources.html

Children's Books on Smartphones

Frog Media sells picture books that can be read/heard on the iPhone.
http://www.istorytimeapp.com/

Critiques and Honesty

Writer Shelli Cornelison gives suggestions on how to give negative information in a critique.
http://shellisays-shelliwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-much-honesty-in-critique-is-too.html

Paying an Editor

Agent Nathan Bransford discusses whether or not you should you pay to have someone edit your manuscript.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/10/should-you-pay-someone-to-edit-your.html

Writing Tips

An extensive collection of writing tips from faculty members of the annual Highlights Foundation Chautauqua workshop.
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/pages/current/resources_top.html

Manuscript Posting Sites

Do they work or should you stay away?
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2008/09/victoria-strauss-authonomy-slushkiller.html

New YA Imprint

Sourebooks Fire will launch a young adult imprint in Spring 2010.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699678.html?nid=2788&source=link&rid=350446227

28 Days Later

The Brown Bookshelf is now accepting submissions for their 3rd Annual Black History Month's celebration of children's books, 28 Days Later (Nominations accepted from September 28th to November 1st).
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/28-days-later/

New YA Agency

Elaine English Literary Agency will now be representing young adult.
http://elainepenglish.blogspot.com/2009/09/now-also-representing-young-adult.html