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WRITER 621: Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald shares her five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors

WRITER 621: Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald shares her five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors

Update: 2024-08-29
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Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald is author of the middle-grade novel How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade 5. Carla shares insights into writing compelling stories for children and offers five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors. Additionally, Nat Newman provides a practical app tip about the benefits of using Google Docs. And more.

00:00 Introduction to the podcast
00:19 Spotlight on children's authors
01:27 Weekly app tip with Nat Newman
01:55 Google Docs: A writer's best friend
06:24 Course advertisement: Writing children's novels
07:16 Interview with Carla Fitzgerald
12:28 Five must-do's for writing middle grade novels
25:23 Building a sustainable author career
32:50 Conclusion

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WRITER 621: Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald shares her five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors

WRITER 621: Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald shares her five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors

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