Welcome to KidLit Craft!

Middle Grade
Written by Anne-Marie Strohman

Hello, lovely readers!We are officially launched! We've been working over the past year to move our mglunchbreak.com blog to our new home at kidlitcraft.com. We'll continue to bring you in-depth craft reviews of middle grade books, as well as conference takeaways, book recommendations, and author interviews. In the months ahead, we'll be adding both a picture book section of the blog and a young adult section.For our launch, we've got two posts for you--one on finding the best writer's retreat for you and one on Anne Nesbet's lovely novel Cloud and Wallfish.Enjoy!Anne-Marie Strohman, editor

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Writing Mental Health
Writing Mental Health

“If we want to be thoughtful about our portrayal of mental health in books, we must use craft to show up with respect for these experiences with each word and the white spaces between them.”

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Donna Janell Bowman: Customize Each Character’s Voice
Donna Janell Bowman: Customize Each Character’s Voice

“I’m driven to write by the child I used to be, the children I raised, and other curious or angsty young readers who turn to books for answers, adventure, or hope.”

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Layering Your Picture Book: Freddie the Flyer by Freddie Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Layering Your Picture Book: Freddie the Flyer by Freddie Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

A great picture book has multiple layers that add depth to the story and make it a re-readable experience for children and caregivers alike.


The picture book biography Freddie The Flyer, by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, illustrated by Audrea Lorren-Wulf, is a perfect example of how layers can work together to tell a compelling story.

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Anne-Marie Strohman

Anne-Marie Strohman (co-editor) writes picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult short stories and novels. She is a teacher, an editor, and a scholar. She is an active member of SCBWI and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Find her at amstrohman.com and on Twitter @amstrwriter

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