Author Websites

 Make sure to do your due diligence on your website to make sure it's protected.

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2019/07/is-your-website-protected-better-yet-are-you/

Niche Marketing

 If you narrow your marketing efforts groups more likely to be interested in the subject, plot, or setting of your book, you may get better results.

http://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2019/07/niche-marketing-and-my-1-guerilla.html

Internal Narrative

Your reader can learn more about your character through the use of internal narrative.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/critique-4-ways-to-write-gripping-internal-narrative/# 

Agents or Editors

 How do you decide whether to submit your manuscript to agents or directly to editors.

https://www.janefriedman.com/query-agents-editors/

Constructive Criticism

 It's hard to accept critiques of our manuscripts, but that's one way we make them better.

https://nybookeditors.com/2020/12/the-writers-game-plan-for-dealing-with-constructive-criticism/

Author Newsletters

 An author newsletter can be a valuable tool in your marketing toolbox.

https://www.janefriedman.com/using-book-promotion-newsletters-to-increase-sales/

Better Dialogue

 The dialogue your character's speaking is not the same as how we speak in real life.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2021/01/writing-better-dialogue/

Action, Then Reaction

 Make sure an event happens before you have your character react to it.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2021/01/action-then-reaction

Types of editing

 Line editing, copy editing, and proofreading are three necessary parts of editing your manuscript.

https://www.janefriedman.com/the-differences-between-line-editing-copy-editing-and-proofreading/

Awesome Characters

Create characters your readers will care about.

https://kmallan.com/2020/11/27/7-tips-for-creating-awesome-characters/

Close Point of View

 One way to draw your readers into a tighter point of view is to eliminate filter words.

https://www.scbwi.org/preparing-for-online-pitch-contests-how-to-write-a-killer-logline/

Online Pitch Contests

 Here are some tips for preparing your pitch for online contests.

https://www.scbwi.org/preparing-for-online-pitch-contests-how-to-write-a-killer-logline/

Endings

 Make sure you tie up all the loose endings by your book's ending.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/07/who-ordered-happily-ever-after.html

Picture Book Storyboarding

 Even if you don't have any artistic talent, you should still storyboard your picture book by making a dummy.

https://writingcooperative.com/picture-book-writing-and-dummy-making-a8d008435496

Plotting a Novel in Verse

  A novel in verse is not just a collection of poems.

https://www.darcypattison.com/writing/plot/best-9-tips-on-plotting-a-novel-in-verse-advice-from-caroline-starr-rose/

Book Awards and Marketing

 Here are some ways you can use the fact that your book won an award in your marketing efforts.

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2019/07/13-ways-to-use-a-book-award-for-marketing/

Biographies

 One way to focus the lens of your biography is to focus on the subject's childhood.

https://www.nonfiction-ninjas.com/blog/kids-connect-to-kids-sharing-a-persons-childhood-in-a-pb-biography-by-linda-skeers?sfns=mo

Rejections

 Here are the main reasons you might be receiving rejections on your manuscript.

https://annerallen.com/2019/07/rejections-8-reasons-why/

Setting Details

 Picking the right details for your setting is connected to how your reader relates to your characters.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/04/picking-the-right-setting-details/

Kidlit Categories

 Here are the different categories, (picture book, middle grade, etc) or children's books.

https://www.jennybowman.com/what-genre-is-my-childrens-book/

Overused Words

 Search for these overused and often unnecessary words to tighten your manuscript.

https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/revision-search-patterns/

Character Names

 How do you choose memorable names for your characters?

https://electricliterature.com/how-to-give-your-characters-unforgettable-names/

Conflicting Feedback

 Getting feedback on your writing is always a good thing, but how do you deal with conflicting suggestions?

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/ask-dianne-dealing-with-conflicting-informagtion-plus-book-winner-update/

Re-editing Older Works

 Going back and revising older works that never sold or aren't book length brings the possibility of a new book sale, not to mention showing you how much you've grown as a writer.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2018/09/5-things-re-editing-your-older-work-can.html

Foreign Rights

 How foreign rights sales typically work.

https://literaticat.tumblr.com/post/186354394225/my-agent-sold-english-rights-for-my-debut-mg-novel

Fair Use and Permissions

 If you use quotations from another source in your book, you need to understand fair use and permissions.

https://www.janefriedman.com/sample-permission-letter/?sfns=mo

Writing for Children

 Here are five simple tips to keep in mind when writing for children.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2019/07/5-tips-for-writing-for-children

Critique Partners

 Having a great critique partner is invaluable, but how do you find one?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/07/my-critique-partner/