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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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Latest Activity: May 13
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
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HELPFUL MG LINKS AND SITES!!
Discussion Forum
The Strange World of Neve Rimbel
Started by Rosandra M. Davis. Last reply by Rosandra M. Davis Sep 21, 2012. 6 Replies 3 Likes
This is the cover of my self-published middle-grade fantasy novel that can be found on Amazon.com or createspace.com The Tooth Fairy is out there. Twelve year-old Neve Rimbel has the fuzzy snapshot…Continue
Tags: tooth, fairy, curses, town, middle-grade
Magefable - an illustrated fantasy adventure
Started by Travis Strout Jul 14, 2012. 0 Replies 1 Like
Hi, I wrote and illustrated a middle-grade fantasy adventure. I'm attempting to raise funds to publish it on Kickstarter. If anyone is interested in seeing the first few pages and giving me feedback…Continue
How to write an un-put-downable MG story!
Started by Sheri Larsen. Last reply by Beverly Stowe McClure Jun 25, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Read this link and then share your thoughts!! …Continue
Tags: MG
Let's Talk Revisions
Started by Diana Johnson. Last reply by Meredith Mansfield Jun 5, 2012. 3 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
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Comment by Darby Karchut on April 13, 2012 at 8:36pm -
Finally able to come up for air - crazy spring. So, I was wondering if anyone was going to the Pikes Peak Writers Conference next week in Colorado Springs? They're having an entire day devoted to YA. Would love to meet any fellow YALITCHATers.
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Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on April 6, 2012 at 2:27pm -
Wishing you all an amazing Passover season and/or Easter celebration. You are the reason I'm here and just another reason why I love to write KidLit!!
C.K. - I've been meaning to tell you that I finally started reading Ghost Dog, but ... ahem ... didn't get to finish because my 13yr-old daughter stole my Nook to read it. She just finished and is doing a book report on it. I thought you might like to hear that. ;D
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Staff Comment by Georgia McBride on March 19, 2012 at 10:02am -
Mike, glad that dance turned out well. As for sales stories, I have always wanted to sell lemonade, but parents wouldn't let me. I always hated the lame "prizes" for selling candy.
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Comment by Elizabeth Prats on March 17, 2012 at 10:08am -
Can I say I LOVE this place? Feeling sorry that I haven't been around as much.
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Comment by Mike Hays on March 17, 2012 at 9:29am -
"What was the worst, most hated, most despised thing you ever had to sell as a kid?" eBook release giveaway for THE YOUNGER DAYS. Add your sales horror stories as a comment on either of my blogs and a random winner will be selected on April Fool's Day, 2012.
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Comment by Mike Hays on March 17, 2012 at 9:17am
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Congratulations AE!
Happy Birthday, Anne!
Georiga, the dance was your usual high school dance. No issues with kids that needed "enforcer" skills. Was truly entertained by a group of freshman boys trying to teach each other to break dance all night.
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Staff Comment by Georgia McBride on March 16, 2012 at 10:26am -
Mike, how was the party at school?
Anne, did I miss your birthday? Sorry. Happy birthday!!!
Did you guys see the guest blog post Mike did at my blog? http://georgiamcbridebooks.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/putting-the-sci...
Did you guys see the deal for Shannon Hale's new MG series?
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Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on March 10, 2012 at 1:52pm
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Happy Birthday, Anne.
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Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on March 10, 2012 at 11:02am -
Happy Birthday, Anne!!!
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Comment by Catherine Stine on March 10, 2012 at 10:54am -
Congrats, AE!
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