Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks

Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Landing a Publishing Deal by Regina Brooks
The young adult book market is one of the healthiest in the industry, but little has been written to help authors hone their craft and truly connect with this audience. With the new edition of her indispensable guide, experienced literary agent Regina Brooks offers up-and-coming YA writers all the advice they need to create great content for this exploding market of readers.  Most importantly, Regina states, the key to success is listening to young adults so that YA writers can create characters with whom their readers can identify.




This book is an awesome resource!!!

Recently I have been doing lots of research on writing fiction. I looked at books on plot, structure and point of view, but I didn’t think about looking for one in the genre I was writing. I really didn’t find one that totally connected with me until I came across this title.

I knew that I wanted to write a YA novel for some time, but didn’t realize that there was so much I didn’t know about what goes into it!

This book is a great guide as well as introduction into writing fiction and young adult novels. It’s an easy read and has awesome tips for beginners or those who are just a little rusty. The book addresses plot, dialogue, setting as well as different points of view. The author also hits on publishing and finding an agent once your novel is complete. There is such a wealth of information in this book, that it’s definitely worth the buy!

My favorite part of this book was when I came across the section on how to appeal to the YA audience. I sometimes forget that I’m not a teenager anymore and what I may want a 16 year old to say or do, may not be relatable in today’s time. I also enjoyed the “themes” list, that helped serve as writing prompts for me.

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to know more about the YA genre and even those just starting out in writing.

Regina Brooks is a literary agent, who has wonderful insight into this genre!


(Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars