Who Does Your Prospective Agent Represent

Agents have to work for all their clients, so they often need to balance who they represent. 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/07/who-does-your-prospective-agent.html

Essential Questions for Revising

Ask yourself these questions as you revise your manuscript. 

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/nine-essential-questions-to-guide-your-writing/

Alternative Structures

There are other ways to structure your story than a simple mountain (rising/falling tension). 

ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/alternative-structures-part-1/
http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/alternative-structures-part-2/

Read Your Story Out Loud

Even novel writers should reader their stories aloud as part of the revision process. 

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=730

School Visits and Teachers

Nine ways to get teachers love your school visit. 

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=730

Food Words

Spice up your writing with these descriptive words for food. 

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/101-descriptive-words-for-foods/

Openings

How to figure out where your story starts. 

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2013/07/knowing-where-to-start-your-story-by.html

Early Readers

It's not just a matter of using fewer words when you write for the earliest readers.

http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/calling-caldecott/early-readers-vs-picture-books/

Synopsis

These are a few easy-to-follow tips for writing your synopsis. 

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-word-writers-dread.html

Should You Blog Your Novel?

What are the pros and cons and posting your work-in-progress as you write it? 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2013/06/should-you-blog-your-novel/

Discussion and Activity Guides

Does creating auxiliary materials for your book help market it? 

http://thru-the-booth.livejournal.com/254691.html

What do Kids Like?

Kids like so many things, and here are 500 of them. 

http://taralazar.com/2007/11/04/199-things-that-kids-like/

Myths About YA Fiction

Here are five (well six) things you should know about young adult books. 

http://bookriot.com/2013/06/26/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-young-adult-fiction/

Wordless Picture Books

A discussion of wordless picture books in Eye, a graphics design magazine. 

http://eyemagazine.com/feature/article/told-in-pictures

Critique Checklist

Some things to consider when you're critiquing a manuscript. 

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2013/06/using-critique-checklist-or-how-not-to.html

Tracking Mentions on the Internet

These tools will help you keep track of where/when your name and your book title(s) are mentioned on the Internet. 

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/10-must-have-tools-for-tracking-brand-mentions/

Multicultural Books

Why hasn't the number of multicultural titles not increased over the last 18 years? 

http://blog.leeandlow.com/2013/06/17/why-hasnt-the-number-of-multicultural-books-increased-in-eighteen-years/

Proposing Conference Sessions

Here are some hints for getting your talk or workshop on a conference schedule. 

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=699

60s Slang

From "a gas" to "zits," what slang was being used in the 60s? 

http://cougartown.com/slang.html

Paranormals

What type of paranormals are still being acquired? 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/06/paranormals.html

Plot vs. Structure

The plot of your novel is the sequence of actions, and the structure is how you put them together. 

https://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/plot-vs-structure/

Agented Manuscripts That Don't Sell

What happens to the manuscript your agent can't sell? 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/06/question-from-writer-what-if-your-agent.html

Query Letters

Here are some things you shouldn't do in your query letter. 

http://heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/2013/05/top-five-things-not-to-put-in-your-query-because-kristin-asked.html

"Ing" Phrases

When you overuse the "as" along with "ing" words, you weaken your writing. 

http://jennybent.blogspot.com/2013/05/editing-as-and-ing-phrases-post-by-gemma.html

The Best Titles

Your title should match the content/type of book and intrigue the reader. 

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/shelftalker/?p=10938

Researching Without Google

Instead of always turning to the Internet for answers, try reaching out to your network of friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. 

http://writetodone.com/2013/05/20/the-non-google-research-tool-that-makes-writing-easier/

Dialogue Rules

Seven simple suggestions to make your dialogue more believable. 

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2012/03/7-dialog-basics-that-can-help-tighten.html

Foreign Rights Agents

Do you need an agent to negotiate your foreign rights? 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/06/should-i-write-series.html

Series

The pros and cons of writing series.

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/06/should-i-write-series.html

Cover Art

You have no control over the art on your book cover, but if you're lucky, you might be able to give some feedback. 

http://www.ekristinanderson.com/?p=6162