Be sure to check it out (It will open in a new tab). In fact, a dear colleague of mine, Maggie Bolitho, sent me this amazing infographic that explains why clichés don’t work.
The same is true for Young Adult fiction, and clichés are certainly boring. One of the questions was: What is the difference between writing children’s books and adult fiction? To which he replied jokingly that in Children’s books, “ you can’t leave the boring bits in.” I recently saw Neil Gaiman speak in Vancouver where he answered questions from the audience. Though it is true for all writers, it seems especially true in the YA market, due to the fact that over the past few years, YA has absolutely taken off. What she didn't expect was a battle of her own feelings for Sirius and Corvus.One of the toughest things for any writer to do is to keep her or his work fresh. And when Sirius's ship crashes on the far ridge in an attempt to investigate, she journeys to rescue him with Corvus.Īndromeda now must convince the authorities of the imminent danger to protect her new home. Alien ghosts from a failed colonization warn her of a deadly threat to her colony. The results place her in a menial role in the new colony and pair her with Corvus, “the oaf”.īut when Andromeda steps foot on Paradise 21, her predestined future is the least of her worries. But, her forbidden love for her childhood friend, Sirius, distracts her and she fails the tests. As a great-granddaughter of the Commander of the ship, she wants to live up to her family name. Her safe cocoon is about to break open as Paradise 21 looms only one month away, and she must take the aptitude tests to determine her role on the new world and her computerĪssigned lifemate. Finding a new home has never been so dangerous.Īndromeda has spent all seventeen years of her life aboard a deep space transport vessel destined for a paradise planet.
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