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 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/