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Nickie Anderson ― http://nickieanderson.blogspot.com

I discuss reading and writing for the YA market.

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Of the blog for a while

Here's the Story ― As many of you have noticed, I've been off the blog recently. I've picked up more hours at work, and I'm trying to polish up my draft of 'Dark Skies' for editing next month. I will not be posting during May as I try to catch up with what's ...

Nickie Anderson ― 6 weeks ago

Road Trip Wednesday: Best of April

Here's the Story ― April is wrapping up, and not a moment too soon here in NC. I'm waiting for the pollen count to drop to finally get back to enjoying the great outdoors. While I'm stuck inside sniffling, though, I can do some more reading! ∙ Yay allergies!...

Tags: Scrawl, YA Highway, Road Trip Wednesday, Mark Shulman, Best Of, Book Review

Nickie Anderson ― 7 weeks 5 days ago

Indie Review: The Crowded Kingdom

Here's the Story ― First off, thanks to all the blogging buddies who stopped by to check in during my hiatus. Between home renovations, work, writing, and some serious allergies, I just needed a break. A few doses of Zyrtec later, and I'm feeling pretty good. ...

Tags: The Crowded Kingdom, Adventure, Children's Book, Indie Writers, Book Review, Fairies

Nickie Anderson ― 7 weeks 6 days ago

J is for juxtaposition

Here's the Story ― Let's start this post off by being philosophical -- would there be black without white? Would there be good without evil? ∙ Juxtaposition is the contrast between two things (characters, settings, etc). Contrast helps each item be seen more...

Tags: Monk, Juxtaposition, Insurgent, Divergent, A To Z

Nickie Anderson ― 9 weeks 4 days ago

I is for internal conflict

Here's the Story ― Conflict in stories can be broken down into two major categories: external conflict and internal conflict. ∙ External conflict is the protagonist's struggles against something outside of himself (against a villain, like Harry vs. Voldemort;...

Tags: A To Z, Internal Conflict, Conflict

Nickie Anderson ― 9 weeks 5 days ago

G is for genre, or why we shouldn't get so hung up on it

Here's the Story ― Apparently my brain is on vacation, because somehow when I posted yesterday I thought H came before G. ∙ Yeah. Kind of like that. ∙ I think my brain has started functioning again, and it might be the mega dose of caffeine I had this...

Tags: Genres, A To Z

Nickie Anderson ― 9 weeks 6 days ago

Indie Monday: Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy (Jack Templar book 2)

Here's the Story ― I previously review 'Jack Templar, Monster Hunter' a few months back, and I was excited to have a chance to review the sequel, 'Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy'. ∙ In the first book, fourteen year old Jack Templar discovers he ...

Tags: Jack Templar, Indie Writers, Indie Monday, Book Review, Monster Hunter Academy, Jeff Gunhus

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks ago

H is for hamartia

Here's the Story ― Hamartia can be be more simply put as the hero's fatal flaw. Every hero, no matter how wonderful, has some imperfection. It might be an object, like Superman and kryptonite, or Samson's hair. ∙ If a hero is perfect, there's no obstacles for...

Tags: Fatal Floaw, Hamartia, Harry Potter, A To Z, Indiana Jones, Nightmare Before Christmas

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks ago

F is for foreshadowing

Here's the Story ― Foreshadowing is trick business -- you want to hint at things to come without giving too much away to the reader. You want to create suspense without blindsiding your audience with a plot twist. ∙ Gollum's character in Lord of the Rings/The...

Tags: Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, A To Z, Blues Clues, Foreshadowing

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks ago

E is for epiphany

Here's the Story ― What is an epiphany, you ask? An epiphany is a sudden realization, a moment when a person (or, in writing, a character), makes a profound discovery. ∙ We make personal epiphanies in everyday life. Perhaps it's the sudden realization that...

Tags: Jacob Have I Loved, Harry Potter, Hook, A To Z, Epiphany, Hermione

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks 3 days ago

D is for Dramatic irony

Here's the Story ― Ok, so we learned back in the day that there are a few types of irony. ∙ No, there is not a 'mustache irony'. ∙ Image from bureauofbetterment.com ∙ There's verbal irony, which is what most of us think of when we talk about...

Tags: Irony, Back To The Future, Humor, A To Z, Dramatic Irony, Drama

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks 4 days ago

C is for consistency and character development

Here's the Story ― Consistency. It's important in baking ∙ Come and get your cake lumps! ∙ --but it's equally important in writing. Are your characters consistent? Does each person behave in a way that makes sense in light of everything they've done so...

Tags: Consistency, Characters, A To Z, C, Character Development

Nickie Anderson ― 10 weeks 5 days ago

Nickie Anderson (NickieAnderson) uses Bloggers to connect with peer Bloggers. Join the largest Bloggers Community to follow Nickie Anderson (NickieAnderson), and build your audience now!

Here's the Story

Of the blog for a while

Road Trip Wednesday: Best of April

Indie Review: The Crowded Kingdom

J is for juxtaposition

I is for internal conflict

G is for genre, or why we shouldn't get so hung up on it

Indie Monday: Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy (Jack Templar book 2)

H is for hamartia

F is for foreshadowing

E is for epiphany

D is for Dramatic irony

C is for consistency and character development

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