Previous Posts from Kidlit Zombie Week

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 2025

RXs to Bring Manuscripts From Dead to Read by Lynne Marie

REVIVING THE DEAD: Six Ways to Breathe Life into a Beloved (but Stale) Tale by Shannon Stocker

 Throw Your Hat In The Ring! by Anne Sawan

Writing is a Language ART by Erin Dealey

Is Frankenstein's Monster Technically a Zombie? by Jocelyn Rish

28 Drafts Later: The Zombees' Unusual (and Very Undead) Journey from R&Rs to Publication by Justin Colón

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 

Posts from 2022

Monday: Kidlit Zombie Week Welcome - Tips, Tricks, Examples, and Inspiration by Sarah Meade: https://sarahmeadewrites.wordpress.com/2022/06/06/kidlitzombieweek-welcome-tips-examples-and-inspiration/ 

Tuesday: From the Hat Box Files by Maria Antonia: https://ofmariaantonia.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/from-the-hat-box-files/ 

Wednesday: Keeping Your Writing Brain Sharp With Creative Hobbies by Sarah Heaton https://sarahheatonauthor.com/2022/06/07/keep-your-writing-brain-sharp-with-creative-hobbies/

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/ 

Posts from 2021

Monday: Let Sleeping Stories Lie by Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2021/06/13/kidlit-zombie-week-post-1-for-2021-let-sleeping-stories-lie/ 

Tuesday: My Kidlit Zombie Week Story by Mike Irvine: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2021/06/14/kidlit-zombie-week-post-2-for-2021-my-kidlit-zombie-week-story-by-mike-irvine/ 

Wednesday: Zoom Discussion led by Sarah H. Heaton

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 

Posts from 2020

Monday: Zombie Manuscripts: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2020/06/21/the-anatomy-of-a-manuscript-resurrection-an-analogy-kidlitzombieweek/ 

Tuesday: How to Pitch a (Bulletproof) Picture Book: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2020/06/22/bulletproof-pitching-guest-post-by-jocelyn-rish-for-kidlitzombieweek-2/ 

Wednesday: How to Revise a Manuscript That's Been Eating You Alive: https://sarahmeadewrites.wordpress.com/2020/06/24/how-to-revise-a-manuscript-thats-been-eating-you-alive-guest-post-by-sarah-heaton-co-host-of-kidlitzombieweek/ 

Thursday: How to Determine Your Human Audience: https://www.jolenegutierrez.com/p/kidlitzombieweek.html 

Friday: Discussion on Critique Groups: https://sarahmeadewrites.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/kidlitzombieweek-critique-groups-creep-in-to-help-create-zombie-stories/