Creating Emotion

Here are some tips to help your readers be touched and moved by your story.  

https://theeditorsblog.net/2011/01/30/creating-emotion-in-the-reader/

Pacing Tricks

How can you use pacing to keep your reader's attention? 

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/4-pacing-tricks/

Book Titles

What should your book title accomplish? 

http://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2019/05/what-should-books-title-do-by-michele.html

Humorous Nonfiction

Who says nonfiction can't be funny? 

https://www.nonfiction-ninjas.com/blog/can-nonfiction-be-funny-by-linda-skeers

Query Letter Basics

A paragraph by paragraph guide of what to put in your query letter.

https://subitclub.com/2017/04/13/how-to-write-a-query-letter-a-basic-breakdown/

Inciting Incident

The inciting incident is the action that sets your plot in motion.

http://scribemeetsworld.com/2017/writing-tips/inciting-incident-pacing/

Conference Newbies

It can be scary attending a conference for the first time, but here are some hints to make it easier. 

http://inkygirl.com/inkygirl-main/2015/7/28/tips-for-scbwi-la-conference-newbies-second-timers-plus-a-ch.html

Rhyming Picture Books

The most important factors in rhyming picture books are, in order: story, rhythm (meter), and lastly, rhyme.

https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/lesson-9

Twitter Pitch Contests

Here's a primer on how to dip your toe (or pen) into the world of twitter pitch contests. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/09/the-ultimate-writers-guide-to-twitter-pitch-contests/

Picture Book Genres

Picture book genres range from concept books to fantasy, realistic to poetry. 

http://wwwpamcalvert.blogspot.com/2013/07/picture-book-university-picture-book.html