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Peer reviewedAngelotti, Michael – ALAN Review, 1991
Presents portions of an interview with Paul Zindel. Includes his explanation of his writing processes. Reports Zindel's view that writing what the author knows best is the greatest secret to writing. (SG)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Experience, Interviews
Peer reviewedAngel, Ann; Rapp, Adam – ALAN Review, 2000
Presents an email interview with playwright and novelist Adam Rapp. Discusses his first three novels, which center on themes of isolation and alienation. Addresses his writing processes and how he develops the characters in his novels and plays. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Characterization, Interviews
Peer reviewedLynch, Chris – ALAN Review, 1996
Considers how writing has changed the author and his relation to the world. Proposes that reading can have the same influence on young adults. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Novels, Writing for Publication
Peer reviewedGerlach, Jeanne M.; Maharaj-Boggs, Sati – ALAN Review, 1997
Analyzes the fiction of Robert Newton Peck with reference to his book "Secrets of Successful Fiction." (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Literary Criticism, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHipple, Ted – ALAN Review, 1990
Reviews the career of southern young adult novelist Sue Ellen Bridgers. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Biographies, Novels
Peer reviewedHughes, Monica – ALAN Review, 1992
Relates the author's personal experiences growing up with and writing science fiction. Discusses symbols that work themselves out in the writing of science fiction. (PRA)
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Symbolism
Peer reviewedBarron, Ronald – ALAN Review, 1997
Reviews the work and life of young adult novelist Marsha Qualey. Provides both a biography and review of her novels. (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Novels, Writing for Publication
Peer reviewedPaterson, Katherine – ALAN Review, 1997
Presents a speech delivered by the author, the 1997 recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award, given for an outstanding work of historical fiction for her novel, "Jip: His Story." (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Secondary Education, Writing for Publication
Peer reviewedKarl, Herb – ALAN Review, 1996
Raises and answers some questions about why the author, a full-time college professor, writes fiction. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fiction, Higher Education, Writing for Publication
Peer reviewedBridgers, Sue Ellen – ALAN Review, 1990
Recounts the influences on the author of her upbringing in the southern United States. Discusses the craft of writing novels for young adults. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Novels, Personal Narratives
Peer reviewedMazer, Norma Fox – ALAN Review, 1991
Describes the author's growth as a writer (she is a well-known children's author), telling stories of her family history and her own life that provides her characters and her plots. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Family History
Peer reviewedCoyle, Lisa R. – ALAN Review, 1991
Discusses how children's authors Norma Fox Mazer uses stereotypes creatively to fight stereotypes, using examples from several of her books. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Literary Criticism, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAngel, Ann – ALAN Review, 2000
Compares two "bad boys" of adolescent literature: Chris Lynch and Adam Rapp. Notes the biggest distinction between them--Lynch writes about adolescents coached into violence, while Rapp writes about naively innocent adolescents caught in violent and emotionally isolated places. Suggests both authors believe it is possible to follow characters…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Characterization, Novels
Peer reviewedAngel, Ann – ALAN Review, 2001
Discusses how writer Norma Fox Mazer has helped many readers make the leap between reality and imagination simply in the way she handles details in the lives of her characters. Explores the ideas of communicating with detail, experimenting with structure, and playing with time in crucial scenes. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Imagination, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMoore, Martha – ALAN Review, 1996
Discusses how the award-winning author and English teacher manages to do both successfully. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Teachers, Secondary Education, Writing for Publication
