Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

Monitor Twitter

How to keep up with twitter posts of interest while still having a life. 

http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/how-to-monitor-twitter-for-businesses-of-all-sizes_b136

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Query Mistakes

The most common query mistakes according to a survey of agents.

http://www.jmtohline.com/2010/12/biggest-mistakes-writers-make-when.html

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Reverse Dictionary

http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

When you know the definition, but can't think of the word, you need a reverse dictionary. 


Friday, January 27, 2012

Formatting No-nos

Make sure you've taken care of these formatting problems before you submit. 

http://behlerblog.com/2012/01/16/reminders-to-basic-manuscript-formatting/

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Too Much Promotion?

How to promote your book without annoying people.

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-much-promotion-is-too-much.html

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

New Publishers

How to evaluate the risks of accepting an offer from a new publisher. 

http://behlerblog.com/2012/01/06/just-because-they-offered-you-a-contract-doesnt-mean-you-need-to-take-it/

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Cross-Cultural Writing

Stacy Whitman of Tu Books gives advice on how to write about a culture other than your own. 

http://www.omnivoracious.com/2012/01/stacy-whitman-on-writing-cross-culturally-.html#more

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Internal Dialogue

How do you balance internal dialogue with showing visceral responses?

http://paranormalpointofview.blogspot.com/2012/01/internal-dialogue.html

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Hooks, Loglines, and Pitches

What's the difference between them and examples from The Wizard of Oz.

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2012/01/hooks-loglines-and-pitches-what-every.html

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New MG/YA Agent

Rachael Dugas of Talcott Notch Literary is looking for mg and ya, including historical fiction.

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/new-agent-alert-rachael-dugas-of-talcott-notch-literary

Monday, January 16, 2012

phrases to avoid

Tighten your writing by avoiding these redundant phrases. 

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-redundant-phrases-to-avoid/

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Scene Checklist

What to look for to make sure every scene has tension and conflict. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/scene-conflict-worksheet.html

Friday, January 13, 2012

Skype School Visits

Some points to consider when you're planning a Skype school visit.

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/skype-tips/

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Too Much Dialogue

How to tell if your manuscript is dialogue-heavy and what to do about it.

http://theeditorsblog.net/2011/10/25/dialogue-my-characters-talk-too-much/

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

YA Dystopian

Dystopian titles by decade of publication.

http://eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com/383211.html

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Dialogue Tips

Simple advice to improve your dialogue.

http://writetodone.com/2011/12/12/10-easy-ways-to-improve-your-dialogue/

Friday, January 6, 2012

Platform

Five worksheets to help you brainstorm and inventory your author platform. 


http://janefriedman.com/2011/08/02/platform-worksheets/

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Idea Theft

Are you afraid someone will steal your work? 

http://janefriedman.com/2011/10/19/idea-theft/

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

North American Book Awards

Annotated list of nationally sponsored children's book awards. 

http://www.thereadingtub.com/pdfs/national+book+awards.pdf

Monday, January 2, 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Google+

Use Google+ to connect with like-minded people. 

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/publishing-insiders-wrap-up-special-guest-chris-brogan-on-google/