Welcome to NaNoWriMo! MG Leonard (who wrote her first book Beetle Boy in six months, one hour a day) has tips on how to do it. And it starts with writing EVERY SINGLE DAY NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and takes place every November. It’s for anyone thinking about writing a novel. To take part all you need to do is commit to writing 50,000 words of your novel in the 30 days of November. There’s a website where you set up a profile, with incentives in the form of badges, and a supportive social media community to cheer you on as you strive to meet your daily word targets. And some great novels have started as NaNoWriMo projects, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, to name but two. Related: Rainbow Rowell interview: "YA books tell you 'No, your weird stuff is normal.'" Related: Top tips for writing to frighten Related: Pete Kalu’s top tips for writing non-cliched multicultural characters Related: Let yourself cry: Jennifer Niven's inspirational top writing tips Related: How do I get involved in the Guardian children's books site? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Barrington Stoke will publish The Humiliations of Welton Blake, a new teen novella from Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize winner Alex Wheatle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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These YA books with trans protagonists by trans and non-binary authors range from contemporary to speculative fiction, including titles like When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore. Continue reading at Book Riot
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ECW Press, a publisher of adult books, and Annick Press, a publisher of children's and YA books, both based in Toronto, are partnering, with ECW co-publisher David Caron is acquiring ownership of Annick over five years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Erin Morgenstern’s “The Starless Sea” and Jill Biden’s memoir are among the top picks. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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THE STARLESS SEA, Erin Morgenstern’s sophomore fantasy novel, takes effort to read, but there are countless narratively complex works of science fiction and fantasy that amply reward such effort: N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season comes to mind as one recent, prominent example of the type. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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PW chatted with the editors of five of most talked about YA books of the season to get the story behind each book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Penguin Random House Children's is publishing Breathless, a new "personal" and "achingly romantic" YA novel by Jennifer Niven, in paperback this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are authors coming this year who serve as proof that kids’ and YA books and authors continue to be key to the fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rainbow Rowell has released a long-awaited sequel, and Kiersten White puts a spin on Arthurian legend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Erin Morgenstern, bestselling author of "The Night Circus," answers questions about her latest novel, including where she finds inspiration. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Erin Morgenstern, bestselling author of "The Night Circus," answers questions about her latest novel, including where she finds inspiration. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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This week: the latest from Martin Cruz Smith, Erin Morgenstern, Carmen Maria Machado, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In “Pumpkinheads,” two work pals navigate the fine line between friendship and love. It’s set in a pumpkin patch, with dreamy art by Faith Erin Hicks. Continue reading at The New York Times
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See our editors' selection of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Get a glimpse of how books get made with these three YA books about publishing, authors, fandom, and the book world at large! Continue reading at Book Riot
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With her second novel, 'The Night Circus,' Morgenstern creates a magnificent, imaginative world around a story of love and magic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Growing up ain’t easy. We talked to the authors of two books about narrating the challenges of surviving the teen years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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We spoke with a dozen literary agents and scouts attending this year’s Bologna Fair about trends they’ve been noticing in children’s and YA books, and what they’re expecting to see. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Erin Morgenstern, author of the international bestseller The Night Circus, is publishing a "magical, timeless and wholly original" love story in November next year with Harvill Secker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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