8 new releases on the Juven Blog for you to devour!
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05/16: Fantasy and The Senses by Asha Swann
“Fantasy especially relies on great descriptors of the senses to bring this fictitious, imaginative world to life.”
05/17: Politics Within the Tried-and-true Trilogy By Stuti Desai
“Not every book is about world-changers—heroes and criminals like the Crows are just as valued and valid, but you do want to think about the imprint a character will leave on the world, and it on them, they end up involved in such matters.”
05/18: Making the Mundane Fantastic — Writing About the Little Things in Life By Ian Hebeisen
"Practicing poetry focused on the little things and their unseen importance can help you hone your fantasy and science fiction writing skills. By studying what makes a certain object unique and worth celebrating, you can begin to identify similar things in your own worlds."
05/19: World-building in Fantasy Poetry: Part II — Characters By Yun-Fei Wang
"This week, we don’t dive into waters, but instead, we fetch from the ocean and take what we find upon land, where we can study them under the glistering sunlight."
Haven’t read Part I? Read it here.
05/20: Motives Behind Conflicts By Elena Sarigeorgiou
"Conflicts should be constant battles of cause and effect between two opposing sides. The motive is building under the surface level and adding depth to your world of good versus evil (or themes of moral ambiguity if that's more your thing.)"
05/21: Into the Garden: Reclaiming Nature in Fantasy and Sci-Fi By Grayson Yount
This article explores what it means to put nature in these genres, and what that says about our own nature. Why do we write these verdant spaces into our fantasy and sci-fi realms? And what makes us drawn to them in the first place?
05/22: Know Your Fantasy World Rules — and When to Break Them By Asha Swann
"Part of being good at a craft is knowing what the rules are, precisely with the purpose of breaking them."
05/22: Fantasy Races — Doing Them Well By Janelle Yapp
"Just like with every trope and story archetype, it lies at the heart of the concept."
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Brave + Kind Bookshop: our partners for the spring fest.
It feels like we've all been counting down the days, perhaps more so after this crazy school year than in any year past ... and finally ... it's almost here ... SUMMER!
Brave + Kind Bookshop is introducing our first-ever SUMMER BUNDLES (for ages 4 -14) in celebration. These are the perfect sets to surprise, delight, and inspire your children (and you!) all summer long.
https://www.braveandkindbooks.com/collections/summer-bundles
Bundles are available for PRE-ORDER NOW on the webshop. Just choose the appropriate age range and then the preferred protagonist or genre choice.
You'll be all set for summer! Be sure to check out our bundle for Grown-Ups too!
Happy Reading
