Writing and Selling the YA Novel

This book was incredibly helpful. I felt walked through the process the whole way! The best part is that KL Going has a manuscript critique service for a very affordable fee. So after reading the book, if you decide to pursue a writing career, she is willing to help you get there!

I found this book to be very helpful and I think it will be useful for teens who want to write for other teens and for adults who want to write YA novels. There is a lot of information in here and its easy to find what your looking for. Plus it was not boring like so many how-to books. I know an adult who read this too and she liked it also.

Lots of excellent advice and examples specific to the YA genre, especially POV. A worthy purchase.

I found this book very useful. I did not at all feel like the author was writing down to me. In fact I found the way she presented her information to be playful and fun. I ended up checking out the novels she's written and was pleased to find the same level of writing in her YA novels. She seems to have a strong following with young readers and since industry critics have recognized her as a great writer, I feel the lessons I learned from her "how to book" will, help me greatly.

I disagree with the other reviewer re: lack of YA info. Yes, there was information on writing and selling a book, which is essential to writing and selling anything, especially as a beginner, but there was also a wealth of information on YA specific writing. Plus the teen panel Q & A were directly from teens and the homework assignments were designed to give you a way to practice in the field. In only 250 pages, this book covers: General information on writing and the writing process Specific past great YA novels for you to read and why Teen's voices Homework assignments meant to improve your YA writing skills Information on the editing and agent process So, if you want or are hoping to write in this field, this is the book to have at your side to learn from and to reference. You won't read it once and put it on the shelf, you'll refer to it again and again.