Meet our new planning team member, Nancy I. Sanders
Get to Know Our New Team Member: Nancy I. Sanders
Author: Carol Baldwin
Carol’s most recent book is Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Grades 4-8. She enjoys mentoring writers and has presented at many educators and writing conferences. Along with Joyce Hostetter, Carol co-publishes Talking Story, a newsletter for educators and media specialists. Find her thoughts on the writing process, book reviews, and giveaways on her blog, www.carolbaldwinblog.blogspot.com. HALF-TRUTHS, a young adult novel that takes place in Charlotte, NC in 1952 is on submission. When she isn’t reading, writing, or blogging about either one of those, you’ll find her walking with friends, golfing, or playing with one of her seven grandchildren.
Young Adult Blog Posts You May Have Missed
Leading up to our YA Master Class on September 18, we published several blogs to help you write young adult books. In case you missed some of them, here they are. Dealing with hard topics in Christian YA fiction by Ellice Wong "As Christian writers who aim to influence and encourage young people in their…
Beautiful–Truth’s Found When Beauty’s Lost: A Review by Hadassah and Kelila Murdock
Two young adult readers review BEAUTIFUL by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma and share why they recommend it.
Perceive the Trends in the YA Market: Part III by Guest Blogger, Kim Peterson
Kim Peterson provides three more trends in writing for young adults.
Perceive the Trends in the Young Adult Market: Part II by Guest Blogger, Kim Peterson
In Part I of this series, we’ve explored two trends in writing YA: fantasy and retellings. This time, let’s examine trends that speak to important social and cultural topics. TREND 3: EMPHASIZE MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY Stories with characters from different cultures continue to be a big draw for tweens and teens. With our current national…
Rumors, Reunions, and Revenge: A New YA Fantasy & Authors Interview
Announcing the third book in the Pirate Hunter Chronicles, YA fantasy novel by co-authors Helena George and Sarah Rodecker.
Perceive the Trends in the Young Adult Market: Part 1 by Guest Blogger, Kim Peterson
Kim Peterson shares two trends in writing for young adults.
The Button Girl Part I: A Review
Book review of a young adult fantasy, The Button Girl.
Should Writers Be Hopeful About the State of YA Christian Fiction? by Tessa Emily Hall, Master Class Instructor
Tessa Emily Hall, Write2Ignite's YA Master Class instructor, provides hope for Christians writing in this genre.
Writing Christian Themes in Young Adult Literature by Guest Blogger Vijaya Bodach
Christian Themes in YA books.