Nathan Bransford - The Forums

For anyone out there writing YA, have you shared (or do you plan to share) your manuscript with teenagers for feedback? I have. In fact, I designed, orchestrated, and completed a Test Group that included a substantial percentage of teenage readers. Since the manuscript for the Test Group was YA sci...

Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Could you please tell me in great detail how you handle public speaking so well?"

I thought about this topic a lot after I finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Despite having two very different premises, they both have the following: 1) YA Heroine who is a bit of an outsider with a rough edge to her. No friends. Broken family. 2) Male protagonist who is ideal in her mind...

marilyn peake wrote:Have returned to reading the graphic novel series, MONSTER. Stayed up late last night, reading book #11, and am now on book #12 in the series.

I love this series! The work is just brilliant.