Sunday, January 10, 2021

Street Team

 What is a street team, and do you need one to help market you and your books?

http://jmfrey.net/2019/09/words-for-writers-what-is-a-street-team-guest-post/

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Voice

 No matter how you define an author's voice, how do you find yours?

https://nybookeditors.com/2017/06/find-writers-voice/

Friday, January 8, 2021

Stories With Heart

 How do you put heart into your words to make a story a child will want to read (or hear) over and over again?

https://bethandersonwriter.com/2020/01/10/mining-for-heart-the-voice-of-heart-by-vivian-kirkfield/

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Picture Book Topics

 There are some picture book topics that are so overused that you might want to avoid them.

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/3705/leslie-helakoski-and-darcy-pattison-9-picture-book-topics-to-avoid/

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

School Visits

 Debbie Ridpath Ohi has accumulated an extensive list of resources for authors doing school visits.

https://www.debbieohi.com/school-visit-resource

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Picture Book Endings

 You've written a great picture book, so make sure your ending is satisfying to the reader.

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

Monday, January 4, 2021

Characters' Jobs

 Your characters' jobs can give your reader great insight into their personalities.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/your-characters-job-is-more-important-than-you-think/

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Query Tips

 Here are some tips on querying agents, including strategies on how many and to whom you should submit in each batch.

https://mailchi.mp/a0a56f0b24fa/advanced-tips-for-querying-agents-query-critique-giveaway

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Story Tropes

 Should you (can you?) avoid all story tropes?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/

Friday, January 1, 2021

Picture Book Dos and Don'ts

 Here are 20 picture book dos and 20 don'ts from an expert, Mem Fox.

https://memfox.com/for-writers/for-writers-20-dos-and-20-donts/