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Writing For Young Adults

Why I’ve Returned to YA Fiction Nearly 40 Years After Publishing My Second Young Adult Novel

Author Elizabeth Harlan discusses writing two young adult novels in the 1980s and then taking nearly 40 years off until publishing her third.

Elizabeth Harlan

Elizabeth Lim: Give Yourself Goals, Not a Timeline Robert Lee Brewer

Christy Cashman: Writing “Was a Deep Dive Into Learning About Myself”Robert Lee Brewer

Using Magic as Metaphor in Fantasy Novels Adrienne Tooley

Angel Luis Colón: On Writing a Spooky YA Ghost Story Robert Lee Brewer

Adrienne Tooley: On Giving Time for Lightbulb Moments in Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

Want to Write a Young Adult Graphic Novel? Here’s How!Rey Terciero

The WD Interview: Tiffany D. Jackson Moriah Richard

5 Things All YA Novels Need To Succeed Anthony McGowan

Writing the Raw Emotions of the Most Vulnerable Time in My Life Kelly Yang

Drawing the Line for Withholding Secrets in Young Adult and Middle-Grade Novels Ren Koppel Torres

Sandhya Menon: On Reinventing a Classic Fairy Tale Robert Lee Brewer

Motive Magic for the Middle Grade/Young Adult Writer Ren Koppel Torres

Deb Caletti: On Exploring the Art-versus-Artist Debate Robert Lee Brewer

S. K. Ali: On Writing the Stand-Alone Sequel Robert Lee Brewer

Alyson Gerber: On Writing Difficult Topics for Young Readers Robert Lee Brewer

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