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Making a Middle Grade is a podcast about writing, selling, and marketing a middle grade novel through a traditional publ... Read more
5 Aug 2019
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2mins
1: Getting a Literary Agent
1: Getting a Literary Agent
The first step to getting a middle grade book traditionally published? Write it. The second step? Finding a literary ag... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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19mins
2: Landing a Book Deal
2: Landing a Book Deal
The first book I signed with my agent for didn't sell. It felt totally, undeniably horrible. But I shook the dust from m... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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19mins
3: Editing a Manuscript
3: Editing a Manuscript
What's a copyeditor? What's a sensitivity reader? What's a way to go through this process without losing your mind? 😂 T... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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29mins
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4: Creating a Book Cover
4: Creating a Book Cover
How much say do authors get in their book cover? As an aspiring author, I always dreamed about how the cover of my middl... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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14mins
5: Celebrating a Debut Year
5: Celebrating a Debut Year
How can we reframe "debut year" from something full of anxiety, stress, and broken hopes to something full of joy, grati... Read more
3 Jan 2020
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19mins
6: Marketing a Middle Grade Book
6: Marketing a Middle Grade Book
When it comes to marketing, how much is on the author vs. the publisher? What are some things authors can do to get thei... Read more
6 Feb 2020
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12mins
7: Connecting With School Libraries
7: Connecting With School Libraries
In this episode, we interview a school librarian to learn what makes kids pick up a book, how librarians decide which bo... Read more
12 Mar 2020
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15mins
8: Balancing a Brand
8: Balancing a Brand
Christian books AND secular books? Kids books AND adult books? If you want to write in multiple genres, how do you brand... Read more
17 Apr 2020
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15mins
9: Launching During COVID-19
9: Launching During COVID-19
In today's episode, I'm talking about the difficulties of releasing a book during the coronavirus pandemic. I also chat ... Read more
15 May 2020
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20mins
