Picture Book Biographies

Kathi Appelt shares her thoughts about writing picture book biographies. 

http://thru-the-booth.livejournal.com/36542.html

Agent Querying

Some suggestion for querying from a reader of many agent queries. 

http://henandinkblots.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/mima-tipper-mfa-advises-be-the-lemon-square-top-submission-tips-from-my-internship-with-kid-lit-super-agent-c/

Foreshadowing

You don't want to telegraph the future to your reader when you're foreshadowing. 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/10/writing-craft-foreshadowing/

YA Agents

If you write YA, you'll want to check out this list of agents who rep young adult books.

http://sirragirl.blogspot.ca/2011/05/200-yaadult-agency-list-w-links.html

Kindergarten Books

Here are the must-read titles for the Kindergarten set. 

http://www.edexcellence.net/commentary/education-gadfly-daily/flypaper/2012/the-kindergarten-canon.html

Sensory Details

Use all five senses to make your writing jump off the page.

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.ca/2012/10/using-5-senses-to-make-our-stories-jump.html

How Not to Get a Book Deal

Don't do the things on this list if you ever want to get an agent or be published. 

http://www.kimcurran.co.uk/2012/10/10-things-not-to-do-to-get-a-book-deal-and-beyond/

First Drafts

Some hints for writing a quick and dirty first draft. 

http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/writing-a-quick-first-draft/

Novels in Verse

Here's a list of novels written in verse, from middle grade to adult. 

http://pinterest.com/ingridsundberg/story-structure-charts/

Story Structure Charts

There's more than one way to tell a story. 

http://pinterest.com/ingridsundberg/story-structure-charts/

Launching a Book

A few do's and don'ts for getting your book out in the world. 

http://acrowesnest.blogspot.com/2012/10/dianne-dos-and-donts-of-launching-book.html

Co-Authoring

What are the pros and cons of writing with a partner? 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/10/co-authoring-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Photos and Copyrights

Make sure you don't do these common mistakes when using other people's photos on your blog. 

http://publicityhound.net/10-worst-mistakes-bloggers-make-when-using-photos/

Finding Author's You Might Like

After you put in the name of a favorite author, you'll see a map of other authors you might like. 

http://www.literature-map.com/

Map Your Setting

Drawing a map of your settings will help you keep everything in the correct place. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.ca/2012/10/wow-wednesday-lynne-kelly-on-mapping.html

Editors at Conferences

Going to a writing conference is a wonderful way to make a personal connection with and have the opportunity to submit to editors. 

http://vonnacarter.com/wordpress/?page_id=6213

Show, Don't Tell

Here's a new way to determine if you are telling instead of showing.

http://www.adventuresinagentland.com/2012/09/let-your-reader-be-doctor-on-showing-vs.html

Picture Book or Short Story

They may be the same number of words, but they're not the same. 

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

SCBWI Events

Listing, by month, of SCBWI regional events around the world. 

http://www.scbwi.org/Regional-Events.aspx

Acknowledgements

You're not always doing someone a favor when you include his/her name in your acknowledgements. 

http://www.katemessner.com/think-before-you-thank-writers-acknowledgments/

Book Contracts

Ten key points to consider in your book contract. 

http://www.ivanhoffman.com/points.html

Writers' Organizations

National and international writers' organizations by state. 

http://www.squidoo.com/localwritersassociationsbystate

Heinlein's Rules for Writing

Rule One: You must write. 

http://www.sfwriter.com/ow05.htm

Book Festivals

Some hints to make your appearance at a book festival go more smoothly.

http://www.hilarytsmith.com/2012/09/how-not-to-be-awkward-at-book-festivals.html

Magazine Markets

Author Evelyn Christensen provides links to submission guidelines for children's magazines.  

highlights.com/contributor-guidelines

Conflict

How to integrate conflict into the overall structure of your novel. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2012/09/building-deep-conflict-into-novel.html

Pseudonyms

In this age of social media, are pseudonyms a relic of the past? 

http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/rethink-pseudonyms/

Tighten Your Writing

Some simple tips to eliminate unneeded words and phrases from your manuscript. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/09/write-tighter-write-smarter.html

Reasons for Rejection

What are the biggest reasons editors and agents say no?

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2012/09/clarity-in-queries-biggest-reason.html

Propaganda

Don't try to push your own agenda in your writing.

http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/are-you-writing-propaganda/

Great Pitches

The secrets to a great pitch lies in answering these questions.

http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/secrets-of-a-great-pitch/