The middle grade and YA sections of your local bookstore and/or library these days are teeming with genres, styles and subject matters for teens and 'tweens to explore. Some offer up fantastical and imaginative worlds, others deal with gritty topical issues - and there's a...
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Many middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of...
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You're writing a story with a teenage protagonist but very sophisticated themes and content...
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Whether your manuscript is a picture book or novel, it can be tempting to create a wide variety of supporting characters to...
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What does it take to draw in today's young reader and persuade them to keep reading? Last week, in the children's lit class I'm...
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If you missed last night's live Q&A webcast/teleseminar on writing and publishing children's books, you'll want to hear the replay, as we...
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