10 Things You Should Do Before Querying an Agent
Prepare yourself and your work before trying to contact an agent with this 10-step checklist for fiction writers.
Francesca Lia Block on Handling Challenging YA Subject Matter
Fairies, witches and genies-sounds like the makings of a child''s fairy tale, right? But what about a boy-crazy fairy who smokes? Or a witch who is a member of a Jane Mansfield cult? Or a genie who grants a wish so a teenage girl can live with her...
How to Get Your E-Book Published
An interview with authors William Thomas Quick and Richard Curtis
Tackling Tough Issues for Teens
Author Nancy Garden discusses the challenges of writing young adult novel featuring gay teen characters.
Intensive Research Is Important for Children”s Nonfiction
Author Robie Harris'' books It''s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health and It''s So Amazing!: A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families focus on sexual health for kids. Here, Harris talks about the process of doing extensive research as she prepared her manuscripts.