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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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Tagged age range, anne of green gables, commas, common core, culture, dialogue, geography, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, language and culture, lucy maud montgomery, pace spacing, resources, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, trends in literature, trendsetting, vocabulary, word count, writing advice, writing craft, Writing For Children, writing for middle school, writing for teens, writing for young adults
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Overcoming Perfectionism—A Writing Virus, by Lori Ann Palma
As fiction writers, we’re all carriers for the virus Perfectionism. The symptoms are well-documented: brow-furrows, fear and doubt in the vicinity of a writing instrument, frequent headaches, irritability, Facebook and Twitter addiction, just to name a few. You may not … Continue reading
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Tagged eastern PA scbwi, editing, EPA SCBWI, lori ann palma, overcoming perfectionism, perfectionism, SCBWI, Write Tips, writers, writing advice, writing for young adults, writing tips
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Last Writer Standing, by Lindsay Bandy
What does late-night comedy writing have in common with writing for kids and young adults, you ask? Ah, very much indeed. On Wednesday nights, my husband and I enjoy getting the kids to bed and watching Last Comic Standing for some … Continue reading
Read This! by Lori Ann Palma
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey In this first book in a new series for young adults by Rick Yancey, the 5th Wave has descended, and Cassie Sullivan roams the empty, desolate roads trying to find her little brother … Continue reading
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
I Dare You to “Lern,” by Lindsay Bandy
My writing notebook was recently hijacked by a 6-year-old. My oldest daughter decided to use it to practice her handwriting. She also gave it a title, which it was, admittedly, lacking. Behold my notebook: This is my project journal, filled … Continue reading
Writing Advice from Best-Selling Authors Stephen Chbosky and Jay Asher, by Jennie K. Brown
There are some major perks (no pun intended – and you will see why soon enough…) to being the President of the PA Council of Teacher of English and Language Arts. For example, a few weeks ago, I had the … Continue reading
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Tagged jay asher, Jennie K. Brown, stephen chbosky, writing advice, writing for young adults
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Meet Eastern PA’s Jennie K. Brown! by Lindsay Bandy
I’m delighted to introduce you to one of our newest Eastern Penn Points contributors, debut author Jennie K. Brown! I invited her for a Cafe Chat so we could get to know her little bit better. Make sure you say … 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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