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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
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HELPFUL MG LINKS AND SITES!!
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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 July 18, 2012 at 6:28pm -
Thanks, Sheri and Laura, for stopping by. I would love to hear what "archetype" everybodies characters are.
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Staff Comment by Laura Chesterson on July 18, 2012 at 6:15pm -
Great article, Darby. I commented and followed. :-)
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Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on July 18, 2012 at 3:11pm -
Thanks for letting us know, Darby. Hopping over now...
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Comment by Darby Karchut on July 18, 2012 at 2:37pm
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Hope everyone is having a terrific summer!
BTW: I posted an article on my blog about male archetypes and writing MG/YA for boys. Stop by and give me your thoughts!
http://darbykarchut.blogspot.com/2012/07/ya-literature-exploring-ma...
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Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on June 24, 2012 at 2:58pm -
A must read for any MGer!! http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/...
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Comment by Mike Hays on June 18, 2012 at 10:58am -
Dad As Hero. A blog post for Father's Day.
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Comment by C.K. Volnek on June 13, 2012 at 10:37pm -
Hey Alison. How great it is to find fellow writers so close here. We definitely need to get together. Have a crazy busy weekend coming up, but maybe after that. Would love to have anyone close to Lincoln contact us so we can have a writer's coffee. :-)
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Comment by Meredith Mansfield on June 13, 2012 at 5:45pm
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Eh. No. About a half-hour south of Los Angeles.
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Staff Comment by C. Lee McKenzie on June 13, 2012 at 5:27pm -
An hour south of San Francisco. Santa Cruz Mountains. Nearby?
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Where in CA? It's a big state.
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