YA Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/ya/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:31:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 What I’ve Learned Since Getting a Publishing Contract https://booksbywomen.org/what-ive-learned-since-getting-a-publishing-contract-by-eleni-hale/ https://booksbywomen.org/what-ive-learned-since-getting-a-publishing-contract-by-eleni-hale/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2018 05:52:28 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22066   There are many things I didn’t know before I had a publishing contract. Like publicity is largely self-generated, that social media would rise as it has, I didn’t anticipate how the second book would be so much easier and enjoyable and… I didn’t know they would be so little time to write. I imagined a publishing contract […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/what-ive-learned-since-getting-a-publishing-contract-by-eleni-hale/feed/ 1 22066 Writing an Authentic YA Voice https://booksbywomen.org/writing-an-authentic-ya-voice-by-christina-june/ https://booksbywomen.org/writing-an-authentic-ya-voice-by-christina-june/#respond Tue, 09 May 2017 04:44:59 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=18971 We all remember what it feels like to be a teenager, right? A tumultuous time filled with angst and first love and new friends and burgeoning independence. Whether we had positive or negative experiences in our high school years, they tend to stick with us. I speak for myself when I say that I remember […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/writing-an-authentic-ya-voice-by-christina-june/feed/ 0 18971 How Book Reviewing Influences My Writing https://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 06:38:46 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16993 Before I published my books, and before I understood the importance of book reviews for an author, I always tried to leave a few sentences on Amazon and Goodreads about my reading experience. I’m a great believer in leaving (and reading) reviews for restaurants, holiday resorts, hotels, and other products, so why should books be […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/feed/ 6 16993 How a Smartphone Camera Can Jumpstart Your Writing https://booksbywomen.org/how-a-smartphone-camera-can-jumpstart-your-writing/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-a-smartphone-camera-can-jumpstart-your-writing/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2016 09:40:13 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16373 Both the camera and creative writing offer us a lens into our humanity. Every story is a snapshot of a time, place or person, and every photo has a story to tell. For me, photography and writing have always gone hand in hand.  They are the push and pull of my daily routine, the way I […]

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