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Writing For Young Adult

Young AdultWriting YA Literature as an Adolescent Therapist

Debut author Parisa Akhbari shares her experience of writing young adult literature while working as a mental health therapist, including five lessons she’s learned from doing both.

Parisa Akhbari
Young AdultChristy Cashman: Writing “Was a Deep Dive Into Learning About Myself”Robert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionUsing Magic as Metaphor in Fantasy NovelsAdrienne Tooley
Young AdultWant to Write a Young Adult Graphic Novel? Here’s How!Rey Terciero
Young AdultLesa Cline-Ransome: On Bringing to Life History’s Forgotten VoicesRobert Lee Brewer
Young Adult5 Things All YA Novels Need To SucceedAnthony McGowan
Young AdultDrawing the Line for Withholding Secrets in Young Adult and Middle-Grade NovelsRen Koppel Torres
Young AdultSandhya Menon: On Reinventing a Classic Fairy TaleRobert Lee Brewer
Young AdultMotive Magic for the Middle Grade/Young Adult WriterRen Koppel Torres
Young AdultDeb Caletti: On Exploring the Art-versus-Artist DebateRobert Lee Brewer
Young AdultRachael Lippincott: On Coming Back to a Shelved ProjectRobert Lee Brewer
Young AdultOne of Us Is Lying: Karen M. McManus on Her Gripping BestsellerJ.D. Myall
Young Adult7 Ways to Make a Young Reader’s Hair Stand UpMarion Crook
Young Adult4 Tips on Creating Pitch Perfect YA CharactersAmy S. Foster
Writing TechniquesWhat’s the Right Length for a Young Adult Novel?Scott Francis

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