- This Way Be Dragons: How to Evaluate a Publishing Contest via Writer Unboxed: Reading the fine print when it comes to publishing contests.
- PubLaw + The Art of Negotiation with Lawyer-turned-agent Melissa Edwards via Manuscript Wishlist: A podcast on publication law and negotiation.
- When your agent wants to charge you a fee via QueryTracker blog: Fees within agency contracts and the red flags this raises.
- Agent Referrals via Books & Such Literary Management: What is an agent referral and referral etiquette.
- Successful Query: Whitney Gardner & You’re Welcome, Universe via Writer’s Digest Guide to Literary Agents: Example of a successful YA query letter.
- Author Blogs: 5 Bad Reasons for Authors to Blog and 5 Good Ones via Anne R. Allen: Blogging for the right reasons.
- 5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent via Writer’s Digest Guide to Literary Agents: YA author Brianna Shrum discusses how to navigate multiple agent offers.
- Query Letter Basics via Babbles by Scott Eagan: Tips for a better query and why the query letter is a necessary part of publishing.
- What can a new writer do to get noticed by an agent? via MacGregor Literary Blog: Standing out at a conference pitch session/meeting.
- Using #MSWL To Personalize Your Query via Pub(lishing) Crawl: Tips for querying an agent after seeing a #MSWL tweet.
Writing for Publication: After the Sale:
- How to Make Podcasts Part of Your Book Marketing Strategy via Operation Awesome: Guest blogger Josh Pantalleresco discusses how to use podcasts as part of your platform.
- Why There’s No Perfect Time to Post on Facebook via Buffer: How to decide when to share your content on Facebook.
- Snapchat Marketing Strategy 101: Getting Started, Building a Community, and Generating ROI via Buffer: A podcast on starting with Snapchat for marketing.
- Keeping Track of Your Writing Achievements via Books & Such Literary Management: Tips on updating your writer profile.
Author Interviews:
- Caraval Author Stephanie Garber Pairs Your Favorite Bands with Must-Read YA via The B&N Teen Blog: Stephanie discusses her love of music and how it influences her writing.
- Frost & Fire: Elly Blake talks FROSTBLOOD via YA Interrobang: Elly discusses how she got the idea for Frostblood and how the manuscript progressed.
- Writing the Unfixable: Abigail Johnson on real and relatable teen/parent relationships via Adventures in YA Publishing: Author Abigail Johnson on her novel, If I Fix You, and the nuance of writing teen/parent relationships.
- 15 Authors Discuss Loving Yourself, Immigrating to the U.S., and More in February’s YA Open Mic via The B&N Teen Blog: Personal stories from YA authors.
- Interview: Renée Watson on YA Novel “Piecing Me Together” via School Library Journal: Renée Watson discusses strong relationships among Black women, poverty and privilege, and the power of art.
- Kimberley Griffiths Little, Author of RETURNED, on Being Forced into Learning Patience via Adventures in YA Publishing: Discussion on Little’s third novel in her Forbidden series.
- Brenda Drake, Author of GUARDIAN OF SECRETS, on Wanting Her Readers To Ugly Cry via Adventures in YA Publishing: Discussion on the second book in Brenda’s Library Jumpers series.
- Secret Agents & Heroes: Kristen Orlando talks YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME via YA Interrobang: YA author Kristin Orlando on her debut novel.
- Q & A with Nina LaCour via Publishers Weekly: Discussion on Nina LaCour’s new novel, We Are Okay.
- The Shade Me Trilogy by Jennifer Brown Author Secrets! via YA Series Insiders: Author secrets with Jennifer Brown.
- Chris Miles, author of SPURT, on harvesting the organs of earlier works via Adventures in YA Publishing
- Arwen Elys Dayton, author of DISRUPTOR, on what to do after jumping off a cliff via Adventures in YA Publishing
- Erica Cameron, author of ISLAND OF EXILES, on complexity without the labyrinth via Adventures in YA Publishing
- Sophie Jordan, author of RISE OF FIRE, on her deepest, darkest fantasies via Adventures in YA Publishing
- Catherine Alene, author of THE SKY BETWEEN YOU AND ME, on how an ending can turn out to be the beginning via Adventures in YA Publishing
- Sheryl Scarborough, author of TO CATCH A KILLER, on why you should quit writing via Adventures in YA Publishing
Literary Agent News and Interviews:
- New Literary Agent Alert: Quressa Robinson of D4EO Literary via Writer’s Digest: See the genres of YA Ms. Robinson is accepting in her query inbox.
- Literary Agents Put Out an Open Call for Submissions From Muslim Writers via Writers Write: Call for submissions from 60 agents.
- TBA Monthly Wishlist - Feb 2017 via Bent on Books: The Bent Agency reveals their monthly manuscript wishlist.
- Agent Interview: Alyssa Jennette of Stonesong Literary via Adventures in YA Publishing: Writing tips for unpublished writers.
Writing and Pitch Contests:
- February 2017 Contest Roundup via Sub It Club: Writing contests from now until June.
Writing Craft:
- The 4 Main Characters As Literary Devices via Writers Write: Using four main character types to help develop plot.
- How to Research Your Genre to Write Better Stories via The Write Practice: Identifying the aspects of your writing genre to write appealing stories.
- Do You Italicize Book Titles? And Other Title Conundrums via The Write Practice: Rules for all types of media titles.
- 7 Useful Lists To Help You Create A Character via Writers Write: A helpful infographic to study when you’re developing characters.
- On Voice, Autism, and Parrot-Ear via Disability in Kidlit: Author Sally J. Pla discusses finding an authentic voice for characters.
- How to Write With a Teen Voice via Fiction University: 7 tips on writing teen voice and reasons why it sometimes doesn’t work.
