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Middle Grade Ninja: GUEST POST: “How to Write Middle Grade Cringe Humor” by Dan Richards
To be honest, I discovered that middle grade students LOVE cringe humor by accident. A fourth-grade teacher introduced me to the term after reading my novel, Stu Truly, to his class. He explained that his students loved the story because Stu, the main character, kept getting into socially awkward, embarrassing situations. For some reason, kids, and adults, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: GUEST POST: “On Perseverance” by Miriam Spitzer Franklin
It all started with my dad. He was a chemical engineer who wrote plays in his spare time. I noticed the way he was lost in his own world when he sat at his typewriter wearing a cap, muttering the lines to himself and laughing out loud at his jokes. I watched in amazement as […]
Middle Grade Ninja: GUEST POST: “Truth In Fiction” by S.D. Hintz
Any fiction author, regardless of genre, understands the importance of making their writing believable. Creating an imaginary world that seems plausible is the difference between a page-turner and dust collector. While your readers are craving fantasy, horror, and the like, they would rather starve than follow a story that fails to ring true. Case and […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Happy Black History Month!
Hi Esteemed Reader. I don’t have a whole lot to say today, except to tell you you can enter this contest to with a copy of Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue With Today’s Youth, signed by Rosa Parks herself!
Middle Grade Ninja: Dan Richards
To be honest, I discovered that middle grade students LOVE cringe humor by accident. A fourth-grade teacher introduced me to the term after reading my novel, Stu Truly, to his class. He explained that his students loved the story because Stu, the main character, kept getting into socially awkward, embarrassing situations. For some reason, kids, and adults, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Picture Books
We write children’s picture books about an elementary school-aged boy and his marvelous pet weasel. Often we are asked—understandably so—for what age groups our fun little episodes are intended. The answer: children between four and ten years old and the adults who read with them. But the deeper truth: anyone and everyone. Humans love a […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Search results for Molly jaffa
From the Folio Literary Management site: Molly Jaffa has been working closely with Folio authors’ projects since 2008, and is an Associate Member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR). In addition to building her selective but growing list of clients, Molly utilizes her editorial background, previous work experience in the e-publishing industry, and intimate […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA BOOK CLUB: Chapter 13 MAD-EYE MOODY
First Paragraph: The storm had blown itself out by the following morning, though the ceiling in the Great Hall was still gloomy; heavy clouds of pewter gray swirled overhead as Harry, Ron, and Hermione examined their new course schedules at breakfast. A few seats along, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were discussing magical methods of aging […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA BOOK CLUB: Chapter 1 – THE RIDDLE HOUSE
First Paragraph: The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it “the Riddle House,” even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there. It stood on a hill overlooking the village, some of its windows boarded, tiles missing from its roof, and ivy spreading unchecked over its face. Once a fine-looking manor, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA STUFF: Cannibals on the Move
Hi there, Esteemed Reader. I’ve been missing you during my summer break and I’m looking forward to returning to you next week. To the left of this text is a picture of Michael Keaton as Birdman, coming soon. The movie is a comedy, but I don’t care. I’d recognize that cowled face and blue eye […]