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YA Sunday Morning News: This Week for Writers 8/27/17
It’s the last weekend of August, so I hope you’re celebrating the end of summer. Don’t be too sad though, because I have fresh links for you!Happy reading, see you in September!
Writing for Publication—Book Marketing and Social Media:
- 4 Easy Steps Any Author Can Take To Improve Their SEO via Digital Book World: Basic SEO tips to boost your website’s visibility.
- MailChimp Alternatives for Authors via Jane Friedman: A look at MailChimp and its competitors for your email marketing needs.
- Get Over Your Creativity Block With These 20 Social Media Content Ideas via Social: Ideas for content that you can share with your followers.
Author Interviews:
- Author Chat with S.M. Parker (The Rattled Bones), Plus Giveaway! via YA Books Central: Interview with S.M. Parker, author of The Rattled Bones.
- Author Of The Week: Chat with Jessica Taylor (A Map For Wrecked Girls), Plus Giveaway!! via YA Books Central: Interview with Jessica Taylor, author of A Map For Wrecked Girls.
- YA Taboos and Selling Your Book, Discussion With Author Julia Day via Adventures in YA Publishing: Julia Day, author of The Possibility of Somewhere, shares her thoughts on taboo topics in YA.
- 12 New York Times Bestselling Authors Dish on Hitting the List via The B&N Teen Blog: Twelve YA authors share what it’s really like to land on the bestseller list.
- 5 YA authors share their thoughts on writing romance, favorite YA couples and love triangles via Happily Ever After: Jus Accardo (Omega), Kat Colmer (The Third Kiss), Danielle Paige (The End of Oz), Jodi Baker (Truth) and Jessica Taylor (A Map for Wrecked Girls) discuss YA and romance.
- 6 authors share their thoughts on YA sci-fi romance via Happily Ever After: Six YA authors discuss the sci-fi romance genre.
Adventures in YA Publishing Author Interviews:
- S. M. Parker, author of THE RATTLED BONES, on finding your writer person
- Elizabeth Kiem, author of ORPHAN, AGENT, PRIMA, PAWN, on stories lying in wait
- Courtney C. Stevens, author of DRESS CODES FOR SMALL TOWNS, on writing in a way that pleases you
Literary Agent News and Interviews:
- The Best Agent Advice from the 2017 Writer’s Digest Annual Conference via Writer’s Digest: Tips on queries, pitching, and general agent advice.
- August Featured Agent – Larissa Helena Part Three Interview via Kathy Temean: The third part of an interview series with agent Larissa Helena.
Writing and Pitch Contests:
- Diverse Writing Awards from Lee & Low Books via Children’s Book Council: Details on two awards for writers of color in the United States.
- Short Short Story Competition via Writer’s Digest: Competition for stories under 1,500 words.
- Free 1st 5 Pages Workshop Opens in 1 Week! via Adventures in YA Publishing: Our September workshop will open for submissions on Saturday, September 2nd at noon, EST.
Writing Craft:
- 8 Character Development Exercises to Help You Nail Your Character via Reedsy: Gaining a thorough a understanding of your characters and what drives them.
- Most Common Mistakes in Opening Chapters via ML Keller: Eliminating unnecessary scenes and info dumps in your opening chapters.
- Writing Secondary Characters That Pop—And Sell More Books via Jane Friedman: Amping up your secondary characters in a book series.
Writing Inspiration:
- Didn't Make it Into Pitch Wars? Here's What To Do Next via Operation Awesome: Ideas on how to recover from rejection.
- 7 Reasons To Smile When Your Book Is Not a Bestseller via The Creative Penn: Finding the silver lining when your book isn’t as successful as you’d like.
YA Book to Screen Adaptation News:
- CW Developing Drama Series Based on Female Gladiator Novel ‘The Valiant’ (EXCLUSIVE) via Variety: The CW is developing a one-hour drama series based on Lesley Livingston’s novel, The Valiant.
- Dove Cameron, Luke Benward, Bex Taylor-Klaus & More Added To Comedy Film ‘Dumplin’ via Deadline: Casting news for the Dumplin’ adaptation.
- Common Joins Amandla Stenberg in YA Adaptation 'The Hate U Give' (Exclusive) via Hollywood Reporter: More casting news for T.H.U.G.
- Press Release: Lifetime's 'Twisted Secrets September' to Feature Premieres of Three Films based on YA novels! via YA Books Central: Lifetime will adapt three YA books into televised films.
- Sabrina Carpenter Joins YA Adaptation 'The Hate U Give' (Exclusive) via Hollywood Reporter: The latest in casting.
Publishing News & Trends:
- Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book via NYT Books: A new push for fiction of all types about girls who code.
- Emery Lord's New Book Is Going To Make "The Start Of Me And You" Fans Very Happy via Bustle: A sequel is in the works from Emery Lord.
- The YA Book That Has the YA Community Crying Foul via Publishers Weekly: Real life drama unfolded this week regarding a suspicious book on the NYT Bestseller List.
- How YA Twitter Is Trying To Dismantle White Supremacy, One Book At A Time via Bustle: Diversity within the YA community, as well as the growing pains and challenges.
- Shocker – The NEW YORK TIMES’ New Book Desk Won’t Include Romance via Book Riot: While this article isn’t about YA specifically, it covers changes in the NYT book coverage department.
New YA E-Book Deals:
- Epic Reads Book Deals
- Amazon Teen & Young Adult Book Deals
- Fierce Reads Book Deals
- Book Riot Deals of the Day
New YA Book Giveaways:
- Adventures in YA Publishing Giveaways
- Epic Reads Giveaways
- Goodreads Giveaways
- RivetedLit Giveaways
- YA Books Central Giveaways
YA New Book Deals and Releases:
- New Releases this week 08/21-08/28 plus 3 Giveaways via Adventures in YA Publishing: Our weekly highlighted releases, plus giveaways!
- What's New In YA ~ August 22nd, 2017 via YA Books Central: New YA releases this week.
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