Successful, young adult author of the Matefinder series, Leia Stone, has graciously offered some of her time to answer a few questions for our readers. Besides being a highly successful YA author, she’s also a really kind and fun person! Hope ...
Today on The YA Shelf, we have as a guest award winning author Katie French. Hi, Katie. I hope all is well in your publishing side of the world. Let’s start by learning a bit about you… First, thanks for ...
Dashawn Patrick is a former professional baseball player who spent much of his young life in foster care and wrote about that experience in his commercially successful book, And Some Rise Above It. He has spoken to foster youth, caseworkers & ...
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: When exactly did you know you wanted to be a writer?: Writing has always been a part of me. I have little construction paper books that I made before I could even ...
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: The two books I have out at present (The Seelie Princess and Rise of the Dragons) are for older children rather than for young adults/teenagers but I know that a lot of ...
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: I guess the hardest part of writing YA lit is not actually writing YA lit. That is, I’ve never consciously sat down and tried to write for that market. My Touchstone series ...
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: You probably don’t want a short answer here, but honestly the hardest part about writing YA is deciding which of my YAs I want to write in currently.
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: Not too much! I seem to have a perpetual teen voice and enjoy writing in first person. I think my largest issue as an author is better development of my characters.
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: Once I have the characters in mind, the dialogue just seems to show up for the age group. Sometimes it feels like I’m overhearing their conversations. The setting is actually more difficult ...
What’s the hardest part about writing YA lit?: The same thing that’s the hardest part about all writing: writing it! I don’t see YA as substantively different from other kinds of fiction. It demands the same great pacing, great characterization, ...
