I Love Dark YA: Week 2
500 Words. (I actually used this picture as an exercise for my WIP. What is the protagonist’s greatest fear in monster form?) It’s a blur of movement. Impossible to hold in any one place for too long....
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Though the WSJ and the NYT may know exactly what “Dark YA” entails, I don’t. For every book I picked up for this challenge, I found an excellent reason why it didn’t qualify. And what is “dark” anyway?...
View ArticleI Love Dark YA: Week Four
“Why you want me to read that crazy suicide book? I don’t got those problems.” Seven teenagers committed suicide in my small town. ALL IN ONE YEAR One hung from the rafters above the goats. One...
View ArticleGate Crashers Introduce The Lucky 13s Part Two!
Come on in. By now you know the gate is open, welcoming everyone into the realm of children’s literature! It’s not magic. Everyone can… Crash The Gate! Click the pics for awesome writerly links! Okay,...
View ArticleGetting Personal! Gate Crashers’ Author Interviews
If if isn’t personal what the heck is it? Author Interviews That Rock Julie Cross TEMPEST & VORTEX Click the pics for awesome Julie links! Okay Julie, tell the readers a little bit about your...
View ArticleGate Crashers Ask Why Should PB YA & MG Authors Totally Rock The Book Trailer?
So you want to crash the gate. You’re thinking about making a book trailer but don’t know exactly why you should or what it will do for you? These fabulous Gate Crashers are thrilled to clue you in...
View ArticleYA & MG authors say- It’sTime to Crash the Gate on Spooky! !
“Surround yourself with people who know more than you and soak up knowledge like a sponge!” P.K. Witte Feeling Spooky? How do YA & MG authors go CREEPY? It’s that time of year again. Goosebumps...
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