There's a Book

This website contains reviews of many kids' books. 

http://www.theresabook.com/archive/

New U.K. Agency

Skylark Literary will specialize in children's and young adults books.

http://www.wordsandpics.org/2014/08/amber-caraveo-joanna-moult-to-set-up.html

Pen Names

Reasons you might want to consider writing under a pen name. 

http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/the-new-world-of-publishing-pen-names/

Powerful Picture Books

Eve Bunting gives a few hints on writing picture books. 

http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/3182/eve-bunting-pointers-for-writing-powerful-picture-books/

Amazon Author Pages

Increase your sales by using these strategies on your author page. 

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/amazon-strategies-sales-page/

Learning from Illustrators

Even if you write novels, your writing will benefit from thinking like an illustrator. 

http://www.notesfromtheslushpile.com/2014/07/what-writers-can-learn-from-illustrators.html

How Many Words

What's the typical word count for the different genres (picture book, middle grade, etc.)?

http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/wordcount-dracula.html

Hiring an Editor

Is it necessary for you to have your manuscript professionally edited before submitting? 

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/07/should-you-hire-editor-before-querying.html

Attending a Conference

There are many advantages to going to conferences with a writing friend. 

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2014/08/going-to-conferences-with-pals.html

Being a Writer

Contrary to what you might think, you don't need any of these things to be a successful writer. 

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/08/wow-wednesday-10-things-you-dont-need.html

Introducing Your Main Character

Fourteen things to do (or not to do) to introduce your protagonist. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2011/09/14-dos-and-donts-for-introducing-your.html

Myths About Dialogue

Don't believe everything you're told about writing dialogue. 

http://www.jeshays.com/?p=662

Endpages

Endpages in hardback picture books help justify their higher price. 

http://picturebookden.blogspot.com/2014/08/do-hardback-childrens-picture-books.html

Selling Your Picture Book

Here are some things to think about as you try to find a publisher for your picture book.

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-sell-your-picture-book

Middle Grade or Young Adult

What are the key differences between middle grade and young adult novels? 

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/the-key-differences-between-middle-grade-vs-young-adult

Reader Pet Peeves

What bothers readers about a book? 

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/08/reader-pet-peeves.html

How Not to Start a Novel

Here are a few things not to put in your opening pages. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-not-to-start-novel-four-things-to.html

Picture Book Agents

Not all agents represent picture books. Here's a list of some that do. 

http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/mondays-with-mandy-or-mira/100-picture-book-agents

Funny Novels

Why you should (and shouldn't!) write humorous novels. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-write-funny-novelsand-why-you.html

How to be Easy to Work With

You don't want to be the difficult author no one wants to represent. 

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/agent-talk-7-ways-to-make-yourself-an-easy-author-to-work-with/

Bad Agents

It's true. A bad agent is worse than no agent at all. 

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2007/06/bad-agent.html

Sidetracking Your Success

Sometimes we're out own worst enemies. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/07/ten-dumb-things-writers-do-to-sidetrack.html

Sequels

How much should you refer back to the previous book in a sequel? 

http://www.teachingauthors.com/2014/08/and-hits-keep-on-comin.html

Book Events

Get the most out of your next book signing or author visit.

http://behlerblog.com/2014/03/27/making-the-most-of-your-book-event/

Submission Checklist

Double-check these before submitting. 

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/07/submission-tip-checklist-double-check-these-16-things-before-sending-your-book-out/

Time Transitions

Sometimes you need to give your reader a hint when time elapses between scenes. 

http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/transitions-in-time/

100 Children's Books to Read

A list from Amazon of 100 children's books everyone should read. 

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=9660210011

Twitter Hashtags for Writers

Here are some hashtags you may want to follow on Twitter. 

http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/03/12/100-twitter-hashtags-every-writer-should-know/

Critique Group Advice

Though you should sometimes ignore the advice from your critique group, you should still have one. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-you-should-ignore-most-of-advice.html

Agent Building List

Leon Husock, associate agent at L. Perkins Agency is looking for middle grade and young adult authors.

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/agent-looking-to-build-list-6/