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Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) brings you actionable writing craft advice on how to outline, write and revise a middle-grade novel for 8 to 12-year-old readers.
Tune in twice a month to join developmental editor and author, Lou Piccolo, and learn the art of writing middle grade without the overwhelm.
Whether you're trying to find a way into your novel, are stuck somewhere in the middle, need to revise but don’t know how, or are looking for tips to stay motivated to finish your novel, each episode offers practical guidance you can apply to your work in progress.
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) is the right podcast for you if you have read all the craft books but need someone to guide you through the practical process of:
→ outlining a middle-grade novel
→ plotting your story
→ creating engaging characters
→ writing authentic dialogue
→ staying the course to finish your novel
Here’s something I tell all my clients:
Start here, start now, just start. Tomorrow’s you will be grateful that today’s you did.
Middle Grade Made Easy(er) | Kidlit Writing Craft Podcast
#15 Getting to Know Your Ideal Middle-Grade Reader
If you want to be the type of middle-grade writer who creates books with characters who feel like real people, and transports kids out of their own world into the imaginary one you have created in such a way that they lose themselves and actually feel some sort of grief when the book ends…
… then you need to start with understanding who middle-grade readers are, in general, and who the ideal reader is for YOUR book.
In this episode, I cover:
- reasons why it's important to get to know your ideal reader
- 8 questions you can ask to get to know them
- how this will help you outline, draft, revise, publish and market your book
I've created a PDF handout you can download that sums up the episode: loupiccolo.com/reader
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