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Middle Grade Lair

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!!


Right Writing - a great site.
Write 4 Kids - this site has a plethora of info.
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) 
MiGWriters - exploring middle grade and young adult literature
POSTS OR ARTICLES:
Genres Defined - Oasis for YA
MG vs. YA - Invicible Summer
MIddle Grade Musings - great article 

 

 

Discussion Forum

The Strange World of Neve Rimbel

Started by Rosandra M. Davis. Last reply by Rosandra M. Davis Sep 21, 2012. 6 Replies

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

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

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

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 November 12, 2012 at 3:39pm

Thanks, Sheri, having me at your blog. And a big hug to everyone who visited. I know this is a busy time of year!

Comment by Patrice Caldwell on November 12, 2012 at 2:09pm

Thanks Sheri!  Currently no requests so far & still building a list of agents to submit to but I will do :)


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Comment by Sheri Larsen on November 12, 2012 at 2:08pm

Thanks, Patrice. Let us know how your journey querying and editing goes. 

Thanks, C.Lee.

Comment by Patrice Caldwell on November 12, 2012 at 1:56pm

Going over to Writer's Alley now...I've been busy editing and querying one of my YA manuscripts


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Comment by C. Lee McKenzie on November 12, 2012 at 1:07pm

I'll come over to say hi to Darby, Sheri. Sorry I missed your birthday, Beverly; I've been on the go for a few days and am falling behind in all the important things, like, checking in here to see what's going on.


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Comment by Sheri Larsen on November 12, 2012 at 8:15am

Our very own Darby Karchut is up on Writer's Alley, today!! It would be great if you stopped by and showed her some YAlitchat support! http://bit.ly/TEko57

Thanks so much!


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Comment by Sheri Larsen on November 12, 2012 at 8:14am

Okay, everyone. Seems we're lacking a bit of action in this group. Sorry I've been a tad MIA. I had surgery - which I'm in my 6th and hopefully final week of recovery. Go to the doctor's on Friday, where she should release me. Yay! I've also been working on the edits my agent sent me for my YA novel. Completed those and sent them to here last Tuesday! 

What are you up to?

Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on November 5, 2012 at 10:46pm

Thank you, Patrice.

Comment by Patrice Caldwell on November 5, 2012 at 12:11am

Happy belated birthday!

Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on November 2, 2012 at 9:51pm

Thanks, Suzanne. I'm looking forward to another year of happiness.

 
 
 

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