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Smart Characters and Emotional Intelligence, a guest post by Shawn Peters
Emotional intelligence is a superpower in its own way, opening the door to a lifetime of authentic relationships and valuable introspection, and unlike mutant eye beams or superstrength, it cannot appear at all at once. It’s a journey.
Change Doesn’t Paws for Anyone: Growing Up with Katie the Catsitter, a guest post by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue
Change can be cathartic! Change can be the thing that makes you grow! We wanted to create a tale that says you don’t have to choose a best friend. A story that says everyone deals with self-doubt sometimes. A story that says there’s always some gray and no real good guys and bad guys—everyone is flawed and that’s okay.
Creating (Super) Powerful Characters for Kids, a guest post by Shawn Peters
When I was developing the superhuman foster parents in my debut, I first thought about who they were and how my main character -- 12 year old, Logan—would see them.
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Making the Impossible Possible, a guest post by Ruth Freeman
A story about Superheroes? Really? I have to confess I know almost nothing about superheroes, or at least I didn’t before starting to write HOW TO SAVE A SUPERHERO. But this is how it happened.
#SJYALit: The X-Men and the social justice of diverse brains (Or, Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not a hero), a guest post by Rachel Gold
When I was twelve and in my fifth year of getting bullied at school, I discovered a place where people could go to learn to use their powers for good, to band together against prejudice, and to save the world: Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. I had to spend part of my days in […]
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