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There Was a Reason Prince Was Purple

Lyn Hawks · July 10, 2016 · 2 Comments

His Purple Highness, the Prince we all loved, rocked a color that is neither red nor blue. It's more than a royal shade; it's the perfect blend that holds all things. Masculine and feminine; hot and cool. Two distinct identities in a loving embrace. I had my own purple moment … [Read more...] about There Was a Reason Prince Was Purple

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: How Minerva Mae Christopoulos Set the Record Straight, LGBT, LGBTIQ, medicine, Minerva, Minerva Mae Christopoulos, Prince, Prince, purple, YA

Minerva with Too Much to Say

Lyn Hawks · November 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Us writers, we have wa-a-a-a-a-y too much to say. Just like teachers, just like teens. All of whom I’ll find a way to mention in this post. One time when I was teaching English, I took a group of 10th graders on a walk. We were reading Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, about … [Read more...] about Minerva with Too Much to Say

Filed Under: Young Adult Books Tagged With: bullying, bullying, Gay & Lesbian, Girls & Women, graphic novella, graphic novels, How Minerva Mae Christopoulos Set the Record Straight, How Minerva Mae Christopoulos Set the Record Straight, How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought, LGBT, LGBTIQ, Minerda, Minerda, Snapchat, Social and Family Issues, teen graphic novels, The Flat and Weightless Tang-Filled Future

Bless You, Beta Readers

Lyn Hawks · August 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment

There's no motivation like real, red-blooded beta readers to make you dive back into a manuscript and rip it up. The beginning dragged, a couple readers said. I dispensed with the first chapter and wrote another. No one uses the word "frosh," said a couple others. I hit … [Read more...] about Bless You, Beta Readers

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: audience, beta reader, beta readers, contemporary YA, critique, critiques, editing, How Minerva Mae Christopoulos Set the Record Straight, How Minerva Mae Christopoulos Set the Record Straight, LGBT, Minerva Mae Christopoulos, revising, revision, YA

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