Monday, May 31, 2010

Query Letter Basics

Eric Blank gives a salesperson's point of view about query letters.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-things-i-might-know-about-query.html

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Picture Book Twitter

Transcripts of picture book lit chats (#pblitchat) on Twitter.
http://picturebooksonly.wordpress.com/

Friday, May 28, 2010

Do You Need an Agent?

Harold Underdown gives reasons why you might not.
http://www.underdown.org/agent-not-needed.htm

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The One Sentence Pitch

Agent Nathan Bransford explains what to put in a one sentence pitch.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/05/how-to-write-one-sentence-pitch.html

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Best Children's Books of 2010

The Children's Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education chooses.
http://ht.ly/1LKTl

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Advance Reader Copies

What should you do with the galleys you get of your book?
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2010/05/using-your-galleys.html

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Manuscript Lengths

Agent Mary Kole discusses when is a manuscript too long.
http://kidlit.com/2009/11/13/manuscript-length/

Saturday, May 22, 2010

iPad Apps for Writers

Reviews of various writing-related applications for the iPad.
http://www.inkygirl.com/ipad-apps-for-writers-notetaking-writing-idea-management/

Friday, May 21, 2010

New Agency

Folio Literary Management launches a division devotes to children's and young adult books
http://www.foliolit.com/foliojunior.php

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Publishing Company Departments

What's done where and by whom in a publishing company.
http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2010/05/wonderful-game-called-whats-my.html

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Odds of Getting Publishers

Harold Underdown shows how it's not all bad news.
http://www.underdown.org/publishing-odds.htm

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Website/Blog Before Publication

Should you have a website and/or a blog before you even have a publisher?
http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/04/26/WhyStartAWebsiteOrBlogIfYouHaveNothingToPromote.aspx

Monday, May 17, 2010

Voice

Agent Nathan Bransford explains the elusive concept of "voice."
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/05/how-to-craft-great-voice.html

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Breaking the Rules

Agent Mary Kole discusses when you can "color outside the lines."
http://kidlit.com/2010/04/07/genius-at-work-vs-working-writer/

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Friday, May 14, 2010

Book Trailers

Four tips from Writers Digest on how to create a book trailer.
http://www.writersdigest.com/article/4-simple-steps-to-creating-a-book-trailer/

Thursday, May 13, 2010

State Educational Standards

Education World provides links by state for educational standards in various subject areas.
http://www.educationworld.com/standards/state/index.shtml

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010

Rhyming Picture Books

Agent Mary Kole discusses the pros and cons of picture books in rhyme.
http://kidlit.com/2009/09/05/rhyming-picturebooks-a-rhyme-with-reason/

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Editorial Reviews

Post editorial reviews on your Amazon Author Central page.
https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/help?topicID=200436740

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Writing Children's Books-FAQs

Answers from SCBWI to frequently asked questions.
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Top-10-FAQs

Friday, May 7, 2010

The Acquisitions Process

Agent Jill Corcoran provides links for several different publishers.
http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2010/05/acquisitions-peeling-back-curtain.html

Thursday, May 6, 2010

New Agent

Suzie Townsend is a new agent at the Fine Print Literary Agency seeking both children's fiction/nonfiction and adult fiction. http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/New+Agent+Alert+Suzie+Townsend+Of+FinePrint+Literary+Management.aspx

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Writing Nonfiction

Eleven tips for writing nonfiction from author Fiona Bayrock.
http://www.fionabayrock.com/ARTICLEeleventips.htm

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Beginnings

Why does an editor stop reading your manuscript?
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/7+Reasons+Agents+Stop+Reading+Your+First+Chapter.aspx

Monday, May 3, 2010

IPad

Check how your website looks on the iPad.
http://ipadpeek.com/

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Synopses

Ten keys to create a perfect synopsis
http://writersdigest.com/article/10-synopsis-dos-and-donts

Saturday, May 1, 2010