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| Are you ready to write a YA novel? How much do you know about the audience? Teens can be funny, dramatic, intelligent, angry, curious, and worried all at once, and so can their books. Learn how to write for an audience with ever-changing trends and tastes. Elements like voice and plot are essential to any novel, and you'll learn how to create them for teen readers. Hurry, registration closes soon! |
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| All registrants are invited to submit the first five pages of your novel for critique. All submitted pages are guaranteed a written critique by literary agent Carlisle Webber. |
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| • | What defines a YA novel | | • | How to write about controversial topics for a young audience | | • | How to plot to keep the pages turning | | • | Who reads YA novels | | • | How to create an authentic teen voice |
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| • | Writers who are interested in writing YA | | • | Writers who think their novel might be YA but aren't sure | | • | Writers who want to challenge themselves | | • | Writers who want to improve their YA voice | | • | Writers looking for advice on plotting |
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| Live Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 1:00 pm EDT |
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Instructor: Carlisle Webber
Carlisle is an agent with Fuse Literary representing high-concept commercial fiction for children, teens, and adults. She has a Master of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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