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- October 11th, 2010, 10:02 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing from the perspective of a gifted teen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2043
Writing from the perspective of a gifted teen
Hi. I have a dilemma regarding the main character of my YA novel and I was hoping that some of the writing vets here could help me out. My issue is this: my main character is a "gifted" teenage girl, but a couple of my beta readers (degrees in English, but not professionals in publishing/e...
Re: pacing
I'm not quite a "young adult" anymore (I'm 24) but I still read like one. And the YA reader in me says to be very careful if you add more to your novel simply to add more character development. You have to make sure that whatever you add, not only develops the characters, but is meaningful...
- September 22nd, 2010, 12:37 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: feedback on word counts
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8441
Re: feedback on word counts
Let us know how you do! I am very interested in what she tells you... I would not change a thing until you get feedback. Who knows? Maybe she'll love it! I have written a doorstopper novel, too... I was just writing my story and not looking at how long it was getting and ended up with over 300,000 ...
- September 21st, 2010, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Looking for a YA Writing Buddy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1741
Looking for a YA Writing Buddy
Hi, My name is Dana I am looking for a YA writing buddy. I write paranormal romance and contemporary YA and will read anything YA related unless it's really heavy into drugs or promiscuous sex (sorry, I don't feel comfortable reading that). I'm enclosing the first draft of my first chapter so you ca...
- September 21st, 2010, 1:48 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Plot or Character - Which Comes First?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15526
Re: Plot or Character - Which Comes First?
I think that the answer to this question is very personal. For me, a character develops in my head and he or she tells me what sort of situations he or she has been through and would like to go through. I base my plot off of what the character tells me. This is probably because I prefer to write in ...
- September 21st, 2010, 1:43 pm
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Introduction Thread
- Replies: 647
- Views: 404038
Re: The Introduction Thread
Hello, My name is Dana and I'm an aspiring Young Adult author (like so many others). I started writing when I was middle school, but I didn't have time for it once I started high school. I'm about to graduate with my MAT in Elementary and Special Ed; my coursework in writing is what inspired me to s...