Writing for YA
Is Your Historical Novel YA or Adult Coming of Age
How do you know if you’ve written a young adult novel or an adult coming of age? What about…
September 27, 2022-
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Fantasy-Sci-FiYour Protagonist: The Eyes to Your Story
Choosing a perspective character is one of the biggest choices when it comes to writing your novel. There are…
August 7, 2020 -
Talking CharacterWhat Does Your Protagonist Want? (And Why Can’t He Have It?)
A protagonist without a clear goal has nothing to figure out and nowhere to go. Lisa Cron in Wired…
March 19, 2017 -
Dear Young ScribesHow to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting: Part 2
Once you’ve chosen the setting of your book—which we discussed in Part 1 of this series—it’s important to spend…
July 21, 2016
