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The Dark New World of YA Neo-Noir Fiction Writing

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Christie Stratos |

Dark streets. Shadowy figures. Tough talk. A dead body. Have we just walked into a 1930s Humphrey Bogart film noir movie? No, we’re stepping into one of the hot new contemporary subgenres: YA neo-noir. Noir writing made a big comeback … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre Talk, Writing | Tagged authors, books, fantasy subgenre, horror subgenre, Humphrey Bogart films, neo-noir books, neo-noir writing, noir crime fiction, noir writing, novels, preteen books, sci-fi subgenre, subgenre, teen books, vices, writing, YA neo-noir, YA noir, young adult book, young adult novel | Comments Off

Which Book Challenge is Which?

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Christie |

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Ever wish you read more in a year than you do? Ever wish your reading list was more diversified? Look no further, book challenges are the thing this year. Never have we seen so many book challenges of different types … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Genre Talk | Tagged 2015 reading challenges, best reading challenges, bingo reading challenge, book riot reading challenge, goodreads reading challenge, indie authors, popsugar reading challenge, proof positive reading challenge, reading challenge, reading challenge compilation, reading challenge list, reading challenges explained, reading diversity, tbr, to be read, well read, what are the 2015 reading challenges, which reading challenge is which | 1 Comment

Need Inspiration?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Christie |

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by Sandra Ardoin, Inspirational Historical Romance Author The Shack, A Log Cabin Christmas, Into the Free, Dying to Read, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, Francine Rivers, Wanda Brunstetter, Terri Blackstock, Cindy Woodsmall. What do these books and authors have … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre Talk | Tagged A Log Cabin Christmas, author, authors, blog, blog post, book, books, christian, Cindy Woodsmall, cover art, Dying to Read, fiction, Francine Rivers, genre, guest post, historical, inspiration, inspirational, Into the Free, monday blogs, novel, novels, publishing, rating, ratings, religion, romance, sandra ardoin, Terri Blackstock, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, The Shack, The Yuletide Angel, thriller, Wanda Brunstetter, writer, writers, writing | 10 Comments

Sex Scenes in Young Adult Books?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Christie Stratos |

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Malorie Blackman and Melvin Burgess say teenagers should read books in high school which tackle realistic sexual relationships as well as realistic sex itself. Their argument is that teenagers are going to get their information on sex and what it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre Talk | Tagged authors, books, boundaries, ethics, fiction, high school, Malorie Blackman, Melvin Burgess, morals, novel, reading, relationships, sex, sexuality, teenager, writing, YA, Young Adult | 1 Comment

In Defense of Genres

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Christie Stratos |

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Have you ever met a genre snob? That’s a term that popped into my head as I was talking to someone at a dinner party recently. It was a very literary group of people, so I opened a conversation with … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre Talk | Tagged Austen, authors, biography, books, fiction, genres, nonfiction, novels, snob, snobbery, Urban Dictionary, writing | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Genre Talk

The Dark New World of YA Neo-Noir Fiction Writing

Which Book Challenge is Which?

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Sex Scenes in Young Adult Books?

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