Best of the Middle Grade Blogs: April 15

As I convert my story from 3rd to 1st, it's predominately in a boy perspective but about 4 chapters swap to his younger sister. I didn't want to swap but it has to be done. An unfortunate part of switching to 1st. When I get to the sister chapters, I skip over them because I haven't quite found her voice. I understand her character but I'm not entirely there yet. Her voice has to be undeniably her when you read the first sentence and that's a challenge. I'm saving her for the end.

Any tips for creating distinction between two POVs?

Industry

• SCBWI Summer Conference Registration Opens (today) @ Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog.
• Live Query Event with Natalie Fischer @ WriteOnCon.
• Books with Boy Heroes @ From the Mixed-Up Files...
• Interview with Lit Agent Judith Engracia @ Literary Rambles.
• 7 ?'s for Lit Agent Adriann Ranta @ Middle Grade Ninja.
• Brand X @ Write About Now.
• 12 Tips for Twitterphobes @ Shrinking Violet Promotions.
• Retreat! Retreat! @ Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.

Craft

• Showing Emotion: Boys vs. Girls @ Ink Spells.
• When We're Talking Series @ Project Mayhem.
• N is for Names @ That's Another Story.
• Show and Tell @ Lenny's World.
• Don't Ignore Logic When Writing Fiction for Children @ Write4Kids!
• The Outline: A Weapon in the War on Writer's Block @ Adventures in Children's Publishing.
• Proof in the Pessimist's Pudding @ Tracy Edward Wymer.
• You Need a Complete Manuscript @ Kidlit.

Author Interviews

• Interview with Hillary Homzie and Book Giveaway @ Literary Rambles.
• Batter Up! Interview with Alan Gratz @ From the Mixed Up Files...
• Q & A with Middle Grade Author Nathan Bransford @ Anita Laydon Miller's MG Blog.
• 7 Questions for Richard Adams @ Middle Grade Ninja.

Reviews

• MMGM: Nerds (+ Giveaway) @ Shannon Whitney Messenger.
• MMGM: The Fourth Stall @ Kid Lit Frenzy.
• MMGM: Fashionista Edition @ My Comfy Chair.
• MMGM: Beyonders by Brandon Mull @ Writer About Now.
• MMGM: The Alychemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress @ Night Writer.
• MMGM: How Moving @ My Brain on Books.
• MMGM: Invisible Inkling @ Book Dreaming.
• MMGM: Jan Markley @ Just Deb!
• Audio Review: The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere #1) @ The O.W.L.
• Bloodline Rising by Katy Moran (tween) @ Charlotte's Library.
• Okay For Now by Gary D Schmidt @ Tracy Edward Wymer.

Other MG Roundups

• This Sunday's round-up of MG F/SF @ Charlotte's Library.

Did I miss anyone? Who inspired you this week?