This blog post is to all of us #writers who like to break the rules. 💥💥💥
#writingtips #WritingYA #CanKidLit #Writerslife #YAfiction
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#writingtips #WritingYA #CanKidLit #Writerslife #YAfiction
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A. T. Balsara: Why Rats? Writing the Unconventional in YA Fiction
“Why rats?”
The man’s voice was thick with scorn, like he’d just stepped in something disgusting. It was 2017, and the first edition of my young adult novel, The Great & the Small, had just come out....
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This blog post is to all of us #writers who like to break the rules. 💥💥💥
#writingtips #WritingYA #CanKidLit #Writerslife #YAfiction
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#writingtips #WritingYA #CanKidLit #Writerslife #YAfiction
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Is anyone participating in writing 50,000 words next month? I know NaNoWriMo is over, but I love how fired up the writing community is in November.
I've been wanting to write a cozy fantasy for some time, and I think it'll be a lot of fun.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
I've been wanting to write a cozy fantasy for some time, and I think it'll be a lot of fun.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Is anyone participating in writing 50,000 words next month? I know NaNoWriMo is over, but I love how fired up the writing community is in November.
I've been wanting to write a cozy fantasy for some time, and I think it'll be a lot of fun.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
I've been wanting to write a cozy fantasy for some time, and I think it'll be a lot of fun.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
A song that fits the vibe of my YA fantasy is Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey.
#DVparty #YA #writingya #writingcommunity
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#DVparty #YA #writingya #writingcommunity
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Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
YouTube video by LanaDelReyVEVO
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October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A song that fits the vibe of my YA fantasy is Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey.
#DVparty #YA #writingya #writingcommunity
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#DVparty #YA #writingya #writingcommunity
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Getting ready for #DVpit in October. Is anyone else participating?
#writingcommunity ##amquerying #yawriter #writingya
#writingcommunity ##amquerying #yawriter #writingya
September 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Getting ready for #DVpit in October. Is anyone else participating?
#writingcommunity ##amquerying #yawriter #writingya
#writingcommunity ##amquerying #yawriter #writingya
Hard at work on edits today from the publisher & my agent @elisasaphier.bsky.social. I’m having a blast, but drinking way too much tea! #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writersofbluesky #writesky #authorsofbluesky #authorsky #writingYA #kidlit #queerauthor #lgbtqauthor #queerwriter #lgbtqauthor
July 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hard at work on edits today from the publisher & my agent @elisasaphier.bsky.social. I’m having a blast, but drinking way too much tea! #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writersofbluesky #writesky #authorsofbluesky #authorsky #writingYA #kidlit #queerauthor #lgbtqauthor #queerwriter #lgbtqauthor
It’s an exciting day for me. I just received first edits from my publisher on my novel! Wish me luck! 😬 #writingcommunity #writesky #queerauthors #queerwriters #writingYA #kidlit #LGBTQWriters #LGBTQAuthors #writersofbluesky
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s an exciting day for me. I just received first edits from my publisher on my novel! Wish me luck! 😬 #writingcommunity #writesky #queerauthors #queerwriters #writingYA #kidlit #LGBTQWriters #LGBTQAuthors #writersofbluesky
Just pressed Submit on my revised manuscript for the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Whole Novel Workshop in August! Can’t wait to be with the awesome writers and faculty soon. Now to eat something more than popcorn and trail mix (my writer’s snacks)
#writersky
#booksky
#ohiowriter
#writingya
#writersky
#booksky
#ohiowriter
#writingya
June 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Just pressed Submit on my revised manuscript for the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Whole Novel Workshop in August! Can’t wait to be with the awesome writers and faculty soon. Now to eat something more than popcorn and trail mix (my writer’s snacks)
#writersky
#booksky
#ohiowriter
#writingya
#writersky
#booksky
#ohiowriter
#writingya
Are you a one-desk or two-desk writer? I could honestly go a third some days, if there were room in my office.
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Are you a one-desk or two-desk writer? I could honestly go a third some days, if there were room in my office.
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
Each month, the magazine shares a bookshop with you.
This month, our YA edition takes you to The Secret Bookshelf in Northern Ireland.
To read Writers' Narrative, follow the link in the comments.
