Saturday, April 30, 2011

Podcasting

Step-by-step instructions to create a podcast.

http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/01/15/how-to-create-a-podcast/

Friday, April 29, 2011

Conferences

Tips to make the most out of a writing conference.

http://pjhoover.blogspot.com/2011/03/writing-from-place-ten-ways-to-make.html

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Types of blogs

What type of blog should you have--personal, professional, group, or vlog?

http://sommerleigh.com/?p=2269

Monday, April 25, 2011

New Children's Agency

Beth Fleisher, formerly with Barry Goldblatt Literary, has formed her own agency, Clear Sailing Creatives.

http://www.clearsailingcreatives.com/Home_Page.html

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Book Marketing Mistakes

Seven mistakes authors make in marketing their books.
http://www.publetariat.com/sell/seven-book-marketing-mistakes-authors-make-part-1-8

Friday, April 22, 2011

Small Ways to Improve Your Writing

Address these seemingly-minor, mechanic-level changes before submitting your manuscript.
http://heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/2011/03/8-fiddly-things-you-can-do-to-your-manuscript-to-make-your-editors-day.html

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Facebook for Authors

What are fan and book pages and should you have them?
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2011/02/facebook-for-authors-how-to-get-started.html

Monday, April 18, 2011

Sequels

A sequel shouldn't be just a next book about the same character.
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2011/03/sequels.html

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Curious Pages

If your book is not all sweetness and light, then this might be the perfect place to be reviewed.
http://curiouspages.blogspot.com/

Friday, April 15, 2011

Chapter Breaks

What they add to your manuscript.
http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2011/03/art-of-chaptering.html

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Bookscan

How to use the Bookscan numbers in your marketing efforts.
http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/03/whats-so-great-about-those-bookscan.html

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Fantasy

YA writers give advice on writing fantasy.
http://community.livejournal.com/enchantedinkpot/84375.html

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Monday, April 11, 2011

Kill Your Darlings

How to tell if you really need those lines/scenes.
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/02/no-pain-no-gain-killing-your-darlings.html

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Editing After Acquisition

Even after you have a book contract, you'll still be editing your manuscript.
http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-much-editing-does-contracted-book.html

Friday, April 8, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Identifying Cliches

Paste in your text and see where you've used cliches.
http://cliche.theinfo.org/

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Monday, April 4, 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Judging Your Manuscript

50 things editors/agents think about when evaluating your manuscript.
http://fallingleaflets.blogspot.com/2011/02/50-things-your-manuscript-is-judged-on.html

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011