• Middle Grade Tips & Tricks with Alyssa Colman - The Gilded Girl

  • Nov 11 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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Middle Grade Tips & Tricks with Alyssa Colman - The Gilded Girl

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  • Marissa chats with Alyssa Colman about her Gilded Magic middle grade fantasy duology and her upcoming WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW in this jam-packed middle grade focused episode. Also discussed: the hallmarks of middle grade (themes, tone, voice), word counts, heavy and difficult themes in middle grade books, voice, humor, creating sympathetic characters, how middle grade characters defeat their villains, magic systems, standing out in a crowded market, and so much more!

    Jennifer Laughran’s post about word counts: https://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/wordcount-dracula.html

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    Jessica Brody’s Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: https://bookshop.org/a/11756/9780399579745

    Dan Wells on Story Structure: https://youtu.be/KcmiqQ9NpPE?si=jVamtqLH3YPFYBub

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