Tonya Kuper
Young Adult Author
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Some of the books we've read this semester in the Writing YA Literature Writer's Workshop class I teach at UNO. What fun discussions & writing!
An ENORMOUS THANK YOU to my friend and author @lydiakang for speaking with my Writing YA Literature Writer's Workshop undergraduate class at @unomaha last night. A fantastic speaker + engaged students = a fun education experience. (Plus, lots of laughs & kettle corn - thanks, B.)
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#writersworkshop #yalit #writing #yabooks #books #bibliophile #education #booknerdigans #lovemystudents #lydiakang #authorlife #adjunctlife
Drafting a young adult fantasy manuscript in my home office. Working title: Poison Garden.
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Helpful/encouraging stuff pictured left to right: •my passion planner introduced to me by my friend author @lydiakang •the book Wicked Plants by @amystewart for reference •a framed reminder on my shelf that says "run the mile you are in" •the book Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by author @jessicabrody •my computer/beet sheat/manuscript/emails from my rad agent @carliereads •the journal I'm using for all notes pertaining to this manuscript gifted to me by my friend author @lsmatson •coffee in my Bob Ross mug •Benedict Cumberbatch watching me from on high (gifted to me by the first undergraduate YA writer's workshop class I taught in 2016 UNO)
Do you have particular comics, cartoons, etc that you love or loved as a kid? 🧡
I was a big Peanuts & Garfield fan growing up and loved going to my grandparents house so I could read the funnies page. My mom would buy random comic books (DC, Marvel, etc) at garage sales so I never read them in order but I LOVED them nevertheless. It wasn't until college that I fell in love with Calvin and Hobbes (because my then boyfriend and now husband was a HUGE fan). Now, my husband and I both have framed Calvin & Hobbes prints in our respective offices, plus our kids adore the duo. Our entire family rereads and rereads my husband's Bill Watterson collection. 🧡
It's amazing to take a step back and realize how much comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, animated TV shows, editorial cartoons, and the like have been a part of my life. Many thanks to the cartoon/comic artists and authors out there. What you did/do matters. 🧡
#calvinandhobbes #billwatterson #comicstrip #comics #comicbooks #toons #cartoons #graphicnovels #animation #art #storytelling #writing #dccomics #marvel #peanuts #garfield
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Tonya Kuper
