Posted Sep 23 2011 in author, parenting, Patty Blount, teens
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of people share encounters with ill-behaved children. One friend recently had a run-in with a charming little boy on the playground who called her a liar, and pushed a baby. Worse, the boy’s mother verbally attacked her after she corrected him. Another friend blogged about her encounter with teens […]
Read More...Posted Aug 23 2011 in author, characterization, fiction, Patty Blount, social networking, Stereotypes in Fiction, teens, YA
Saw this in the NYT. The author says teen girls will read books about male and female characters while teen boys will NOT read books about females. True or false? Let’s talk.
Read More...Posted Aug 22 2011 in author, fiction, Miscellany, note-taking, Patty Blount, school, teens
Hey, Kids! Here’s a great organization technique I learned in tenth grade and still use today. It’s called the notebook table of contents. I can hear you all groaning but wait, don’t click out of the site until you read the whole thing. I promise, it’s worth it. Do you like math? What about history? I’m […]
Read More...Posted Jul 27 2011 in author, Patty Blount, Stereotypes in Fiction, teens
As you know, I’m a YA author. I keep seeing headlines in my Google stream announcing that Teens Don’t Like to Read and honestly, they disturb me. Last week, my youngest son and I had a date to see the last Harry Potter movie, an event that marks the end of a treasured Mommy & […]
Read More...Posted Jun 17 2011 in author, characterization, fiction, Harry Potter, Patty Blount, Pottermore, teens, YA
My youngest son and I have a date for the midnight showing of the last Harry Potter movie. Of my two sons, Chris inherited my passion for books while Rob’s interests lean toward his father’s. I brought home The Philosopher’s Stone from the library and read him a chapter each night starting when he was […]
Read More...Posted Jun 8 2011 in author, blood, Dracula, fiction, legends, Patty Blount, romance, teens, Twilight, vampires, Vlad, YA
Since Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt donned fangs for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, I’ve had a weird attraction to all things vampyre. I’m totally Team Edward, I can’t wait to do Bad Things with Bill Compton and Eric Northman, I drool at Damon Salvatore and just wanted to give poor heart-broken Angel a […]
Read More...Posted Jun 3 2011 in author, Miscellany, Patty Blount, satire, summer jobs, teens, YA
Dear Summer Season Employer, You’re a busy manager and as the summer begins, I know you won’t let things like gasoline at four-dollars-a-gallon prevent this season from being your best ever. Your business may teeter on the brink of closure, and sure, you’re hip-deep in employment applications from every unemployed able-bodied person in a fifty-mile […]
Read More...Posted May 25 2011 in author, fiction, profanity, sex, Stereotypes in Fiction, teens, violence, YA
While I was writing my first YA novel some years back, I wrestled with the best ways to straddle the too much information fence. I may be writing for young adults but their parents are likely the ones buying books and it’s hard trying to please everybody, particularly when it comes to writing realistic scenes. […]
Read More...Posted May 15 2011 in author, cake balls, chocolate, Miscellany, parenting, pattblount, recipes, teens
You’ve probably noticed I really like chocolate. I heard the “Duh” my friends all uttered in perfect synchronization just now. Heck, half my Twitter followers now think of me whenever they pop a piece, so I guess word has spread. I heard about this great recipe from author Sherry Thomas and thought I’d share it with […]
Read More...Posted May 2 2011 in bullying, characterization, Dan's Blog, fiction, teens
For a place filled with so many smart people, school is like, ridiculously dumb. You think? I roll my eyes, but ignore Kenny’s attempt at wit. Schools are run by all these people with advanced degrees, smart people, people who were – a long time ago – in school and must know, couldn’t possibly have […]
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