Submission Ready?

 How can you tell if your picture book manuscript is ready to be submitted?

https://emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/what-makes-a-picture-book-manuscript-submission-ready/

Sensory Details

 Enrich your writing by including sensory details.

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/writing-mistakes-writers-make-omitting-sensory-details

Developmental Editors

 What are some of the things developmental editors look at when critiquing your work?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/04/a-peek-inside-the-mind-of-a-developmental-editor/

Comps

 How do you use comparisons to other titles in your queries?

https://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2025/04/using-comps-in-your-query.html

Lengths of Picture Books

 What are the standard lengths for different types of picture books?

https://emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/how-many-pages-are-in-a-childrens-book/

Characters and Conflict

 Use your characters' personalities to create conflict.

https://www.agentsandbooks.com/p/what-does-a-scam-email-look-like

Scam Emails

 How can you identify whether or not an agent's email is actually a scam?

https://www.agentsandbooks.com/p/what-does-a-scam-email-look-like

Protagonist Problems

 How do you get your protagonist to realize they're the problem?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/five-ways-to-get-your-protagonist-to-realize-theyre-the-problem/

Bad Writing Advice

 Here are some examples of bad writing advice that new writers receive.

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1016917725611909564/278545274011697725

Subplots

 Does your book need to have subplots?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/01/diving-in-the-toolbox-creating-a-plot-subplot-template/

Nonfiction Picture Books

 Here's some basic information about writing nonfiction picture books.

https://annerallen.com/2019/02/writing-contests-important/

Writing Contests

 How do you differentiate between worthwhile writing contests and scams?

https://annerallen.com/2019/02/writing-contests-important/

Conflict

 Adding conflict will enhance your story.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/03/how-conflict-enhances-your-story/

Book Launches

 How much money should you budget for your book launch?

https://janefriedman.com/how-to-budget-for-your-book-launch/

Picture Book Endings

 What makes a great picture book ending?

https://www.wordsandpics.org/2016/04/ask-picture-book-editor.html

Novel Revision

 Analyze the building blocks of your novel in order to make your revision better.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/03/complete-guide-to-revising-your-novel-part-three-analysis/

Nonfiction Humor

 Here are some tips to injecting humor into your nonfiction.

http://www.brittanypomales.com/2025/04/01/kidlit-haha-week-day-1-3-%C2%BD-elements-to-writing-funny-nonfiction-with-brenna-jeanneret/

Pitching to Media

 How do you pitch your book to local media that will increase the chance of their picking it up?

https://insights.bookbub.com/pitch-book-local-media-expert-tips/

Dialogue Mechanics

 What are the correct ways to write dialogue?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/101-dialogue-mechanics/

Show, Don't Tell

 Using "show, don't tell" will strengthen your story.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-to-use-show-dont-tell-to-strengthen-your-story/

Picture Book Mistakes

 Here are ten mistakes to avoid when writing a picture book.

https://emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/top-10-mistakes-to-avoid-when-writing-picture-books/

Likeable Characters

 How do you write a likeable character?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-to-write-a-likeable-character/

Blogging

 Blogging is still a great way to reach your readers.

https://annerallen.com/2025/03/blogging-ito-reach-readers/

Emotional Scenes

 Engage your readers with emotional scenes.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/03/write-emotional-scenes-that-better-engage-readers/

Backstory

 Here are four key tactics for introducing your character's backstory.

https://janefriedman.com/backstory-and-exposition-4-key-tactics/

Tracking Word Count

 Tracking your word count can help you write faster.

https://janefriedman.com/want-to-write-faster-how-tracking-your-word-count-can-boost-your-productivity/

Book Promotion

 Here are some things you many not know about book promotion when you're first starting out.

https://www.12x12challenge.com/ellen-ramsey-12-x-12-featured-author-march-2025/

Pacing

 What is the best way to pace your story's keep moments.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/best-ways-to-pace-your-storys-key-moments/

Critiques

 What are the elements of a good critique?

https://susanuhlig.com/2025/02/seven-elements-for-a-good-critique/

Social Media

 How are authors using social media?

https://insights.bookbub.com/social-media-authors-2025-data-850-authors/