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Tag: Superheroes

January 11, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

February 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

January 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

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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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

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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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