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"Stay In Your Lane."
What Barbie and Jim Gaffigan have in common.
Mar 18
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Sarah Allen
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Blood, Guts, and Other Things That Separate Human Writers from AI, with Dr. Rosalyn Eves
Plus some very human stuff like poetry and an audiobook about monsters
Mar 4
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Sarah Allen
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Blood, Guts, and Other Things That Separate Human Writers from AI, with Dr. Rosalyn Eves
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February 2025
I changed my mind about writing characters with Turner Syndrome
Plus some stats from the middle grade book landscape of the past year
Feb 18
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Children's Publishing vs Adult Publishing, with Claire Swinarski
And happy Turner Syndrome Awareness Month!
Feb 4
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Children's Publishing vs Adult Publishing, with Claire Swinarski
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January 2025
Can White Space Untrap Your Middle Grade Voice?
Hermit crabs, footnotes, and fonts, oh my!
Jan 21
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Sarah Allen
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Can White Space Untrap Your Middle Grade Voice?
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The Query Letter that Got Me 4 Agent Offers
and my first eventual book deal.
Jan 20
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Sarah Allen
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The Query Letter that Got Me 4 Agent Offers
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Creative Habits (vs Goals) and How To Sustain Them, with Adam Ming
Plus a new podcast that's gonna change your life basically!
Jan 7
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Sarah Allen
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Creative Habits (vs Goals) and How To Sustain Them, with Adam Ming
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December 2024
On Dragons, and A Year That Was Meant To Be Bad Luck
Plus Patrick Stewart, and what's keeping librarians up at night.
Dec 17, 2024
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Sarah Allen
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On Dragons, and A Year That Was Meant To Be Bad Luck
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The Ultimate Middle Grade Christmas Shopping Guide for Reluctant Readers (and Young Writers)
And our brand new book!! SURPRISE!!
Dec 6, 2024
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The Ultimate Middle Grade Christmas Shopping Guide for Reluctant Readers (and Young Writers)
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November 2024
Writing a Satisfyingly Self-Destructive Villain
Why, how, and 11 really good examples
Nov 19, 2024
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Sarah Allen
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What Writers Get Wrong About Working in Government, with Richard Culatta
And, um...GO VOTE!!!
Nov 5, 2024
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What Writers Get Wrong About Working in Government, with Richard Culatta
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October 2024
9 Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry
And a heaping plate of Meatballs
Oct 15, 2024
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Sarah Allen
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