HELPFUL Middle Grade SITES and POSTS/ARTICLES

[Sheri Larsen]

As I've surfed the web, I've come across many wonderful MG sites and posts/articles. I'll post them here as I find them. Please feel free to add to the list, sharing with everyone now and those who join our group in the future. 

SITES:

Story Sparkers: A Creativity Guide to Children's Writing. This is a book source.

Right Writing - a great site.

Write 4 Kids - this site has a plethora of info.

Tips for Writing Middle Grade

From the Mixed-up Files of Middle Grade Authors - this site is amazing!!

ReaderKidz - this is another great site. It's geared more toward K-5, but it has a ton of useful information.

Publishers Weekly (Children's Section) - great newsletter on what's moving in the children/tween/teen industry. 

KidLit.com - voice and characters in MG boys books

Writing for Middle Grade (from WriteOnCon Conference) 

POSTS OR ARTICLES:

Genres Defined - Oasis for YA

MG vs. YA - Invicible Summer

MIddle Grade Musings - great article 

[LM Preston]

Thanks so much. I love resources.

[Larissa Hardesty]

A group of MG writers from the Blueboards is starting up a MG Blog. I'll find out more about it and let you know! Thanks for starting a great resource for us!

[Sheri Larsen]

GREAT, Larissa!

Larissa Hardesty said:

A group of MG writers from the Blueboards is starting up a MG Blog. I'll find out more about it and let you know! Thanks for starting a great resource for us!

[C. Lee McKenzie]

Very nice data. My favorite is Write 4 Kids, but so pleased to see these others.

[Karennina Posa]

Is the Mixed-up blog the one from the Verla Kay forums?

I've played with the idea of starting a group blog for MG writers too. I even bought a domain name for it. So this is great that MG writers are getting themselves out there. We really need more representation online!

[Sheri Larsen]

I think it is, Karennina. Not sure. But either way, it's awesome. Have you checked it out yet?

Karennina Posa said:

Is the Mixed-up blog the one from the Verla Kay forums?

I've played with the idea of starting a group blog for MG writers too. I even bought a domain name for it. So this is great that MG writers are getting themselves out there. We really need more representation online!

[Larissa Hardesty]

Yes, it is! It's a really great site!

Karennina Posa said:

Is the Mixed-up blog the one from the Verla Kay forums?

I've played with the idea of starting a group blog for MG writers too. I even bought a domain name for it. So this is great that MG writers are getting themselves out there. We really need more representation online!

[C. Lee McKenzie]

Is this the URL? Looks good.http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/

[Larissa Hardesty]

Yes. You know a lot of the contributors, too, Lee - Mike Jung, Mindy Alyse Weiss, Elissa...

It started with Elissa asking in the trench if we knew of any group blogs for MG, and saying that she was thinking about starting one. We all told her to DO IT, so she posted the next day and apparently got an outpouring of interested authors. It took off from there.

So exciting to see it happen like that. Yay MG!

C. Lee McKenzie said:

Is this the URL? Looks good.http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/

[Susan Kaye Quinn]

I loved that kidlit article on Boy MG voice! Also: I recommended Dark Life, by Kat Falls as a great (new) MG boy book with tremendous voice

[Laura Chesterson]

Hi Sheri! I'm impressed by the number of articles/sites you've found. I want to check out ALL of them - if I can only find a few spare moments between writing emails and revising novels and novellas.
Thanks for your dedicated research. :)

[Sheri Larsen]

Aw...that's so nice of you to notice. Thanks. We're trying to build a sense of community here at YAlitchat. I hope this helps accomplish that.

Laura Chesterson said:

Hi Sheri! I'm impressed by the number of articles/sites you've found. I want to check out ALL of them - if I can only find a few spare moments between writing emails and revising novels and novellas.
Thanks for your dedicated research. :)