by Alyssa Hamilton | Jan 10, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
What was your inspiration for writing FROSTFIRE? Since FROSTFIRE is a spin-off from another series, it did take obvious inspiration from the original Trylle books. But in many ways, it’s a different story with different inspirations. Last year, shortly...
by Alyssa Hamilton | Dec 13, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
What was your inspiration for writing this book? Back in my early writing days, I wrote a novel about a girl and her relationship with her sister. It wasn’t very good. In fact, it was terrible, as many early novels are. But there were a couple of characters in the...
by Adventures in YA Publishing | Sep 6, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Lisa here interrupting our usual post to make a BIG announcement! All of our entrants have done an amazing job in the Pitch Plus 5 Contest! I am so happy about the extent of the participation and feedback from everyone involved. You should give yourselves a big pat on...
by Adventures in YA Publishing | Aug 23, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Adam Seltzer, Play Me Backwards What was your inspiration for writing this book? I found myself in a twitter conversation about Christian YA books, and I thought, “Hey, someone ought to write one for the Satanic kids.” I think I tweeted out the first few paragraphs...
by Adventures in YA Publishing | Aug 16, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Adele Griffin, The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone What was your inspiration for writing this book? The book was inspired by Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein. Which is still a great book. How long did you work on the book? From concept to design, it took about a...
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