The Weekly 411 (11/9/18)

Nov. 9, 2018, vol. 45

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KIDLIT NEWS

Are you NaNoWriMo'ing? An article to inspire you: NaNoWriMo Begins! 30 Tips for Conquering Your 30-day Writing Challenge or you can decide not to do it at all: Five Reasons Not to Do NaNoWriMo

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

We are excited to feature MG and YA author Melanie Crowder and her latest middle grade novel, THE LIGHTHOUSE BETWEEN THE WORLDS (Athenium Books for Young Readers Nov. 13, 2018). Be sure to enter to win a copy!

cover © Kailey Whitman

We are pleased to feature picture book author Melissa Stoller and her two picture books, SCARLET'S MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, illustrated by Sandie Sonke (Clear Fork Media) and READY, SET GORILLA! illustrated by Sandy Steen Bartholomew (Spork).

Diversity in Kid Lit

Writing Characters of Different Genders | Trans, Non-Binary, Cis Gender, and More

Writing the Other - learn to write characters other than you sensitively and convincingly

For Writers

How to Start a Novel

5 Tips for Writing about Fictional Technology

Contests & Awards

Dec. 31 Arte Público Press Book Award

What: enter your 50-1000 word PB manuscript for bilingual publisher (entries can be in English, Spanish, or bilingual)
Prize: $5,000 plus publication contract

Feb. 21 #PBPitch

What: Pitch your picture book idea on Twitter
Prize: agent/editor interest in your story

Marketing & Creating a Platform

Katya Stec: Book Trailers & Narration Service for Authors (sample reels here)

7 Ways to Market Books to Children

Picture Books

Types of Picture Books

Picture Book Basics- Layout

Tips for Writing Picture Books: Show Don't Tell

Revisions

When Writing, How Do You Know When Enough is Enough

Harold Underdown & Eileen Robinson: Top 10 Reasons You Need to Revise Your Manuscript

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