This book takes readers through every stage of writing for the YA market. Aspiring writers and established authors hoping to move into this flourishing genre alike will find instruction on writing for this special audience as well as tips on getting published. The book covers everything from plot, setting, characters and dialogue to revision and approaching publishers.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
helpful for teens and adults:
I found this book to be very helpful and I think it will be useful for teens who want to write for other teens and for adults who want to write YA novels. There is a lot of information in here and its easy to find what your looking for. Plus it was not boring like so many how-to books. I know an adult who read this too and she liked it also.
Good how-to writing book for YA writers!:
I think this is an excellent resource if you are a YA writer or thinking about writing YA. There are not many current YA writing books out there and the ones that do exist were too basic and generalized for me. The thing I took away the most from this book was the teen Q&A sections. They were so relevant that I ended up changing a major part of my YA WIP. I would have liked even more of these sections. Some of the information in the book was basic (for example, instead of spending a lot of time on... more info
Useful, but nothing special:
K.L Going's book is definitely useful--it sheds some light on the YA audience and industry, and acknowledges the pain and terror of writing. The book provides basic writing advice without getting bogged down with every element known to literature or writing. Two complaints: First, throughout the book Going continually relies on "the Oxford English Dictionary defines 'theme' as....," or whatever the Important Word is. Constantly. Isn't that, umm, pretty rotten writing? Just thought a book about writing... more info
Writing & Selling the YA Novel:
Lots of excellent advice and examples specific to the YA genre, especially POV. A worthy purchase.
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