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Creating the YA protagonist is the most important part when it comes to writing a YA story. If your protagonist doesn’t appeal to your audience, nothing else in the story will matter. So how do you create a protagonist that teens will want to get to know from page 1 until the end? From my… Continue Reading →
Last week, I wrote about creating the YA protagonist. Now I flip the equation to discuss creating the YA antagonist. A protagonist is only as compelling as the antagonist he or she has to deal with. Would Sherlock Holmes be as memorable without matching wits with Professor Moriarty? You should invest as much care in… Continue Reading →
This photo presents so many possibilities. Who is the boy? Who is taking the picture? Where are they? What’s the YA story behind the hand? Please leave your inspiration in the comments. Here’s mine. What’s up with Braden? He threw up his hand just like he did when Ollie tried to take his picture at… Continue Reading →
As we head into the second half of the year, I decided to recap what we’ve covered so far since we’re halfway through “The Journey of a Book.” Below are the links for the monthly themes that all contribute to how a book moves from inspiration to publication. January: Inspiration February: Romance March: YA fiction… Continue Reading →
As a fantasy prompt for YA fiction, this photo provides a choice for the point of view (POV) character. The dragon could be a teen dragon, testing a new friendship with a human. Or the girl could defy what the elders have taught her and tames a dragon that’s supposed to be too wild to… Continue Reading →
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