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Smart YA Fiction

@SmartYAFiction

Intelligent commentary about how YA *should* be written for today's audience

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Joined January 2015
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Yes!! Sex is like tea :) teapawt.org/Belle_Horreur/status/6…
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"“Well then, what will our boundaries be?” He asked." #consentcomesfirst
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Aria August@arianammaugust28 Nov 2015
Also, here's a cute cat. Because it's 3am and I just typed for nine hours. I'm out! teapawt.org/AuthorAriana/status/67…
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Aria August@arianammaugust1 Dec 2015
"You just need to be kissed," he proclaimed, pulling me to him. VS “I’m willing to bet that a kiss would help would help,” he suggested.
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....or when you're tired of writing dialogue scenes with 7 people in them! #truth teapawt.org/AspireYAAuthor/status/…
Aspiring Author (@AspireYAAuthor) profile pictureAspiring Author@AspireYAAuthor28 Oct 2015
Friends are just potential kidnappings waiting to happen. Cut friends. The hero doesn't need the vulnerabilities #writing
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My romantic lead needs chemistry? No no. He just has to be persistent, the girl will give in eventually #writing
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'Wild' tells the story of every woman's least favorite game: 'Creep or Normal Guy?' wpo.st/iWMt0
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No but look. Go read this yesterday, or RIGHT NOW if you've yet to master time travel. teapawt.org/SC_Author/status/60939…
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When writing characters of color, try not to just make us white folk in blackface. Ahem.
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Point well taken. teapawt.org/TokenYASidekick/status…
Token YA Sidekick (@TokenYASidekick) profile pictureToken YA Sidekick@TokenYASidekick24 Oct 2015
Are there any books with white kids smoking pot but it's no big deal? Are there any books with black kids smoking pot but it's no big deal?
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Who has opinions about this? teapawt.org/AuthorAriana/status/67…
Aria August (@arianammaugust) profile pictureAria August@arianammaugust1 Dec 2015
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@SmartYAFiction - Exactly. I'm hesitant to write POC, but I refuse to write a world where POC don't have major roles #anyideas?
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This is a great start! Now, how do white authors credibly write POC? Or should they even? teapawt.org/AuthorAriana/status/67…
Aria August (@arianammaugust) profile pictureAria August@arianammaugust28 Nov 2015
Hmm. My MC's group of friends include: lesbian, 2 asexuals, closeted (for now) gay, 2 POC and 1 overtly white guy. teapawt.org/TypicalYAHero/status/6…
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I'd also love to hear some suggestions! teapawt.org/tehawesomersace/status…
What are some ways the non-POC can help change the publishing world so that more books by POC are published? teapawt.org/BCMorrow/status/668209…
"You're not like other girls," he whispered. - Well of course not, she's completely unique! Everyone is! teapawt.org/thatlauraruby/status/6…
A reminder to write women who who are multi-faceted - because we *all* are! teapawt.org/libbabray/status/66961…
Libba Bray (@libbabray) profile pictureLibba Bray@libbabray25 Nov 2015
She has the #1 song on the charts. But this is the narrative. A reminder to stay in your lane, ladies. instagram.com/p/-hV3a-j8P8/
This is a real issue, and it shouldn't be anymore. Ideas on how to counteract? teapawt.org/broodingYAhero/status/…
Brooding YA Hero (@broodingYAhero) profile pictureBrooding YA Hero@broodingYAhero30 Nov 2015
Who needs "research" or "beta readers"? It's fiction, so my author can just base me on a fuzzy, stereotypical notion of my background. Duh.
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