Somedays being a writer feels a lot like being in grad school -- you spend all your time in front of a computer either typing away at your work or doing huge amounts of research. We can't do anything about your work, but we thought we'd provide you some resources to help with all that research.

Industry Resources

• The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) - industry group that promotes and provides education for children's writers and illustrators
• The Austin SCBWI (for all y'all local Texans)
• Writer's Digest -- a good place to learn tricks of the craft
• Blog for the Guide to Literary Agents - tons of agent information
• Children's Writers & Illustrators Market Guide - a huge resource for getting published

Editor/Publisher Blogs

• Buried in the Slushpile - Our publisher's blog (a must read)
• Bloomablilites - New York editor's blog
• Brooklyn Arden - Scholastic editor
• The Penguin Blog - official blog for Penguin, it shows how the big boys do it

Our Authors' Blogs

• Leslie Carmichael
• PJ Hoover
• David Michael Slter
• Donna St. Cyr