Get schooled in the art of writing fiction for teens
"Writing & Selling the YA Novel" offers a complete lesson plan for writing and publishing fi... read full description
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Sep 05, 2011
Ticara
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I tend not to read books on writing. I feel like if I'm reading about writing, that's time I'm not spending writing. However, I've hit kind of a wall with my work and so I trekked to the library to see if there was something that might help me out. Young adult fiction is my area of choice and this book spoke to me for that reason. However, I was a little disappointed and I may go back to my original stance of not reading books on writing.
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Dec 18, 2010
Lauren
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I don't envy anyone who has the task of writing a how-to-write book, even one that concentrates on a particular element of writing, or a particular market category like this one does. Because you still have to figure out who you're writing the book for and what kind of skills they're bringing to page 1. Might I just say that I personally loathe books that aim to give you "permission" to write and help you free your creativity and things like that. Or, rather, I loathe picking up a book
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Jan 05, 2009
Jayda
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From what I have read so far it's spoken about all stuff that I know, but it puts all of that into a new perspective, which does help. It's nice to read a book based on writing just the Young Adult novel instead of just novels in general. It puts specifics in order and helps me to better understand the genre. The only thing that I don't like so far is how it speaks to me as if I'm older than a teenager. Maybe the writer assumed that I'm a 31 year old who wants to write in the Young Adult genre?
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Oct 17, 2011
Traci Kenworth
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Excellent book. Going really delivers the goods on what it's like to write a young adult novel from start to finish. I love that she interviewed real teens to find out what they thought about things. Very helpful insight. I'm already re-reading this to absorb everything a second time that's how good it is. If you write young adult novels, pick up a copy of this, you won't be sorry. Oh, and, see you in Home Room.
Nov 13, 2008
Anna
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This is not a bad book to read if you are interested in writing and publishing a young adult novel. It definitely covers all of the basics from audience to voice to creating unique and likable characters. It also presents the realities of getting published with or without an agent. Parts of the book reminded me of how-to books on writing that have been geared towards young adults (like some of the Writers Workshop books by Ralph Fletcher). However, the last two chapters of the book clearly made
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Jul 24, 2011
Atziri
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I read this book for a class titled "Writing the Young Adult Novel". I found it extremely helpful and a very easy read. I would highly recommend it to beginning and aspiring writer's like myself.
Going organizes the book around various different school subjects (gym, english, social studies, science...) which didn't really mean much to me. Nonetheless, her writing tips, insiders knowledge of the world of writing, and the summary interviews with teens help one better understand More...
Going organizes the book around various different school subjects (gym, english, social studies, science...) which didn't really mean much to me. Nonetheless, her writing tips, insiders knowledge of the world of writing, and the summary interviews with teens help one better understand More...
Apr 16, 2010
Chris
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Clearly written, practical, and with just the right amount of detail, this book is a great guide to the business of writing for teens. Going's worked in an agency, in a bookstore, and as a successful YA writer herself, and she dispenses advice for aspiring writers by drawing on her experience in all three fields.
Nov 25, 2011
Emma
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While on one hand, it's references to Twilight being a well written and 'rich and haunting' novel resulting in me getting fed up with it early on, it made some goods points towards the end of the book.
What I didn't like was it's lack of originality. I've never read any book of the sort and I'd already felt like I'd read this book a hundred times before. It was very Americanised in its view of YA and the whole time I'm reading, I'm thinking 'this is setting me up to write a YA novel tha More...
What I didn't like was it's lack of originality. I've never read any book of the sort and I'd already felt like I'd read this book a hundred times before. It was very Americanised in its view of YA and the whole time I'm reading, I'm thinking 'this is setting me up to write a YA novel tha More...
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Nov 04, 2009
A. Joyce
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I'm glad to see that on here, it writes out "Young Adult" in full. On the book I have, it says "YA" which always looks vaguely taunting to me. I hate abbreviations anyway, but this isn't about me.
The book is gently galvanizing and a lot of fun. I do recommend it.
The book is gently galvanizing and a lot of fun. I do recommend it.
Apr 01, 2009
Heidi
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Sadly, no book about writing is all that helpful... Rarely do they say anything that anybody else hasn't already said. What is really needed is a magic injection...
Jul 19, 2010
Crystalee
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One of the best books on writing that I've read. It was creatively done and covered every aspect of writing for teens, from coming up with ideas through how to submit and the money aspects of becoming a published authro.
May 22, 2010
Anne
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A good basic book written in a conversational style with lots of resources for beginners.
Mar 22, 2010
Holly
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Invaluable analysis of the young adult genre. Great resource for those thinking of writing young adult books.
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