Episode 10 - CEFS Chats with THE Amy Spalding
We chat with author Amy Spalding about writing for teens, our expectations of characters, the challenges of teen girls, and Zooey Deschanel. Among other things.
Episode 7: New Adult Fiction - Industry Perspectives
I'm talking to three smart ladies with first-hand experience with the publishing side of New Adult: Suzie Townsend, agent with New Leaf Literary & Media; Cora Carmack, author; and Lisa Desrochers, author (scroll down for their complete bios). We discuss the breakneck pace of NA's emergence, the future for NA, common criticisms of the genre/category and recommendations for readers wanting to test the New Adult waters.
Episode 6: The Lady BFF-ship Ideal
My post about the depiction of best-friendships resulted in a some really great conversation, so Laura and I decided to continue it in the next episode of the Clear Eyes, Full Shelves podcast.
Episode 5: Retellings, Fan Fiction + Inspirations, Oh My!
Laura and Sarah discuss retellings: the nuance in the spectrum of retellings, iconic/foundational texts, where fan fiction fits into all this and even the notion of character homages we see a lot in fiction, particularly YA. In this edition of the Clear Eyes, Full Shelves Podcast, we layout some of these big questions, and what we really hope will come of the episode is further discussion of the complexities of the notion of originality and works inspired by other works.
Episode 4: Verse Novels FTW
We're kicking off another celebration of novels in verse with the 2nd Annual Clear Eyes, Full Shelves Novel in Verse Week! All week, we'll have fun related to the awesomeness of verse novels, starting with a rather lengthy podcast on the subject.
If you've never read a verse novel, or think they're not for you, allow us to pique your interest about this wonderful storytelling form.
