https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2259/tips-for-first-time-ya-authors---videoen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2259/tips-for-first-time-ya-authors---videoSun, 26 Feb 2017 09:45:14 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:45394e10-8111-402b-b14e-8211103e3514Jo Whittemorehttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2259/tips-for-first-time-ya-authors---video#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Researching Your Idea by Jo Whittemore on 2/26/2017 9:45:14 AM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-body"> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary">Before you get started writing a young adult book, make sure you&#39;ve done your research. Author Jo Whittemore provides some helpful writing tips for YA authors. First, make sure to read a lot of YA books, as well as books in any other field in which you write. Other sources to learn from are television and movies, because you can glean a lot from screenwriting. Make observation part of your research. Whether you are writing the character of a child or writing for children, it is helpful to obverse children in real life&mdash;how they act, what they say, their expressions, their motivations, and unique qualities.</div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-00-62/TipsforFirstTimeYAAuthors.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TipsforFirstTimeYAAuthors.mp4</a></div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Teen and Young Adult, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2259/tips-for-first-time-ya-authors---video/revision/1Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:45394e10-8111-402b-b14e-8211103e3514Jo Whittemorehttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2259/tips-for-first-time-ya-authors---video#commentsRevision 1 posted to Researching Your Idea by Jo Whittemore on 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM<br /> <div class='asl-wikipage-body'><div class='asl-wikipage-summary'>Before you get started writing a young adult book, make sure you've done your research. Author Jo Whittemore provides some helpful writing tips for YA authors. First, make sure to read a lot of YA books, as well as books in any other field in which you write. Other sources to learn from are television and movies, because you can glean a lot from screenwriting. Make observation part of your research. Whether you are writing the character of a child or writing for children, it is helpful to obverse children in real life—how they act, what they say, their expressions, their motivations, and unique qualities.</div><div class='asl-wikipage-media'><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-00-62/TipsforFirstTimeYAAuthors.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TipsforFirstTimeYAAuthors.mp4</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Teen and Young Adult, video</div>