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  • What is YA? - video

    Jessica Brody
    Jessica Brody
    YA author Jessica Brody provides a great description of the YA market and how it differs, or not, from other genres, including voice, character development, language, and more. Jessica also talks about how the market is very crowded and what authors...
    • over 8 years ago
    • I have an Idea!
    • Choosing Your Topic
  • Adapting Your Novel Into a Screenplay - video

    Dan Watanabe
    Dan Watanabe
    Media Arts Instructor Dan Watanabe talks about how to turn a book into a screenplay. The author needs to turn a character's inner monologue into concrete actions that will communicate the same feelings to the audience. Since a movie doesn't have a...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Book to Screen
    • Adaptations
  • What is YA? - podcast

    Jessica Brody
    Jessica Brody
    YA author Jessica Brody provides a great description of the YA market and how it differs, or not, from other genres, including voice, character development, language, and more. Jessica also talks about how the market is very crowded and what authors...
    • over 8 years ago
    • I have an Idea!
    • Choosing Your Topic
  • 5 Key Elements of a Good Book: Fiction

    Author Learning Center
    Author Learning Center
    As much as authors want to write unique, exciting fiction and impress readers with their creativity and writing prowess, writing a book requires following a few rules and guidelines. There are certain parameters that all books must follow because 1....
    • over 6 years ago
    • Fiction
    • Plot Planning
  • How a Chance Meeting Can Lead to Finding a Publisher

    Gwendolyn Rogers
    Gwendolyn Rogers
    Cake Bake Shop founder Gwendolyn Rogers is a fan of everything Disney, including their cookbooks, and attends the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA with her family every other year. At the latest expo event, Rogers had the unique opportunity to listen to Disney...
    • over 6 years ago
    • Managing Your Writing Life
    • Networking
  • Donald James Testimonial

     
  • Falling Into YA Fiction - podcast

    Richard Uhlig
    Richard Uhlig
    When writing young adult fiction, consider the reader. Although younger, YA readers are sophisticated, bright individuals who enjoy complex characters and a well-developed plot just like adults. Richard Uhlig, author of "Boy Minus Girl," describes...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Fiction
    • Plot Planning
  • Research for Writers: 5 Places to Look - podcast

    Mike Johnson
    Mike Johnson
    Where do you start with research? There’s so much information in the world, how do we even begin to start writing? Mike Johnson goes through his five categories of research: personal knowledge, documents, friends, internet, and luck. His favorite of...
    • over 8 years ago
    • I have an Idea!
    • Researching Your Idea
  • Research for Writers: 5 Places to Look - video

    Mike Johnson
    Mike Johnson
    Where do you start with research? There’s so much information in the world, how do we even begin to start writing? Mike Johnson goes through his five categories of research: personal knowledge, documents, friends, internet, and luck. His favorite of...
    • over 8 years ago
    • I have an Idea!
    • Researching Your Idea
  • Know the Rules So You Can Break the Rules - podcast

    Terry Persun
    Terry Persun
    There are plenty of rules when it comes to writing, but do we always have to follow them? When is it OK to break them? Author Terry Persun explains that it’s important to learn the rules so that when you break them, you do so intentionally. Writers...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Fiction
    • Common Mistakes
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