Plot Planning

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  • Falling Into YA Fiction - podcast

    When writing young adult fiction, consider the reader. Although younger, YA readers are sophisticated, bright individuals who enjoy complex characters and a well-developed...
    Richard Uhlig
    • Richard Uhlig
  • Falling Into YA Fiction - video

    When writing young adult fiction, consider the reader. Although younger, YA readers are sophisticated, bright individuals who enjoy complex characters and a well-developed...
    Richard Uhlig
    • Richard Uhlig
  • How Writers Can Discover the Theme of a Story - video

    Don't confuse your book message with the theme - they are not one in the same. As author and editor, Sara Anne Fox, explains, if an author is focused only on the platform...
    Sara Anne Fox
    • Sara Anne Fox
  • Writing Secrets for Getting In and Out of Scenes - video

    Start late, leave as soon as you can. That's the advice of author and editor, Sara Anne Fox. Your readers are smart, and if they've been following along carefully...
    Sara Anne Fox
    • Sara Anne Fox
  • The Defining Characteristics of a Young Adult Book - video

    Some young adult fiction may contain sensational elements, like action or fantasy, but don't let that fool you: these stories deal with universal questions from people...
    Laurie Hile
    • Laurie Hile