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Young Adult/Children

Children's The Most Common Mistakes Children’s Books Authors Make

Editor and essayist Joy Peskin shares the top ten mistakes made by children’s books authors and her advice on how to avoid them.

Children's Picture Book or Short Story? Which is it?Mary Cummings

Write Better Fiction The First Laugh Jorjeana Marie

Write Better Fiction Ani Castillo: Art is a Therapeutic Thing Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Julie Abe: Refill Your Well and Find Joy in Writing Robert Lee Brewer

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

Writing Techniques 6 Secrets for Writing a Middle-Grade Action-Adventure Novel Larry Schwarz

Write Better Fiction Cinda Meets Ella: Why It Was Time to Re-do Cinderella Through a Queer Lens Wallace West

Write Better Fiction Why We Should Read Middle Grade Fiction as Adults Michael Woodson

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

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

Young Adult 3 Tips to Invite Your Readers into Your Story World–For Writers and Readers of All Ages and Stages Mary Alice Monroe

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

There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest When Truth Is Stranger Than (Children’s) Fiction Joy Lanzendorfer

Young Adult 7 Ways to Make a Young Reader’s Hair Stand Up Marion Crook

Young Adult 4 Tips on Creating Pitch Perfect YA Characters Amy S. Foster

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