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Good Blogs From the Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors

Is It a Chapter Book or Middle Grade? How to Tell  
Kidliterati


Middle Grade Minded

Project Mayhem  
Smack Dab in the Middle   Spooky Middle Grade Renegades of Middle Grade Middle Grade Book Village  (runs weekly #MGBookChat on Monday evenings 9 p.m. ET) What Is Middle Grade? Writing Sports and Action Scenes, Part 1 Finding the Middle Grade Voice   Five Wisdoms About the Middle Grade Market 3 Key Components of Middle Grade

The Key Difference Between Middle Grade & Young Adult 

The Great Chapter Book, Middle Grade Confusion


The 14-Year Old Middle Grade P rotagonist
Navigating Middle Grade Books
5 Ways to Tell if You're Writing MG or YA Middle Grade v. Young Adult (5 subcategories) The Difference Between Children's and Adult Books The Critical Differences Between Middle Grade and YA Books 5 Writing Tips for Middle Grade Novelists Top tips for switching genre and writing middle grade Watch a Novel Grow from the First Spark of an Idea


More Good Articles Writing the Middle Grade Novel Writing a Middle-grade Masterpiece Ain't Easy! Guest Post: Finding the Middle Grade Voice   Writing Enticing First Chapters for Middle-Grade and Young Adult Novels, Part 1 Make your inner ten-year-old laugh: how to write funny fiction 7 Tips for Developing a Compelling Middle-Grade Fiction Premise Plot Middle Grade to Emotionally Engage Your Readers The Most Common Pitfalls in Middle Grade Manuscripts Writing Middle Grade Fiction: What I Wish I’d Known Writing Your Middle Grade Character (aka The Center of Her Universe) How to Write Middle Grade Fiction: A Beginner’s Guide How to Write Middle Grade Stories Kids Want to Read

Middle Grade Novel Structure 101: Stuck in the Middle (Grade) with You



3 Components of Middle-Grade Novels




3 Ways to Plan a Marketable Novel without Losing Creativity



How To Write a Middle-grade Novel




Five Lessons I Learned Writing My First Middle Grade Novel


Navigating Middle Grade Books



Middle Grade Novel: Plot Outline



The Key Differences Between Middle Grade vs Young Adult



Middle Grade Minded: The Basics Of Plot Structure

6 Golden Rules of Writing Middle Grade




What the #$@& to Do About Profanity in Middle Grade

4 Keys to Writing Un-Put-Down-Able Middle Grade Adventure


Writing the Middle Grade Novel



Writing the Middle Grade Masterpiece- Harold Underdown's The Purple Crayon




Is Plot or Character More Important For Middle Grade Readers

How to Write a Middle Grade Novel

Keeping it Middle Grade: Handling Tough Topics in Fiction

Booksellers Navigate New Trends in Middle Grade

How Much Page Time Can Adult Characters Have in Middle Grade Novels? Here are the Essentials of Middle Grade Fiction 21 Characteristics of a Perfect Middle Grade Protagonist How to Write a Children’s Book in 12 Steps (From an Editor)

How to Write a Middle-Grade Novel 6 Golden Rules of Writing Middle Grade
Publishing Trends



Bestselling Middle Grade Fiction Part 1: Genres & Topics



Bestselling Middle Grade Fiction Part 2: Tense & Point of View





Agents

List of 20 MG Agents- Darcy Pattison

MG Literary Agents   Middle Grade Literary Agents Open to Submissions

Courses
Just Write for Middle Grade! Emma Walton Hamilton's 14 week course on chapter books and middle grade