May 30, 2013 – YA Chit Chat

The first step to writing Young Adult novels is to figure out the story you want to tell. The next is choosing the best genre your story falls into. This is important as it will help you promote your novel when it comes time to write that dreaded query letter. Of course, sometimes it’s difficult to know what genre you are writing in, which is why, beginning June 3, I am going to dive into the following list and give examples of the types of books you’ll find in each one. I hope to see you here. Keep in mind this list only touches the surface as there are sub and sub-sub genres, but these are the standard YA categories. At the end, I will also reveal the results of a YA questionnaire I am sending out to a wide range of kids between the ages of 13 and 18. I’m really looking forward to their answers.