We all know revision takes more than just a week, so if you ever want to review the revision tips and inspiration from previous years, check them out below!
Posts from 2024
Monday: Dissecting Comp Titles to Bring Your Dead Manuscript to Life by DK Ryland: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2024/06/17/kidlit-zombie-week-2024-day-1-dissecting-comp-titles-to-bring-your-dead-manuscript-to-life-by-dk-ryland/
Tuesday: Try a Major Metrical Overhaul by Diana Murray: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2024/06/17/kidlit-zombie-week-2024-day-2-try-a-major-metrical-overhaul-with-diana-murray/
Wednesday: From the Manuscript Morgue to the Stars by Teresa Robeson: https://www.teresarobeson.com/blog/from-the-manuscript-morgue-to-the-stars
Thursday: Ten Ways to Fix Your Zombie Manuscript by Justin Colón: https://sarahheatonauthor.com/2024/06/20/ten-ways-to-fix-your-zombie-manuscript/
Friday: Finding the Still-Beating Heart: How Partnership, Practice, and Perseverance Led to a Picture Book! by Jolene Gutiérrez and Meredith Mundy: https://www.jolenegutierrez.com/p/kidlitzombieweek.html
Posts from 2023
Monday: The Five Stages of Grief Revision by Heather Bell: https://heatherbellbooks.com/2023/07/03/kidlitzombieweek/
Tuesday: What to Cut and What to Add - Finding and Keeping the Must-Haves by Ana Siqueira: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2023/07/04/what-to-cut-and-what-to-add-finding-and-keeping-the-must-haves-kidlit-zombie-week-guest-post-by-ana-siqueira/
Wednesday: Recycling Research and Words by Laura K. Zimmermann: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2023/07/05/recycling-research-and-words-kidlit-zombie-week-guest-post-by-laura-k-zimmermann/
Thursday: Revise (and Rhyme) Like a Mermaid by Diana Murray: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2023/07/06/how-to-revise-and-rhyme-like-a-mermaid-guest-post-for-kidlit-zombie-week-with-diana-murray/
Friday: The Power of Revision and the Story of My Second Book Sale by Brian Gehrlein: https://www.pbspotlight.com/single-post/the-power-of-revision-the-story-of-my-second-book-sale
Thursday: Tapping Into Networking and Marketing & Don’t Double-Tap Your Zombies
by Stan Yan: https://www.jolenegutierrez.com/p/kidlitzombieweek.html
Friday: Two Brains are Better Than One: An Author and Agent Chat about a Successful Revision
by Jolene Gutierrez and Kaitlyn Sanchez: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2022/06/09/two-brains-are-better-than-one-an-author-and-agent-chat-about-a-successful-revision-with-jolene-gutierrez-and-kaitlyn-sanchez-for-kidlitzombieweek-2022/
Thursday: Reviving Dead Stories to Submit to Magazines by Sarah Meade: https://sarahmeadewrites.wordpress.com/2021/06/17/reviving-dead-stories-to-submit-to-magazines/
Friday: Zombie! Brains! Brainstorming! Oh my! by Brian Gehrlein: https://www.pbspotlight.com/single-post/zombies-brains-brainstorming-oh-my