Welcome to KidLit Craft!

Middle Grade
Written By Anne-Marie Strohman

Hello, lovely readers!We are officially launched! We've been working over the past year to move our mglunchbreak.com blog to our new home at kidlitcraft.com. We'll continue to bring you in-depth craft reviews of middle grade books, as well as conference takeaways, book recommendations, and author interviews. In the months ahead, we'll be adding both a picture book section of the blog and a young adult section.For our launch, we've got two posts for you--one on finding the best writer's retreat for you and one on Anne Nesbet's lovely novel Cloud and Wallfish.Enjoy!Anne-Marie Strohman, editor

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Erin Becker: Go For It!
Erin Becker: Go For It!

I want to write books that make people feel good. I wrote Crushing It during the pandemic, during a difficult time in my life. Writing this story was like a warm hug and a reminder that sometimes, things do turn out okay. 

Tim McCanna: Embrace Brainstorming
Tim McCanna: Embrace Brainstorming

Brainstorming a solid idea for a book is as much a part of the creative process as actually writing the book. Sometimes you’re struck by lightning and that can be exciting. But often it’s about putting on your thinking cap and solving the riddle of “What should I write next?”

Lindsay Lackey: Welcome Ideas Out of Your Comfort Zone
Lindsay Lackey: Welcome Ideas Out of Your Comfort Zone

My biggest tips for authors: 1) don't be afraid! New topics and challenging themes ARE possible. And 2) Ask for help! Books are built like houses: the results are much better with the help of a few experts.

Anne-Marie Strohman

Anne-Marie Strohman (co-editor) writes picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult short stories and novels. She is a teacher, an editor, and a scholar. She is an active member of SCBWI and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Find her at amstrohman.com and on Twitter @amstrwriter

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