Tag: young adult fiction
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Meet Sydney Walters, author of State of Grace
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was ten years old, there was a poetry project at my school. I had so much fun with it as a young little poet. After that year, I continued writing poetry and moved on to short stories. It never stopped. What is the biggest thing […]
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Meet Magda L., author of True Intentions
What inspires you to write? Anything can inspire me. A random person on the street, someone’s backpack color, a song lyric, a sound. It doesn’t take much for ideas to form in my head during the day as my brain is always high functioning. In the end process, I choose the ideas that stand out […]
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True Intentions by Magda L.
What would you do if you were offered a great money opportunity? One that came at the expense of your relationship with your family and self respect? This is the story of Carlandra Boodoo. A freshly nineteen-year-old full-time massage student witnessing the money struggles of her Trinidadian mother and downfall of her older brother from […]
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Dani J. Caile, author of Humanity H20
Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? Part-time. Since beginning writing over a decade ago I’ve considered myself a ‘hobby’ writer, even though I’ve quite recently been able to make some leeway into the market with my latest series. I have both a full-time job as a teacher […]
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Pandemic Publishing, Graphic Novel Celebrations Next Month, and more..
What’s it like publishing your first book in a pandemic? (Marketplace) For all the strangeness, there are some upsides to publishing during a pandemic. People are largely staying home, and looking for ways to escape. Book sales are up about 5% over this time last year according to NPD Books. And with everything virtual, book […]
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