Showcase: Writing in Multiple Genres and Age Categories
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Verse Novels as a Distinct Genre
The surging popularity of verse novels for children and young adults is wonderful for so many reasons. One is that they can level the playing field in classrooms because the struggling reader and the most advanced reader in an entire grade can enjoy and discuss the same story. As someone...
Graphic Novels
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Animals in Middle Grade
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How to Fracture a Fairy Tale in 5 Easy Steps
I was a fan of revisionist fairy tales long before the publication of my own Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom books, which feature, among others, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Snow White, and no fewer than four Prince Charmings. What makes fractured fairy tales so much fun is the way...
LIVE Q&A: Putting the ‘Science’ in Science-Fiction
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LIVE Q&A: Crafting Strong Mysteries
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In Defense of “Soft” Sci-Fi
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Is YA Becoming the “New” New Adult?
Let’s start with a question for you, WriteOnCon attendee: How old is your protagonist? Dollars to donuts, if you write YA you probably answered seventeen or eighteen. It’s a trend that’s been slowly taking over the Young Adult category — the movement toward older, more mature teens. The issue was...
Writing Scary Books for Children
People often seem surprised by the idea of children’s horror. It strikes them as an oxymoron. Children’s novels are supposed to be sweet and safe – say the adults. But when given a chance to think about it, even adults who initially balk at the idea of children’s horror often...
