I met Cindy on Twitter I won’t discuss the current state of Twitter/”X,” but in the before-times I really enjoyed the writing community there, including my super-supportive Twitter writer groups. I “met” Cindy R.X. He in a YA writers group on Twitter several years ago and was so excited when she told us her YA psychological thriller Perfect Little Monsters… View Post
What IS the pace of a novel? The pace of a novel is how quickly the story moves along. When you receive the feedback that your story is dragging, that nothing seems to be happening, or that (horrors!) the story is boring… those are all probably signs that you need to pick up the pace. If you’re writing a mystery,… View Post
Updated on 10/27/2023 Can we talk about Jennifer McMahon for a minute? Because she’s amazing. Since 2007 she has published TWELVE adult novels plus a YA novel. Yes, you read that correctly. Thirteen books in sixteen years. And several of them on the New York Times bestseller list. In other words, lady knows what she’s doing. … View Post
YA Fiction and Literary Fiction First let’s attempt to define what I mean by these terms: YA Fiction, or Young Adult Fiction, is fiction written for teen readers, although certainly adults read YA, too. The main character of a YA novel is usually between the ages of 14 and 19, and the story usually has a teen voice and/or perspective…. View Post
S.E. Reed has been working at writing and getting published for a long time, and all her hard work is finally coming to fruition. Her YA debut releases July 2023, and her second YA novel is scheduled for release in August 2024. She also recently signed a three-book contract (!!) with an indie romance publisher. And she did all of… View Post