Work for Hire

What you need to know about taking on a work for hire job. 

http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/ws06/work4hire.shtml

Complete Rewrites

Revising your book is more than just changing a word here and there. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-art-of-complete-rewrite.html

Promoting Your Book Apps

How to help people hear about and find your book app. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-post-elizabeth-o-dulemba-on.html

Book Trailers

Eleven tips to making a good trailer for your book. 

http://www.rabblewriters.com/2012/09/eleven-book-trailer-tips.html

New YA Imprint

Poisoned Pen's new imprint, Poisoned Pencil, is looking for YA mysteries. 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/54082-poisoned-pen-press-creates-ya-imprint.html

New MG/YA Imprint

Kathy Dawson Books, a new imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, will publish  "emotionally driven" MG and YA titles. 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/54035-kathy-dawson-gets-imprint-at-penguin-young-readers.html

Conflict

Reasons why the conflict in your manuscript may not be working.

http://www.hilarytsmith.com/2012/09/gas-in-trunk-why-your-conflict-isnt_13.html

Agent-Requested Revisions

Agent Joan Paquette discusses why and when an agent might ask for a revision. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2010/04/agent-requested-revisions-interview.html

New Children's Imprint

McSweeny's has a new imprint dedicated to books for children -- McMullen's. 

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/books#category4

Agent Plagarism

There are many things in this life to worry about, but having an agent plagarize your work isn't one of them. 

http://kidlit.com/2010/06/09/copyrighting-submissions-and-agent-plagiarism/

Managing Social Media

How to participate in social media while still have to time to write. 

http://gobsmackedwriter.blogspot.com/2012/08/part-iii-managing-social-media-vals.html

YA Publisher

Spencer Hill Press specializes in urban fantasy, sci fi, and paranormal romance for young adults. 

http://www.site.spencerhillpress.com/

The Editorial Bug

What do editors think about as they are editing a manuscript? 

http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-editorial-process-step-by-step.html

Agents are Good for Authors

Even if you're not agented, you benefit from the work agents do on behalf of their clients.

http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/how-do-authors-benefit-from-agents/

Rhyming Rules

The "Meter Maids" give ways to improve your rhyming manuscripts.

http://www.themetermaids.blogspot.com/

Write with Urgency

Ways to make your nonfiction (and your fiction, too) more interesting. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/08/13-ways-to-write-with-urgency/

Revising Means Re-visioning

If you're only making small changes here and there, you're not revising, you're copy editing. 

http://metteharrison.livejournal.com/369255.html

Choosing a Writers' Conference

How do you decide whether a particular conference is worth it? 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2012/08/lets-play-is-it-worth-it-writers.html

Storybook Apps

If you want to write an app, you need to read and play apps already out there. 

http://www.juliehedlund.com/2012/08/27/the-one-thing-you-must-do-if-you-want-to-write-storybook-apps/

Publishers Accepting Children's Books

These three incredibly useful web pages list publishers accepting children's books submissions along with a link to their guidelines.

http://myperfectpitch.com/picture-book-publishers/

http://myperfectpitch.com/childrens-book-publishers-usa/

http://myperfectpitch.com/young-adult-book-publishers/

Breaking Into Nonfiction

An interview with author Jennifer Reed discusses how to get started writing nonfiction. 

http://www.ochiltreebooks.com/BREAKING-INTO-THE-NONFICTION-MARKET~81.aspx

Picture Book Month

For those of us who love picture books, let's celebrate in November. 

http://picturebookmonth.com/

Finding Time to Write

No, these hints won't give you more hours in a day, but they might help you carve out some writing time. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2012/08/guest-post-giveaway-mette-ivie-harrison.html

Query Letter No-nos

Don't do these things in your query letter. 

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/08/dear-agent-extract-5-what-not-to-say.html

Opening Scenes

Five reasons why your opening scene is like a blind date. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2012/08/5-reasons-why-your-opening-scene-is.html

New MG/YA Publisher

In addition to books for adults, Jolly Fish Press accepts middle grade and young adult novels. 

http://www.jollyfishpress.com/

Comp Titles

In your nonfiction book proposal, you should include titles of similar books. 

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2012/08/comp-titles.html

Blog Designers

Some things to think about before you hire someone to set up a blog for you.

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/08/hiring-a-blog-designer/

Tips for a Better Blog

Thirteen simple tips to make your blog better. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/08/simple-tips-for-a-better-blog/

First Page Concepts

What are some common things editors see in first pages? 

http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2012/08/some-lists-about-first-pages.html