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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Use [Only] the Right Words

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Donna Maloy, Author

Marilyn Brigham has a popular workshop she’s presented at writers’ conferences. It’s called, The Editor’s Eye: Powerful Word Choice & Sentence Structure. Repetition and Clutter are two of her main topics. Liz Pelletier has put together an intensive novel editing … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Focus on the First Page

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

Capture the Reader in 250 Words Regina Brooks founded Serendipity Literary Agency in 2000. She and her team represent brand new authors as well as award-winning veterans. In an interview with the blog YA INTERROBANG, Brooks talked about the contest … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: A different way to approach setting a scene

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

This month’s tip comes from Julia Wells, editor of The Things We Did for Love by Natasha Farrant. The Remedy for Too Much Description Julia’s advice reflects the position of most industry professionals: Use action and dialogue, not description, to … Continue reading →

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YA Books into Movies

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

The good news: Hollywood producers have decided YA books make great movies. The bad news: Some YA movies don’t do justice to great YA books. But extra good news is that Hollywood is going to keep on trying. That means … Continue reading →

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Summer Writing Camps for Teens (Part One)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

Writing camps for teens can be found all across the country. Some are free, some are expensive, and some actually pay teens to attend. Here are a few… more to come! Duke University Young Writers’ Camp (Durham, N.C.) This summer … Continue reading →

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