About Critique Groups and Guidelines

Manuscript Analysis Guide
by Brenda Shannon Yee

Practical Questions to Consider When Setting Up a Critique Group
compiled by D. Omari

Seventeen Minds Trying to Catch Up With One:
A Checklist to Help Us Critique Our Own Manuscripts

compiled by Jane Yolen's Centrum '81 Students,
edited by Anna Grossnickle Hines

To learn more about critiquing, check out these articles too...

How to Deal With Critiquing
by Rich Hamper
http://www.crayne.com/download/dealcrit.txt

How to Give a Good Crit
by Joel A. Singerman
http://www.netauthor.org/good_crit.html

Writing Groups and Critiques
by Tara K. Harper
http://www.tarakharper.com/k_crit.htm

About Getting Published

FAQs: Regional Advisors Answer Common Questions
by Robin Michal Koontz,
with contributions by Phyllis Cahill, Collyn Justus, Patricia Pfitsch, Sue Bradford Edwards, Esther Hershenhorn, Cheryl Zach, and Shirley Burns

About Illustrating

Answers to Questions Illustrators Frequently Ask
by Phyllis Pollema-Cahill

Illustration: Shedding Light
by Barbara Helen Berger

On Writing

The Art (and the Pain) of Writing and Revising: Power Revision
by Brenda Shannon Yee

Gumshoes 101: Cluing in to Magazines
by Lisa Wroble

Read It Again: Writing Stories That Speak to Babies and Toddlers
by Hope Vestergaard

When Lines in the Sand Get Blown Away: How to Find the Time to Write, in Spite of Yourself
by Christine Kole Maclean

Why Consider Writing Nonfiction for Children
by Kim Marie Wood
Read other articles from Kim's column, "More Than Just the Facts."

Other Helpful Articles

Advice About Agents
by Ann Tompert

Questions You May Have About Planning an Author Visit
by Verla Kay

Wide-eyed and Curious: Working with Young Children in Groups
by Shutta Crum

Timeless articles from past SCBWI Bulletins are online at SCBWI; selection changes bimonthly. Check them out!

Read online articles at The Institute of Children's Literature; the selection changes.

Humorous and Inspirational Articles

Not My Type
by Lisa Wheeler

Rejected
by Ann Tompert

Writers Beware: Epidemic Rages
by Lindy Rymill

Numerous websites have posted fine articles; visit Links for site suggestions.



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-this page was updated 6 May 2006-

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