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  What makes a book for Young Adults rather than Adults?
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  YA Manuscript Critique
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  Please help, too much monologue - any advice?
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  MORTIMER CHILTON and I could use some advice
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  The unstoppable Charlotte
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  by Squidge 28 days ago

  Have posted prologue and chapter 1 on general critiques of my current project. It's aimed at 8-12 yr olds, so might be of interest to those writing for a similar age group?
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  by Squidge 1 month ago

  Any thoughts...My prologue has been edited by my agent adn is everything I hoped it would be in terms of 'grab factor'. But then chapter 1 aims to explain why my 'hero' is going where he's going through two separate flashbacks after he wakes up from a nightmare. It feels clunky and clumsy...not sure how I can get the info across to set the scene as much as I need to. Are two flashbacks too much in one chapter?
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  by Lola P 2 months ago

  Thought I'd join this group since my book is aimed at the 8-15 year age group. I hope we can help each other solve some of our writing issues and hopefully get some honest feedback. Not that I don't trust my friends and family, but they may be telling me what I want to hear and not what I need to hear.
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  by Squidge 2 months ago

  Thought I'd join this group, 'cos working with reluctant readers at a local primary school has filled me with a desire to get kids reading! Written one book (four or five years in the making), and just starting out on a series. Struggling to get the first chapter right...so I've carried on writing and will come back to it later. Does anyone else struggle to 'set the scene' without lecturing the reader?
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  by Mel 3 months ago

  Hello all. I am writing a sequel whilst I wait for my first book to be critiqued. Do I need to write it in the same way as the first? I wrote each chapter from one character's POV. There were three main characters and each chapter moved between their perspectives.
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  by Sproutmaster 3 months ago

  Hi all. I've put a first chapter of my children's book 'Bear and Rabbit' on the main Forum's critique page. I probably should have put it up here instead, but it's there so... if you've a mo to give me your thoughts, I'd appreciate any comments. Thanks :)
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  by Georgia Girl 4 months ago

  Hello all. I've been away from the Cloud for a bit - mostly redrafting and setting up my blog. It's all about children's books - reviews, teaching activities, not to mention some of my children's writing. Feel free to swing by - I'd love to see you there! http://readysteadyread.wordpress.com/
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  by Jellz 4 months ago

  Hey Snowflake, I'd recommend 'Forgotten' by Cat Patrick. It's about a girl who remembers the past, not the future. I really enjoyed it- hope it helps :)
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  by Snowflake 4 months ago

  Can anyone recommend some young adult novels written by British authors? All the YA books I love are American. Would love to find some British ones? Fantasy romance if possible! :)
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  by Stephen Leslie France 8 months ago

  Hello everyone,
  
  I am currently going through all the groups I have joined on The Word Cloud to seek critical feedback on several pieces of work I have uploaded on my blogsite:-
  
  http://stephen-leslie-france.blogspot.com/
  
  Comments would be a great help and of course, I will return the favour if requested.
  
  Thanks very much,
  
  Stephen