How to Make a Book Trailer

Author Myrlin A. Hermes gives step-by-step directions.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/01/guest-blog-week-how-to-make-book.html

Book Tours - What to Bring

What you should bring with you on a book tour.
http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/for-authors-on-book-tour-dont-forget-your

Ebook Promotion

Twenty-six ways to promote your ebook from The Publicity Hound.
http://publicityhound.net/promote-an-ebook-26-ways

Book Publicity Blog

A publicist at a large publishing house blogs on the ins and outs of book publicity.
http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/

Black History Month

28 days of children's books recommendations by and about people of color.
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/28-days-later/

Proofreader's Marks

Standard proofreader's marks from the Chicago Manual of Style.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_proof.html

Creating a Website

From how to get started to how to be noticed, learn what it takes to make a good writer's website.
www.squidoo.com/writing-website

Independent Bookstores

Independent bookstores are a great place to market your book.
http://www.indiebound.org/

Selling Your First Novel

Statistics from the "tenners," a group of novelists debuting in 2010.
www.jennadolbooks.com/blog/?p=1158

Researching Comparable Books

Agent Jill Corcoran gives websites to use in researching published books.
http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2010/01/researching-comp-books.html

New Agent

Brenda Bowen has joined the Sanford J. Greenburger Assoc. agency.
www.greenburger.com/code/agents/brenda.htm

Dictionary Searches

One look lets you search multiple dictionaries using wildcards, abbreviations, phrases, and more.
http://www.onelook.com/

BookTour.com

Website of of author appearances, book events, and literary happenings.
http://www.booktour.com/

Acquisitions Process

Madeline Smoot of CBAY Books and Blooming Tree Press diagrams it out.
www.madelinesmoot.com/buriededitor/acquisitions.pdf

ALA Awards - 2010

When You Reach Me won this year's Newbery Medal.
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/2010medawardwin.cfm

New Agent

Lauren MacLeod has joined the Strothman Agency and is looking for middle-grade and young adult novels.
www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/New+Agent+Alert+Lauren+MacLeod+Of+The+Strothman+Agency.aspx

Nonfiction for Kids

Community and information for nonfiction writers in this Yahoo group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFforKids/

Picture Book vs. Short Story

Author Jan Fields tells how to tell the difference.
www.bksp.org/content/view/65/1/

SCBWI WIP Grants

Grants to help writers complete a specific projects. (Application timing 2/15/10-3/15/10)
www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/WIP-Grant

Picture Book Marathon

Join with others as you write 26 picture books during the month of February.
http://site.picturebookmarathon.org/Home.html

New Agency

Agent Jennifer Unter has started her own agency and is interested in representating all types of children's books.
www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/New+Agent+Alert+Jennifer+Unter+Of+The+Unter+Agency.aspx

Jewish Books for Children

Barbara Bietz, author and member of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, shares ideas ideas and reviews about Jewish Children's books.
http://barbarabbookblog.blogspot.com/

New Agent

Quinlan Lee, with Adams Literary, is interested in finding new authors.
http://www.adamsliterary.com/aboutus/quin/quin.html

Revision Stages

Author Natalie Whipple gives three steps for revising.
http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2010/01/stages-of-revision.html

New YA Agent

Kate Epstein is now accepting YA submissions.
http://www.epsteinliterary.com/pdf/YAforEpLit.pdf

Top Ten Writing Mistakes

Author Suzanne Lieurance, an instructor at the Institute for Children's Literature, shares the top ten mistakes new children's writers make.
http://www.absolutewrite.com/specialty_writing/top_ten.htm

National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Katherine Paterson was named to this two-year position created to emphasize the importance of literacy and education.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6713507.html?desc=topstory

Association for Library Service to Children

News, issues, conferences, resources, and activities for those interested in children’s librarianship.
http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/

Multicultural Literacy Conference - 3/19-21/10

First annual conference to promote books written by and about people of color. http://mlag.web.officelive.com/2010conference.aspx

Researching Agents

Agent Jill Corcoran provides links to sites that will help you find an agent.
http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2010/01/researching-agents.html

The Horn Book's Best of 2009

Twenty-seven books on their “Fanfare” list that "respect and nurture children’s intelligence, talents, and imagination. "
http://ow.ly/OooK

2010 Bloom Award

Blooming Tree Press is looking for a young adult, light romance in its Second Annual Bloom Award. (deadline October 31, 2010)
http://apublisherslife.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010-bloom-award-submission-guidelines.html