Are You Using Vague Nouns in Your Writing?
https://loupiccolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vague-Nouns.mp4 If you want readers to clearly see what you are describing in your writing, you must use nouns that are both concrete and specific. Clothes is the example of…Are You Using Excessive Adverbs in Your Writing?
https://loupiccolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lou-Piccolo-Using-adverbs-in-your-writing.mp4 An excessive use of adverbs is a sentence-level problem you might find in your writing.Adverbs are essentially a form of telling. As a writer, I have been told repeatedly…The Night Visitors by Carol Goodman
On the run from an abusive relationship, Alice with ten-year-old Oren stops in Delphi, New York. She phones a hotline to ask for help, which comes in the form of…Shadow of Doubt – SL Beaumont
Shadow of Doubt by SL Beaumont is a suspenseful novel challenging the notion of trust and betrayal in close relationships. Jessica McDonald has the life most people dream of –…The Winterkeeper – Anna Schmidt
Desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive stepfather, fourteen-year-old Millie Chase sets out to find her deceased mother’s best friend in nearby Yellowstone National Park. Millie doesn’t know where…When Is My Book Ready to Be Published?
Dear Lou, I’ve written a book I plan to self-publish. I know this means that I’m responsible for any mistakes there may be in the book. What should I do…Fiasco at the Fair – Pamela Traynor
What’s a nine-year-old boy to do when he finds a mysterious glow in the place of a missing book in the school library? Share his discovery with his best friend…Chapter Book or Middle-Grade Novel?
Hi Lou, I received a rejection letter from an agent for my chapter book yesterday. He’s written that I’ve mixed up chapter books and middle grade books, but the children…Lost on the Water by D.G. Driver
Teenage angst, unreasonable parents, family secrets and ghosts – Lost on the Water by D.G. Driver has it all, and more. Fourteen-year-old Dannie is uprooted from her home in California…Follow Me
So effortlessly happy in her loose skin.
A lesson to us all to enjoy the small things and to be present in the now.
Just enjoy the writing without thinking of what it could become.
Here’s how it goes….
You have a great story idea but you just don’t know how to turn it into a 50,000-word middle-grade novel.
Or maybe you have found your way into your novel but now you’re stuck somewhere in the messy middle between ‘Chapter 1’ and ‘The End’?
Yikes!
Luckily, the ten universal story types can get you unstuck. They’ll help you:
✨ identify your novel’s story type
✨ find a way into your story
✨ get past the murky middle
✨ craft an effective character arc
✨ draft the scenes your story needs
✨ write a story that kids love
Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not!
If you want to find out more about the ten story types, comment STORY TYPE below and I’ll send you a link to the podcast episode that goes into more detail, as well as a free PDF handout and information on how to sign up to a workshop that shows you how to choose the right story type for your middle-grade novel.
Help is on the way! Fret not!
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An early morning hike before a day of writing and recording the next podcast episode.
If you enjoyed getting to know your middle-grade reader in the last episode, you’re going to love this one…
It’s a deep dive into a case study of the 8 questions in action.
“Ex.ci.ting!” says Themba, “But can we go now? The squirrels aren’t going to tree-watch themselves!”
How can you make kids happy?
Become a middle-grade author who creates books with characters who feel like real people, and transports kids out of their own world and into the imaginary one you have created in such a way that they lose themselves and actually feel some sort of grief when the book ends…
If this is who you want to be, then you must start by understanding who middle-grade readers are, and especially who the best one is for YOUR book.
Comment READER, and I’ll send you a PDF handout and link to the podcast episode that covers:
✨ reasons why it’s important to get to know your ideal reader
✨ 8 questions you can ask to get to know them
✨ how this will help you outline, draft, revise, publish and market your book
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