We will be looking specifically at titles that will appeal to middle school males and exploring what it really takes to write a mystery story. The three main texts Ill be focusing on are:. Rat Life by Tedd Arnold
Before I successfully pitched my trade books, I wrote for young adult series, such as Sweet Valley High, Fearless and Love Stories. I didn't get a byline on those projects, but I gained invaluable experience and honed my style.
Searching for Spice is a wonderful mix of elements found in all three of those genres and not only is it an entertaining novel, the story of Jerry and Linda Reveres marriage commitment and perseverance in Searching for Spice provides a
In an "adult" story, you break up the back-and-forth monotony by cracking out a thesaurus for use with your verbs, and interjecting descriptions of demeanor, environment, and ambiance. With a children's story, if you pull that out
Many readers have stories of borrowing series romance books from their grandmothers or other relatives. Unfortunately none of my relatives read series romance. Ever. In fact, my mother had only given me permission to go to the adult