Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 161: Author James Riley
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Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 160: Public Relations Expert Ellen Whitfield
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.Ellen Whitfield and I discuss how she went from being a reader to a copyeditor to a book reviewer to a publicist with BOOKS FORWARD. We talk specifically about budget numbers for […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 159: Author Gregory Maguire
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Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 158: Author Elly Swartz
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Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 157: Authors Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin
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. Don Handfield, Joshua Malkin, and I talk about the differences between writing screenplays and collaborating to write a graphic novel, such as their newest, UNIKORN. We talk about acting with Robert […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 156: Author Libby McNamee
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Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 155: Author Erika Lewis
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Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 154: Author Leslie Patricelli
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, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Leslie Patricelli and I discuss her career writing and illustrating board books and her recent middle grade novels in […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 152: Author Leslie Connor
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. Leslie Connor and I talk about writing your way through imposter syndrome and her process in creating her newest novel, ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE? We discuss how she started out as […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 151: Author Meera Trehan
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, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Meera Trehan and I discuss writing from the perspective of a mansion in her new book, THE VIEW FROM […]