Thursday
Mar182010
Lovely Blog Award + 15 sites to visit
Thanks so much to Anita Nolan for giving me the Lovely Blog Award! If you write for young people and aren't familiar with Anita's blog, you should definitely visit her website.
Here’s my list of blogs that I check regularly because of their excellent info and inspiration. I've tried to avoid blogs that have already been given the award, but I strongly suspect there may be overlap. I also check WAY too many blogs regularly to list here, so please don't be offended if your blog isn't listed.
Congrats to all! If you write about the award on your blog, I encourage you to award 15 more, and let them know with an email or a comment on their blog.
1. Cheryl Rainfield: Cheryl updates her book blog with great info for writers in addition to her book reviews.
2. The Actress and The Writer: Adrienne posts a weekly roundup of links and info for writers, plus I also enjoy her frank insights about the craft and business of writing.
3. Mystery Writing Is Murder: Elizabeth Craig is also one of my favourite people to follow on Twitter at @elizabethscraig. Consistently high quality information for writers on both her blog and her Twitterfeed.
4. Routines For Writers: One of my daily reads, always inspiring! I've always been fascinated by work habits of other writers, so this blog is right up my alley.
5. Writer Unboxed: Always high quality content, with excellent interviews and information of interest to genre writers. You can find a list of the author interviews they've done so far as well as useful writer links in the right-hand navigation bar.
6. The Happy Accident: Writer Greg Pincus offers tips on how to use (and not use) social media, with a focus on writers.
7. Book View Cafe Blog: Online publishing venture by a group of writers. Posts include tips and thoughts re: craft & business of writing.
8. Gail Carson Levine: Wonderful posts by Newbery-winning children's book author, packed with practical tips for those who write for young people.
9. Bookends, LLC - A Literary Agency: Great tips for writers looking for an agent. BookEnds is a literary agency focusing on fiction and nonfiction books for adult audiences.
10. Editorial Ass: A self-described "recovering editorial assistant," Moonrat posts from the editorial perspective. Love the ascerbic wit throughout these posts. Lots of good info here.
11. Georgia McBride: If you're interested in writing for young adults, you HAVE to add this blog to your RSS reader. Georgia also has an active YA author community going on Ning and Twitter.
12. Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent: One of my favourite sources of retweet material on Twitter, Rachelle posts consistently high quality tips and info for writers.
13. The Swivet: Colleen Lindsay's blog. Colleen is publishing consultant and a literary agent at FinePrint Literary Management. I read Colleen's blog not just for the useful information but also for her acerbic wit.
14. Lisa Yee: LOVE Lisa's sense of humour, and her blog posts are a fascinating and often entertaining glimpse into the life of a children's book author.
15. Blue Rose Girls: Seven children's book professionals (authors, illustrators, an editor, and one former librarian) discuss everything kidlit related; from industry news and the ever-changing world of publishing to the creative process with all its frustrations and inspirations.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Reader Comments (10)
Congrats on the award, Debbie. You've got another one coming up soon. ;) And thanks for all the links.
Oo, I'm so honored! ::blushes::
Aawwwww!! Thanks, Debbie! And congratulations on getting the award yourself! I love your blog! (Is it okay to say that I come here for the daily comic? I LOVE your comics!! LOL!)
Love and Hugs!
Kitty :)
Routines for Writers
Wheeeee!!!! Honored to have made your list!
hahaha, when i first read the above, I thought it said please be offended. And I was prepared to do so because you said please.
Congratulations on your award!!
Congratulations on the award! It is well deserved. Thanks for the great sites. I'm always on the lookout for something new to read. As if I didn't have enough. :)
Congratulations on the award and thank you for posting these sites! As a freelance writer and blogger I'm always looking for tips on writing. Plus, I enjoy reading about what other writers are doing creatively. Please check out my site if you have the time, janinejulia.wordpress.com
Debbie, thank you SO much for listing my site as one you regularly visit! (hugging you) I really appreciate that. And thank you for passing on the award to me (and others). I'm honored!
And many congratulations on getting the award, yourself! You truly deserve it. Your blog is always so interesting, and you do SO much in the kidlit community!
Thank you for the kind words! =)