Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
Lou Piccolo
19 episodes
1 week ago
What's more important for your novel: great language or great story? If you answered 'great story', you've got it right! While great language is important too, it won't carry your story idea through a full-length middle-grade novel and, by itself, it's not a story. If you submit a novel to an agent without solid story structure, it will be rejected. If you think your novel lacks structure, in this episode, I cover: why so many writers make the mistake of choosing langu...
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What's more important for your novel: great language or great story? If you answered 'great story', you've got it right! While great language is important too, it won't carry your story idea through a full-length middle-grade novel and, by itself, it's not a story. If you submit a novel to an agent without solid story structure, it will be rejected. If you think your novel lacks structure, in this episode, I cover: why so many writers make the mistake of choosing langu...
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
10 minutes
1 month ago
#14 Writing Middle Grade: How Do I Start?
So, you want to write a middle-grade novel... maybe you have an idea that just won't let you be. Or maybe you've spent years writing picture books, and you'd like to try something different. But when you sit down in front of your computer… well, you don't quite know how to start. That's why, in this episode, we're taking a deep dive into how reading like a writer will help you: learn about middle-grade guidelinesunderstand why something isn't working in your own bookincrease your chance...
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
What's more important for your novel: great language or great story? If you answered 'great story', you've got it right! While great language is important too, it won't carry your story idea through a full-length middle-grade novel and, by itself, it's not a story. If you submit a novel to an agent without solid story structure, it will be rejected. If you think your novel lacks structure, in this episode, I cover: why so many writers make the mistake of choosing langu...