The Weekly 411 (11/7/14)

© Daria Marie Peoples

Nov. 7, 2014, Issue #44

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KIDLIT NEWS

New Literary Agent Alert: Linda Scalissi of 3 Seas Literary-  Seeks YA

Back by popular demand, the #WeNeedDiverseBooks Indiegogo campaign has added the "Skip the Agent's Query Line" benefit again.

AGENT SPOTLIGHT

Today we feature in our Agent Spotlight, Heather Alexander of Pippin Properties

Picture Books

Picture Book Den: Plot Twists that Zing!

Picture Books that Illustrate Strong Plot Development and Conflict Resolution

Writing Road Maps: Plotting the Structure of Your Picture Book

10 Tips for Creating Your First Children's Picture Book

How to Write a Powerful Picture Book Ending

Social Media

7 Traps Waiting for Bloggers (part 2)

For Illustrators

How WHERE ARE MY BOOKS was made (part 2): Thinking Visually with a Thumbnail Sketch Template, plus free print ready template for picture book writers and illustrators

Challenges for Illustrators

SkADaMo - a month of sketching with Sketch a Day Month - no other rules, FB groups or guest posts. Just post your sketch using #SkADaMo.

Query Letters

How to Ensure 75% of Agents Will Request Your Material

Diversity in Kidlit

An Illustrated Guide to Writing People of Color

Submissions: Agents & Editors

My First Year as an Agented Writer

Inspirational Things

#NaNoWriMo: The Common Traits of the Successful Writer

4 Habits of People Who Follow Their Dreams