Picture Book Queries

How soon should you query with a new picture book?
http://kidlit.com/2011/01/12/how-soon-do-i-query-again/

Character Names

Be consistent or you'll confuse your reader.

http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2010/07/30/how-to-confuse-your-reader/

Introduce Your Characters

Show them in action, in conflict, and involved in a mystery.

http://www.plottopunctuation.com/blog/show/how-to-establish-your-characters-openings

New Jewish Children's Books Imprint

In association with PJ Library, Marshall Cavendish has launched a new imprint, Shofar Books, specializing in Jewish-themed children's books.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/45902-new-jewish-children-s-books-line-launching-this-fall.html

Tighten Your Writing

Ten easy suggestions to make your writing tighter.

http://alexisgrant.com/2010/12/13/self-editing-10-ways-to-tighten-your-copy/

Jewish-Themed Books

Barb Krasner's Highlights Foundation course on writing children's books with Jewish themes.
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/pages/current/FWsched_jewishThemed_11.html

New Childrems' Agency

Marcia Wernick and Linda Pratt have opened a new agency to represent children's book writers from pb through ya.
http://www.wernickpratt.com/index.html

Contracts

What do agents actually negotiate?

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-much-negotiation-is-there-with.html

Rejections

What do agents/editors really mean in those rejection letters?
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/rejection_letters.htm

Snowflake Method

A ten-step method to design a novel.
http://bubblecow.co.uk/2010/12/how-to-write-a-novel-the-snowflake-method/