#middlegradewriter

[authormarieasano]

Writerly Questions

I write primarily adult books as my current WIP is an adult paranormal mystery and it features mainly adult characters in their mid-twenties to early thirties, especially from the MC, love interest, and antagonist. Also, since the overall plot of my novel features a serial killer, content in terms of violence is prevalent throughout as well. 

So what age category do you primarily write in and would you consider writing outside your preferred age category?

I've considered writing YA novels before I came up with the idea for my current WIP. 

- Marié 🌸

[christinafarley]

Ah! I love this post of THE PRINCESS & THE PAGE so much! Thank you @bellesmiddlegrade for this gorgeous picture! Made with@make_repost ・・・ This is one I thought I had gotten forever ago(because I first saw it forever ago, wanted it, & thought I got it lol), but when I went to look for it-nope. Didn’t have it lol So I rectified that immediately. It sounds absolutely incredible. Such a STUNNING cover by one of my favorites @paacart as well!💜 Synopsis: A dark secret lurks in Keira's family. She comes from a long line of Word Weavers who bring their stories to life when they use a magical pen. But Keira's mom is unable to face the truth of the family's history because the Word Weavers have been hunted for generations for their power. And so, she forbids Keira to write. Oblivious to the family's secret ability, and angry at her mom's rule of no fictional writing, Keira discovers her grandma's Word Weaver pen and uses it to write a story for the Girls' World fairy tale contest, believing it will bring her good luck. But when Keira decides to have her fairy tale reflect her family's imperfect life, and has the princess in her story vanquished to a dark tower for eternity, she starts to wonder if anyone ever truly lives happily ever after. #theprincessandthepage #christinafarley #peturantonsson #scholasticpress #scholastic #scholasticbooks #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #middlegradereads #middlegradeillustration #middlegradecovers #middlegradefiction #middlegradefantasy #middlegradefairytale #middlegrademystery #middlegradeadventure #middlegradebooksaboutbooks #middlegradewriting #mgbooks #mgbookstagram #middlegradebookstagram #mgbook #ireadmg #middlegradebooksuggestions #bookstagram #booksuggestions #books #booknerd #bookrecommendations #booklover @christinalfarley @scholasticinc https://www.instagram.com/p/CWk_6riLrE7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[carriejonesbooks]

Be the Writer Dog You Want to Be - Gabby the Dog's Story

Be the Writer Dog You Want to Be – Gabby the Dog’s Story

I was going to write about ellipses today, but I decided to tell you Gabby the Dog’s story instead even though it’s not the most practical writing tip for Writing Wednesday.

Gabby’s Story

Imagine spending the first year of your life chained to a tree in Alabama, pretty much never getting any food, standing there, crouching there, hiding there in winter, in rain, in heat, in storms. Imagine…

[carriejonesbooks]

Mushy Dialogue Sucks

There. I said it.

Mushy dialogue sucks. It’s nothing space in your story and sometimes it’s nothing space in your life. You know what I’m talking about, right? You meet some cool human at a coffee house and talk to them and it goes like this:

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

“How’s it shaking?”

“It’s shaking well, thank you.”

“Yeah. Weather is nice, right?”

“It’s quite sunny.”

“Cool.”

“Yes, it’s lovely.”

Random…