Middle Grade Fiction Archives

Unlikable Main Characters: “The Hidden Oracle”

I was rather displeased when the main characters in The Hidden Oracle were terribly unlikable. What would possess an author to write that?

The idea of a character who could see both the spiritual and the physical world intrigued me. Hence, Catriona Scott was formed.

My library friends recommended City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab. Here’s what I learned about spooks and specters in juvenile fiction.

I’m joining the NaNoWriMo plotters in brainstorming! This scene follows a prophetess as she puts her spiritual gift into practice.

A couple weeks ago, we met Ryan Ransley, the main character of my first middle grade novel. Today, we’re meeting his sister, Rebecca!

I finally completed the How to Train Your Dragon series. Here are three lessons I learned, starting with “things can always get worse.”

Rick Riordan continued to teach me a great deal about writing in The Heroes of Olympus. Here are 3 things I learned from the last two books.

I first read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in middle school. Now I wanted to find out what had so captivated me.

Months of fighting with Wordpress left me reevaluating the current state of my blog. So, I’ve decided to make some blog changes!

I picked up Cressida Cowell’s version of How to Train Your Dragon so we can compare it to the Disney movies that I’ve loved for years.