Writing Irresistible Kidlit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers

wish most writers would engage all five senses in their prose instead of being so heavily sight-oriented.

Anger is us expressing our needs and our limits, a warning that lets us know when we’ve strayed from following our unique North Star, if you will.

affect the reader in a truly emotional way.

Stakes also matter the most

make the mental distinction between decision and action.

For present tense, do keep in mind that you’ll want to use past tense when you slip into flashback. This

agents should never charge you reading fees or ask you to sign away rights when you submit with them!).

need to have action and information,

Ideally, your Subplots will collide with the main plot at a