Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Book Royalties

How are book royalties figured out, and how does the advance work?

https://rachellegardner.com/how-do-book-royalties-work/

Monday, July 9, 2018

Quick Outlining

Here's how to outline your story idea in only thirty minutes. 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/outlining-your-future-book-in-30-minutes/

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Writing Middle Grade

Here are some tips for writing a middle-grade novel that will resonate with kids. 

https://diymfa.com/writing/five-lessons-learned-writing-first-middle-grade-novel

Saturday, July 7, 2018

BookExpo 2018 Marketing Tips

What marketing tips can you learn from BookExpo, the biggest annual publishing conference in the US?

https://insights.bookbub.com/book-marketing-takeaways-bookexpo-2018/

Friday, July 6, 2018

Writing Groups

Figure out which type of writing group you need at this point in your writing journey. 

https://writeforkids.org/blog/2017/10/writing-groups-101-kind-right/

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Using Your Theme

Thinking about your theme can help you develop subplots, supporting characters, and tension. 

Use Theme to Determine Subplots, Supporting Characters, and Tension

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Book Promotion Fatigue

Marketing is exhausting and sometimes you need to scale back your marketing efforts. 

http://writerunboxed.com/2018/06/05/dealing-with-book-promotion-fatigue/

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Website and Mailing List Privacy Regulations

You may need to update your website and/or mailing list to comply with The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect May 25, 2018.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Editorial Letters

How do you handle revising your manuscript, possibly extensively, after getting feedback from an editor? 

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2018/05/wow-weds-molly-e-lee-on-revisions.html#.WyPR86dKhlY

Sunday, July 1, 2018

After an Editor Expresses Interest

Yay for getting interest from an editor on your manuscript, but what happens next?

http://bookendsliterary.com/2018/05/29/anatomy-of-a-book-deal-inside-the-publishing-house/