by Pat Marcello | Dec 20, 2010 | Writing
We’re talking about writing for teens this week — kids 16 and above. So, let’s look at some of the popular teen magazines and see what they offer. When evaluating magazines, it’s best to determine your audience first. Will they be male or...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I started writing for teens, I thought I knew how to write. LOL… I knew how to write, of course, and had been published many time over. Yet, I wasn’t really familiar with how teen writing should be approached. I had written for an academic publisher...
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...
