Narrative Voice

Here are thirteen mistakes to watch for in looking at your narrative voice. 

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/thirteen-mistakes-you-could-be-making-in-narrative-voice/

Triple Edits

There are three types of edits you need--developmental, copy, and proofread. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/07/the-triple-edit/

Query Letter Hooks and Ending Reveals

How do you put a hook in your query letter that will grab an agent and do you reveal your book's ending.

https://kidlit.com/2020/06/29/your-query-letter-hook-and-revealing-the-ending/ 

Narrative Voice

 Avoid these twelve mistake when giving voice to your narrator.

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/12-mistakes-you-could-be-making-when-creating-narrative-voice/

Increasing Book Sales

The secret to increasing sales of your book is to get people to actually buy the book. 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-secret-to-increasing-book-sales.html

Memorable Characters

You want the characters in your story to be ones that the reader can't help but remembering. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/06/how-to-develop-a-memorable-character/

Cause and Effect

Your story needs to have a series of causes and effects. 

https://jamigold.com/2014/10/cause-and-effect-understanding-story-flow/

Rhythm

Even when not writing in rhyme, your sentences and paragraphs should have rhythm. 

https://jamigold.com/2013/11/does-your-writing-have-rhythm/

Character Introductions

How do you introduce a character with dumping backstory so your reader has enough information? 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/06/character-introductions-making-the-right-impression/

Promotional Materials

What is SWAG (promotional materials) and why do you need it?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/05/swag-what-to-bring-to-your-author-events/

Query Letter Format

Here's detailed information on how to put together your query letter. 

https://kidlit.com/2018/10/29/query-letter-format/

Three-Act Structure

Here are some points to think about when you're planning your book's three-act structure. 

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/questions-to-ask-when-planning-your-three-act-structure/

Middle Grade Nonfiction

Some tips if you're writing middle grade nonfiction. 

https://www.janefriedman.com/what-ive-learned-writing-middle-grade-nonfiction/

Body Language

How can you take the best advantage of including body language in your writing? 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/05/body-language-in-writing/

Edit as You Go?

Should you revise as you're writing or wait until you finish a draft?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/05/in-defense-of-editing-as-you-go/

Dialogue Tags

Here's everything you need to use about how to use dialogue tags, including how to punctuate them. 

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2020/05/everything-authors-need-to-know-about-dialogue-tags

Author Voice

We all know how important an author's voice is, but how do you find yours and hone it?

https://writerunboxed.com/2020/04/23/how-to-find-and-hone-your-author-voice/

Using Photos for Research

A wonderful way to understand a character, location, or time period is to use photos as a research tool.

http://www.marcieatkins.com/2020/07/17/portals-into-your-subject-using-photographs-as-research-tools/

Writing Numbers in Books

What are the rules for writing a number in a book--whether to spell it out or write it as a numeral?  

https://careerauthors.com/writing-numbers-in-fiction/

Nonfiction Chapter Books

For grades 3-7, nonfiction chapter books will grab children's interest. 

https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-sporting-chance-author-lori-alexander.html

Co-Authoring

A second author can bring new ideas and writing skills to your project.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/07/joining-forces-harnessing-the-power-of-coauthoring/

Guest Blogging

One way to promote your book is to be a guest blogger for someone else's blog. 

https://www.janefriedman.com/use-guest-blogging-promote-book/

Episodic Writing

Here are some hints if your novel tends to be episodic--just a series of events.

https://annerallen.com/2020/07/biggest-writing-craft-issue/

Choppy Sentences

How do you fix your sentence structures for better flow? 

https://jamigold.com/2020/06/sentence-flow-fixing-choppy-writing/

Common Query Mistakes

Avoid these common mistakes that agents see over and over again in queries. 

https://literaticat.tumblr.com/post/622545654126968832/what-are-the-top-five-most-common-mistakes-you-see

Character Arc

What's a character arc and why does your book need one? 

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2020/01/what-is-a-character-arc

Publishing Contracts

Here are some questions to ask the publisher before signing that book contract.

https://www.janefriedman.com/questions-to-ask-your-publisher-before-you-sign-the-contract/

Rhythm

If you're writing in rhyme, you also need to understand rhythm.

http://lauralavoieauthor.com/studying-rhythm-to-master-rhyme-by-carrie-finison/

Middle Grade Novels

If you're interested in writing middle grade, whether as a beginner or more experienced, here's a great deal of information to help you. 

https://www.jennybowman.com/how-to-write-a-middle-grade-novel/

Differentiate Your Characters

It's important for your readers that they can tell one character from another. 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/05/3-ways-to-differentiate-your-characters/

Redundancy in Writing

Here are three types of repetition to watch out for in your writing. 

https://jamigold.com/2019/10/watching-our-for-redundancy-in-our-story/

Photos

If you're going to use photos in your book, start researching them early. 

https://writersrumpus.com/2020/05/29/picture-perfect-authors-and-photo-research/