Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Julie E. Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda is the author of Misspelled, The Trade Pact Cycle of The Clan Chronicles: A Thousand Words for Stranger, Ties of Power, To Trade the Stars; Web Shifters series: Beholder’s Eye, Hidden in Sight, Changing Vision; The Species Imperative series: Survival, Migration, Regeneration; and The Stratification series: Reap the Wild Wind, Riders of […]
Middle Grade Ninja: This Aggression Will Not Stand, Rand
You faithful readers know about the complex relationship I have with the writings of Ayn Rand. She fascinates me because she had the capacity to do such amazing writing and she used it for the purposes of pure evil. Perhaps we should blame her muse, Satan, whose lies about the virtue of selfishness are the […]
Middle Grade Ninja: The First Five Chapters of BANNEKER BONES AND THE GIANT ROBOT BEES
Publication Date: October 31, 2014 | Age Level: 9 – 12 | Grade Level: 4 – UP “Let me say at once that I think this is a most original and amusing piece of work. A reader is arrested at the outset by a paradoxical witticism and he goes on being arrested as the story […]
Middle Grade Ninja: The Book of David: Chapter One read by Robert Kent
WARNING: This recording is for ADULT LISTENERS and packs profuse profanity:) Quarantine for COVID-19 has given me the unexpected gift of perspective and free time. I always wanted to record at least one audiobook, and I always figured I’d read THE BOOK OF DAVID… someday… when I have time. To keep from crawling the walls […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Sweet to Tweet
Hey there esteemed reader! I’m a kid with a new toy. I have just discovered twitter. Yes, I know it has been around since World War II and everyone else is an old hand at tweeting and you totally can’t believe I’ve never done it before now. The important thing is that I am tweeting […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Sucker Literary Magazine Bloghop: The Writing Process
Hello there, Esteemed Reader! I’m hoping this finds you well. I know I’ve been away too long again, but I promise to make up what I lack in new blog posts with new books soon to be available. We’ve got some great books in the pipeline for review, some fantastic writer interviews, and even some […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Stage Fright for Writers
Greetings, Esteemed Reader! I spent a year studying at the university level to be an actor and acted in my share of plays, but I soon realized I didn’t have the absolute commitment to the craft required to be successful. Remember how Christian Bale starved himself half to death for The Machinist and then put […]
Middle Grade Ninja: A Special Video for Middle Grade Writers Everywhere
Hey there, Esteemed Reader. If you’ve ever written for children, this video may speak to you. It’s one of my favorite sketches from the Kids in the Hall and I hope you like it too. Warning, it includes the “d-word.” If you’re not okay with that, don’t watch. For everybody else, here ya go:
Middle Grade Ninja: Setting Goals for your Writing
Greetings, Esteemed Reader! I hope your reading and writing are going well. Mine have fallen behind just a little. My day job (oh to one day be the sort of writer who doesn’t need a day job!) is in personal finance and so each year tax season keeps me hopping. But tax season aside, I […]
Middle Grade Ninja: School of Ninja
Please forgive my brief absence, Esteemed Reader. It turns out publishing a serial novel is a lot less like publishing one book broken into five parts and a lot more like publishing five books about one story. The fourth chapter of The Book of David, available Halloween day, is longer than Banneker Bones and the […]