Books that are geared towards teenagers and young adults are one of the most popular and growing genres in the literary world. The Guardian even notes that over half of young adult novels are read by adults. Whether its fantasy, science fiction, chic lit, or historical fiction – young adult books have a beautiful authenticity […]
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Ok, I’ll say it. National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo) and I don’t get along so well. It’s a competition. It’s a power struggle. It’s another reminder that I haven’t arrived yet (to the popular novel completion crowd)….that maybe there is a time to just cut off research and just write. So here I am…facing another
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Writers and book lovers have been using social media as a platform to establish a presence and gain more exposure for their work for years. This concept may seem intimidating to beginning writers or those who are nervous about displaying their creative work for such a wide and public platform. There are some essential ways
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Making time to write is probably one of the hardest things for me to do. With family, work, classes, and everything else on my plate, it’s not always easy to carve out time just to write. What is even harder, though, is actually finding a place to write, which is very important if you want
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Just Let Me Bee: On Finding Your Creative Niche by W.B. Abdullah The weavers of stories are always wrestling with the concept of place. We want to give our characters believable settings and stages to perform on, and we personally yearn for comfortable environments to write them into the scenery. But behind the scenes, we
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We here at Daybreak are seriously fangirling over the awesomeness going on over at Kitaabworld.com. Sadaf Siddique and Gauri Manglik are living the mission of bringing books with South Asian themes, characters, settings and authors to kids all over the world. Here’s how they do it! Can you describe Kitaabworld’s mission and a few
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How to Give an Engaging Presentation By Tayyaba Syed Public-speaking can be a scary thing. I know it is for me. I went into writing thinking that I could hide behind my words and not really have to show my face or speak in front of audiences. It’s much easier to not have to see
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Watch Daybreak Press Research Specialist, Tayyaba Syed, provide a great formula for your writing success this NaNoWriMo season!
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Character Development! Join Editorial Director and award-winning author of Sophia’s Journal Najiyah Maxfield for a helpful vlog about giving your character’s character.
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Write Together: The Blessing of a Writing Buddy by Najiyah Maxfield When I first started writing, I had a secret weapon. I had a friend who had self published her very own novel. It was 2002, and we had just endured the first “after” year of the divide known as 9/11. Her novel was a
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