Aden Polydoros's Blog

xaandiir:

I read this awesome book called Project Pandora by @adenpolydoros and I just had to draw the characters. It was a fantastic read and I really recommend reading it!! After all, who doesn’t want to read about teenage assassins with selective amnesia?

This fan art for Project Pandora is so amazing! I love it so much!

Young adult fiction giveaways and YA Lit news, plus writing resources and advice for writers writing for any age group or genre.

Young adult fiction giveaways and YA Lit news, plus writing resources and advice for writers writing for any age group or genre.

(via Aden Polydoros talks about writing Project Pandora while in high school)

Project Pandora by Aden Polydoros, Official Trailer

Project Pandora by Aden Polydoros - Case Notes 1-6 (on Wattpad) http://my.w.tt/UiNb/wexGqUBr4E

Tyler Bennett trusts no one. Just another foster kid bounced from home to home, he’s learned that lesson the hard way. Cue world’s tiniest violin. But when strange things start happening-waking up with bloody knuckles and no memory of the night before or the burner phone he can’t let out of his sight- Tyler starts to wonder if he can even trust himself.
Even stranger, the girl he’s falling for has a burner phone just like his. Finding out what’s really happening only leads to more questions…questions that could get them both killed. It’s not like someone’s kidnapping teens lost in the system and brainwashing them to be assassins or anything, right? And what happens to rogue assets who defy control?
In a race against the clock, they’ll have to uncover the truth behind Project Pandora and take it down-before they’re reactivated. Good thing the program spent millions training them to kick ass…

Check out this exclusive PROJECT PANDORA excerpt from Elizabeth’s point of view! It’s one of my favorite scenes in the book!

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A few days ago, I finished revisions on my medieval YA WIP and started working on a new manuscript. Usually, when I start a story, I already have an idea what it is going to be about. Sometimes, I just have a scene in my head that will eventually become a chapter in a book. This newest WIP is different, because instead of beginning with a plot or central conflict, I am focusing on capturing a setting.

I have been living in Germany since March, and I want to write a story that takes place here. That is the foundation of my new WIP. There is no plot yet. I do not know what the characters will be like. I only know that it will take place in North Rhine-Westphalia, in spring and early summer. 

When I first came here, I recorded the experiences that happened to me. I knew that these little snippets of my life would eventually be reworked into a fictional story.

The important thing is actually getting words onto paper. Don’t be afraid to begin a story when you have no idea what it is going to be about. Don’t be afraid to experiment. For example, when I wrote my upcoming YA thriller, PROJECT PANDORA, I didn’t have a plot. I had a single scene in my head: a teenage boy waking up in an unfamiliar home with a gun in his hand. The story evolved from there.

It is all right to have no idea what kind of story you’re writing. It’s okay to aimlessly sketch out scenes that you may eventually have to delete. It’s all part of the writing process.

It’s been a while since I’ve been on Tumblr. After creating this account, I promptly forgot about it. However, I hope to become active in this wonderful community and use this platform to record my writing journey and other events in my life. 

Writing has always been a major passion of mine, and I’ve learned so much since creating this account. Last year, around this time, I was an unagented author, overwhelmed with insecurities and doubts. Now, my YA thriller, PROJECT PANDORA, is coming out next summer. So exciting! 

Hopefully, I can inspire other authors and shed some light on the mysteries of the publishing world.