Confession time! I'm the author of TALKIN' HEADS #30 . I almost never put my own stuff in the crits here, and I didn't inten...

For this critique round, we are focusing on DIALOGUE.  Namely: Does it sound natural?  Do people really talk this way? Is there a good b...

TITLE:  From the Ashes GENRE: YA Fantasy Zila, a young queen, has been kidnapped by Denas, who means to put her on the throne of a fallen...

TITLE: The Doppelganges GENRE: MG Fantasy Contemporary “Don’t talk to me,” he whispered, his voice urgent. “Didn’t I tell you not to talk to...

TITLE: Bits & Pieces GENRE: YA Contemporary The narrator, 17 year-old Chase, wakes the morning after a fight to find his 14-year old sis...