Craft tips for authors: May 19, 2023

Posted on May 19, 2023 at 8:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and creativity advice to offer. Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Characters, Horror, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Craft tips for authors: May 1, 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023 at 3:17 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Dialogue, Fantasy, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Assorted craft tips from Writer's Digest

Posted on March 27, 2023 at 12:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Writer's Digest, Young adult literature

The must-have characteristics of a successful YA novel

Posted on September 19, 2022 at 11:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember being an adolescent? Everything was so ... intense. Especially when you were reading a book you loved. So imagine...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

The week's highlights from Writer's Digest

Posted on August 12, 2022 at 8:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's been a pretty busy week at Fussy, and we've fallen behind on sharing posts from Writer's Digest. So here's...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Which authors should at least think about BookTok?

Posted on January 6, 2022 at 3:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The underlying theme of most book marketing advice we see is that authors must meet their readers wherever they are....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Social media and websites, Young adult literature

How and when to spill the beans in a YA/middle-grade novel

Posted on June 24, 2021 at 2:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Take it from an actual reader — when and how authors withhold and reveal information in YA or middle grade...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Middle-grade fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Exploring motives can benefit your YA novel's plot and characters

Posted on June 8, 2021 at 12:49 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A successful young-adult author once warned: “Teens can sniff a phony at twenty paces.” So, then, who better to take...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writer's Digest, Young adult literature

How to write historical fiction for teen readers

Posted on February 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The amount of research that goes into a historical fiction novel can seem daunting. And author Phyllis Still won’t claim...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Historical fiction, Young adult literature

A primer on middle-grade versus young-adult books

Posted on August 5, 2020 at 11:34 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Pinning down your genre isn’t always straightforward when you’re writing for adults. But when it comes to writing for a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Middle-grade fiction, Writing advice, Young adult literature