Editing Clauses

Protect yourself from unreasonable editing clauses in your contract.

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2015/02/editing-clauses-in-publishing-contracts.html

Telling vs. Showing

Sometimes it's better to break the well-known rule of show don't tell.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/02/art-story-telling-trumps-showing/

Conflict vs. Complications

Up the tension in your story by upping the stakes in a conflict.

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2015/02/conflict-vs-complication-raise-stakes.html

Author Websites

Make sure your website is working for you and not against you.

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2013/06/is-your-author-website-working-against.html

Balancing Backstory

Avoid the dreaded infodump by weaving your backstory into the main story.

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/01/7-tips-for-balancing-backstory/

Beta Readers

There's an etiquette surrounding asking for or being a beta reader.

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/beta-reader-etiquette/

School and Library Markets

Your nonfiction book might be perfect for the school and library market.

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/school-and-library-market-tracey-baptiste/

The Submission Pile

Tips to help your manuscript get noticed from the submission pile.

http://writersrumpus.com/2015/02/03/you-can-judge-a-book-by-its-title-and-other-wisdom-from-the-submission-pile/

Editorial Steps

"The Call" is just the first of many steps on your way to a published book.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/01/10-editorial-steps-agent-call-published-book/

Writing Tips

An editor tells what he learned about writing from his editing jobs.

https://www.bookish.com/articles/7-things-being-an-editor-taught-me-about-being-an-author/