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Middle Grade Books with Shannon Lynn (New Author series)

Middle Grade Books with Shannon Lynn (New Author series)

Update: 2025-08-20
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281 / Shannon Lynn, middle grade sci-fi author and educator, shares how she found time to write while working full time, insight on launching your first book, and small marketing steps that add up over time. 

  • Balances a day job with writing
  • Tips for middle grade authors: marketing to parents and kids 
  • Lessons learned about pacing 
  • Print formatting and getting set up with Ingram Spark 
  • Making strategic choices–and sometimes saying no–to new opportunities
  • How Shannon found her editor, cover artist, and illustrator 
  • Adding skills as you need them 
  • Building an audience without burning out

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Middle Grade Books with Shannon Lynn (New Author series)

Middle Grade Books with Shannon Lynn (New Author series)

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