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Got a special heart for Middle Grade books! Come be inspired and inspire others! Moderator ~ Sheri Larsen
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Middle Grade Lair's Mission within YAlitchat!
Have a love of Middle Grade books? Come be inspired while inspiring others!
It's great being a Young Adult writer, isn't it? But some YA writers, like yourselves, choose to explore other arenas of the KidLit world, including Middle Grade. So here, in our fabulous MG Lair, we'll explore what makes those tween years of pre/post puberty infamous and memorable all at the same time. (Ages 8 -12; grades 3 - 6.)
Some of our agents are now taking submissions for Middle Grade. YAY! So keep that in mind. Please visit our First Pages, Pimp My Scene, Query Kick Around, & Synopsis Repair Groups just as you would for any YA manuscript you might have written. Shine those manuscripts up!!
MG Submission Mailbox Alumnii
Elizabeth Prats
PK Hrezo
Suzanne Kamata
HELPFUL MG LINKS AND SITES!!
Discussion Forum
Let's Talk Revisions
Started by Diana Johnson. Last reply by Diana Johnson Apr 18. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Since revising is my crutch at the moment, I thought what better way than to work through it than to start a conversation about it. So here we go:I'd especially like to hear from other pantsers--we…Continue
Tags: revising
MG Fantasy--Is the Genre Lacking Agents?
Started by Elizabeth Prats. Last reply by LM Preston Mar 1. 3 Replies 1 Like
In my search for an agent I've noticed that many who say they take fantasy tend to want it grounded in the real world. I know that it's like that for YA as well and only a select few agents focus on…Continue
Where Will The New MG SF Come From?
Started by Susan Kaye Quinn. Last reply by LM Preston Nov 17, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
This was sparked in part by a thread on KB responding to …Continue
Tense & POV
Started by Sheri Larsen. Last reply by Suzanne Lazear Jul 19, 2011. 22 Replies 0 Likes
What tense and POV do you find most in the MG literature of today? Which do you prefer? Which do you feel is most effective? We see multi-POVs in YA literature. What about in MG stories? Do you think…Continue
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Comment by Mike Hays yesterday -
Thanks for the link, Sheri. MiddleGradeMania!
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Comment by Laura Chesterson yesterday
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Great link, Sheri. Thanks! :-)
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Comment by Suzanne Linn Kamata yesterday -
Thanks for the link, Sheri. Looks like a great resource!
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Comment by C. Lee McKenzie yesterday -
Thanks, Sheri. I went over to take a look at MiddleGradeMania and joined. It looks like a great blog.
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Comment by Sheri Larsen on Tuesday -
Hi all! I found another great middle grade book blog. You might want to stop by. http://middlegrademania.blogspot.com/
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Comment by C. Lee McKenzie on May 10, 2012 at 12:31pm
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Stopped in to say hi at Kai's blog, Mike. Great job.
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Comment by Sheri Larsen on May 9, 2012 at 2:52pm
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Mike - YAY! Thanks for sharing. Heading over now.
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Comment by Mike Hays on May 9, 2012 at 11:04am
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I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity today to guest blog at Kai Strand’s Strands of Thought blog for Children's Book Week. Please stop by and leave a question or comment.
http://kaistrand.blogspot.com/2012/05/childrens-book-week-edition-o...
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Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on May 3, 2012 at 8:08pm
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How exciting! Congratulations, Kelly.
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Comment by Suzanne Linn Kamata on May 3, 2012 at 7:58pm
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Congratulations, Kelly!
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