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Young Adult (YA)
YA fiction can cover any genre but is written for an audience that ranges between 12 and 18. Your language and the experiences of your main characters must be in keeping with what's appropriate for your target reader. Authors of popular YA titles include JK Rowling, Malorie Blackman and Frances Hardinge.
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She is isolated, depressed much of the time and makes some really questionable choices at certain stages of the book. On the surface, this seems...
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23rd September 2020
Debut YA author Harriet Springbett discusses going public with your writing and why it's essential for authors to put themselves out there.
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14th September 2020
Early in 2015, having recently finished writing my YA novel, Show Stopper, set in a deadly circus, I read an article in the Children’s Writers’ and...
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16th October 2020
Debut novelist Amy Engel discusses the crucial decision of choosing the best way to tell a story.
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5 tips on writing a contemporary realistic badass.