{"id":2130,"date":"2015-07-25T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T16:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2017-12-23T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:22:12","slug":"writing-with-authors-nicole-maggi-michelle-levy-and-charlotte-huang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/writing-with-authors-nicole-maggi-michelle-levy-and-charlotte-huang\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing with authors Nicole Maggi, Michelle Levy, and Charlotte Huang"},"content":{"rendered":"

recap by Madison Comick, Grade 8<\/p>\n

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I participated in a\u00a0Young Adult Writing Workshop at the Pasadena Central Library. The workshop leaders\u00a0were Nicole Maggi, author of Winter Falls<\/em>, In the Mouth of the Wolf<\/em>, and The Forgetting,<\/em>\u00a0and Michelle Levy, author of Not After Everything<\/em>, which debuts August 4, 2015. \u00a0Nicole Maggi also led another workshop with Charlotte Huang, author of For the Record<\/em>, which debuts November 10, 2015.<\/p>\n

We began with the question:\u00a0“What is YA?” Everyone volunteered an opinion of what they thought YA novels entailed; we all had different characteristics in mind, but it all amounted to one definition: a young adult novel is a story\u00a0usually told in the perspective of a teen and focuses on teen issues.<\/p>\n

For the first exercise, we wrote down a\u00a0description of our rooms, including our opinions and emotions we felt at a certain time of day. Next, we looked closely at the opening lines of a story. We went through a list of opening lines and chimed in to what we thought the rest of the book’s plot would be. These opening lines could also be called promise lines, because from that first statement, a\u00a0reader\u00a0has an idea of what the novel is about and expects a certain outcome.<\/p>\n

As the\u00a0second exercise, using our\u00a0idea of a girl on a foreign planet, we created our own opening lines. \u00a0All the participants noticed that each of us had the same ideas in mind, but our different voices and styles revealed the narrator’s personality when telling the story. For example, some used more of a sarcastic voice while others used a serious voice. \u00a0Some even made analogies (like\u00a0the Land of Oz and the Earth).<\/p>\n

Some participants asked questions about publishing and other subjects related to writing, all of which the authors explained in detail according to their own experiences and knowledge. For instance, one young woman asked how many times is a writer likely to be rejected; Michelle Levy replied, “It depends on what [they]\u00a0want to see in a story and the author. For me, I wrote six novels… all of which were rejected many times. Overall, I was rejected probably around 160 times. It’s not always the same for each author.” \u00a0Levy explained that one author in particular got an agent and publisher with her first novel, while others may need to approach many different publishers several times before they find someone who’s willing to publish their book.<\/p>\n

Nicole Maggi added that she went to five or six publishers before finding one who would publish her book. “If someone doesn’t want to have your book published, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong with your book.” \u00a0It just means that the agent or publisher may be looking for something different.<\/p>\n

The YA workshop provided a clear look at what YA is and how its formed, and how each writer, through a few steps, can find their own voice and style when shaping\u00a0their novel.<\/p>\n

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The workshops were organized by Jane Gov, librarian and conducted by Nicole Maggie, Michelle Levy, and Charlotte Huang on June 24 and July 11.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the authors:<\/p>\n

Nicole Maggi: \u00a0http:\/\/www.nicolemaggi.com\/<\/p>\n

Charlotte Huang:\u00a0http:\/\/charlottehuangbooks.com\/<\/p>\n

Michelle Levy: \u00a0http:\/\/michellelevybooks.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

recap by Madison Comick, Grade 8   I participated in a\u00a0Young Adult Writing Workshop at the Pasadena Central Library. The workshop leaders\u00a0were Nicole Maggi, author of Winter Falls, In the Mouth of the Wolf, and The Forgetting,\u00a0and Michelle Levy, author of Not After Everything, which debuts August 4, 2015. \u00a0Nicole […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,28],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","category-writing","tag-authors"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-ym","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1874,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/summer-raffle-winners-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2130,"position":0},"title":"Summer raffle winners 2","author":"Jane Gov","date":"June 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"June 21-27 Raffle winners The second week's raffles are also for $15 Starbucks gift cards, this time with five new teen winners! \u00a0Congrats to: Charlie C. 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