Author Visits

 How do you keep students engaged during an author visit?

https://www.annettewhipple.com/2025/07/engaging-students-during-author-visit.html

Companion Novels

 Companion novels exist in the same universe but concentrate on a different main character.

https://www.mindymcginnis.com/blog/vitalis

Emotion Amplifiers

Emotion Amplifiers influence what a character feels by reducing their ability to think critically.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/emotion-amplifier-playbook-for-antagonists/

Criticism

 Are you (and your manuscript) ready to take criticism?

https://writerunboxed.com/2025/07/31/how-to-take-criticism/

Motifs

 How repeating elements, or motifs, give picture books power.

https://katiedavis.com/blog/uncategorized/not-edited-the-magic-of-motif-how-repeating-elements-give-picture-books-power/

Picture Book Basics

 Here are five steps to consider when writing a picture book.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/how-to-write-childrens-picture-book

Character Needs

 Here are five things every character needs.

https://www.writingforward.com/storytelling/five-things-your-characters-need

Scenes

 What is the one question you should ask about every scene?

https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/the-one-question-you-must-ask-about

Writing Funny

 Humor mistakes to avoid--and what really makes kids laugh.

https://katiedavis.com/blog/uncategorized/not-edited-writing-funny-picture-books-without-trying-too-hard/

Rejection

 How do you survive rejection on your writer's journey?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/ways-to-survive-rejection-on-a-writers-journey/

Media Guides

 Which media outlets cover books, who doesn't, and what's working.

https://kathleenschmidt.substack.com/p/a-media-guide-for-authors

Antagonists

 Her are ten traits of strong antagonists.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/07/10-traits-of-strong-antagonist.html

Picture Book Endings

 How to end a picture book so readers sigh, laugh, or cheer (and not shrug).

https://katiedavis.com/blog/craft-and-writing/how-to-end-a-picture-book-so-readers-sigh-laugh-or-cheer-not-shrug/

Hidden Experiences

 Relating your character's hidden experiences will help draw in your readers.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/how-to-use-hidden-experiences-to-pull-readers-in/

Negative Traits

 Here's a list of negative traits to use in showing your character's darker side.

https://shopwritershelpingwriters.net/pages/list-of-negative-traits

Purple Prose

 Avoid purple prose--overly elaborate or self indulgent writing--in your stories.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/writing-101-avoiding-purple-prose/

Picture Book Plot Twists

 It's not easy to include a plot twist in a book with just a few hundred words.

https://katiedavis.com/blog/craft-and-writing/plot-twists-how-to-surprise-readers-in-500-words/

Picture Book Mistakes

 Here are ten mistakes to avoid when writing picture books.

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

Settings

 How to find symbols in your setting.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/find-symbols-in-your-settings/

First Lines

 How to write unforgettable first lines.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/how-to-write-an-unforgettable-first-line/

Unexpected Character Details

 Unexpected details will help build unforgettable characters.

https://katiedavis.com/blog/craft-and-writing/steal-this-strategy-use-unexpected-details-build-unforgettable-characters/

Witty Characters

 How to write witty characters without making it seem as if you're trying too hard.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/the-secret-to-writing-witty-characters-without-trying-so-hard/

Getting Started With Picture Books

Make sure you learn the basics of picture books before you start writing one.

https://debbieohi.com/2025/07/picturebooks101-gettingstarted/ 

Alternate Histories

 How do you build a believable alternate history for your novel?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/the-what-ifs-of-building-believable-alternate-history/

Book Marketing

 Here are five essentials for marketing your book.

https://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-do-i-decide-to-reject.html

Rejection

 At what point in reading a manuscript does an agent choose to reject?

https://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-do-i-decide-to-reject.html

Dialogue Techniques

 There is more than one way to write dialogue.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/writing-101-effective-dialogue-techniques/

Write What You Know?

 Should you write what you know or experiment?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/should-you-write-what-you-know/

Generic Reactions

 Don't limit your characters to non-specific, generic reactions.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2020/03/avoid-these-generic-reactions

Inventing Words

 There's nothing wrong with inventing words in your writing.

https://theeditorsblog.net/2012/07/02/thats-not-a-real-word/

Tightening Text

 What words can you cut to tighten up your book?

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2021/08/what-to-cut-when-your-book-is-too-long