by Adventures in YA Publishing | Nov 5, 2013 | Imported from AYAP
Tamora Pierce is the incredibly prolific Young Adult fantasy writer, who has won the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her two quartets, Song of The Lioness and Protector of the Small. Her third book in The Circle Reforged series,...
by Martina Boone | Sep 3, 2013 | Imported from AYAP
Via Bill Hanscom on Flickr “I wisely started with a map.” — J.R.R. Tolkien I am a Maggie Stiefvater fan. Starting with The Scorpio Races, I have been blown away by her characters, the structure of her books, and her ability to manipulate reader...
by Martina Boone | Jul 2, 2013 | Imported from AYAP
Ki-Wing Merlin is one of our First Five Pages success stories, so I’m thrilled to have her here with a craft post. We actually took the same workshop with Cheryl Klein, and it was an extremely insightful question she asked Cheryl that prompted me to invite her... by Martina Boone | Jan 15, 2013 | Imported from AYAP
As a reader, what makes you love a book? Is it the characters? The plot? The setting? The theme or big idea? They all work together to make up the premise, but let’s face it, not all things in a book are equal. And even a great premise can fall short of love....
by Martina Boone | Oct 16, 2012 | Imported from AYAP
“It’s a misery peculiar to would-be writers. Your theme is good, as are your sentences. Your characters are so ruddy with life they practically need birth certificates. The plot you’ve mapped out for them is grand, simple and gripping. You’ve...
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