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YA Wednesday: YA Authors: Please Stop Doing These Things, Why We Need More Positive Girls Portrayal in Books, Unrealistic Happenings In YA Books

Emily Ross / February 22, 2017 / 3 comments

I’m struggling with my novel in progress. The plot has literally become a shapeshifter, morphing from one genre to another on a daily basis. I just realized my antagonist and protagonist are named Ryan and Brian and half the other…

YA Wednesday: Twitter accounts for Book Lovers, 7 YA Book Vloggers, Snapchat for YA Writers, 25 Top Bookstagram Accounts, How to Create a Beautiful Bookstagram

Emily Ross / January 11, 2017 / 2 comments

On Thursday 1/12 I’ll be taking over the @YoungEntmag (Young Entertainment) twitter account from 4-6 PM EST and tweeting and answering your questions about publishing and writing firsts, my book Half in Love with Death, and more! Please follow @YoungEntmag …

YA Wednesday: Write A Successful 1st Draft (Without Stabbing Yourself In The Eye With a Spork), The Greatest Lesson I Learned in Writing This Year, Tropes to Avoid, Diverse Books to Look Forward to in 2017

Emily Ross / January 4, 2017 / no comments

The New Years resolution at the top of my list is to finish The Black Sea, my novel in progress. And not just to finish it but to wrap it up in two to three months. Admittedly some of my…

YA Wednesday: Thoughts, Feels, and Burning Questions from Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life

Emily Ross / December 7, 2016 / 2 comments

I recently binge-watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life with my daughter. We’d watched Gilmore Girls together many times in the past and it was wonderful to get lost again in Stars Hollow. At one point the cat joined…

YA Wednesday: YA Villains That Will Rock Your World, A Villain-Themed YA Anthology, 10 Ways To Create Dangerously Nuanced Antagonists, Which YA Book Villain Are You?

Emily Ross / November 30, 2016 / no comments

I recently saw the new Marvel movie, Dr. Strange. I enjoyed its dazzling dreamlike special effects but also found it helpful to me as writer. I’ve been struggling with how to make the villain in my novel into a fully…

YA Wednesday: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Family-Focused YA Reads for Your Thanksgiving Trip Home, 10 YA Books to Binge-Read This Thanksgiving, Memorable Food in YA Literature

Emily Ross / November 23, 2016 / 1 comment

I’m looking forward to getting together with family and stuffing myself on Thanksgiving but at the same I’m worried about political conversations and that this year I will say something I regret. I guess I’ll just hope for the best…

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YA Wednesday: YA Authors: Please Stop Doing These Things, Why We Need More Positive Girls Portrayal in Books, Unrealistic Happenings In YA Books

YA Wednesday: Write A Successful 1st Draft (Without Stabbing Yourself In The Eye With a Spork), The Greatest Lesson I Learned in Writing This Year, Tropes to Avoid, Diverse Books to Look Forward to in 2017

YA Wednesday: Thoughts, Feels, and Burning Questions from Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life

YA Wednesday: YA Villains That Will Rock Your World, A Villain-Themed YA Anthology, 10 Ways To Create Dangerously Nuanced Antagonists, Which YA Book Villain Are You?

YA Wednesday: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Family-Focused YA Reads for Your Thanksgiving Trip Home, 10 YA Books to Binge-Read This Thanksgiving, Memorable Food in YA Literature