Links

Important me-me-me links

Verla Kay’s Children’s Writers & Illustrators’ Board: A busy forum for children’s and young adult writers—a great resource to find out more about the business of getting published and the craft of writing.
Merry Sisters of Fate: A blog featuring weekly short fiction from Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff.
FluxNow: Flux’s blog.
Scholastic.com: Scholastic’s main website.
Authors By State: A blog for teachers to connect with authors willing to make school visits.
Fangs, Fur, & Fey: A Livejournal community of published contemporary fantasy and urban fantasy authors.
Agent Query: A great resource to find agents who represent your genre.
Miss Snark : A now discontinued blog by an anonymous literary agent; tons and tons of information about the business.
Portraits with Character: My old online art portfolio for the unduly curious.
Greywaren Art: My now-dormant daily art blog.
Romance Writers of America: Self-explanatory. I’m a member.
Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators: Also self explanatory. I’m a member of this, too.

…And blogs I recommend for aspiring authors (alphabetical, sort of)

A Chair, A Fireplace & a Tea Cozy: A discussion of books, movies, and TV shows; with an emphasis on books for children and teens.
Andrew Karre at Carolrhoda Books: My first editor talks about the YA book biz.
Editorial Ass: Moonrat the editor takes a very nitty-gritty look at publishing.
Jacket Whys: A blog that talks about and compares YA book covers.
Librarian by Day: A teen librarian talks about YA lit and reviews YA books.
Librarilly Blonde: Teen librarian, reviews, and pop culture fiend.
Pub Rants: Agent Kristin Nelson talks about the writing biz.
Editorial Anonymous: An Anonymous Children’s Book Editor talks about the business.
Editorial Ass including her greatest hits: another (and snarkier) anonymous editor answers questions about the business.
Janet Reid: An Anonymous Children’s Book Editor talks about the business.