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Middle Grade? Teen? Where Do You Draw the Line? | Upstart Crow Literary
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The best books start here. Where Do You Draw the Line? If you have never participated in the Twitter feed #kidlitchat. Last Tuesday night’s chat was a gem. You can read the transcript here. But the gist of the discussion was this: What qualities make a manuscript middle grade instead of teen/YA? How do you know which you have? The target audience, while in teen fiction he writes. The vantage of the target audience.). Rule of the Bone. At any rate, none of the suggested criteria seemed to capture. That is...
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Annie McMahon: MG Book Review: The Mapmaker and the Ghost, by Sarvenaz Tash
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Monday, January 19, 2015. MG Book Review: The Mapmaker and the Ghost, by Sarvenaz Tash. Adventure / Historical Fiction / Paranormal. Plot summary (from Amazon):. The author definitely has strong writing skills. The story was told from multiple POVs, but it works well in this story. I especially liked the chapters told in Goldenrod's younger brother's voice, Birch. He sounded just like a real little kid. What makes this book unique. Thinking of purchasing this book?
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Annie McMahon: MG Book Review: Doom & Gloom, by Monica Shaughnessy
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Monday, November 25, 2013. MG Book Review: Doom and Gloom, by Monica Shaughnessy. Book trailer on YouTube. Plot summary (from Amazon):. Dane Winter has never, ever been afraid of the dark. The story is well written and engaging, with unexpected twists and a lot of suspense. I got sucked into the story from the beginning of chapter 1, and it kept my attention until the very last page. What makes this book unique. Dane shows it very well in this book. Alexandrov was...
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Annie McMahon: MG Book Review: Flip, by David Lubar
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Monday, January 26, 2015. MG Book Review: Flip, by David Lubar. Too many to count. Plot summary (from Amazon):. If you could become anyone in the world, who would you be? Did you ever wish you could be anyone else but who you are? Twins Ryan and Taylor do it all the time. Now their dream is about to come true. They've discovered mysterious alien disks that allow them to "flip"- to become legendary heroes from the past. What makes this book unique. I've never read ...
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Annie McMahon: Coffee Detox, Yoga Challenge, and Other Non-Writing Stuff
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Monday, April 6, 2015. Coffee Detox, Yoga Challenge, and Other Non-Writing Stuff. This winter, I took a break from setting goals about writing, reading, and editing and began the year with some health goals instead, starting with a three-week coffee detox in January. I searched the internet for different detox methods, but I couldn't find one that fit my needs perfectly, so I came up with my own:. Replacing my afternoon coffee with green tea. The other two weeks w...
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Annie McMahon: My Little Room Renovation Project
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. My Little Room Renovation Project. Our tenant's daughter was using one of the attic rooms as a bedroom, but since she left for college and doesn't need it anymore, I took it over as my home office. I needed my own private space to write and edit in peace. But after years of being used and abused by a teenage girl, the room needed . a little work. I was a little nervous about the results. How would it turn out once all done? Here is a list...
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Annie McMahon: Credentials
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. I've been working in an office environment since 1995. My job experience includes editing letters from foreign employees (heavy editing needed at times), designing brochures, and creating user manuals. I've also edited speech transcripts for publication. I'm the moderator of the YA Novel Workshop. For which I've helped writers polish their novels for publication since 2009. I'm also the editor for UK Children's Publishing. Click on the link to sample the first 30%).
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Annie McMahon: Reviewing Policy
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. I review MG novel (for kids 8-12 years old) in exchange for a Kindle or print copy of the book. I give my honest opinion and will only post reviews of a three-star rating or above. For novels with lower ratings, I will e-mail my feedback to the author. I only review books that have been professionally edited and are error-free (unless the book is exceptionally good). I offer editing/proofreading services to MG authors at a special price. Click here. One Lovely Blo...
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startle me: February 2010
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It's not easy to read. It's good to live.". Sunday, February 28, 2010. For my first Blog Award. Heck, I didn't even know these things existed! Anyway, since I'm always scrambling for blog topics, this made my post very easy. 1 Thank the person who tagged me. (Thanks Cheree! 2 Copy and Paste the award on my blog. 3 Link to the person who nominated me. 4 Tell up to. 5 Tag at least 7 people for this award. 6 Post links to their blogs. 7 Comment on each of their blogs to inform them of the nomination. Writin...
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Annie McMahon: Copyediting Services
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MG book reviews and articles on writing. Light edit / Proofread. Correcting obvious typos and grammar errors, looking for formatting issues. This is for you if you've edited your project as much as you could and are ready to publish, but you need a second pair of eyes to make sure it's absolutely perfect. Ideal for self-published authors who don't want to pay a fortune but want their book to have a fighting chance. 0012 per word ($3 per 250-word page). 002 per word ($5 per 250-word page). Self-published ...
