How Hollywood Screws up YA Books
September 21, 2015Theme Essay for John Michael Bell
Even Meryl Streep, as Chief Elder, has little to do but grimace.
Talking Writing Magazine
The Silent Voice of Your Story
September 21, 2015Essay by Lynne Gessner
No wonder readers often skip description—they were with the character, and suddenly the author steps in with dry facts.
The Landscape Portal
September 21, 2015Essay by Kaori Fujimoto
I wanted my stories to transport readers to someplace new and strange.
Did You Bring Me Anything?
September 21, 2015Flash Nonfiction by Lisa Cox
She’d lift gifts from her suitcase, and I would forgive her desertion instantly.
Clothes to Die In
September 16, 2015Flash Nonfiction by Mel Andrews
I’m uncomfortable around ambulances or the overdressed crowds outside funeral parlors.
The YA Conspiracy—and How I Grew Up
September 14, 2015TW Column by David Biddle
It bothered the hell out of me that people were standing in line waiting for midnight sales of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
TW Contest: Hybrid Poetry
June 17, 2015Tips from Amy King, Contest Judge
I love fiction and creative nonfiction and derive much of my aesthetic pleasures from them.
