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Episode 149

Writer's Room with Eileen O'Hely, Rosie Schonell & Ingrid Laguna

Episode 149

Episode #149 has Veronica & Laurie back in school chatting all things middle grade with authors Eileen O'Hely, Rosie Schonell & Ingrid Laguna. We cover '50 Ways to Die in Space', how 'Breaking School Rules is Easy' and what happens when 'Edie Tells a Lie' - and that's just the book titles. How much harder is it to engage middle-graders in reading these days? These authors share some brilliant and helpful answers to this and many more questions.

Intro - 0:57
Eileen O'Hely Bio - 3:34
Book Spotlight - 50 Ways to Die in Space by Eileen O'Hely - middle grade - 06:09
Rosie Schonell Bio - 8:22
Book Spotlight - Breaking School Rules is Easy by Rosie Schonell - middle grade - 09:00
Ingrid Laguna Bio - 10:44
Book Spotlight - Edie Tells a Lie - 12:32
Book idea inspirations - 20:22
Has it become harder or easier to reach middle grade readers? - 25:20
Share your writing routine - 41:31
The best writerly advice you were ever given - 52:44

Thanks for listening or watching or both. 😉

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