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Learning from the Masters: The (Sort-of) Meet-Cute

February 4, 2016May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 2 Comments

As I explained last week, I’m looking for examples of meet-cutes in which the two parties concerned already know each other. There actually aren’t a ton of those out there in YA, or so I’ve found. Yet I do have one for today, an example from the trilogy I’m currently obsessed with…

Learning from the Masters: The Meet-Cute (sort of)

January 28, 2016May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 5 Comments

In my current manuscript, there are many things I’m struggling with. (More on some of those other things here.) One of them is when my protagonist first meets the boy who will eventually become a love interest. In movies, known as the “meet-cute.”

Learning From the Masters: The Meet-Cute Part IV

October 29, 2015May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 1 Comment

No series on writing meet-cutes would be complete without quoting the master of the contemporary YA romance: Stephanie Perkins.

Learning from the Masters: The Meet-Cute Part III

October 22, 2015May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 2 Comments

Time for another Meet-Cute! (In case you missed them, Parts One and Two). Behold, one of my favorite meet-cutes of all time:

Learning from the Masters: The Meet-Cute Part II

October 15, 2015May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 6 Comments

Last week I talked about meet-cutes–the moment when the protagonist meets her potential romantic lead. Today I want to give another example…

Learning from the Masters: The Meet-Cute

October 8, 2015May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 4 Comments

So! If you follow me on Twitter you know I started writing a new novel…

MK’s Book Reviews: All The Bright Places

February 17, 2016May 17, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 7 Comments

Apologies for the longer-than-expected hiatus! It’s been quite the busy week and a half. Changes are coming my way. Which is terrifying, but good. I hope. More on that later. Today I want to talk about the reason I bawled myself to sleep last night. Unsurprisingly, it was because of a book. You may have heard … Continue reading MK’s Book Reviews: All The Bright Places

Writing Tip: “Three Great Scenes, No Bad Ones”

February 1, 2016May 14, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 5 Comments

So as I’m slogging through my current work-in-progress, there are a lot of problems I’m encountering. One of them is this:

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