Kendra Shedenhelm sent this illustration in for us to enjoy. It makes me think of the song that was out a year ago titled, “What does the Fox say.” Must be Tee Hee Hee. The fourth book she has illustrated, “You, the Magician,” was released in November 2014, and can be viewed at http://www.youthemagician.com. http://www.kendrashedenhelm.com/
HERE ARE THE LINKS TO HELPFUL ARTICLES POSTED IN 2014
WORLD BUILDING TIPS
TIPS ON WRITING ENDINGS
THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE DRAWER
SELF PUBLIHING – GETTING YOUR BOOK READY
REVISIONS
TRACKING SUBMISSIONS
PRICING STRATEGIES FOR ILLUSTRATING
MORE SHOWING LESS TELLING
AGENT/AUTHOR REVISION TIPS
RESEARCHING AGENTS
PUTTING WORDS ON PAPER
CREATING SYMPATHIC CHARACTERS
AMAZON RANKING vs. DAILY BOOK SALES
WORKING OUT THE DETAILS
TEN DREADED MANUSCRIPT ERRORS
PITCH IS CONCEPT
STATE OF THE CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING MARKET
STATE OF THE MARKET PART TWO
STATE OF THE MARKET PART THREE
ATTACKING A CONFERENCE
WHEN DO WRITERS STOPW WRITING
MATCHMAKING FOR WRITERS CRITIQUE PARTNERS
SEVEN WAYS TO MAKE YOURSELF AN EASY AUTHORS TO WORK WITH
AMAZON SALES STRATEGIES
AMAZON STATEGIES – LOOK INSIDE
AMAZON STRATEGIES – SALES PAGE
LITERARY vs. COMMERCIAL FICTION
RIGHT TO WRITEPICTURE BOOK CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
90 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER
HOW TO SPOT A GREAT PICTURE BOOK
RESEARCHING FICTION
BEFORE STARTING A THRILLER NOVEL
ROMANTIC BODY LANGUAGE
NEVER SAY HE THOUGHT/SHE THOUGHT
CRITIQUING SECRETS
MASTERING KID SPEAK
LETS TALK POV
RIGHT TO WRITE
GRAMMAR NAZI
FIVE WAYS TO FOLLOW UP WITH AN EDITOR OR AGENTS
OUTLINING YOUR NOVEL
BEFORE THE SALE – BOOK APPEAL
FORMAT YOUR BOOK FOR CREATESPACE
THREE TRICKS FOR SHOWING RATHER THAN TELLING
DEALING WITH REJECTION
CRITIQUING SECRETS
WRITING WORKSHEETS
7 POINT STOR STRUCTURE SYSTEM
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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Looks like another year of amazing and useful posts for all us writers. Don’t know how you do it, Kathy, but I’m glad you did! Thanks!
VERY helpful…many thanks Kathy! And a Happy New Year to you too!
Can’t wait to go through all of these. Thanks Kathy!
This will be a handy resource — thank you!