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...
Bonus: Get to Know Your Ideal Reader with Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
11 minutes
2 months ago
Bonus: Get to Know Your Ideal Reader with Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie
In this bonus episode, I will take the eight key questions we looked at in the last episode on how to get to know the ideal middle-grade reader for your novel, and apply them to Kate DiCamillo's middle-grade novel Because of Winn-Dixie. This episode will show you what the process of fleshing out your ideal middle-grade reader looks like in action, and how it can connect your readers to your protagonist and the theme of your story, turning them into your book's biggest fan. If you ...
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...
