Diane Callahan - Quotidian Writer's video: Writing Better Young Adult Fantasy: Part 2 Big-Picture Elements

This second video in my three-part Writing Better YA Fantasy series explores writing tips for creating a high-concept premise, vivid world-building, and a strong narrative voice—all big-picture elements that will make your book shine. With plenty of examples from popular YA fantasy novels, I hope to inspire up-and-coming authors to craft even better stories. Love my channel? Treat me to a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/quotidianwriter. My Published Stories and Poems: https://www.quotidianwriter.com/my-writing My Professional Editing Services: https://www.quotidianwriter.com/services Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuotidianWriter “Does reading fiction make you a better person?” by Sarah Kaplan: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/22/does-reading-fiction-make-you-a-better-person/ “Telling Better Stories: Writing Diverse YA Fantasy” (interview with Daniel José Older, Cynthia Letitch Smith, and Sabaa Tahir) by Maggie Reagan: https://www.booklistonline.com/Telling-Better-Stories-Writing-Diverse-YA-Fantasy/pid=7960711?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport= Sensitivity Reader Directory: https://www.writingdiversely.com/directory River Styx artwork by Nick Jacops: https://nickjacops.artstation.com Title and End Music: “Clockwork” by Vindsvept - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zl4EGLoiI8 Background Music by Vindsvept: + “The Fae” + “The Forgotten Forest” + “Hearthfire” + “Dryad’s Dream” + “Skymning” + “Wildkin Glade”