Category: Podcast
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 143: Author Alda P. Dobbs
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations.Alda P. Dobbs and I discuss writing about the Mexican Revolution as well as her own family’s history in her new novel, BAREFOOT DREAMS OF PETRA LUNA, and then translating that story […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 161: Author James Riley
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. James Riley and I have an in-depth discussion about his writing and plotting process for his new middle grade series, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 177: Literary Agent Rachel Orr
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Anchor, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, RadioPublic, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. Rachel Orr and I chat about her career in publishing from her time as a bookseller with Barnes and Noble, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 193: Professional Troublemaker Linda Sarsour
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Anchor, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, RadioPublic, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. One of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2017, Linda Sarsour, shares details about her life as featured in […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 209: Literary Agent Janine Le
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Anchor, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, RadioPublic, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. Janine Le and I discuss her career in publishing from her first internship to her twelve years with the Sheldon […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 40: Author Annie Sullivan
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. What don’t Annie Sullivan and I talk about in this extensive episode? We discuss her new novel, TIGER QUEEN, of course, but we also talk about her travels to all seven […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 56: Author Shauna Holyoak
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Shauna Holyoak and I discuss her KAZU JONES series with tips for writing middle grade mysteries, rewriting a story until it’s right, and writing about a protagonist that’s a different race […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 72: Editor Sarah LaPolla
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Sarah LaPola shares her thoughts on editing, writing, and publishing based on more than a decade of experience as a literary agent. We discuss her freelance editorial services and query consultations, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 87: Author Daniel Kraus
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Daniel Kraus and I discuss his newest book, THEY THREW US AWAY, a wonderfully dark middle grade novel written by an author of horror. We get along famously. We talk briefly […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 03: Author Jeff Norton
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Author Jeff Norton and I discuss his new middle grade novel, Alienated, as well as his philosophy on writing and his advice for writers. Naturally, we also discussed our mutual love […]