-This post comes from BookPeople Teen Press Corps members Sofia & Haley Teen Press Corps: So, first off, how do you begin to write a book? Does it start with a scene, a character, or a line of dialogue? Rick Yancey: For me, it’s always a mental image. I have a mental image of a character in a situation…
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That Time When #YA Authors Wielded Light Sabers
-This post comes from Aurora of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps. We met the three teen fiction writing contest winners before the game show: Nikhil (18), Jack (17), and Madeline (12). Nikhil said he’d been writing for a while and decided to enter because he loves it so much. He’s from Austin and wrote “Hell to Pay.” Jack found out about…
Eden’s Interview with Stephanie Tromly
-This post comes from Eden of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps Where did you get the idea for Trouble is a Friend of Mine? From looking out the window; no lie. I lived across from a cult. Digby is someone I’ve been thinking about for a while. As for Zoe, I took all of the energy that went into trying to…
A Conversation with Libba Bray
-This post comes from Emily of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps Emily: How do you begin a book? Do you choose a scene, character, or a line of dialog to run with? Libba Bray: That’s a great question. I never have a starting point. I always say it’s like a river. It’s like the game Katamari. You’re a big ball of…
Andrienne Sits Down with Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano is someone who likes to solve problems. Working hard, putting effort into it, and getting a result is what she does. But the thing in which Sonia really prides herself is “connecting through people on Sesame Street,” where she can share her life with others. When Sesame Street was first getting started, Sonia went in for an audition.…