Table of Contents
Foreword xxi
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Ready to Write Young Adult Fiction 7
Chapter 1: The Lowdown on YA Fiction 9
Chapter 2: Targeting Teen Readers 19
Chapter 3: Managing Your Muse 35
Part II: Writing Riveting Young Adult Fiction 61
Chapter 4: Writing the Almighty Hook 63
Chapter 5: Creating Teen-Friendly Characters 75
Chapter 6: Building the Perfect Plot 97
Chapter 7: Creating Teen-Driven Action 117
Chapter 8: Setting Is More than Somewhere to Be 133
Chapter 9: Crafting a Narrative Voice Teens Will Listen To . . . and Love 151
Chapter 10: Talking Like a Teen 175
Part III: Editing, Revising, and Formatting
Your Manuscript 199
Chapter 11: Editing and Revising with Confidence 201
Chapter 12: The Finishing Touches: Formatting and Finalizing 219
Part IV: Getting Published 235
Chapter 13: Strategizing and Packaging Your Submissions 237
Chapter 14: Self-Publishing: Is It for You? 269
Chapter 15: Mastering Marketing 283
Part V: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 16: Ten Common Pitfalls in Writing YA Fiction 313
Chapter 17: Ten Facts about Book Contracts 319
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Make the Most of a Conference 329
Index 339
