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The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors
Best-selling writers including John Green and Veronica Roth share their strategies for crafting authentic, relatable teen characters — even in fantasy worlds.
Young-adult fiction, commonly called “YA fiction,” has exploded over the past decade or so: The number of YA titles published grew more than 120 percent between 2002 and 2012, and other estimates say that between 1997 and 2009, that figure was closer to 900 percent. Ask a handful of young-adult fiction writers what exactly makes a YA novel, though, and you’ll get a handful of conflicting answers.
- Think Like a Teen
- Find the “Emotional Truth” of the Teenage Experience
- A Good Pop-Culture Reference Goes a Long Way
- Get Input From Real Teenagers
- Use Slang Words at Your Own Risk
- Keep It Moving
- It’s Okay for YA To Get Dark
- Find the “Kernel of Hope.”
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AGENTS & EDITORS
- Agents: Knowing When To Hold One and When To Fold
- Getting Offers from Multiple Literary Agents
- Literary Agents List
- Preditors and Editors
- Publishing, Writing Terms, Acronyms
- Tips for a Successful Editor Appointment
- Want More? Here’s How to Get It
- What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel
- Windup for the (Story) Pitch
- Write the Perfect Book Proposal
ENCOURAGEMENT - IDEAS
- A Dream Realized
- A Guide to Assessing Writing Contests
- Beyond the Basics
- Changing Double Hyphens to EM Dashes in Word
- Fiction vs Nonfiction
- Finding Time to Write
- Five Ways to Promote Yourself
- High Hopes–Avoiding Common Mistakes
- How Not to Procrastinate
- How to Quit Writing and End up on the Bestseller Lists
- How To Write Your Own Press Releases
- Ideas Escape Me
- Keep a Clipping File
- Keeping an Idea Book
- Knowing and Finding Your Voice
- Moving Up the Rejection Ladder
- Mud Pies
- Plan for Success
- Pop Quiz: Who Are You?
- Rules for Writers
- The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors
- The Art of Being Rejected–475 Words
- The Juggling Act
- The Literary Food Chain
- Various Types of Writing for Young Writers
- Why Children Like to Write Fiction Stories
- Working with a Critique Group
- Write Diaries for Your Children 01
- Write Diaries for Your Children 02
- Write Diaries for Your Children 03
- Write Diaries for Your Children 04
- Write Diaries for Your Children 05
- Writer’s Conferences Do You Really Need To Attend?
- You Can Write A Short Story Part 1 The Story Idea
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 2 The Meat of the Story
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 3 The Climax
FORMATTING & GRAMMAR
- Achieving 250 Words / 25 Lines Per Page
- And Sammy, too? Oh, No!
- Changing Double Hyphens to EM Dashes in Word
- Edit Easier
- High Hopes–Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Misused Words
- Navigating In Your Novel
- Proofreaders Marks
- Research Links
- Rules for Writers
- Slang and Jargon Souces
- Tightening Your Manuscript and Trimming the Word Count
JOBS AND MARKETS
- 35 Online Work Ideas to Earn Good Money Whilst Studying
- Agents: Knowing When To Hold One and When To Fold
- An Interview with Holly Ambrose
- Copyright Primer, Know Your Rights
- EBooks-Fears to Possibilities
- Finding Markets Fiction and Nonfiction
- Freelance Writing 101
- Getting Offers from Multiple Literary Agents
- How To Be a (Shiver) Reporter
- How To Market Your Book After You’ve Written It
- How to Write a Novel Synopsis
- How To Write Your Own Press Releases
- Love to Write: Here Is How You Can Build Your Career
- Magazine Links
- Making Money As a Corporate Freelancer
- Market News–All Genres
- Need a Clip? Open a Newspaper
- Newspaper Writing Resources
- Path to Self-Publishing Success
- Publishing, Writing Terms, Acronyms
- Science Writing Organizations
- Selling to Children’s Markets
- Submission Tracking
- Submitting to UK Markets
- Syndication 101
- To Specialize, or Not to Specialize?
- Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer 2023 Update
- What Are Your Chances of Getting Published?
- Why E-Books?
- Write the Perfect Book Proposal
- Write Your Way to $1000 a Month
- Writing Groups List
- Youth Writing Markets
ONLINE SAFETY
SHORT STORIES
TARGETING THE YOUNG
- How to Write a Children’s Book and Submit It to Publishers
- Ideas Escape Me
- Keep a Clipping File
- Keeping an Idea Book
- Knowing and Finding Your Voice
- Mud Pies
- Plan for Success
- The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors
- Various Types of Writing for Young Writers
- What Are Your Chances of Getting Published?
- Why Children Like to Write Fiction Stories
- You Can Write A Short Story Part 1 The Story Idea
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 2 The Meat of the Story
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 3 The Climax
- Youth Writing Markets
TEEN WRITERS
WRITER'S BLOCK TOOLS
- And Sammy, too? Oh, No!
- Beyond the Basics
- Changing Double Hyphens to EM Dashes in Word
- Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work
- Free AI Tools That Can Be Used In Business Writing
- Helpful Books
- High Hopes–Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Ideas Escape Me
- Knowing Your Target Audience
- Magazine Links
- Misused Words
- Newspaper Writing Resources
- Path to Self-Publishing Success
- Reconsider Hand Writing
- Research Links
- Slang and Jargon Souces
- The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors
- Unblocking Your Muze
- Various Types of Writing for Young Writers
- What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel
- Word Processors Through Time: Before MS Word & Google Docs
- Working with a Critique Group
- Writing Groups List
- You Can Write A Short Story Part 1 The Story Idea
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 2 The Meat of the Story
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 3 The Climax
WRITING DIARIES
- Keep a Clipping File
- Keeping an Idea Book
- Various Types of Writing for Young Writers
- Write Diaries for Your Children 01
- Write Diaries for Your Children 02
- Write Diaries for Your Children 03
- Write Diaries for Your Children 04
- Write Diaries for Your Children 05
- You Can Write A Short Story Part 1 The Story Idea
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 2 The Meat of the Story
- You Can Write A Short Story: Part 3 The Climax
WRITING TOOLS
- Edit Easier
- Free AI Tools That Can Be Used In Business Writing
- Keep a Clipping File
- Keeping an Idea Book
- Making Time for Self-Care While Running a Business
- Science Writing Organizations
- The Art of Being Rejected–475 Words
- Tightening Your Manuscript and Trimming the Word Count
- Various Types of Writing for Young Writers
- Working with a Critique Group
- Writer’s Conferences Do You Really Need To Attend?