Series

Even if you're envisioning a series, each book still needs to stand alone. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/07/engineering-fiction-series.html

Library Purchasing

How libraries choose which books to publish and how you can increase the possibility yours will be picked up. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/04/guest-blog-post-how-libraries-choose.html

Inexpensive Book Promotion

Free and almost free ways to promote your book. 

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/06/promote-your-book-on-a-budget/

Formatting Your Manuscript

Here's a refresher on proper manuscript formatting. 

http://hollylisle.com/how-to-format-a-manuscript/

YA Trends

What subjects are we seeing now in YA novels? 

http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/07/12/upcoming-trends-more-mermaids-psychological-thrillers-human-experimentation-and-more/

Multi-layered Characters

Make your characters more interesting by adding more layers. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2012/06/crafting-multi-layered-characters.html

Introverts

Even introverts can participate in promoting their books. 

http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2012/06/15/book-promotion-5-tips-for-introverts/

Hemingway

Writing tips to take away from the writings of Ernest Hemingway. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/07/6-things-to-learn-from-hemingway/

Bilingual (Spanish/English) Market

What you need to write for the bilingual children's market. 

http://www.myspace.com/write4kids/blog/384855570

Outliners and Pantsers

Why you should be both--an outliner for your plot and a pantser for your characters.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/07/going-both-ways-outlines-for-plot.html

Blog Tour

What is a blog tour and how does it work. 

http://www.girl-who-reads.com/2012/06/tips-on-thursday-blog-tours.html

Quiet Books

How to make sure your quiet book is still interesting. 

http://www.throughthetollbooth.com/2012/06/25/finding-the-power-in-quiet-books-or-how-to-write-compelling-fiction-when-nothing-blows-up/

Starred Reviews

Publishers Weekly provides a list of the starred reviewed children's books for 2012 so far. 

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/shelftalker/?p=8248

Make Your Blog Work

Here are many tips to improve the odds of people reading your blog. 

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/blogging-for-writers-make-your-blog.html

Prologues

Agent Kristen gives three reasons why prologues don't work. 

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2012/06/fridays-with-agent-kristin-episode-8.html

Pitching an Unfinished Novel

Don't approach agents or publishers with until your novel is finished and polished. 

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/06/dear-crabbit-can-i-pitch-unfinished.html

Mysteries

Eight tips for writing a mystery novel. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2012/07/8-tips-for-unlocking-secrets-of-mystery.html

Fantasy World Building

A website for YA fantasy authors to learn about building worlds. 

http://yafantasyworldbuilding.wikispaces.com/

Rights vs. Copyright

What you need to know about them and the difference. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/07/rights-vs-copyright.html

Polishing Your Manuscript

Some simple tips to help your manuscript shine.

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/07/polishing-your-writing-until-it-shines.html

Do Book Trailers Work?

Here's an article from the Chicago Tribune about why book trailers fail to help sell books. 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/books/ct-prj-0708-book-trailers-20120706,0,1514308,full.story

Interesting Nonfiction for Kids

The I.N.K. blog covers all things nonfiction in children's books. 

http://www.inkrethink.blogspot.com/

Editorial Letters

What to do after you receive an editorial letter. 

http://writerunboxed.com/2012/06/26/how-to-tackle-critique-notes/

Bilingual (Spanish/English) Publishers

Spanglish Baby offers a list of publishers who put out books in Spanish and English. 

http://spanglishbaby.com/resources/bilingual-publishing-houses/

Make Your Blog Work

How to get more people to read and comment on your blog. 

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/blogging-for-writers-make-your-blog.html

Online Reference Desk

Hundred of links to fast fact sites, such as almanacs, magazines, organizations, etc.

http://www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html

Reading Level

Find out the reading level for many titles. 

http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx

Nonfiction for Kids

If you write nonfiction, you'll want to join the Yahoo group, NF for Kids. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFforKids/

Book Packagers

A question and answer with Dori Butler about working with book packagers. 

http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/tr01/revised_dori_butler.shtml

Literary Contests

How to tell whether a literary contest is legit or just out to take your money. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/12/some-tips-on-evaluating-literary.html

Villains

Your villains still need to be well-rounded characters. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/06/3-myths-about-villains.html

Writing Resources

An exhaustive list of resources for writers on the internet. 

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/bookbiz/writers.htm