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LIVE: Writing True to the Teen Experience

LIVE: Writing True to the Teen Experience

February 21, 2021 Conference 2021, Live 2021 12 Comments

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Elza
Elza
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13 days ago

How do you recommend striking the balance between being honest and relatable, and just dumping issues or topics into a book?

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Ryan
Ryan
13 days ago

How do you research what teens today are interested in or what’s uncool or outdated or how they are different from when you were a teen?

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Monica Hay
Monica Hay
13 days ago

What is the biggest challenge when it comes to writing for teens versus writing for adults?

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Elza
Elza
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13 days ago

What are your tips for writing very emotional or personal scenes without getting too overwhelmed?

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Ryan
Ryan
13 days ago

How has social media changed the way teens are written compared to when you were growing up? And has that affected the way you conceptualize teen characters now vs when you imagined them as a teen?

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Ryan
Ryan
13 days ago

What are some things that ties both adults and teens in similarities? I’ve heard coming of age never really stops but is a big part of teen characters. However, how do you write realistic adult characters from teens’ perspective?

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Elza
Elza
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13 days ago

How does writing for pre-teens and tweens differ from writing for YA readers?

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Monica Hay
Monica Hay
13 days ago

What is your go-to craft book?

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Ryan
Ryan
13 days ago

How do you think about writing teen characters today and in previous years especially with current events weighing on teens today like the pandemic and the effects afterward? Do you think the effects will be generationally diverging that will make it harder post-pandemic?

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Crazyfoxxy
Crazyfoxxy
13 days ago

How do you avoid ‘writing down’ to the teen audience? In terms of language, science, or big ideas?

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Elza
Elza
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13 days ago

Have you ever written emotionally honest, cathartic scenes that had to get cut? Or are those always a win in terms of storytelling?

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Elza
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What are your feelings about the YA/NA conversation?

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