by Lindsey Hodder | Aug 16, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
When struck with a shiny new idea, all you want to do is get stuck into creating it into the masterpiece you know it can be. For some of us, that means sitting down and plotting up a storm. For others, it means jumping straight into that first draft. And for some of...
by S.P. Sipal | Aug 7, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
We’re very pleased to welcome author Amy Fellner Dominy to the blog today. If there’s one thing more important than how you start your story, it’s how you end it. Amy offers some excellent advice for crafting an ending that your reader will be sure...
by Martina Boone | Jul 14, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
I’m about to spill one of my worst kept writing secrets, by which I mean that I’m going to talk about why I include a lot of the kinds of scenes that legendary agent and author Donald Maass, whose many books about writing I usually agree with in...
by Martina Boone | Jul 7, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
I was reading an interview with NYT Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen over on Novel Rocket, yesterday, and she mentioned that her favorite piece of writing advice is to focus on the character’s predicament. I love, love, love that, because it actually addresses...
by S.P. Sipal | May 8, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
We welcome Brian Yansky to the blog today. Brian is the author of several books for both young adults and adults, all populated by some sort of fantasy being, including aliens, ghosts and banshees. He’s got an MFA from Vermont College and is here to share...
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