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Wide Open Spaces: Writing the “Rural” YA Novel, a guest post by Gary Eldon Peter

Wide Open Spaces: Writing the “Rural” YA Novel, a guest post by Gary Eldon Peter
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 14, 2022
How might life be different for a gay teenager living on a farm, in a rural community? What challenges might he face that a gay teenager in an urban community would not?
Finding Macy’s Voice by Lakita Wilson

Finding Macy’s Voice by Lakita Wilson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 12, 2022
Be Real, Macy Weaver is a story about a girl discovering and embracing her own identity. In some ways, Macy and this novel helped me “be real” about who I am as a writer and trust own voice more. I wouldn’t trade this two-year journey for anything. Thank you, Macy-girl!
Finding Macy’s Voice, a guest post by Lakita Wilson

Finding Macy’s Voice, a guest post by Lakita Wilson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 12, 2022
Be Real, Macy Weaver is a story about a girl discovering and embracing her own identity. In some ways, Macy and this novel helped me “be real” about who I am as a writer and trust my own voice more. I wouldn’t trade this two-year journey for anything. Thank you, Macy-girl!
Why We Love Graphic Novels, a guest post by Paige Braddock

Why We Love Graphic Novels, a guest post by Paige Braddock
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 12, 2022
Graphic novels transport us to subjects we may never have delved into if it weren’t for the captivating drawings and the often deeply personal storylines.
Blending the Family Story with the Coming-of-Age Novel, a guest post by Anna Rose Johnson

Blending the Family Story with the Coming-of-Age Novel, a guest post by Anna Rose Johnson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 11, 2022
As I began to write The Star That Always Stays, I knew that I wanted this story to be an homage to classic girls’ literature, and I was thinking about the books that came before me that I wished to emulate.
An Ode to Summer, a guest post by Ellen Hagan

An Ode to Summer, a guest post by Ellen Hagan
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 07, 2022
Don’t Call Me a Hurricane was inspired by all of those beautiful and life changing summers. I wanted to write a novel in verse about strong friendships and young people rising up together.
Our Settings, Ourselves: Crafting Settings That Matter from Settings That Inspire, a guest post by Erica George

Our Settings, Ourselves: Crafting Settings That Matter from Settings That Inspire, a guest post by Erica George
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 06, 2022
In my latest contemporary young adult novel, The Edge of Summer, main character Coriander Cabot returns to Cape Cod for the summer, the place where the year before, her best friend drowned.
The importance of play: how turning a problem into a game can foster creative problem-solving skills, a guest post by Candy James

The importance of play: how turning a problem into a game can foster creative problem-solving skills, a guest post by Candy James
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jun 30, 2022
Being a parent teaches you many things, none more so than these two sageries: long, difficult tasks do not get any easier with age, and problems rarely go away by themselves.
From Snow to Grow to Glow, a guest post by Naz Kutub

From Snow to Grow to Glow, a guest post by Naz Kutub
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jun 16, 2022
This book is my proudest accomplishment, and I hope that young, marginalized, underrepresented teens of the future who look like me won’t have to travel the world just to see themselves in a story.
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