100 Greatest Kids' Books

USA Today lists the 100 greatest books for children.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/story/2012-02-14/100-greatest-books-for-kids/53095042/1

Illustration Notes

Should you include illustration notes in your picture book manuscript? 

http://kidlit.com/2010/11/17/should-you-include-illustration-notes-in-your-picture-book/

What is Young Adult?

What's the history of the YA genre and what does it mean now?

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/04/what-does-young-adult-mean/51316/

Picture Book Apps

What makes a good picture book app?

http://www.hbook.com/2012/02/using-books/what-makes-a-good-picture-book-app/

Value of Blogging/Tweeting

Does blogging and/or tweeting help a book's success? 

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogtweet-success-chicken-or-egg.html

Picture Book Sequels

They're different than novel sequels. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-post-kate-hosford-on-writing.html

Conference Expectations

If you sign up for a conference critique, expect to get a professional assessment of your manuscript, not a book contract. 

http://kidlit.com/2012/04/18/adjusting-expectations-for-conferences-and-critiques/

blog tours

Tips on how to plan a blog tour for your book.

http://marielamba.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/blog-tour-tips-on-planning-your-journey/

Nonfiction Picture Books

Nonfiction picture books aimed at older readers often have bigger word counts. 

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1016917725611909564#allposts

Racism and Sexism

How to check for racism and sexism in your manuscript. 

http://www.osi.hu/iep/Workshops/anti_bias/ten_ways.htm

Why Small Publishers Fail

If you're thinking of submitting to a smaller publisher, read this post first. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-blog-post-why-small-publishers.html

Balancing Story and Prose

How do you find the sweet spot between story and prose at the macro and the micro level. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/04/balancing-story-and-prose/

editing someone else's work

Some hints from Nathan Bransford about critiquing other people's work. 

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/04/ten-commandments-for-editing-someones.html

Longer Picture Books

Even though picture book word counts are getting shorter, for older readers you might be able to include more. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-post-mara-rockliff-on-writing.html

Author Websites

Avoid these common mistakes.

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/03/the-5-most-common-author-website-mistakes/

Multicultural Blogs

Blogs to help you become more familiar with multicultural books and customs. 

http://www.rascofromrif.org/?p=22453

Press Coverage

How to get exposure for you and your manuscript. 

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/92-ways-to-get-and-maximize-press-coverage

Blogging Mistakes

If you have a blog, avoid these mistakes. 

http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/

Net Profit Royalty

Watch out for this contract red flag. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2011/05/contract-red-flag-net-profit-royalties.html

New Facebook Page

How to use the changes in Facebook to your advantage.

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/publishing-insiders-wrap-up-special-guest-amy-porterfield-the-new-facebook-page/

Narrative and Transition

How to maintain forward momentum in your manuscript. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/03/goodreads-8-things-writers-should-know/

Goodreads

Eight things you should know about Goodreads. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/03/goodreads-8-things-writers-should-know/

Why Your Book Isn't Selling

What you can do to boost your sales. 

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/why-your-book-isnt-selling-3/

Publishing Terms

Some resources and advice about publishing terms and contracts.

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1016917725611909564#allposts

Event Planning

Tips for authors doing events.

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/03/crabbits-tips-8-authors-doing-events.html

Ending a Chapter

You don't want your readers to put down your book at the end of the chapter. 

http://kidlit.com/2012/03/26/how-to-button-a-chapter/

Children's Writers Forum

If you write for children, you should be looking at the Verla Kay Blue Boards. 

http://evelynchristensen.com/mags.html

Free Social Media Tools

50 free tools you can use to increase your social media presence. 

Children's Magazines

Here's a new site with information of children's magazines. 

http://evelynchristensen.com/mags.html

Writing Funny

What makes for a funny situation?

http://acrowesnest.blogspot.com/2012/03/kim-humor-for-writers.html