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Writer Beware: The Horizons of Writing Craft, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Since language and culture are living, breathing and actively changing, the literature they produce—and therefore our craft as writers—change with them. What’s trending now, is not what trended a hundred years ago or what will be trending a hundred years … Continue reading
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Read This! by Lori Ann Palma
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven When Theodore Finch first speaks to Violet Markey, a girl he barely knows, it’s on top of their high school bell tower, where they are both contemplating suicide. As they help each … Continue reading
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Tagged all the bright places, EPASCBWI, jennifer niven, lori ann palma, SCBWI, unreliable narrators, writing advice, writing dual perspectives, writing for teens, writing for young adults, writing tips, ya fiction, YA literature, young adult fiction
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Putting the “Fun” into Functional Social Media for Authors, by Lori Ann Palma
For those of us who grew up without the Internet, social media can still be a bit of a conundrum. Like the YA version of ourselves, we might often say, “Do I have to? Do I really have to?” The … Continue reading
What Teens Love, Hate, and WANT in Literature, Part 3 by Lindsay Bandy
At last, we come to the denouement of our YA survey, what teens WANT in literature. If you are anything like me, this will read like writerly gold! I was impressed with the sophistication and reflective quality of these answers, … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Lindsay Bandy, SCBWIEPA, writing for teens, writing for young adults, YA literatre
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What Teens Love, Hate, and WANT in Literature: A Survey, Part 1 by Lindsay Bandy
As a writer of YA fiction who is, um, not a teenager anymore, I wanted to know firsthand what my readers really want. What keeps their attention? What makes them put a book down? How can I create their next … Continue reading
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