Today I have the pleasure of handing my blog over to Anne Tibbets, YA author of Shut Up, who is here to talk about how the writing process for Shut Up differed to that of other books she's written.
"You" by Anne Tibbets.
You would think that writing a book based on personal experience would be much easier than writing a story from scratch.
Think of the corners you can cut!
No research!
No outline!
No character breakdown!
All that information is already tucked away safely in your noggin, and requires no further prep-work before you can delve directly into your story, head first.
Great!
Let’s go!
Continue reading Guest Post: You by Anne Tibbets
"You" by Anne Tibbets.You would think that writing a book based on personal experience would be much easier than writing a story from scratch.
Think of the corners you can cut!
No research!
No outline!
No character breakdown!
All that information is already tucked away safely in your noggin, and requires no further prep-work before you can delve directly into your story, head first.
Great!
Let’s go!
Shut Up by Anne Tibbets (review copy) - Mary’s older sister, Gwen, has royally screwed up her life. Not only is Gwen pregnant at seventeen, but she’s also decided to marry The Creep who knocked her up. Now Mary is powerless to stop her family from imploding. Her parents are freaking out, and to top it off, The Creep has a gross fascination with Mary while Gwen enjoys teasing her to tears for sport. Despite her brother’s advice to shut up, Mary can’t keep her trap closed and manages to piss off Mom so much it comes to blows. Mary doesn’t know what to do, and all her attempts to get help are rejected. When she finally plans her escape, she fails to consider how it could destroy them all. From Amazon UK
