Published First Pages

A place to post the first page of your novel, with buy links.
http://www.firstpagepanda.com/

Blog Checklist

Your blog needs more than just the content.
http://marianlibrarian.com/2010/09/14/the-ultimate-blog-checklist/

Picture Book Dummies for Non-Illustrators

Making a picture book dummy (but not submitting it) will help you fine-tune your book's pacing.
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/03/who-are-you-calling-dummy.html

School Visit Problems

How to cope and recover when things go wrong at a school visit.
http://verlakay.blogspot.com/2010/10/look-at-school-visits-part-five-dealing.html

Blog Tours

Tips for setting up a successful blog tour.
http://blog.marketingtipsforauthors.com/2010/09/5-tips-to-get-massive-exposure-for-your.html

Point of View

Pros and cons of first, second, and third person pov.
http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2010/09/povthe-magic-of-one-two-or-three.html

Your Critique Group is not an Acquiring Editor

Ten reasons why your critique group may love your manuscript but an editor won't acquire it.
http://ht.ly/2EwpN

Blogs for Writers

Collection of writerly blogs with the last five posts listed.
http://www.bubblecow.co.uk/blogs-for-writers/

Dialogue Problems

Seven types of dialogue problems to watch out for.
http://iggiandgabi.blogspot.com/2010/09/technical-tips-for-writing-dialogue.html

Alpha and Beta Readers

Are you looking for a manuscript exchange partner?
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/10/alpha-beta-reader-exchange.html

Copyrights

What you need to know about copyrights.
http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/10/21/5ThingsEveryWriterShouldKnowAboutRights.aspx

Social Media Buzzwords

From viral to meme, what do people mean when they use these social media buzzwords.
http://marianlibrarian.com/2010/09/16/12-social-media-buzzwords-redefined/

Extra Characters

How to justify a character's existence in your story.
http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2010/09/07/extra-characters/

Persistence-Good or Bad?

When is it time to abandon a manuscript and move on?
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/09/when-persistence-becomes-vice.html

Blog Bio Pages

The About Me page is usually the most visited one after the home page. Make it better.
http://michaelhyatt.com/10-ways-to-create-a-better-about-page-for-your-blog.html

Writing Dialogue

Advice from agent Nathan Bransford.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/09/seven-keys-to-writing-good-dialogue.html

Virtual Blog Tours

What are virtual blog tours and how do you set one up?
http://www.bubblecow.co.uk/2010/09/virtual-book-tours-how-to-set-up-and-run-a-successful-book-tour

Grass Roots Marketing

Unusual real-world ways to spread the word about your book.
http://blog.marketingtipsforauthors.com/2010/09/8-tips-on-starting-your-own-grass-roots.html

First Drafts

Ten hints to help you finish your first draft.
http://elspeth-itsamystery.blogspot.com/2010/08/10-ways-to-finish-that-danged-first.html

What's an Idea Worth?

According to agent Mary Kole, it's all about the execution, not the idea.
http://kidlit.com/2010/09/17/all-about-execution/

Cost of Book Store Events

How much does it cost the bookstore and publisher to have a book signing?
http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2008/09/pimpin-your-book-economics-of-average.html

Prepositions

Tighten up your prose by eliminating unnecessary prepositions.
http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/08/re-write-wednesday-golden-oldie.html

Book Blog Tour

Make sure your blog tour goes off without a hitch.
http://writerunboxed.com/2010/09/27/coordinating-a-book-blog-tour-dotting-your-rs-and-crossing-your%e2%80%a6-rs/

Early Readers and Chapter Books

Definitions and market analysis by agent Mary Kole.

http://kidlit.com/2010/10/22/early-reader-chapter-book-market/

100 Writing Blogs

100 blogs that provide inspiration, motivation, creativity and new techniques from experts, freelancers, and editors.
http://universitiesandcolleges.org/top-100-blog-to-improve-your-writing-in-2010/

Offers From Multiple Agents

What do you do now?
http://agencygatekeeper.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-do-i-reject-agent-and-how-do-i-let.html

YA Contest

Grand prize is a full manuscript reading and editorial consultation from Regina Brooks (Serendipty Literary) plus a free 10-week writing course courtesy of the Gotham Writer's Workshop. (entry deadline Nov. 30, 2010)
http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2010/11/serendipity-literarys-ya-novel.html

Cliches

How to spot and fix your language, character, and plot cliches.
http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2010/08/it-was-dark-and-stormy-night.html

New Agent

Elena Mechlin of Pippin Properties is looking for picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels.
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/New+Agent+Alert+Elena+Mechlin+Of+Pippin+Properties.aspx