Amy Fitzgerald
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Lerner Publishing Group
Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Books/Lab at Lerner Publishing Group. Scribbler, scone enthusiast, history nerd, owner of multiple unmatched mittens. She/her.
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Amy Fitzgerald @Amy_Ariel_Fitz
2 for 2 so far: Emilia Clarke noting "She's not mad, she's traumatized" is an equally pointed departure from how the dudes insist on framing things.newyorker.com/culture/the-ne… pic.twitter.com/gaG5t3gM4v
I don't get to acquire much fantasy BUT WHEN I DO it's got female characters with nuance as well as grit, trauma fallout and mental health issues depicted realistically, and no dudes getting away with killing their girlfriends #MSWL
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Fairly typical that today's song-on-a-loop, which I inexplicably find both soul-soothing and motivating, is about a lady trapped in a fairy mound, calling to her sister for help. (#MSWL???)
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#MSWL: an "I escaped from a cult"-style YA psychological thriller about the Fictional Teen Daughters of a Totally Fictional Senate Candidate. rawstory.com/2018/01/gop-se…
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Amy Fitzgerald @Amy_Ariel_Fitz
All the ingredients for compelling MG or YA:1. The setup is weird yet real.
2. Characters are dealing with very specific stakes.
3. Identity-related q's for miles.
4. So much conflict potential. What happens when cute classmate asks where you live?!?!
1-4 can be applied much more broadly & that's the real #mswl takeaway here, but also please treat yourself to reading about this bizarre situation & these people who are both sympathetic and clearly papering over a whole lot of their issues.
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Just rediscovered this article and am having some hardcore #MSWL feels. tampabay.com/news/business/…