Advances

How do advances work and are they negotiable? 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/05/all-about-advances/

CBC Diversity

The aim of this Children's Book Council is to promote and celebrate diversity in children's literature. 

http://www.cbcdiversity.com/

Grounding Your Reader

You don't want your characters to be just talking heads. 

http://kidlit.com/2010/08/04/grounding-the-reader/

Conference Critiques

How to get the most out of your professional manuscript critique. 

http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/agents/making-the-most-out-of-your-conference-critique/

Novels in Verse

Here's a list of middle grade and young adult novels written in verse. 

http://www.sarahtregay.com/novelsinverse.html

Writing a Series

Maybe you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.

http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-not-to-write-series-or-dont-put-all.html

Editing Clauses

How to protect yourself from having your work edited without your approval. 

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/05/editing-clauses-in-publishing-contracts.html

Mass Market vs. Trade

What's the difference between mass market and trade books? 

http://onceuponasketch.com/2012/05/childrens-market-terms-and-terminology-1/

Querying an Agent

Don't make these mistakes.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/literary-agent-mistakes_n_1521434.html

Revise and Resubmit

What should you do after you receive a revise and resubmit request from an agent or editor?

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/05/reviseresubmit-requests.html