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Middle grade

Children's Writing a Picture Book After Multiple Middle-Grade Novels

Award-winning middle-grade author Torrey Maldonado discusses what inspired and drove his picture book writing process.

Torrey Maldonado

Children's Jacquelyn Stolos: Be Yourself on the Page Robert Lee Brewer

Submissions & Proposals Querying With One Manuscript, Going on Submission With Another Rona Wang

Children's Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, and Why I Write Books for Children Jed Alexander

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Lauren Myracle on Breaking the Rules by Writing Across Ages and Genres (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

WD Podcasts Keeping Young Readers Engaged with Alyssa Colman The Editors of Writer's Digest

Children's Cassandra Ramos-Gomez: On Mixing the Macabre With Middle-Grade Humor Robert Lee Brewer

Children's Voice Lessons Sherri Winston

Interviews The WD Interview: Laurie Halse Anderson Amy Jones

Children's G. F. Miller: On Romance in Middle-Grade Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

Children's Grace Lin: Respect Your Readers Robert Lee Brewer

Children's Kate Messner: On Writing About the Many Masks of Grief Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Wahab Algarmi: Know and Visualize Your Ending Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Megan E. Freeman: On the Importance of Finding a Trusted Reader Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction The Magic of Creating a Middle-Grade Novel Gloria L. Huang

Writing Quotes One Piece of Advice From 27 Middle Grade and Picture Book Authors in 2024 Robert Lee Brewer

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