Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Openings

 Make sure your book starts in the best place.

https://bookendsliterary.com/2021/02/04/your-book-starts-in-the-wrong-place/

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Agent Pitches

 How to craft a pitch that will make an agent want to read your book.

https://www.annemini.com/category/pitching-to-an-agent/pitch-examples/

Monday, March 29, 2021

Bad Reviews

 Tips on how to cope with negative reviews.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/01/my-fragile-heart-a-bad-book-review/

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Parts of a Book

 Here's an A to Z guide to the various parts of a physical book.

https://bookriot.com/the-parts-of-a-book/

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Personification

 By giving human-like characteristics to non-human things, you can deepen your writing.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/01/4-ways-personification-takes-your-writing-deeper/

Friday, March 26, 2021

Third Person POV

 There are three types of third person point of view--omniscient, limited, and deep.

https://www.janefriedman.com/understanding-third-person-point-of-view-omniscient-limited-and-deep/

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Narrative Nonfiction

 Here are some tips for writing narrative nonfiction.

https://www.12x12challenge.com/12-x-12-april-2020-featured-author-kirsten-larson/

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Email Thread Etiquette

 Make an agent or editor's life easier by including previous correspondence in your email thread.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2021/01/we-need-to-talk-about-email-thread-etiquette

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Rhyming Picture Books

 Ten things you should know when writing a rhyming picture book.

http://picturebookden.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-10-things-i-really-wanted-to-know.html

Monday, March 22, 2021

Online Bios

 You need different online bios for your website and the different platforms.

https://annerallen.com/2021/01/6-online-bios-every-author-needs/

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Editing Tricks

 Sometimes you need to see your manuscript in a different way in order to revise.

https://killzoneblog.com/2021/01/playing-tricks-with-editing.html

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Inciting Incidents

 Pull your readers by using these techniques to add excitement to your inciting incidents.

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/must-haves-for-exciting-inciting-incidents/

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Overused Words

 We all have words and phrases we overuse, so search for them when you're revising.

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

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Young Adult

 What makes a book young adult?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/01/writing-for-young-adults/

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Scammers

 In your desire to be published, watch out for these scammers.

https://annerallen.com/2021/01/publishing-scammers-2021/

Monday, March 15, 2021

Blogs and Newsletters

 Check out these kidlit blogs and newsletters.

https://teri-daniels.com/kidlit-blogs-and-newsletters/

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Setting

 How much is too much scene description?

https://kidlit.com/novel-scene-description/

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Great Stories

 What are the characteristics that elevate a story from merely okay to great?

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/eight-must-haves-for-a-great-story/

Friday, March 12, 2021

Book Statistics

 How many books are published each year and other interesting statistics about the publishing world.

https://www.theifod.com/how-many-new-books-are-published-each-year-and-other-related-books-facts/

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Picture Books and Older Students

 Educators, here are some hints to the best way to use picture books with your older students.

https://pernillesripp.com/2018/06/15/using-picture-books-with-older-students-a-how-to-guide/?sfns=mo

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Query Tracker

 Using query tracker can help you stay organized and avoid oopsies while querying.

https://writersrumpus.com/2019/07/19/stay-organized-with-query-tracker/

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Book Events

 Here are some things to think about for your next book event, whether virtual or in real life.

https://writerunboxed.com/2019/03/23/the-art-of-the-book-event-9-tips/

Monday, March 8, 2021

Opening Scenes

 How to write an opening scene that will entice your readers to turn the page.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2018/12/5-ways-to-write-stronger-opening-scenes.html

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Dialogue

 How to write dialogue that will captivate your readers.

https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/how-to-write-dialogue-tips-to-captivate-readers

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Comp Titles

 How do you choose which other books to use as comp(arable) titles in your query.

https://kidlit.com/comp-titles-in-a-query-book-comps/

Friday, March 5, 2021

Protagonists

 Asking these three questions about your protagonist will help unlock your story.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/07/three-simple-questions-that-will-unlock-your-story/

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Publishing Paths

 There's more than one way to get your book in the hands of readers.

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

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Conference Networking

 If you're nervous about networking at your next conference, here are some tips to help.

https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-conferences/10-tips-for-effective-networking-at-a-writers-conference

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Author Brand

 To start creating your author brand, identify three words that define you as an author.

https://bookendsliterary.com/2019/07/10/understanding-your-author-brand/ 

Monday, March 1, 2021

Mid-Career Querying

 Maybe you've had a few books published, but not, for whatever reason, you're looking for an agent.

https://dailydahlia.wordpress.com/2019/07/07/mid-career-querying-and-other-stuff-we-dont-talk-about/