by Adventures in YA Publishing | Jan 9, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
Before we roll-out our fabulous lineup of bloggers with great craft of writing tips for 2015, we thought it might be fun to look back over our 2014 craft posts and highlight some of the best tips that we found to be fresh and useful. The ones below come from the first...
by Martina Boone | Dec 23, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
I love alpha males. In theory. In practice, I want them to be alpha to everyone but me. At the same time, I love a good old-fashioned gentleman who opens doors and picks up checks and pulls out my chair. In short, a guy who wants to take care of me even though he...
by Adventures in YA Publishing | Dec 19, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Today we welcome Tracy Banghart to the blog whose newest book, Storm Fall, released Tuesday from Alloy Entertainment. Tracy has insightful ideas about creating strong female characters that will help you consider a variety of ways to challenge your heroine toward her...
by Martina Boone | Jul 15, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
I turned in my draft of the sequel to Compulsion a couple of weeks ago, and we finally have a name for the book. Are you ready? Persuasion What do you think? I loooooove it. And I have an AMAZINGLY gorgeous cover design by the fabulous Regina Flath. I think...
by Martina Boone | Jul 10, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Creating a character readers with whom readers connect is tricky. It takes more than creating a heroic or sexy character. It takes more than creating a well-rounded character with quirks and flaws. There are plenty of deep, fascinating characters with whom readers...
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