IndieAuthors.Social NewsFeb 7

Writing “Heavy” Books for Children With a Light Touch

Author Lisa Graff shares her strategy for writing "heavy" books for children, including a topic that she avoided taking head on...until now.
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Writing "Heavy" Books for Children With a Light Touch

Author Lisa Graff shares her strategy for writing "heavy" books for children, including a topic that she avoided taking head on...until now.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Feb 7
Writing “Heavy” Books for Children With a Light Touch https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-heavy-books-for-children-with-a-light-touch #middlegradecharacters #WriteBetterFiction #middlegradefiction #middlegrade #ToughTopics #Children's #Genre
Writing "Heavy" Books for Children With a Light Touch

Author Lisa Graff shares her strategy for writing "heavy" books for children, including a topic that she avoided taking head on...until now.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jan 19
Writing a Picture Book After Multiple Middle-Grade Novels https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-picture-book-after-multiple-middle-grade-novels #middlegradecharacters #WriteBetterFiction #picturebookwriting #middlegrade #picturebook #Children's #Genre
Writing a Picture Book After Multiple Middle-Grade Novels

Award-winning middle-grade author Torrey Maldonado discusses what inspired and drove his picture book writing process.

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsOct 15

Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, and Why I Write Books for Children

Author and illustrator Jed Alexander discusses Marvel Comics, Daniel Pinkwater, and what inspired him to write books for children.
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Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, and Why I Write Books for Children

Author and illustrator Jed Alexander discusses Marvel Comics, Daniel Pinkwater, and what inspired him to write books for children.

Writer's Digest
Writers Digest (unofficial)Oct 15
Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, and Why I Write Books for Children https://www.writersdigest.com/daniel-pinkwater-alan-mendelsohn-and-why-i-write-books-for-children #middlegradecharacters #WriteBetterFiction #middlegradefiction #middle-grade #middlegrade #Children's #Genre
Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, and Why I Write Books for Children

Author and illustrator Jed Alexander discusses Marvel Comics, Daniel Pinkwater, and what inspired him to write books for children.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 14, 2025
Voice Lessons https://www.writersdigest.com/voice-lessons #middlegradecharacters #WriteBetterFiction #middlegradefiction #children'sfiction #middlegrade #Children's #characters #Character #character #Genre #voice
Voice Lessons

Middle grade author Sherri Winston shares her tips and tricks for creating a character with a voice that is both believable and relatable.

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