Book Launch Party

Here's some advice to make your book launch party great.

http://www.notesfromtheslushpile.com/2015/07/how-to-organize-book-launch-party.html

Negotiating

If you don't have an agent, you need to know how to negotiate a contract.

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/06/how-to-negotiate-like-a-pro-part-1/
http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/07/negotiate-like-a-pro-part-2/

Novice Writers

Avoid being labeled a newbie by making sure you don't make these mistakes.

http://wordservewatercooler.com/2015/06/16/13-tells-of-a-novice-writer/

Literary Agents

It's reasonable to expect professionalism from your literary agent.

http://thewritelife.com/6-things-expect-literary-agent/

Speaking at Conventions

How can you get invited to speak at teacher conventions?

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1117

Picture Book Pacing

Even if you're not an illustrator, it's important to make a dummy in order to check the pacing of your picture book.

http://writersrumpus.com/2013/11/22/3-ways-to-pace-your-picture-book/

Show and Tell

We've all heard the advice to "show, don't tell," but there are times when telling is the better choice.

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/07/tell-better-show-more/

Character Thoughts

What's the best way to show the reader what your character is thinking?

http://inkandquills.com/2015/07/01/how-to-write-your-characters-thoughts/

Presentations

What is your body saying when you give a presentation?

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/06/30/whats-your-body-saying/

Collaborating

There are three components to writing a novel with someone else.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/08/three-components-to-writing-a-successful-collaborative-novel/

Plot Revision Table

Having a detailed chart of your scenes makes it much easier to understand your plot.

http://nerdychickswrite.com/2015/07/29/yvonne-ventresca-plot-revision-table-and-giveaway/

Editing Without an Editor

Harold Underdown gives advice on how to edit your manuscript.

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/write-revise-and-self-edit/

Meeting Agents

How do you interact with agents when you meet them informally at a conference?

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2015/07/10-tips-for-encountering-agents-in.html

Book Sales at Events

You need to do more than just show up to sell books at events.

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/12-secrets-selling-books-events-tip-25-52-ways-market-book/

Writing Tips

Top editors giving writing advice to new children's book authors.

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/jul/09/the-best-writing-advice-for-new-childrens-authors-from-top-editors

Book Profit and Loss

What business decisions go into a publisher's decision to acquire a book?

http://janefriedman.com/2015/07/08/book-pl/

Deep Point of View

Get inside your character's head by writing in a deep point of view.

http://www.shesnovel.com/how-to-write-in-deep-pov/

Query Opening

Use this sentence template to present the most important information about your book first.

https://johnmcusick.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/a-pretty-much-foolproof-never-fail-silver-bullet-query-opening/

Understanding Schools

Avoid problems with your school visits by avoiding miscommunication.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1132

We Need Diverse Books

Visit the official site of "we need diverse books" and help make the campaign a reality.

http://weneeddiversebooks.org/

Setting

Three tips to make your setting an important part of your story.

http://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2015/07/three-tips-for-killer-setting-by-tracy.html

Author Brand

What can you do to create an image for yourself as an author?

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/07/steps-to-creating-author-brand.html

First Drafts

It's okay to write a terrible first draft.

http://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-terrible-first-drafts/

Tension

In order to write a story with punch, you must increase the tension.

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/tension-with-a-tease-reminder/

Query Letters

Here's a detailed description of everything that should and shouldn't be a part of your query letter.

http://janefriedman.com/2014/04/11/query-letters/

Word Counts

Find out word counts of published books at this site by following these steps: select a user type; click submit; search for the title; and click on the title.

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

Curriculum Guides

Sell more books by creating educational materials for the school and library market.

http://bookmarketingtools.com/blog/create-education-materials-to-sell-more-books/

Dream Sequence

What works and doesn't work when incorporating a dream scene into your novel.

https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/when-dreams-go-bad-dream-sequences-what-works-what-flops/

Library Sales

Do libraries buy books the same way other outlets do?

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2015/07/industry-question-library-sales.html

Historical Research

Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, if your book takes place in the past you need to do your research.

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/5-ways-to-take-your-readers-back-in-time-the-importance-of-historical-research