#writersnarrative #writingYA #writingfiction #forwritersbywriters #emagazine #magazineforwriters
This month, our YA edition takes you to The Secret Bookshelf in Northern Ireland.
To read Writers' Narrative, follow the link in the comments.
#writersnarrative #writingYA #writingfiction #forwritersbywriters #emagazine #magazineforwriters
June 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Each month, the magazine shares a bookshop with you.
This month, our YA edition takes you to The Secret Bookshelf in Northern Ireland.
To read Writers' Narrative, follow the link in the comments.
#writersnarrative #writingYA #writingfiction #forwritersbywriters #emagazine #magazineforwriters
This month, our YA edition takes you to The Secret Bookshelf in Northern Ireland.
To read Writers' Narrative, follow the link in the comments.
#writersnarrative #writingYA #writingfiction #forwritersbywriters #emagazine #magazineforwriters
Slowly but surely I've fallen in love with my WIP. ☺️🩷
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
June 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Slowly but surely I've fallen in love with my WIP. ☺️🩷
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
Had my first -ever idea for a YA novel. It's a genre I never expected to write, as I never thought I'd have any good ideas for it. But now .... maybe.... 🤔🤔
#AmWriting #WritingYA #Books #IndieAuthors #PlotBunnies
🚈💨😷 🌱🗺️🧭⛓️💥
#AmWriting #WritingYA #Books #IndieAuthors #PlotBunnies
🚈💨😷 🌱🗺️🧭⛓️💥
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Had my first -ever idea for a YA novel. It's a genre I never expected to write, as I never thought I'd have any good ideas for it. But now .... maybe.... 🤔🤔
#AmWriting #WritingYA #Books #IndieAuthors #PlotBunnies
🚈💨😷 🌱🗺️🧭⛓️💥
#AmWriting #WritingYA #Books #IndieAuthors #PlotBunnies
🚈💨😷 🌱🗺️🧭⛓️💥
After tinkering with my YA gothic fantasy, I'm feeling the love again. But now I'm working on two projects, which I've never done before. The second is a YA cozy fantasy. I know I'm going to have to choose which to focus on.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
May 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
After tinkering with my YA gothic fantasy, I'm feeling the love again. But now I'm working on two projects, which I've never done before. The second is a YA cozy fantasy. I know I'm going to have to choose which to focus on.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
#amwriting #writingcommunity #yawriter #writingya
I posted this video on Instagram a week ago. It's a quote from an old WIP, plus a look at its Pinterest board.
What do you think? I still haven't cracked the code on Insta. It's a real struggle.
#writingcommunity #yawriters #writingya #amwriting #writersonbluesky
What do you think? I still haven't cracked the code on Insta. It's a real struggle.
#writingcommunity #yawriters #writingya #amwriting #writersonbluesky
May 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I posted this video on Instagram a week ago. It's a quote from an old WIP, plus a look at its Pinterest board.
What do you think? I still haven't cracked the code on Insta. It's a real struggle.
#writingcommunity #yawriters #writingya #amwriting #writersonbluesky
What do you think? I still haven't cracked the code on Insta. It's a real struggle.
#writingcommunity #yawriters #writingya #amwriting #writersonbluesky
I've finally settled on my YA gothic as my next WIP. The other option was a cozy fantasy I spent a few minutes brainstorming, but ultimately the gothic will be a good follow up to my current YA fantasy.
Here's an aesthetic for the YA gothic.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingya #yawriter
Here's an aesthetic for the YA gothic.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingya #yawriter
April 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I've finally settled on my YA gothic as my next WIP. The other option was a cozy fantasy I spent a few minutes brainstorming, but ultimately the gothic will be a good follow up to my current YA fantasy.
Here's an aesthetic for the YA gothic.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingya #yawriter
Here's an aesthetic for the YA gothic.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingya #yawriter
Just wrote a “first kiss” scene over and over and over. Like reliving the most wondrous, terrible, heart wrenching feeling over and over and over #writingya
April 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Just wrote a “first kiss” scene over and over and over. Like reliving the most wondrous, terrible, heart wrenching feeling over and over and over #writingya
I thought I'd end up loving revising more at some point in my writing journey, but I still prefer drafting. I love that first spark of inspiration when dreaming is essential and there are endless possibilities.
