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Lauren Oliver
Learning from the Masters: on Writing Dual Timelines
Do you ever decide to write a book, then at some point during the revisions, look at it and say, wow, I made this really hard on myself?
The Fall Books I Can’t Wait To Read
MK’s Book Reviews: Panic
I’ve written about how much I love Lauren Oliver‘s writing before, so it was no surprise that I loved this book…
MK’s Book Reviews: Before I Fall
Good Reads Lately
Been a little while since I updated you all on my reading list. Here are some recent good reads (and incidentally, you can follow my other good reads on Goodreads).
Learning from the Masters: Kissing Scenes
So in my contemporary YA work in progress, I’m finally finally at the point where the people I want to kiss, do.
Yay!
I wrote a draft of that scene. And then reread it. And it was … meh.
I wanted the literary equivalent to fireworks, only less clichéd. I did not produce that. And though I know that great things are rarely achieved on the first try, I knew I needed help before having another go.
Whenever I get stuck on writing something, from kissing to opening lines to closing lines, I go back and consult the work of the experts that came before me.
Otherwise known as re-reading my favorite novels. It’s a rough part of the process, but so necessary.
So! Here I present some of the best kissing scenes I’ve come across. I’ve removed character names so as not to spoil anything for anyone–you must read all the stuff leading up to the kiss in order to really appreciate it!–but I’ve included links out to where each scene is from at the bottom.
Good Books (as of late)
I get asked for book recommendations a lot. Mostly because I read like a fiend. (And maybe because I have decent taste.)
My goal with this blog was to post glowing reviews after every wonderful book I read. But I read fast, and I review more slowly.
So here is a super-abbreviated version of reviews of the books I’ve read this summer, in case you’re looking for something good. I am only listing the ones I gave at least a 3-star review. Not a ton is accomplished in writing negative reviews, in my opinion. If you didn’t like something, why give it more attention? So I don’t write negative reviews (though I do give out the appropriate amount of stars–If you’re curious as to the books I didn’t like, you can check me out on Goodreads.)
MK Pagano 