Category Archives: Action

Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: A Pleasure Principle

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Donna Maloy, Author

Mashable is a global, multi-platform online media and entertainment “magazine” with tech, digital culture and entertainment content. If you have unlimited time to browse its ginormous daily content, you’ll find articles on everything from new gadgets to Hollywood scandals to … Continue reading →

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Teen Tuesday: What Teens Hate to See in YA Books

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Donna Maloy, Author

Recently, The Writer’s Dig (a blog hosted by Writer’s Digest) published a guest post by teenage writer Jamie S. Margolin. Margolin has written articles for Teen Ink. One of her articles earned her an Editors Choice award and was voted #1 by readers. … Continue reading →

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Writing Swordfights

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Donna Maloy, Author

Today I saw a terrific post on writing swordfights over at Book Wars (“unadulterated fangirling of children’s books, authors, and bookstores”). It made me recall the two semesters I took fencing in college and the aching, burning thigh muscles that … Continue reading →

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