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #amrevising #yawriter #writingya
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #amrevising #yawriter #writingya
April 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I thought I'd end up loving revising more at some point in my writing journey, but I still prefer drafting. I love that first spark of inspiration when dreaming is essential and there are endless possibilities.
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #amrevising #yawriter #writingya
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #amrevising #yawriter #writingya
An aesthetic for my YA fantasy, The Lily Maid. It's my 7th completed novel, and I hope it's the one. 🥰❤️
#yafantasy #amwriting #writingyafantasy ##yafantasywriter #writingya #writingcommunity
#yafantasy #amwriting #writingyafantasy ##yafantasywriter #writingya #writingcommunity
March 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
An aesthetic for my YA fantasy, The Lily Maid. It's my 7th completed novel, and I hope it's the one. 🥰❤️
#yafantasy #amwriting #writingyafantasy ##yafantasywriter #writingya #writingcommunity
#yafantasy #amwriting #writingyafantasy ##yafantasywriter #writingya #writingcommunity
I started a new WIP recently, a gothic YA fantasy. I'm almost halfway through the first chapter and I am smitten.
#amwriting #writingya #yawriter ##yawritingcommunity #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingya #yawriter ##yawritingcommunity #writingcommunity
March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I started a new WIP recently, a gothic YA fantasy. I'm almost halfway through the first chapter and I am smitten.
#amwriting #writingya #yawriter ##yawritingcommunity #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingya #yawriter ##yawritingcommunity #writingcommunity
When you want to write something new, but you're still obsessed with your last story.
I'm 500 words in but it's tough.
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#yawriter #writingyafantasy #yafantasywriter #writingya
I'm 500 words in but it's tough.
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#yawriter #writingyafantasy #yafantasywriter #writingya
February 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When you want to write something new, but you're still obsessed with your last story.
I'm 500 words in but it's tough.
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#yawriter #writingyafantasy #yafantasywriter #writingya
I'm 500 words in but it's tough.
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#yawriter #writingyafantasy #yafantasywriter #writingya
Writer confession: No matter how far I am into a story, having to start a new chapter always intimidates me.
Maybe it's because I'm a pantser, or perhaps im putting too much pressure on myself.
Do you struggle with this too?
#writingcommunity #writerlife #amwriting #writingya #youngadultwriter
Maybe it's because I'm a pantser, or perhaps im putting too much pressure on myself.
Do you struggle with this too?
#writingcommunity #writerlife #amwriting #writingya #youngadultwriter
January 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Writer confession: No matter how far I am into a story, having to start a new chapter always intimidates me.
Maybe it's because I'm a pantser, or perhaps im putting too much pressure on myself.
Do you struggle with this too?
#writingcommunity #writerlife #amwriting #writingya #youngadultwriter
Maybe it's because I'm a pantser, or perhaps im putting too much pressure on myself.
Do you struggle with this too?
#writingcommunity #writerlife #amwriting #writingya #youngadultwriter
Unfortunately, my laptop's touchpad stopped working, so I can't write until it's fixed. I think I'll use the time to read. Maybe I'll give writing by hand a shot. 🤷♀️
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #writingya #yawriter
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #writingya #yawriter
January 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Unfortunately, my laptop's touchpad stopped working, so I can't write until it's fixed. I think I'll use the time to read. Maybe I'll give writing by hand a shot. 🤷♀️
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #writingya #yawriter
#writingcommunity ##amwriting #writingya #yawriter
Does anyone else feel anxious when writing a major scene? I find I tend to write at a slower pace when the scene feels intimidating. ##writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writingya
December 10, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Does anyone else feel anxious when writing a major scene? I find I tend to write at a slower pace when the scene feels intimidating. ##writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writingya
TBR pile for going off the grid for two weeks (including a hands-off read of my #WIP “The Canon of Katrina Quinn”). White water rafting, here I come!
#amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #momswritersclub #writing #writingya #amrevisingya #authorscommunity
#amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #momswritersclub #writing #writingya #amrevisingya #authorscommunity
July 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM
TBR pile for going off the grid for two weeks (including a hands-off read of my #WIP “The Canon of Katrina Quinn”). White water rafting, here I come!
#amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #momswritersclub #writing #writingya #amrevisingya #authorscommunity
#amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #momswritersclub #writing #writingya #amrevisingya #authorscommunity