Middle Grade Ninja: Holes
Newbery Award–winning author Louis Sachar is the creator of the entertaining Marvin Redpost books as well as the much-loved There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, winner of 17 child-voted state awards. Louis Sachar’s book Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, is also an […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Hilary Harwell
Before joining DeFiore in early 2016, Reiko Davis was an associate agent at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency for four years. She grew up in Kansas City, received her BA in Comparative Literature and Art History from Brown University, and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course. Reiko’s interests are varied, but she is particularly […]
Middle Grade Ninja: HackerJack
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.Nick Goss and I discuss self publishing, home schooling, his bought with Covid-19, writing secular stories as a Christian, the pros and cons of social media, the importance of organizing a writing […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Guest Post
There’s something about swimming laps that gets my creative juices flowing. When I first start the warm-up, my mind is the proverbial blank slate. Then a solution to something I’ve been working on suddenly pops in my head: a title, scene, chapter cliffhanger, character name, or plot twist for my WIP. And for the rest […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Greenhouse Literary
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. Kristin Ostby and I discuss how she grew up a reader and daughter of a librarian who went on to […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Fuzzy Mud
Newbery Award–winning author Louis Sachar is the creator of the entertaining Marvin Redpost books as well as the much-loved There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, winner of 17 child-voted state awards. Louis Sachar’s book Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, is also an […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Float
Esteemed Reader, prepare to be transformed into an Esteemed Viewer! I’m jumping into the deep end and taking Middle Grade Ninja into a new medium. Here is the first ever episode of Middle Grade Ninja TV. If y’all like it and some other folks want to be guests, we’ll probably do some more episodes in […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Esabella Strickland
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. Esabella Strickland is an award-winning actress, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social media influencer who’s just published her first novel, THEN AND THERE, HERE AND WHERE. And she’s 15 years old. We discuss […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Edge of Extinction
Esteemed Reader, prepare to be transformed into an Esteemed Viewer! I’m jumping into the deep end and taking Middle Grade Ninja into a new medium. Here is the first ever episode of Middle Grade Ninja TV. If y’all like it and some other folks want to be guests, we’ll probably do some more episodes in […]
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, […]