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Author Lisa Fipps talks about how critical empathy is to writing for kids, prose v. writing in verse and how to connect with characters.

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With her debut middle-grade novel, Starfish, Lisa Fipps won 13 awards, including the 2022 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award, and the novel in verse was selected for 36 state award/book lists. She’s done virtual and in-person author visits with thousands of children in America, Canada, and China, in addition to being a guest speaker and panelist at festivals and conferences. Starfish has been translated into Turkish, Korean, and Spanish, and will soon be coming out in other languages. Her second middle-grade novel in verse will be released in spring 2024. Lisa is also an award-winning former journalist, and an award-winning former library marketing director. She currently lives in Indiana and lived in Texas.

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In episode 21,  we feature :

Night Shift, by Stephen King
The Vanishing of Aveline Jones, by Phil Hickes

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For today's Hot Writing Tip, we talk about the dreaded synopsis and what is critical to include and what to leave out.

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Richard Knight, author, features writer and content provider, joins us to discuss the ins and outs of writing for online magazines and content services. He also shares a sneak peak of his latest middle grade fiction project and it's so good!

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About Richard Knight

Rich Knight is a teacher by day, and a writer by night. He has written for several publications, including The Source, Complex Magazine, Weight Watchers, and XXL. He currently writes feature articles for Cinemablend.com, and still (somehow) finds the time to play with his two wonderful children, and work on his next novel. He is represented by the amazing agent, Ann Rose, at The Tobias Literary Agency. 

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In episode 19, we feature How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, by Angie Cruz and; Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion, by Stephen W. Martin.

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For today's Hot Writing Tip, we talk about how to get your arms around descriptions without overwriting.

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Award winning author illustrator Jarrett Lerner talks about how to write through hard topics, how to get to know yourself better in order to maximize output and ways to make school visits shine!

About Jarrett

Author-illustrator Jarrett Lerner is the award-winning creator of the EngiNerds series of Middle Grade novels, the Geeger the Robot series of early chapter books, the activity books Give This Book a Title and Give This Book a Cover, The Hunger Heroes series of graphic novel chapter books, and the Nat the Cat series of early readers. Jarrett is also the creator of the forthcoming illustrated novel in verse A Work in Progress, as well as several as-yet-unannounced projects. All of Jarrett’s books are published by Simon & Schuster. In addition to writing, drawing, and visiting schools and libraries across the country, Jarrett co-founded and co-organizes the #KidsNeedBooks and #KidsNeedMentors projects, and regularly spearheads fundraisers for various reading- and book-related causes. He is also the founder and operator of Jarrett Lerner’s Creator Club. He can be found at jarrettlerner.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @Jarrett_Lerner. He lives with his wife and daughters in Massachusetts.

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Beth's tenth novel publishes March 7th! Secret of the Storm: Land of Dragons is the second book in the series. Cats, dragons, friendship, family, secrets, mystery, action, adventure, humor.

Pick up your copy wherever you buy books! (Simon & Schuster)

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In episode 17, we feature Someone Else's Shoes, by Jojo Moyes, and; The Gideon Trilogy, by Linda Buckley Archer

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For today's Hot Writing Tip, we talk about how to get to know your character and find your voice by writing a character diary or creating a character schedule.

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Episode 16

Literary agent Leslie Zampetti shares the inside scope on what agents are looking for and how to put your best foot forward!

About Leslie

Leslie joined Odom Media Management in 2022. Previously, she was an agent with Dunham Literary and an intern with The Bent Agency.

A former librarian with over 20 years’ experience in special, public, and school libraries, Leslie has cataloged rocket launch videos and Lego rocket ship models, presented SEC documents and story times, and negotiated with organizations from Lexis-Nexis to the PTA. Her experience as a librarian has given her a distinct perspective on publishing and readers. A writer herself, Leslie is very familiar with querying from both sides of the desk. (P.S. - Leslie is also Lisa’s agent!)

Find Leslie on Twitter at @literarylesliez and at Odom Media Management.

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In episode 15, we feature The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb, and; The Haunting of Aveline Jones, by Phil Hickes

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For today's Hot Writing Tip, we talk about how to be on the look out for word tics and filler words in your manuscript.

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Episode 14

New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey shares advice that all writers, aspiring or established, will want to hear. Join us!

About Laura

Laura is the New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, which was a Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick. Other titles include  A British Girl’s Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak, When We Were Them, and The Library of Lost Things. A proud Cuban American, she can be found hunting for vintage treasures and wishing she was in London or Paris. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.

A British Girls Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak hits shelves September 2023.

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In episode 13, we feature The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah, and; The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow, by Jessica Haight and Stephanie Robinson.

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For today's Hot Writing Tip, we talk about how to use a regular old stack of index cards to help you get your arms around a manuscript.

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