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Intergenerational contact and queer YA, a guest post by Hal Schrieve

Intergenerational contact and queer YA, a guest post by Hal Schrieve
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 01, 2023
I get excited whenever I see complicated intergenerational queer existence reflected in books for young people. I felt motivated to write my own.
In Defense of the “Unlikable” Character, a guest post by Janet Sumner Johnson

In Defense of the “Unlikable” Character, a guest post by Janet Sumner Johnson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 27, 2023
They are characters with struggles. Characters with strong emotions. Characters who are different than us in some way. And none of those things should make a character—or person—unlikable.
Imperfect Elders: Why I Tell Intergenerational Stories, a guest post by Addie Woolridge

Imperfect Elders: Why I Tell Intergenerational Stories, a guest post by Addie Woolridge
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 20, 2023
My granddaddy loved me in his way and wanted to leave me his legacy. He thought that legacy would be a car. I hope the story I’ve turned that legacy into is one he’d be proud of.
Do Animals Belong in YA Fantasy? A guest post by Hanna C. Howard

Do Animals Belong in YA Fantasy? A guest post by Hanna C. Howard
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 19, 2023
Just as they make our lives richer, I think these creatures will make our bookshelves richer, too—richer, wilder, and ever so much more interesting.
Seizing the Day, or Not, in Middle-Grade Sequels, a guest post by Michael Mann

Seizing the Day, or Not, in Middle-Grade Sequels, a guest post by Michael Mann
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 18, 2023
You need to give yourself a break. You need to pass on the mantle. You need to stop seizing the day, and start soaking it up.
All the World’s a Stage: Making Theater (and History) Fun for Teens, a guest post by Deborah Hopkinson

All the World’s a Stage: Making Theater (and History) Fun for Teens, a guest post by Deborah Hopkinson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 17, 2023
I hope you and young readers you know will pick up The Plot to Kill a Queen, and experience, in just a small way, the magic of theater.
Writing a Beloved Real-World Setting into a Novel, a guest post by Zachary Sergi

Writing a Beloved Real-World Setting into a Novel, a guest post by Zachary Sergi
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 13, 2023
What parts are Silver Bay reality and what parts are Copper Cove myth? Perhaps it doesn’t matter.
Grocery Transfiguration, a guest post by Polly Horvath

Grocery Transfiguration, a guest post by Polly Horvath
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 12, 2023
All happy groceries are alike: each unhappy grocery is unhappy in its own way.  
Finding Myself Through Princess Jasmine, a guest post by Alexandra Monir

Finding Myself Through Princess Jasmine, a guest post by Alexandra Monir
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 11, 2023
That moment will come, when you realize you wouldn’t want to be anyone else but you. That you were in the right place—that you were from the right place—all along.
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