Nic Stone

thumb|Nic Stone in 2019 Andrea Nicole Livingstone, known as Nic Stone, (born July 10, 1985) is an author of young adult fiction. Quotes When I started writing, it was a way to understand my own adolescence, and what came out was a revelation about my own teenage years... On why she ventured into young adult fiction in “‘Nic Stone: How I Write” in Writer Magazine (2019 Jan 23) :) Nonfiction is supposed to drive home a point. In fiction, you need more nuance, buried in layers. There is character development and plot, and that switch can be tricky. I really like writing short stories, and I wish they were more popular... On nonfiction vs. fiction in “‘Nic Stone: How I Write” in Writer Magazine (2019 Jan 23) Nonreaders. Especially Nonreaders of Color. Which I didn’t even realize until so many of them started contacting me. I write for them because I think it’s important to read, and yet I also understand that when you’ve never really seen yourself if the type of stuff you’re assigned, reading seems kinda wack [sic]. So I wanna hook the reluctants and get them started reading for enjoyment.… On her audience in “2018 Morris Award Finalists: An Interview with Nic Stone” in The Hub (2018 Feb 7) The dialogue. I love writing dialogue and using that particular element of narrative to draw out the heart of a story because storytelling as a discipline really began with speech—stories orally passed down, generation to generation. Dialogue is just my most favorite thing. In all the stuff I’ve written actually. On what she loved about her novel Dear Martin in “2018 Morris Award Finalists: An Interview with Nic Stone” in The Hub (2018 Feb 7) External links Category:African Americans Category:Novelists from the United States Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Young adult authors Category:LGBT people Category:Essayists from the United States Category:Short story writers from the United States Category:People from Atlanta