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Monday, February 28, 2011
Setting
Questions to ask that will enrich your setting.
http://www.yingleyangle.com/2010/05/20-questions-to-enrich-your-setting.html
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Point of View
Here's a detailed explanation which uses the Hansel and Gretal story as examples.
http://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/point-of-view-first-person-third-person-or-objective/
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Search Engine Optimization
How to help Google and other search engines find your site.
http://www.amarketingexpert.com/how-to-help-google-find-your-site-2/
Friday, February 25, 2011
The F-Bomb
Should you use swear words in your young-adult novel?
http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-f-bomb-debate.html
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Earning Out Your Advance
What does this mean and is your career doomed if you don't earn out.
http://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/show-me-the-money/
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Rhythm
How great rhythm leads to great read alouds.
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/RhythmandtheReadaloud.htm
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
taxes
Links to resources for writers about taxes.
http://www.publetariat.com/business-end/7-links-help-every-writer-taxes
Monday, February 21, 2011
Introducing Your MC
Some dos and don'ts to introduce your protagonist.
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2010/09/12-dos-and-donts-for-introducing-your.html
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Early Readers
Author Grace Ling tells why they're not an "easy readers."
http://forum.teachingbooks.net/?p=4743
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Agency Agreements
What to expect when you sign with an agent.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2011/02/agency-agreements.html
Friday, February 18, 2011
Plotting
Using a plot board to lay out your story.
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/01/writers-plot-board-getting-organized.html
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Distributing ARCs
How to distribute electronic ARCs (advanced reader copy) of your upcoming title.
http://www.netgalley.com/
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Pacing
What not to do if you want to keep your novel moving along.
http://writerunboxed.com/2010/08/24/telegraphing-and-other-pace-killers/
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Blog Comments
Read the post and the other people's comments before you respond.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2011/01/how-to-write-good-blog-comment.html
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sagging Middles
Maybe your story is too simple.
http://literarylab.blogspot.com/2010/06/keep-your-middle-from-sagging.html
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Picture Book Checklist
Items to consider as you revise.
http://cornelldeville.blogspot.com/2010/06/picture-book-checklist.html
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Titles
Choose a title that will make kids want to pick up your book.
http://shannonkodonnell.blogspot.com/2010/07/title-tips.html
Friday, February 11, 2011
Onomatopoeia
Here's a great list of sound words with (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) descriptions.
http://www.soundsafaritheater.com/onomatopoeia.html
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tag Lines
How to create a good tag line and where to use it.
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book-marketing/book-marketing-mistake-number-1-no-tag-line-for-book-or-author/
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Rule of Twenty
You need to reach the twentieth idea before you get to original ones.
http://upstartcrowliterary.com/blog/?p=1527
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
School Visits
Hints from author and school librarian Toni Buzzeo
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2006/09/author-librarian-interview-toni-buzzeo_13.html
Monday, February 7, 2011
Chapter Endings
How to end your chapters so your book will be a pageturner.
http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2010/10/creating-page-turner-tricks-to-great.html
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Query No-nos
Twenty things not to do in your query.
http://publishinglane.blogspot.com/2011/01/intern-tips-query-edition.html
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Is Your Novel Really Finished?
See if it can pass these ten tests.
http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/08/conference-round-up-deborah-halverson.html
Friday, February 4, 2011
What Not to Do at Conference
Avoid these ten mistakes.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2011/01/10-ways-to-be-awkward-at-writers.html
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Kill Your Characters
If you have characters who aren't pulling their weight, kill them off.
http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/08/make-your-characters-earn-their-keep.html
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Creating Book Trailers
A simple overview, including what software you need, of how to create a trailer.
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/01/07/how-to-create-a-book-trailer/
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Prologues
Seven reasons not to have a prologue and two reasons to have one.
http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/7-deadly-sins-of-prologues-great-novel-beginnings-part-2/
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