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I had the pleasure of leading a class of talented teen writers this summer at the Center at Miami-Dade College. The students ranged in age from entering high school freshmen to entering seniors (so roughly 14-18)–pretty much the “target market” for young adult fiction. I *love* working with teens, and especially teens who are … [Read more…]
Considering writing romance novels? Romance is one of the top selling genres in fiction and has been for a very long time. Romance gets a bad rap and when you say you are writing romance, you may get a superior look or two. Shake it off. These people know nothing about romance novels. They may … [Read more…]
I’m sure at some point in your school career, you got the assignment, “Write what you did for summer vacation.” What a writing prompt… “What I did for my summer vacation was…” Just typing it now makes me snooze off. But summer vacation is fun! We love summer. We love vacation. We should love writing … [Read more…]
Double or single quotation marks? Even though each has a purpose, all too often the two are confused. And abusing quotation marks? It’s one of the quickest ways to look like a grammar and writing amateur. Did you see the ‘Remedial Chaos Theory’ episode of Community? It was hilarious! The ‘experienced’ player had only learned … [Read more…]
Use these 10 tips for identifying and filling plot holes.