How To Write Young Adult Fiction - Research
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Have you ever wondered how authors manage to write those incredibles best-sellers that they publish? Because I have. And that's why I chose to write 150 words of a book everyday as my 30.Day Challenge, so that I could get to understand better these authors. In my research I found lots of pages that helped in the writing of YA, like Michael Grant's Top Tips for Writing YA, where he recommends everything. I used different tips for writing the book I wrote for my 30-Day Challenge, which I found on various very interesting web pages written by people with experience. I also realized that what people say is true, writing a successful book is like trying to win the lottery in the first try, and I have my own opinion about this statement. In this article you are going to read the best tips by best-selling authors that teach you how to write YA in the best way possible.
As of counseling in writing YA, certainly there are a lot of ways of getting better at writing. Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, gave his tips to improve at writing YA in an interview. He says what I have always thought myself; that writing is a different experience for everyone, and because of this, everyone has a different path to learn. Grant has declared that his path was rough, but it was easier than for most. He dropped out of high school, and the from the university at California. He was lucky enough to be recognized by a friend of his that was a publisher at the New York Times, and helped him become successful. He never went to writing courses, neither had experience on it. Even though, he recommends trying everything, even if you don't like the idea, because that could turn out to be your path.
Whilst writing my novel for my 30-Day Challenge, which was writing 150 words in a book everyday, I followed different tips. Some were technical stuff, other was more of thought and letting your mind flow in a river of words, ideas and thoughts. One of those tips was to form characters as best as I could, to go in the character's past and feeling, memories and thoughts, everything I could imagined that defined their personality and made them someone, not only a person from my imagination. I had to leave the reader in a constant suspense, so that the thread of the story never stopped and left the readers bored, as many times has happened to me in certain stories. In the process I realized how hard writing really is, and how much thought and imagination writing one single page takes. Now I honor even more this authors, because I know partially how much of a burden coming up with a story is.
In all of the articles I took as inspiration the authors accepted that wishing to be a successful best-seller is just as willing to win the lottery with the first ticket you buy. One part of an article was written by a publisher that worked in the New York Times. She revealed that around three thousand excerpts of books arrive at her office and less than 1 percent went through. Imagine of that one percent that goes through, how much becomes famous or at least nation-wise known. This all sums up to be a trying again and again game, and to keep trying until the time has come for one of your stories to be published. This obviously requires patience, and selflessness that I admit I do not have.
I found this topic and purpose for my 30-Day Challenge really interesting because writing is one of the most beautiful arts the human race has been able to master, and it would be very satisfying to master it myself. Even if it doesn't become famous, or is never published, writing is something that I aspire to master some day. I still love reading and I think this has gave me most of the knowledge I have in order to write. I really loved my 30-Day Challenge and I plan on continuing to write, although not the story I was planning to. A new start is always good, and I will start this story with fresh ideas! I finally discovered how authors write the incredible best-sellers they publish. With a whole lot of effort, sacrifice and patience. Unfortunately, non of this qualities I have and this led me to seeing the pure truth. I will never write best sellers, I will never become famous and no movie or book will be made about my life. But on thing that I know, Is that I'll keep trying. See you all later, I'm out.
Works Citation Page
1. Grant, Michael. "Michael Grant's Top Tips for Writing YA." theguardian.com. The Guardian, April 3, 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
2. Ralergh, Nora. "Six Tips for Writing Young Adult Novels." writing classes.com. Gotham Writers. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
3. "Best Tips to Write Great YA." writersdigest.com. Writers Digest. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
Have you ever wondered how authors manage to write those incredibles best-sellers that they publish? Because I have. And that's why I chose to write 150 words of a book everyday as my 30.Day Challenge, so that I could get to understand better these authors. In my research I found lots of pages that helped in the writing of YA, like Michael Grant's Top Tips for Writing YA, where he recommends everything. I used different tips for writing the book I wrote for my 30-Day Challenge, which I found on various very interesting web pages written by people with experience. I also realized that what people say is true, writing a successful book is like trying to win the lottery in the first try, and I have my own opinion about this statement. In this article you are going to read the best tips by best-selling authors that teach you how to write YA in the best way possible.
As of counseling in writing YA, certainly there are a lot of ways of getting better at writing. Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, gave his tips to improve at writing YA in an interview. He says what I have always thought myself; that writing is a different experience for everyone, and because of this, everyone has a different path to learn. Grant has declared that his path was rough, but it was easier than for most. He dropped out of high school, and the from the university at California. He was lucky enough to be recognized by a friend of his that was a publisher at the New York Times, and helped him become successful. He never went to writing courses, neither had experience on it. Even though, he recommends trying everything, even if you don't like the idea, because that could turn out to be your path.
Whilst writing my novel for my 30-Day Challenge, which was writing 150 words in a book everyday, I followed different tips. Some were technical stuff, other was more of thought and letting your mind flow in a river of words, ideas and thoughts. One of those tips was to form characters as best as I could, to go in the character's past and feeling, memories and thoughts, everything I could imagined that defined their personality and made them someone, not only a person from my imagination. I had to leave the reader in a constant suspense, so that the thread of the story never stopped and left the readers bored, as many times has happened to me in certain stories. In the process I realized how hard writing really is, and how much thought and imagination writing one single page takes. Now I honor even more this authors, because I know partially how much of a burden coming up with a story is.
In all of the articles I took as inspiration the authors accepted that wishing to be a successful best-seller is just as willing to win the lottery with the first ticket you buy. One part of an article was written by a publisher that worked in the New York Times. She revealed that around three thousand excerpts of books arrive at her office and less than 1 percent went through. Imagine of that one percent that goes through, how much becomes famous or at least nation-wise known. This all sums up to be a trying again and again game, and to keep trying until the time has come for one of your stories to be published. This obviously requires patience, and selflessness that I admit I do not have.
I found this topic and purpose for my 30-Day Challenge really interesting because writing is one of the most beautiful arts the human race has been able to master, and it would be very satisfying to master it myself. Even if it doesn't become famous, or is never published, writing is something that I aspire to master some day. I still love reading and I think this has gave me most of the knowledge I have in order to write. I really loved my 30-Day Challenge and I plan on continuing to write, although not the story I was planning to. A new start is always good, and I will start this story with fresh ideas! I finally discovered how authors write the incredible best-sellers they publish. With a whole lot of effort, sacrifice and patience. Unfortunately, non of this qualities I have and this led me to seeing the pure truth. I will never write best sellers, I will never become famous and no movie or book will be made about my life. But on thing that I know, Is that I'll keep trying. See you all later, I'm out.
Works Citation Page
1. Grant, Michael. "Michael Grant's Top Tips for Writing YA." theguardian.com. The Guardian, April 3, 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
2. Ralergh, Nora. "Six Tips for Writing Young Adult Novels." writing classes.com. Gotham Writers. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
3. "Best Tips to Write Great YA." writersdigest.com. Writers Digest. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.