by Pat Marcello | Dec 18, 2010 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia When you think of “teen” writing, you might be thinking about the stuff we’ve talked about over the last four days. That’s partly true, but in children’s writing, the “teen” genre is over 15. That means,...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 17, 2010 | Writing
As we’ve discussed here before, our “young adult” group involved teens, but it involves 12-14 year olds, so not all of them are teens. Yet, some magazines are directed straight at them. No magazines directed at the older group would have much on...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 16, 2010 | Writing
Young adult readers, who are 12 – 14, know what each of those terms mean. Do you? If you want to write for these kids, you’ll need to. Here’s a quick primer: Image via Wikipedia Goths: This group is into wearing all black clothes. But there are...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 15, 2010 | Writing
What? That’s often a question young adult writers start out with. So, how do you get to know them? Simple. It’s almost the same way that you get to know the little ones — go to places they hand out. A fast food restaurant is good, as is the mall. Go...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 14, 2010 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia With the young adult genre in children’s literature, we’re getting to the “almost adult” crowd. In fact, some of these kids, who are generally thought to be between 12 and 15, are already reading adult books. I know I was...
