Create incredible stories with powerful pacing.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Query Letters
How to write an amazing query letter.
http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2023/07/writing-amazing-query-letter.html
Friday, July 28, 2023
What Does a Publisher Do
Here's a list and description of the many tasks a publisher does for your book.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Picture Books
Ten tips for writing picture books.
https://www.alicekuipers.com/10-tips-for-writing-childrens-picture-books/
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Character Agency
Conflict plus choices gives your character agency.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/07/conflict-choices-character-agency/
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
On Submission
What happens when your agent sends your manuscript out on submission?
http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-epic-post-about-submission-process.html?m=1
Monday, July 24, 2023
Small Publishers
How can you evaluate a small publisher's ability to get your book into stores and libraries?
https://subitclub.com/2018/08/07/evaluate-small-publishers-like-a-pro/
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Is Your Manuscript Ready?
Here are some tests to show if you're manuscript is ready to submit.
http://ingridsundberg.com/2010/12/29/10-tests-to-prove-your-manuscript-is-ready-for-submission/
Friday, July 21, 2023
Getting an Agent
Here's a six-step strategy for landing a literary agent.
https://www.tiffanyhawk.com/blog/how-to-find-the-best-literary-agent
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Resubmitting
Can and should you resubmit to an agent or a publisher who has rejected you?
http://www.literaryrambles.com/2019/02/mary-kole-guest-post-resubmitting-to.html
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
School Assembly Visits
Doing a school visit to a large number of students is different than a classroom visit.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Young Audiences
How do you keep the interest of young children during an author visit.
Monday, July 17, 2023
Characters in World Building
Part of building the world of your story is how they characters live in it.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Comp Titles
How do you find comp titles for your story?
https://writersrumpus.com/2023/06/30/how-difficult-can-a-comp-be/
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Friday, July 14, 2023
Story Settings
How to choose the right settings for your story.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/choose-right-story-setting/
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Author Newsletters
Here are three things you must include in your author newsletter to please your subscribers.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Picture Book Format
Here are the basics of the picture book format, including why the standard page count is 32.
https://debbieohi.substack.com/p/picture-books-101-part-3-understanding
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Author Websites
Eight mistakes you're making on your author website.
https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/8-mistakes-youre-making-on-your-author-website/
Monday, July 10, 2023
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Advance Reader Copies
What are advance reader copies (ARCs) and how are they used?
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Word Lists
Here's the Dolch Sight Word Lists to use when writing easy readers.
https://www.samsonsclassroom.com/resources/dolch_sight_words_list.html
Friday, July 7, 2023
Cross-Promotion
Support other authors by cross-promoting their books with yours.
https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/ways-for-authors-to-cross-promote-their-books/
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Age-Levels
What are the age levels for the different categories of children's books?
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
Early Reader
What makes a book an easy reader?
https://aksomitis.com/2021/07/19/how-do-i-turn-my-story-into-an-early-reader-book/
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Rule of Three
What is the rule of three and how can you use it to improve your writing?