Where are the male protagonists?
What’s on the cover of men’s magazines? Hot women. What’s on the cover of women’s magazines? Hot women. Who are the protagonists of most YA novels? Hot teen women. Am I the only one seeing a pattern...
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I’ve been reading a lackluster book called The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards. And I haven’t been able to figure out what made it lackluster. I mean, just read the summary: Sorcerers, Cyclops,...
View ArticleHere we are now, entertain us: a young adult’s tips for engaging young adults
I’ve notice that a lot of my followers and real-life friends are writing young adult novels. Not that I blame them- YA is huge. Since I am on the tail end of the age demographic, I usually have an...
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