Woo hoo. Friday. We made it. This week has been craziness. No time for thoughts, too much going on. We'll talk soon. (Don't hold me to it.)
My Fave Middle Grade Blog Post this Week
Industry and Agents
- Anatomy of a Book Deal @ Adventures in Children's Publishing.
- In Which Your Agent Wears Dueling Hats @ Mandy Hubbard.
- The Lasting Effect of Literature @ Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.
- Riding the Cultural Zeitgeist? @ Pub Rants.
- Deidre Knight of the Knight Agency @ Guide to Literary Agents.
- Agent Spotlight: Mandy Hubbard @ Literary Rambles.
- What an Agent Wants to See: Tina Wexler, ICM @ The Write Path.
- Ask the Expert Series: Interview with Two 8th Graders @ Literary Rambles.
- Exciting New Changes to Smack Dab @ Smack Dab in the Middle.
- The Work in Networking @ Shannon Whitney Messenger.
- The Nonfiction vs Fiction Environment @ Smack Dab in the Middle.
Crafting
- Forty Questions for a Stronger Manuscript @ Adventures in Children's Publishing.
- Your Ideal Space @ PK Hrezo.
- How to Appeal to Children and Adults When Writing Children's Books @ Mindy Alyse Weiss.
- W is for Words: Choosing Right for Writing Middle Grade @ That's Another Story.
- Y is for YA, Or is it MG? Where Does Your Novel Fit? @ That's Another Story.
Interviews
- The Absolute Value of Kathy Erskine @ From the Mixed Up Files...
- Rebecca Upjohn @ Just Deb.
Reviews
- MMGM: Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow @ Literary Rambles.
- MMGM: The Merchant of Death (Pendragon Series) & The Time Travelers @ Shannon Whitney Messenger.
- MMGM: It's Raining Cupcakes & The Guardians of the Hidden Scepter @ Book Dreaming.
- MMGM: The Mysterious Howling & No Passengers Beyond This Point @ Middle Grade Mafioso.
- MMGM: Second Fiddle & Chronicles of Ancient Darkness @ My Brain on Books.
- MMGM: Tango & The Mostly True Story of Jack @ Novel and Nouveau.
- MMGM: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone & Ida B. @ Night Writer.
- MMGM: Mick Harte Was Here @ Just Deb.
- MMGM: The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z @ So I'm Fifty.
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland @ The OWL.
- Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity @ Charlotte's Library.
- The Throne of Fire @ The Write Path.
- Beyonders by Brandon Mull @ The Write Path.
- Books for Happy Campers @ From the Mixed Up Files...
- A Series of Unfortunate Events @ Dutch Hill News.
- Giveaway Time @ Book Dreaming.
Other Round Ups
- Sunday's MG SF & F @ Charlotte's Library.
Thanks for mentioning my review. Great list you have here. I wish I had time to read them all!
ReplyDeleteWhen I have a question or need to research something, I check your Friday round-ups and find what I need. Thank you for taking the time do faithfully compile these.
ReplyDeleteGreat links. I always enjoy yours because they are really good and not overwhelmingly long. Thanks for linking us.
ReplyDeleteI saw the post about Deidre Knight on Guide to Literary Agents. She sounds awesome.