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He Couldn’t Read It, So He Wrote It, a guest post by Justin Arnold

He Couldn’t Read It, So He Wrote It, a guest post by Justin Arnold
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 11, 2022
I wanted to write a party mix of all of it, those things that I love, in a story world where I and everyone else exists, because that’s the book I wanted to read as a teen but couldn’t find.
Four Titles with Strong Women and Engaging Fantasy for Fans of 'Wakanda Forever' | Read-Alikes

Four Titles with Strong Women and Engaging Fantasy for Fans of 'Wakanda Forever' | Read-Alikes
Abby Johnson,  Nov 11, 2022

Hand these books to tweens and teens who love Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. 

Creativity On the Wild Side: Writing Animal Point-of-View, a guest post by PJ Gardner

Creativity On the Wild Side: Writing Animal Point-of-View, a guest post by PJ Gardner
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 10, 2022
Now, writing animal POV isn’t all puppy breath and kitten kisses. There are definitely some challenges. But for the most part it’s a delight.
Where the Light Hasn’t Reached, a guest post by Neal Shusterman

Where the Light Hasn’t Reached, a guest post by Neal Shusterman
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 07, 2022
When I’m done with a series, I always lament the many stories that didn’t get told. So now I try to do something about that.  First with UnBound – a story collection in the world of Unwind. And now again with Gleanings – stories from the world of Scythe.
What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? A guest post by Rebecca Carvalho

What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? A guest post by Rebecca Carvalho
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 03, 2022
I realized my creativity could impact people and it didn’t have to be something in the future. What do you want to be when you grow up? I didn’t have to wait. I could be a writer now.
Finding THAT Book, a guest post by Mark Fearing

Finding THAT Book, a guest post by Mark Fearing
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 03, 2022
Reading and I didn’t have a great start. Writing and I have an even more complicated history.
Writing a Dystopian Past, a guest post by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Writing a Dystopian Past, a guest post by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 02, 2022
My challenge lay in writing a novel set in a dystopian real world, Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, that was 20 years away from liberation…and still offer hope to the reader.
The Rule of Cool, a guest post by Madeleine Roux

The Rule of Cool, a guest post by Madeleine Roux
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 02, 2022
In D&D, the Rule of Cool is about creative problem solving, it’s about encouraging players to think outside the box, and embrace what isn’t text, but subtext. It rewards imagination. It rewards approaching the game with an unexpected perspective.
In Defense of Disaster Main Characters, a guest post by Susan Azim Boyer

In Defense of Disaster Main Characters, a guest post by Susan Azim Boyer
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 27, 2022
Disaster MCs can frustrate — or even exasperate — readers precisely because they seem to make the same mistakes repeatedly. So why do we write them? I talked to four of my fellow debut authors, and here’s what they had to say.
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