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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Yay!! Congratulations, Rebecca and Ellen!! What great news on a Monday!

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So exciting!! The Book FairyTeam is growing!!🎉📚🧚

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Jennifer Rummel @yabooknerd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Today on the blog, I'm sharing the Middle Grade Books I read this year that I'm recommending for gift giving! Books make great gifts... yabooknerd.blogspot.com/2024/11/holi... #middlegrade #MMGM

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Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Middle Grade Books

Each year, I share an annual list of books I've read this year that would make great gifts. I read a LOT of books, so I separate them so t...

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Thank you so much, Barbara! 💛

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Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ @debbimichiko.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One of my fave plotting methods is the Sticky Note method that I learned at a workshop taught by David Macinnis Gill. I've used it for every novel that sold & now there's a craft book about it! I've tweaked the method to work for me (a pantster), but I swear by it! www.stickynoteplot.com/snpbp

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Absolutely. Even when your kids are just two years apart!

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Life is short. Have a scone.

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Rebecca Angus (UPDATES ONLY) @bookfairyangus.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Team Howland is so excited to have you!!!! And I can’t wait to bring more Jackie books to the world ❤️

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thank you, Rebecca!! It’s such a surprising gift. 🥰 I’m thrilled we get to work on books together again… now at Howland Literary!! 🫶📚

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Best Day Ever! My former agent is now my current agent and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Publishing is a wild ride and @bookfairyangus.bsky.social and I are proof! 🎉🥰📚

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It’s been more than a little while since I’ve had writing or bookish news to share. But after 4 long years, I finally do!! 💕✨ #writingcommunity #middlegrade #kidlit

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Excellent guest post by Shannon Messenger on the slow burn of Keeper of the Lost Cities. It’s absolutely my favorite #mglit series…To hear about its humble beginnings is shocking but so inspiring!✨ teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/11/20/s...

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Surviving the Slow Burn of Middle Grade, a guest post by Shannon Messenger

The trick is to not give up while the slow burn runs its course.

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A writer’s vibe may be calm and serene on the outside. We think up stories. We write words. But on the inside our minds are swirling all the time, creating a universe, building a giant puzzle, being a puppet master. It’s a fun, sneaky life! #mglit #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What spectacular book piles. Looks like middle grade is alive and well! 📚💙

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Susan Wroble @susanwroble.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you write MG, you should know of Greg Pattridge and his blog Always in the Middle, with a “Marvelous Middle Grade Monday” review compilation. Reading those reviews provides a great overview of the current market and can inform mentor text and comp title lists. gpattridge.com/2024/11/18/m...

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hi Laurie, I’d love to be added also. Thank you for compiling these lists! ☺️

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Happy Book Anniversary!! What a cute cover!!

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman @jennbertman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

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Hi #kidlit peeps! This starter pack is for educators, librarians, authors/illustrators, and MG enthusiasts in the FB group For the Love of Middle Grade. If you're in that group and not in this pack, comment and I'll add you. And if you're not in that group and love MG, join us! go.bsky.app/3KWmQJs

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Sounds very reasonable to me 😂☺️

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Sometimes I get to do author-ly type things and the Rochester Children’s Book Fest was one of the best. 🥰 Wish I could chat about stories with readers every day! ✨📚

Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 14/11/2024

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Writer friends! If you're having a tough time focusing on your novel right now, try doing some writing off-draft, in a separate document. Here are three Small Assignments you can try to keep working, even when it's hard to focus: 1/4

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hi Kate! Thank for sharing this great list!

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Thank you! I’m happy to connect ☺️

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hello! I’m a middle grade author and pretty new here too. ☺️

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hello again! ☺️ Just finding my way back here, looking to reconnect with the #writingcommunity. I write #MG whimsical sci-fi with heart. ✨I guess that’s my superpower! What’s yours?

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

It’s a great event! I hope you love it ☺️

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

The Rochester Children’s Book Festival is happening soon! This is such an amazing event and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. 2 weeks to go! #teachers #educators #bookfestival

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Those sound good too. Sometimes juggling a lot leads to better work. Good luck with all of them!

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Two are similar (MG scifi)… my current WIP and its sequel. One is different (MG contemporary). I wish I had the brain capacity and enough hours to work on all three at once! How about you?

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

I need complete silence when I write too. Why add any more swirling thoughts to the mix?!

Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Pouring my heart and soul into this manuscript is one thing. Sifting out a few sentences that describe it for a longline or query? That’s next level brain-bending. #writingcommunity

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Jackie Yeager @jackieyeager.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Hello! I have such high hopes for this new land with a dreamy blue sky. I’ve missed the writing and bookish community! 💎