Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
Lou Piccolo
22 episodes
3 weeks ago
Word count may seem like the least of your concerns when you're thinking about writing a middle-grade novel. You've got story type, plot, theme, character development, pacing, and who knows what else to consider, right? But here's the thing: knowing industry-standard guidelines for the length of a middle-grade novel, and having a target word count in mind before you start drafting can actually help you to outline, draft, revise and publish. In today's episode, we'll cover: the guideline...
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Word count may seem like the least of your concerns when you're thinking about writing a middle-grade novel. You've got story type, plot, theme, character development, pacing, and who knows what else to consider, right? But here's the thing: knowing industry-standard guidelines for the length of a middle-grade novel, and having a target word count in mind before you start drafting can actually help you to outline, draft, revise and publish. In today's episode, we'll cover: the guideline...
#16 Use Story Type to Unlock Your Middle-Grade Novel
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
15 minutes
2 months ago
#16 Use Story Type to Unlock Your Middle-Grade Novel
You have a great story idea but you don't know how to turn it into a fully developed middle-grade novel that publishers want to buy and readers will love. What to do? This episode on the ten universal story types will help you: identify your novel's story typefind a way into your storyget past your story's murky middlecraft an effective character arcdraft effective scenes and events for your storywrite a story that satisfies readersBonus: get access to a free PDF handout on story type and why...
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
Word count may seem like the least of your concerns when you're thinking about writing a middle-grade novel. You've got story type, plot, theme, character development, pacing, and who knows what else to consider, right? But here's the thing: knowing industry-standard guidelines for the length of a middle-grade novel, and having a target word count in mind before you start drafting can actually help you to outline, draft, revise and publish. In today's episode, we'll cover: the guideline...
