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
Fantasy-Sci-Fi Your 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 Character What 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 Scribes How 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