{"product_id":"writing-young-adult-fiction-for-dummies-paperback","title":"Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Halverson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour hands-on, friendly guide to writing young adult fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith young adult book sales rising, and bestselling authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer exploding onto the scene, aspiring YA writers are more numerous than ever. 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