Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-01-28
January 28th, 2009 by Jon
- New @ the Clubhouse: full text of a query letter that scored a children’s book contract w/author’s analysis. http://cbiclubhouse.com #
- Create Your Own Young Adult Novel (it’s satire, folks) http://short.to/ofr Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Interesting piece on how to read a publishing contract: http://jijr.com/p05 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- How to start a novel: http://short.to/ol2 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- New @ the Clubhouse: Laura Backes on top children’s book trends at ALA Conference — http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- The best self-publishing resource I know: http://parapub.com Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- John Steinbeck’s advice for beginning writers: http://twurl.nl/8jcglz Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- 20 worst writing blunders: http://is.gd/htxX Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- 100 Best First Lines of Novels: http://is.gd/htwZ What’s your fave 1st line? Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Universities w/ Free Online Writing Courses: http://snipr.com/auos3 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- A fleet of mudhens, a pod of pelicans. Cool list! http://tinyurl.com/m98om Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- New @ the Clubhouse: Laura Interviews Kathryn Lay, children’s author w/more than 1000 publishing credits! http://cbiclubhouse.com/ #
- New @ the Clubhouse: full text of a query letter that scored a children’s book contract w/author’s analysis. http://cbiclubhouse.com #
- 17 Writing Secrets: http://snipr.com/atsai Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- NYTimes on Gaiman’s Newbery win: http://is.gd/hpUB Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Looking for a good book? try this nifty tool: http://www.thisonenext.com/search Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Why each of you should strive for greatness: http://twurl.nl/c40dh0 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- One editor’s take: The Most Common Mistakes in Fiction http://snipr.com/atrrh Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Here’s one for you luddites: the virtual typewriter. http://twurl.nl/jmabky Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- At 93, aspiring children’s writer awaits her big break: http://is.gd/hpNH Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #
- Why say yellow when you can say canary? Colorful words: http://snipr.com/atqwt Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writing community #




