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October 03, 2023

Ep 6: Writing Truth: Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Trashing Drafts and Caping for the Giving Tree

55 minutes

Highlights from this episode with acclaimed author Maggie Tokuda-Hall include:

Writing protagonists that are not role models

The magic of the 25k word count and refusing to string along dead writing and trashing drafts

Her thoughts on determining what are *her* stories to tell

Why telling truth to kids matters and untangling what "age appropriate" means

Mermaids, serial killers, and another perspective on The Giving Tree

An overshare that should empower us all to say NOPE!

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of many books, including Love in the Library, and her debut young adult novel The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, which was named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR, Kirkus, School Library Journal and Book Page. Maggie is relentlessly bold in her writing and her truth-telling, and is an absolute force in the world of kid lit and beyond.

IG and TikTok: @maggietokudahall

Website: https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/

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