Back to Work!
Helping writers this summer but also needing help with a sick plant.
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Being Selective: Writing and LEGO Building
There are a number of ways in which my profession — writing — and my principal hobby — LEGO building — come together. Right now is one of those...
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I Get to Teach Adults
After many years of teaching history and writing to children and teens, I’m now teaching adult writers for the first time and applying some of my methods.
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Writing Sequels, Developing Your Dystopian World: An Encore Guest Post by Madeline Dyer
Tips from YA dystopian author Madeline Dyer on deepening worldbuilding and incorporating new genres into a sequel.
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Waylaid in Winter Village: Setting
Details are important, and a story with a well-drawn and well-integrated setting cannot take place anywhere else.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
