Crafting the Parents in Your YA Novel
…this well are: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver: The main character, Samantha, experiences a time loop, reliving the last day of her life repeatedly. Her complex relationship with her…
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Defining the Romance Genre
…la The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren) or they’ve tried being romantic in the past and it didn’t go well (like in People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry). Even…
Diving into Graphic Novels without Drowning
…Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss, National Book Award finalist, reads like an illuminated painting. Tenements, Towers & Trash by Julia Wertz, a visual personal…
#5OnFri: Most Impactful DIY MFA Articles of 2014
…Rainbow Rowell, Stephen Chbosky, David Levithan, Lauren Myracle and Gayle Forman. Check out what these powerhouse authors had to say about first love, sex and writing well-rounded characters. A graduate…
How To Use Story Archetypes To Subvert Expectations
A few weeks ago while I browsed through the YA aisle in Barnes and Noble, I flipped through the Q&A section in the back of one of Lauren Oliver’s books….
You Don’t Have to be the Most Interesting to Write Creative Non-Fiction
…this brilliant book over the past week called Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London by Lauren Elkin. Part creative wandering through her walks…
Small Press Publishing Might Solve All Your Problems
…for thoughtful ruminations on author costs and royalties from someone who’s been through it firsthand, be sure to read Lauren Sharkey’s piece on the price of publishing. It’s easy to…
Ask Becca: So What is New Adult, Anyway?
…that happens afterward. I decided to employ New Adult author and fellow MUGster, Taylor Lauren Ross (and all-around awesome person) to illuminate some of the points. “Of course, I myself…
How To Write About the Body in Creative Nonfiction
…Flaneuse by Lauren Elkin as an example (And check out my previous column for more about this book as it relates to writing creative nonfiction!): “On a street in Paris,…
Book Nook — October Edition
…work. But as always, I keep reading. Here we are… The October Books The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisburger This was my great start! I read the whole thing…