- How To Strengthen The Theme Of Your Book During Edits via Go Teen Writers: YA author Stephanie Morrill discusses building theme.
- Unpacking the “Character-Driven” Story—How to Make Your Story Sizzle via Kristen Lamb: Understanding the term “character-driven.”
- Why You Should Vomit Your First Draft via The Write Practice: Writing without hesitation to complete a first draft.
- Opening Lines: Red Light/Green Light Preparation via Adventures in YA Publishing: Laura shares her thoughts on the importance of opening lines and how to grab a reader’s attention.
- The Complete Guide To Evaluating Your Short Story via Writer’s Write: Evaluation tips to assess your story.
- 5 “Fashion” Tips for Writers via The Write Practice: Using fashion descriptions to bring your characters to life.
- What To Do When Your Book Is Such A Mess You Don't Know If It's Worth Editing via Go Teen Writers: Thoughts and tips on when to let go of a draft.
- 8 Ways A Thriller differs from a Mystery via Karen Woodward: The hallmarks of a thriller novel.
Writing Inspiration:
Publishing News & Trends:
New YA E-Book Deals
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YA Book Awards and Congratulations:
YA New Book Deals and Releases:
- Clearing the Clutter From Your Writing Space via WOW! Women on Writing Blog: Four tips to clear out your writing spot.
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia via Writer Unboxed: Writing the books you were meant to write.
- Use the Energies of 2017 to Jumpstart Your Writing Career via Writers in the Storm: Embracing the possibilities 2017 can bring to your writing.
- My First Job via WOW! Women on Writing: Lessons learned from first jobs can be applied to your writing.
- Be the Encouragement via Writer Unboxed: Be the encouragement you want to see in the world.
- Do You Need to Be Lucky to Get Published? via Fiction University: The balance between hard work and luck.
Publishing News & Trends:
- BFYA Teen Feedback Session at ALA Midwinter 2017 via YALSA: Teens give their thoughts on the Best Fiction for Young Adults list.
- Authors fear accusations of cultural appropriation, forum hears via The Bookseller: The issue of diversity was discussed at the Westminster Media Forum.
- NY Times Removes Comics Bestseller Lists: Why this is a problem via Book Riot: Discussion on how removing graphic novels and comics bestseller lists hurts the industry.
- What the Industry Is Talking About: Best Takeaways for Authors From Digital Book World via Jane Friedman: A list of links to new out of the Digital Book World 2017 Conference.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Three New YALSA Taskforces via YALSA: Volunteers needed to help YALSA raise funds and support leadership opportunities for members.
- The YA Shelf’s YA Round-Up: January 2017 via The YA Shelf: News from the YA lit world.
- Shelfie Closes via Publishers Weekly: The Shelfie app ends its run.
- LEIGH BARDUGO IS WRITING A SHORT STORY COMPILATION OF GRISHA FOLKTALKES via Fierce Reads: New stories from Leigh Bardugo in September 2017!
- What new YA covers hit the web this week? (February 5) via YA Interrobang: More cover reveals!
- 6 Days of Fall 2017 YA Cover Reveals via Riveted Lit: Books to look forward to later this year.
- Publishing Industry News via The Walk of Words: Publishing industry news from 1/19-2/3/17.
- This Week In YA News: Cover Reveals, Tahereh Mafi & More! via Epic Reads: YA covers and news on a new Tahereh Mafi book.
New YA E-Book Deals
New YA Book Giveaways:
- Adventures in YA Publishing Giveaways
- Epic Reads Giveaways
- Goodreads Giveaways
- RivetedLit Giveaways
- YA Books Central Giveaways
YA Book Awards and Congratulations:
- 24th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Winners via Writer’s Digest: Congratulations to the YA authors!
- Walter Dean Myers Award honors John Lewis via YA Interrobang: Awards are piling up for John Lewis!
- 2017 Rainbow Book List via glbtrt.ala.org: The Rainbow Book List is a bibliography of books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18. Congratulations to the YA authors!
- ANNA AND THE SWALLOW MAN, ON BLACKBERRY HILL win National Jewish Book Awards via YA Interrobang: Congratulations to Gavriel Savit and Rachel Mann!
- Three YA titles make Amelia Bloomer Top Ten list via YA Interrobang: The Amelia Bloomer list announces their top ten feminist reads for 2017. Congratulations to YA authors Frances Harding, Meg Medina, and E.K. Johnston!
YA New Book Deals and Releases:
- New Releases this week 1/30-2/05 plus Two Giveaways! via Adventures in YA Publishing: Anticipated YA books hitting the shelves.
- What authors received YA book deals this month? via YA Interrobang: All the latest book deals by YA authors.
- What new YA books release this week? (January 31) via YA Interrobang: More books!
- What new YA books release this week? (February 7) via YA Interrobang
- New Releases this week 02/06-02/12 plus 8 Giveaways! via Adventures in YA Publishing
Just for Fun:
- 29 Ways To Create The Ultimate Reading Nook via BuzzFeed Books: Book nooks that’ll make you want to read even more.
- The Best YA ’Ships to Ship This Valentine’s Day via Harlequin Teen: Get ready to swoon at these YA relationships.
- February Book Roulette! Via Epic Reads: Why not try a game of roulette to choose your next book?
- 21 Of The Most Romantic Quotes In Literature via BuzzFeed Books: Find romance with these love-ly quotes.
- 23 Valentine’s Day Cards for Book Lovers via Book Riot: Book-themed cards for your valentine.
Happy Reading!
If I missed anything, please leave a comment!
Wow! Thanks for all the links. You did so much of the work for us. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Natalie! Thanks so much for letting us know you find them helpful. :)
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