Writing Excuses Season Four Episode 10: Writing for Young Adults

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/14/writing-excuses-4-10-writing-for-young-adults/Key points: YA, middle grade, and adult are mostly bookstore marketing labels -- where do we shelve it and who do we sell it to? Focus on writing for teens. Think about how to appeal to them, ( Read more... )

I think that was kind of odd. Japanese TV, showing us a part of a Korean show about romantic proposals, with a voiceover in Japanese. But the proposals... for example, one young man took his girlfriend to an animal show. Monkeys, parrots, a dog... and suddenly, the people running the show invited the girl onto the stage. He followed, and proposed ( Read more... )

Writing Excuses Season Two Episode Nine: Romance

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/07/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-9-romance-with-dave-wolverton/Key points: Start with characterization. Fulfill the fantasy of what romance should be like. Tie the conflicts together -- internal development, romance, plot/setting, theme. Make every ( Read more... )