KidLit Craft Podcast

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At KidLit Craft we look at mentor texts to discover ways to improve our own writing. Our Deep Dive series looks at one novel over multiple weeks.... more

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

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November 20, 2024 Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 3: The World As It Is
The opening of a book establishes The World As It Is, and Kayvion Lewis’s Thieves’ Gambit is no exception. Lewis masterfully establishes Ross Quest’s world of international thievery and how she relates to it, including her desire to escape into something more normal.

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November 06, 2024 Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 2: Theme
We’re starting with theme! Kayvion Lewis introduces the theme of TRUST in the very first sentence of Thieves’ Gambit. In this episode, Erin and Anne-Marie explore the different strategies Lewis uses to explore the theme through characters, situations, and plot twists that challenge the main character Ross’s view of the world.

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33min
October 30, 2024 Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 1: Intro
Introducing Season 2! We're taking a deep dive into Kavyion Lewis's YA thriller THIEVES’ GAMBIT. Find out why we chose it and what we have in store for this season.

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9min
June 27, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 14: Martine Leavitt Interview, Part 2
In this second part of our interview with Martine Leavitt, the author of Buffalo Flats, she tells us about the mountains that inspire her, how to put emotion on the page, what the heck an objective correlative is, and much more, including what she’s working on now.
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KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats

The KidLit Craft Podcast is hosted by Anne-Marie Strohman and Erin Nuttall.

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June 18, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 13: Martine Leavitt Interview, Part 1
Episode 13: Martine Interview, Part 1

In this episode, we interview Martine Leavitt herself! She talks to us about her inspiration for Buffalo Flats, the painful process of writing it, and her secret to sticking with writing when it's hard. Martine had so much wisdom to share that we split the interview into two episodes. Watch for Part 2 next week.

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KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats
My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt
Calvin by Martine Leavitt
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
A KidLit Craft article on Calvin

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28min
June 13, 2024KidLit Craft: Summer Update 2024
Find out what's next for the KidLit Craft podcast, and exciting upcoming offerings from KidLit Craft.

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For information on the Writing MG for PB Authors class, email Anne-Marie at [email protected]. Or find out more here: INFO SHEET.

KidLit Craft website

Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats

Our next podcast book: THIEVES’ GAMBIT by Kayvion Lewis

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May 24, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 12: Language and Metaphor
Throughout Buffalo Flats, Martine Leavitt uses rich language and evocative metaphors. We break down how and why she uses specific language and metaphors, and to what effect. We also talk about how to decide what language and metaphors to use in your own work.

Links:
KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats
Lolo’s Light by Liz Garton Scanlon
KidLit Craft post on language and metaphor in Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
KidLit Craft post on metaphors in Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis
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April 25, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 11: In-Community Accessibility
In Buffalo Flats, Rebecca belongs to a religious community that exists within the larger community in the Northwest Territories of Canada. In this episode we look at how Martine makes this community recognizable to those in it and accessible to those not, and we share our personal experiences reading about the community. The craft techniques we discuss apply not just to religious communities, but to any smaller group within a larger culture.

Links:
KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats
My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
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27min
April 11, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 10: Historical Feminism
We explore how Martine incorporates feminism into historical fiction in a way that respects history and characters, by finding friction points between the character’s desires and their experience of the world. Also, Erin emotes about corsets.

Links:
KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats
The book Erin references set in 15th-Century China is Lisa See’s Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.
The story of Esther

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35min
March 14, 2024Buffalo Flats, Ep. 9: Humor
At risk of making Martine’s humor less funny, we take apart the humor in Buffalo Flats, from set-ups and punchlines to adding a funny twist, from individual sentences to full subplots.
Links:
KidLit Craft website
Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats
Laurel & Hardy, “Chickens Come Home”
Pizza Pirate
This is Us
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30min

FAQs about KidLit Craft Podcast:

How many episodes does KidLit Craft Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.