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Tag: realistic YA

Writing About the Taboo

Posted on May 30, 2015March 21, 2017 by Melody Maysonet

People have asked me how hard it was to write about child sexual abuse in A Work of Art. It’s a touchy subject—raw and often shameful to the abused and not something most people like to think about. But when I sat down to write about this painful subject, I found it freeing. Just as…

Winners Announced for A WORK OF ART Teen Art Contest

Posted on March 22, 2015March 21, 2017 by Melody Maysonet

For the teen art contest at my book-launch party, I asked teens to draw or paint one of two things: (1) A self-portrait. One of the book’s themes is about how we see ourselves. Tera, the main character, paints a number of self-portraits, and in each one, she sees herself in a different way. (2)…

A Writer’s Lucky Day (Part 4 of a Countdown to Publication)

Posted on March 18, 2015March 21, 2017 by Melody Maysonet

Today, I’m feeling pretty lucky. Aside from the fact that I have a wonderful family and that we’re all in reasonably good health, March 18, 2015, is the official release of my first novel: A Work of Art. Not only that, but I got to celebrate by sitting in on a parent book-club meeting at…

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