Twitter exploded yesterday after the announcement of Scott Bergstrom’s 6-figure deal for his debut YA novel The Cruelty. The backlash came in reaction to his comments in his interview with Publisher’s Weekly, which YA authors have categorized as “misogynistic” and “bashing the YA industry.” The main quotes that lit this twitter fire and birthed the…
Join me online this Saturday to celebrate the launch of Rebecca Davis’ new novel the Huntsman! The Huntsman is the fourth book in the UnFairytales Saga, all penned by teenage author Rebecca Davis. She’s seventeen and she’s already self-published four books. This girl is on fire! The online book launch also includes four special guest authors…
I love October. It’s my favorite month of the year. And one of my favorite passtimes (besides dressing up and gorging on candy) is picking up a scary story to help me enjoy the season! If you’re looking for a spooky read, here are three suggestions to get you in a festive mood! 1) This Monstrous Thing by…
Living in the age of social media and the internet, storytelling has been given new form. We tell stories in 140 character tweets, eight-minute YouTube serials, and blog installments. We get information from a hundred different angles, permeating our culture and affecting how we digest story. So, how can we use these new technologies in our fiction? Have you…
Shannon M. Parker is a friend and fellow debut author, but she is also an agency sister and pub house sister. (Though Shannon escaped to the coast of Maine while I fled from it.) Shannon’s debut, THE GIRL WHO FELL, will release in 2016 and I wanted you to see her gorgeously iconic cover, which revealed last week….
Black Friday is at the end of the week. As writers I highly suggest we forget the newest gadgets and support other writers. Buy books! Give them as gifts. Buy them for yourself. But BUY BOOKS! If you need some suggestions, here are some great books that came out this year by my friends: MIDDLE…
As black Friday descends upon us this week, I want to remind you all to BUY BOOKS for your friends and family. *cue cheesy sales music* I’ll be happy if you buy any books this season, but you’ll tickle me pink if you buy one of my friends books. That’s right, a ton of my friends had…
At the end of June I attended the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) panel event Young Adult Literature: Still Thriving. The event was moderated by IWOSC member Gary Young, and featured panelists: Jen Jones Donatelli (Team Cheer Series), Ann Stampler (Where It Began), Amy Goldman Koss (The Girls, Poison Ivy, Side Effects), Lauren Strasnick…
In Part 1, Editor Krista Marino explained how YA Voice is related to diction, perspective, dialog, interior monologue, and character. In this second section she explains what makes a young adult voice unique and different from an adult writing voice. Let’s Talk about the Teen/YA Voice in Particular: YA is specific in terms of voice….
Editor Krista Marino spoke at the 2011 SCBWI LA Conference and shared the following insight on how to perfect your YA voice: There are Two Types of Voice: Authorial Voice – this is when you know a book is by a certain author. For example you know when you’re reading a John Irving or Meg…