How to Avoid an Automatic Rejection

The most common reason agents reject a manuscript is it's not in a genre they represent. 

http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-1-reason-for-queryfailshow-to-avoid.html

After You Sign With an Agent

Congratulations, but what happens next? 

http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2013/03/yay-you-signed-with-agent-what-now.html

Free Verse

Ten reasons poems don't need to rhyme. 

http://www.kenneymyers.com/blog/10-reasons-poems-dont-always-need-to-rhyme/

Planning a Trilogy or Series

Series and trilogies are not the same.

http://www.magicalwords.net/diana-pharaoh-francis/planning-trilogiesseries/

School Visits

Some pros and cons of doing school visits. 

http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/2013/03/school-visits-pros-and-cons.html

Why Write MG and YA?

What are the benefits to the author in writing for pre-teens and teens? 

http://utahchildrenswriters.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-joys-of-writing-for-middle.html

Tighten Your Writing

Improve the pacing of your manuscript by cutting out unnecessary words. 

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/the-clock-is-ticking-5-tips-for-tighter-cleaner-writing/

Setting, Landscapes, Atmosphere

What's the difference between these and how can you use them in your writing? 

http://kendaturner.blogspot.com/2013/03/setting-landscape-atmosphere-how-are.html

Mythology

The Encylopedia Mythica provides information about mythology, folklore, and religion. 

http://www.pantheon.org/

Writers' Associations

State-by-state listing of writing groups. 

http://www.squidoo.com/localwritersassociationsbystate