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Playing to our Strengths (and Other Insights on Co-Authoring a Novel): A Conversation with Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass

Playing to our Strengths (and Other Insights on Co-Authoring a Novel): A Conversation with Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 22, 2023
There are people out there–often whole communities–just waiting to embrace and celebrate you for who you are.
Love, Family, and Mental Health, a guest post by Rajani LaRocca

Love, Family, and Mental Health, a guest post by Rajani LaRocca
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 21, 2023
I hope this story helps young readers recognize that anxiety and depression are not weaknesses or flaws, but a part of life—and something that can be treated.
Don’t Ban Them. Don’t Silence Them. The Importance of Writing About the “Tough Stuff” in Teen Fiction, a guest post by Lila Riesen

Don’t Ban Them. Don’t Silence Them. The Importance of Writing About the “Tough Stuff” in Teen Fiction, a guest post by Lila Riesen
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 20, 2023
To some readers—mostly adults, who are under some fallacy that teenagers will remain innocent so long as we shelter them from difficult themes—my book will be one giant red flag.
Programming with Constructive Destruction, a guest post by Austin Ferraro

Programming with Constructive Destruction, a guest post by Austin Ferraro
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 17, 2023
I decided to try something ridiculous. If the teens were going to come in like chaotic whirlwinds and leave destruction in their path no matter what we did…why not just encourage it?
The Necessity of Writing Queerness Without Romance, a guest post by Maria Ingrande Mora

The Necessity of Writing Queerness Without Romance, a guest post by Maria Ingrande Mora
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 17, 2023
The nature of Brynn and Skylar’s relationship doesn’t make Brynn or the book less queer. Giving Brynn a meaningful relationship that was neither romantic nor sexual was a very intentional move on my part.
Crafting Villains and Antiheroines in YA, a guest post by Rachel Menard

Crafting Villains and Antiheroines in YA, a guest post by Rachel Menard
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 16, 2023
Once we let go of the concept that characters can only be inherently good or inherently bad, we can start creating complex book characters who are both and neither. 
Writing in the Time of Covid, a guest post by Dana Alison Levy

Writing in the Time of Covid, a guest post by Dana Alison Levy
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 15, 2023
We need scientists, and we need diversity in science, and we need books for kids, and we need citizen science projects, but most of all…we need hope.
Centering Central America in Children’s Fiction: A journey home, a guest post by María José Fitzgerald

Centering Central America in Children’s Fiction: A journey home, a guest post by María José Fitzgerald
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 14, 2023
I grew up knowing that books could take us places. Outer space. California. Narnia. What if I wrote a book that could take readers to my home, Honduras?
Meet Me in Montauk: How a Film Inspired a Novel Almost Twenty Years Later, a guest post by Sarah Lyu

Meet Me in Montauk: How a Film Inspired a Novel Almost Twenty Years Later, a guest post by Sarah Lyu
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 13, 2023
I first watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind almost twenty years ago, and I’ve rewatched it countless times since. My understanding and appreciation of the film has grown with me, and I love that it’s provided such comfort and inspiration all these years later. 
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