Happy Pride Month, friends! Assuming you are reading this in June... and, if not, put pride month on your calendar and prepare for that magical time of year to come back around! Today, I want to "chat" with you all a little bit about Pride--what it is, where it comes from, and why it's so …
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As a writer, I know the importance of interviewing your characters during that ever-so-special pre-writing phase. Just kidding, it's not that special. It's actually quite boring, and so I usually skip most of it and get right into actual writing. But, anywho, sitting down with our fictional characters and "interviewing" them can be a pretty …
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You guys--I have finally compiled a list of completely free, funny YA books that you can download right now! All of the books on this list are in the young adult/teen fiction genre, but each one also belongs to a different sub-category, from romance to general literature and even paranormal fiction. There's something for everyone--it's …
Listen, I love YA Lit as much as the next guy or gal. But, I think, a lot of people, even seasoned readers, don't realize that there are many faces to Young Adult Literature... like, there are sub-genres within sub-genres of YA and Teen Literature! Okay, think of it like this: a book that's categorized …
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