Recapping the Mary Sue panel at GeekGirlCon 2013. . . . → Read More: GeekGirlCon 2013: Deconstructing the Mary Sue Myth Panel Recap
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 Allston discusses peer review as a tool for writers. . . . → Read More: Allston on Writing: Peer Review  While screenwriting isn’t the same as novel writing, many of the storytelling tools are comparable, and I’ve found that screenwriters often define those elements more clearly than novelists. . . . → Read More: This is Where the Fun Begins!  Are you writing frantically for NaNoWriMo? Are you trying to write the next dystopian bestseller? Charlie Jane Anders’ article at io9 recaps discussions with publishing industry experts at the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto about the state of Young Adult publishing. The entire article is worth a read, especially for aspiring and published novelists. Here are the important takeaways: The dystopian market is flooded, which isn’t that surprising considering everyone tried to produce the next Harry Potter, and the next Twilight. “I do think the YA market is very tough now if not impossible for novels that are girl or boy vs. corrupt government,” says Sara Crowe, a literary agent with Harvey Klinger, Inc. And after the many, many dystopias that Hunger Games inspired, this book wouldn’t have the same feeling of originality it had back when it first appeared. At the same time, the darkness in Hunger Games “would be less of an obstacle than when it was first bought.” Adults read YA for escapism. Trends are leaning toward action adventure for this reason. Samantha Shea, a literary agent with Georges Bourchardt, Inc., brings up a startling fact: some 55 percent of buyers of young adult novels are 18 or older. In fact, the biggest share of total sales goes to people aged 30-44. And these books aren’t being bought as gifts for kids — 78 percent of them are for the adults’ own reading. This isn’t shocking to the readers who buy these books. I’ve been saying this for a while on FANgirl. Life is tough, and there . . . → Read More: Hunger Games, Young Adult Fiction – What The Readers Already Knew  For all the high-profile events a Celebration convention can bring – Mark Hamill or Carrie Fisher, Last Tour to Endor or The Clone Wars Red Carpet Premiere, even The Maker himself – there is always great fun and insight to be had at the smaller, less prominent panels. One of this year’s true highlights for me was a Thursday evening panel in the Star Wars University room: Ryder Windham’s “Secrets of the Chiss Jedi,” discussing the Secret Missions young-readers series and its starring character, Nuru Kungurama. . . . → Read More: Celebration VI: Secrets of the Chiss Jedi  In his lecture “Laying Down Tracks,” Allston likens writing a novel to creating a polished musical recording in a studio. One at a time, a track of each different instrument and voice is captured and saved, then layered one on top of the other and meshed into harmonic excellence. He suggests that this process is transferable to writing a novel, and may in fact help you to write more efficiently or with greater speed. . . . → Read More: Celebration VI: EU Author Allston Lays Down Tracks  Ultimately telling Olympic stories is no different than any other type of storytelling. Great stories exist in the hearts of the people that create them; they can’t be manufactured. . . . → Read More: Olympics, Storytelling, and All Things Being Equal Ridley Scott and Brian Wood share something in common in their backgrounds with Joss Whedon, and they’re also known for writing strong female characters. . . . → Read More: Men On Writing Strong Female Characters  Open Road Media is offering two fans the opportunity to win a copy of Alan Dean Foster’s Predators I Have Known. . . . → Read More: CONTEST: Alan Dean Foster’s “Predators I Have Known” My pals at the Cantina have been laughing it up with our May Mayhem Fan Fun celebrating the Wraiths and Mercy Kill. In the spirit of our old fanfic messageboard days, we did another rendition of an old favorite, 99 Bottles of Lomin Ale on the Wall. This time, though, instead of a bonus story post, the prize was a new excerpt from Wynde. . . . → Read More: May Mayhem Fan Fun: WYNDE Excerpt |
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