Approaching YA as an Adult Writer
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Introduction (0:28)
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What is YA Fiction?
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Suggested Exercise: Why Write YA Fiction?
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Why We Read and Write YA Fiction
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Your Teacher: Why I Write YA
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The Responsibilities of Writing YA
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Your Teacher: Framing Challenging and Confronting Subject Matter
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(Re)gaining a YA Perspective
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Suggested Exercise: Revisiting Your Teen Experience
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Your Teacher: Revisiting My Teen Experience
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Suggested exercise: What’s Changed Since You Were a Teen?
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Your Teacher: What’s Changed Since I Was a Teen?
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Putting Yourself in a Teen Character’s Shoes
Crafting YA Fiction
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Introduction (0:23)
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Developing an Authentic Teen Voice
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Choosing a Point of View
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Suggested Exercise: Writing from a Teen Character’s Point of View (Internal Voice)
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Suggested Exercise: Writing from a Teen Character's Point of View (External Voice)
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Your Teacher: How I Develop an Authentic Teen Voice
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Developing a YA Protagonist
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Suggested Exercise: Character Questionnaire
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Your Teacher: Creating Rounded Characters
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Your Protagonist and Their Environment
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Suggested Exercise: Character Map
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Your Teacher: Character and Environment
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Secondary Characters
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Suggested Exercise: Adult Character Questionnaire
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Character Relationships
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Your Teacher: Let’s Talk About Sex
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Suggested Ecercise: Writing Dialogue
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Your Teacher: Developing Character Relationships
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Plotting YA Fiction
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Suggested Exercise: Map a Plot
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Your Teacher: How I Plot a YA Novel
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Hopefully Ever After
Embracing Your (#LoveOz)YA Community
