Character Emotions

There are many ways to show, not tell, your readers your characters' emotions.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/06/keep-it-fresh-10-ways-to-show-your-characters-emotion/

Evaluating Feedback

Some critiques of your manuscript are more useful than others.

https://michelekeller.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/evaluating-writing-feedback-advice/

Book Sales

It's surprisingly difficult to find out how many copies of your book actually sold.

https://electricliterature.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-book-sales-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1fe6bc00aa2d

Permissions and Fair Use

If you're quoting another book, song, or poem, it's important to know what's permissible under the fair use rules.

https://www.janefriedman.com/permissions-and-fair-use/

Twitter Pitches

There are several opportunities now to pitch your manuscript via a Twitter contest.

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/preparing-twitter-pitching-contests-including-sffpit-week

Middle-Grade Historical Fiction

When you're writing for eight to twelve year olds, you can't always assume the knowledge of history they have.

http://www.katejfoster.com/general-blog/writing-historical-fiction-for-middle-grade

Characters

Seventy-five questions to help you know more than you ever thought you could about your characters.

http://www.thewritersalleyblog.com/2017/06/75-questions-to-help-you-get-to-know.html

Networking With Writers

Here are some tips on how to get to know other writers and form a community.

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2017/05/03/author-friends/

Beginnings and Endings

It's easy enough to say start when the story starts and end when it stops, but how do you do that?

http://thewritepractice.com/how-to-begin-a-story/?hvid=4NlO7E

Nonfiction

Voice isn't just important in fiction--nonfiction writing has voice, too.  

https://eerdlings.com/2015/12/10/from-the-editors-desk-four-tips-on-finding-your-nonfiction-voice/

Personalizing a Query

Making an agent query personal is more than getting the name right (though that helps a lot).

https://blog.nathanbransford.com/2017/06/how-to-personalize-query-letter.html

Imagery

Sometimes the use of imagery in your description can add to your story, but sometimes it's just overkill.

https://kidlit.com/2017/05/29/imagery-description-useful-overkill/

Paths to Publication

There are many ways to achieve your dream of having a book out in the world.

https://www.janefriedman.com/key-book-publishing-path/

Believable Characters

If your readers believe in your characters, you'll win them over.

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/6-tips-creating-believable-characters-win-readers

Synopses

Use this handy cheat technique to take the pain out of writing your synopsis.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/05/a-cheats-guide-to-writing-a-synopsis/

Picture Book Revision

Here are some common picture book problems and the solutions to them.

http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/revision/revision-9-1-1-for-fiction-picture-books/

Do you need an agent?

How to decide if an having an agent is for you. (It IS for me!)

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2017/04/do-i-need-agent.html

Time and Place

It's important to ground your young adult characters in a specific time and place.

http://www.epicreads.com/blog/editors-pick-ya-fiction/

Revise and Resubmit

What does it really mean when an agent or editor sends you a revise and resubmit request?

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/06/literary-agent-intern-tracy-golds-step.html#more

New to Social Media?

Here are some lessons for debut (and not-so-debut) authors.  

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/06/4-facebook-lessons-from-a-debut-author/

Author Websites

There are certain pages your author website must have.

https://www.janefriedman.com/author-website/

Young Adult or New Adult

How do you determine whether your book is young adult or is in the category of new adult, and should you care?

Time Passing

How do you indicate that time has passed between two scenes in your novel?

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/06/a-question-of-when-indicating-time-passage-in-our-stories/

Second Novels

Writing your second book is a different experience than writing your debut.

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/5-things-writers-know-writing-second-novel

Passive Voice

Passive voice in your writing distances the reader from the action and prevents them from engaging in your story.

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Revising Your Manuscripts

These are fourteen things to consider as you work through a revision.

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/14-keys-to-revising-your-manuscript-by-david-lubar/

Back Matter

Back matter is where you put all that information you'd like kids and adults to know that doesn't fit within your nonfiction story.

https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2015/06/five-reasons-why-back-matter-matters-in.html

Italics

When should you use italics in your manuscript?

http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2017/06/05/italics-when-to-use-them/

Editorial Letters

The first step after receiving notes from your editor is to breathe.

http://bookendsliterary.com/2017/06/07/how-to-handle-edits/

Small Presses

Here are some guidelines to decide if a small press is a legitimate traditional publisher.

http://rateyourstory.blogspot.com/2017/06/small-press-publishing-by-amie-borst.html