For middle readers…and adults who never grew up: The Owl Motel by Chuck Mallory
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Category Archives: writing for children
Middle-Grade Book Know-How
Write Well, Learn the Genre, and Learn Advanced Techniques I can’t tell whether I’m writing a middle-grade book, a chapter book, or a YA. Have you ever thought about this? I’ve heard it at writers conferences and critique groups for … Continue reading
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Tagged #childrensbooks, #fiction, #kidlit, #middle grade, #YA
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Rolling with Middle Grade Reading
Three “teaching” middle-grade books for writers After my last post I got emails and texts, asking me to talk about more middle-grade books I’ve read recently. So here are capsules of a few more. I don’t always read books in … Continue reading
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Tagged #childrensbooks, #kidlit, #middle grade, #middle reader, #writers, #writing
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Middle-Grader Road Grading
Why are middle-grade books my chosen writing genre? I’ve written middle-grade and young-adult fiction, and picture books (which I’ve tried to write; but can’t do it well). Somehow middle-grade plots, characters, and ideas are what populate my mind. Perhaps it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, kidlit, middle school, writing
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The Useful Cage
How the Storytelling Format Can Limit a Fictional Narrative Strategically As a writer who has created almost all of his fiction in third person limited, using a standard narrative format, I’m always exploring how established novelists use or misuse format … Continue reading
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Tagged beverly cleary, books, diary, kidlit, Librarians, Library, reading, writing
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