Writing Middle Grade & YA | Trad Pub Talk LIVE STREAM!

I'm moderating a chat with amazing MG/YA authors Lindsay Puckett, Michelle Schusterman, J. Elle, and Emily Lloyd Jones, all of whom have moved between YA and MG projects. We'll talk about the key component of MG, differences with YA, differences in selling/promoting MG & YA, writing a MG standalone vs. series, and more! As with all live streams, we welcome YOUR questions.
Lindsay's KZbin channel: / orlisgirlzyx92887
Michelle's KZbin channel: / @michelleschustermanau...

[@corarara6482]

This was super helpful! One of my WIPs sort of straddles the line between middle grade and YA, so it's given me a lot to think about.

[@elizabethagnes5994]

glad to see I'm not the only one. what did you decide on? what's your book about?

[@amy-suewisniewski6451]

What a wonderful panel!!! Thanks so much to everyone. Would you ladies ever think about talking about what happens at a school event? Like, itinerary wise? What do you do foe the length of time you are there?

[@haleyferru9098]

That was reallt fascinating! So true about school visits. I remember meeting the author Peg Kehret when I was about 12 and reading all of her books afterwards

[@thewrittenmandy6635]

For the record I would totally read a book called don’t put seventeen year olds in charge of children😂

[@leoramichaldillow]

This was so useful! Thank you so much!

[@writenowdream3882]

Really glad to get to see some of my KZbin favs together.

[@freestylefun1]

Great discussion! Thankyou all. Lindsay, speaking as a parent of used-to-be-MG-readers ... my kids LOVED audiobooks. We generally bought them on CD (8-10 years ago) or borrowed them from the library and listened to them in the car, or at bedtime, or whilst playing Lego. Amongst homeschoolers, audiobooks are very popular, as we parents get sore throats doing all the read-alouds. I found there weren't enough good quality audiobooks to satisfy our demands. That may have changed now.

[@amy-suewisniewski6451]

In comment to middle graders and audio books... I can't speak for all of them, but my middle grade sister listens to a lot of audiobooks through her Alexa, especially at night.

[@calvinbrown3034]

yall should do a Podcast

[@biologyboggs3885]

I love the Bone Houses!

[@Leah-vb3ud]

Oh no one commented here lol anyways hi

[@leech1355]

I’ve watched this through twice now. It’s really given me a good steer on my MG WIP. Thanks for arranging such a fantastic, intelligent panel. This was such great help

[@terryscarborough729]

I was enjoying until the conversation went to sneaking things past parents. As if a writer knows better than the parent.

[@theelizaaguilar]

Alexa is me. I enjoy reading MG but writing it seems like a giant puzzle to me.

[@kanashiiookami6537]

Thanks for getting together for the live stream. And thank you all for answering my questions. ❤

[@dukeofdenver]

This was very helpful for me. Thanks Alexa

[@aloecalico]

I'm new on this scene. Too many abbrviations, I feel like a little kid listening to grownups talk in big words. Please honor the rookies and de-code.

[@lindsaymorrison7519]

YA romance discussion is so fascinating to me because I was that teenager who never dated... Anyone. And most of my (good) friends were too. Maybe it was just my small, devout Christian friend group, but still. We talked and though about falling in love for sure, crushes, but I really didn't understand the stereotype of crazy hormonal teenagers. I was so shy I couldn't even talk to a cute boy I liked, and if a guy I didn't like tried to talk to me more than twice, I'd run for the hills for fear I was leading him on somehow.

[@janemack2667]

I really wanted middle grade, middle grade, middle grade. YA takes over everything.

[@Iradeza]

This was great! Thank you!