Comments for Old People Writing for Teens

Comment on Spotlight on Muscular Dystrophy & NY Times Bestseller poet and peacemaker, Mattie Stepanek by Jeni Stepanek

Jeni Stepanek — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:13:20 +0000

Hi Krista, Thank you for sharing Mattie’s message of Heartsongs, hope, and peace with others. If you would like to learn more about Mattie’s childhood and life, please consider the book I wrote last fall titled “Messenger: The Legacy of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Heartsongs.”
In hope and peace,
Jeni Stepanek (“Mattie’s mom”).

Comment on Psh! Details Shmetails. by Debra Driza

Debra Driza — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:09:18 +0000

I love your example, Jamie! That said, I actually like it when writers give me details, but just enough—at least when it comes to character descriptions! When they describe every little thing down to the last button color, how many eyelashes, and brand of shoelace, my brain goes into overload. Then, every time the character comes onscreen, so to speak, I pause and fight my brain, bc it wants to make up MY OWN image, and try to force myself to insert all the details the writer gave me instead. It pulls me out of the reading experience. This used to happen a ton when I read romance novels, lol.

Comment on Psh! Details Shmetails. by Carolin

Carolin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:24:36 +0000

I see a 3 year old girl, with bright blonde curls. She’s inside at the top of a set of long, steep steps and looking down. On one side of the stairs is a white wall, on the other a wooden railing. The ball is red and medium sized, just right for her hands. There’s no one at the bottom, she just lets it bounce down. =)

I’m terrible with details. I never know if I wrote too many or too little. I’m a VERY visual person, so I love rich descriptions (if there aren’t too many!), but in my writing I see things so clearly, that I get the feeling I can never quite do what is in my mind’s eyes justice. So I’m pretty much trying to learn to get it right!

Comment on April Fools Day ARMOR. by Mal-pal

Mal-pal — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:56:04 +0000

Aaaaand i cannot believe i just read this for the first time. Good stuff, V, funny stuff

Comment on Emotions and books by alex wyler

alex wyler — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:20:50 +0000

It’s “Flowers for Algernon” for me. I can’t sleep…

Comment on Learning to love the outline by Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:42:57 +0000

Let me know how you make out with it! I’m finding it a little harder to outline the second act but I’m hoping that’s just the week from hell.

Comment on Learning to love the outline by Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:41:56 +0000

I honestly don’t think you need to outline. You’re very very good with doing plot as you go. FML is so tight, I’d swear you had everything planned.

Comment on Teen Sitcoms, Do They Inspire You? by Debra Driza

Debra Driza — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:30:22 +0000

Woo hoo for VMars inspiration! and srsly, how many bazillions of YA writers were inspired by Buffy? Teen TV, for the win (that just sounds weird, lol!)

Comment on Semicolons are connectors; they show relationships. by Debra Driza

Debra Driza — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:28:03 +0000

Bwahahaha…I love that you used one in every sentence–you’re awesome!

Comment on Learning to love the outline by Debra Driza

Debra Driza — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:25:43 +0000

OMG, Great post! I am soooooo going to try to tame the wild outline beast before I dive further into my WIPs. Well, that’s what I keep telling myself, anyway. We’ll see if it actually happens once I finish these %$&Y%$ revisions! Thanks for sharing, Kath!