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Author Janice Hardy: Choosing Your Point of View

By Donna Galanti

Today I have on author Janice Hardy talking about choosing your point of view when writing. How do you know which is the right one? Janice writes fantasy and science fiction for teens. Her debut novel, The Shifter, came out in October 2009 from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, and the sequel, Blue Fire, came out October of 2010. Darkfall, the final book of the trilogy released October 2011. Kirkus Reviews says, "the finale offers suspense, resolution of prior wrongs, the sweetness of first love Read more [...]

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More tips from the masters: On POV, character & vocabulary

By Donna Galanti

As I near the end of my Write a YA Novel in 9 Months class led by authors Jonathan Maberry and Marie Lamba, I thought I’d share you with what I’ve learned along the way. Here is part 2 of techniques and tips I’ve learned on writing for the YA or MG market. Which POV? 1st person can be limiting. It’s a challenge to not break the one character’s POV. With 1st person you must remain in the same voice throughout the story.  Check to make sure that only the thoughts of your MC are delivered. There Read more [...]

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Hot WritingTips from the Philly Writer’s Conf: On Plot

By Donna Galanti

Kelly Simmons, Author of Standing Still & The Bird House on Plot Kelly gave us great ideas on how to prepare the plot of our book BEFORE writing it so we don’t get 80 pages in & have to re-write it all. On Plot: Ride the 7 C’s Combustion Coordination Conflict Characters Conclusion Completion Commitment Tip: Combustion and Coordination are most important Combustion Most plot problems from beginning. Creating a premise with such interesting characters and high stakes will Read more [...]

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