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Tag: YA

Posted on March 30, 2017June 13, 2024

Defiance on Indian Creek-Literary Titan Review

I received an awesome four star review from Literary Titan. If you haven't heard of them check out my review below. I'm pleased with their professionalism. Defiance on Indian Creek is a quiet, but enthralling read by Phyllis A. Still. We follow a smart, courageous thirteen-year-old girl, Mary on the frontier in West Virginia on …

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Posted on November 9, 2016August 20, 2020

Dragons of Jade: A Review and Author Promo

Clean YA Fantasy with a hint of Romance Description:  There’s no such thing as dragons. Of that, Jade Delaney was sure. She may not have known who she was or where she came from, but at least she had a plan for her future. All that changes when a dragon summons her back to the world …

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Posted on March 15, 2015June 13, 2024

Generational Word Confusion

The children, in my young adult historical adventure novel, sleep on straw-stuffed pallets in 1775. A young beta reader expressed confusion. She was picturing the wooded structures boxes sit on--SIGH. What is another word for pallet, or how do I give further details without becoming wordy from a 1st person point of view? In other words, "I lay Charlie on …

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