#mg fiction

[lackadaisycal-art]

I wanted a slightly more nuanced version of this poll since a lot of people have mentioned preferences changing and it's data I'm interested in for a middle-grade aimed story

#writing #storytelling #writeblr #books #fantasy #mg fiction #middle grade fiction #bookblr #harry potter #percy jackson #artemis fowl #skulduggery pleasant #lord of the rings #a song of ice and fire #narnia

[paperbacktomes]

Author Interview | The Song of Us by Kate Fussner

{Blogtour @TBRBeyondTours} The Song of Us, a queer middle-grade romance in verse, is hitting the shelves tomorrow. Here's my interview with the author. #queerbooks #middlegradebooks #lgbtq #middlegraderomance #debutauthor #TheSongofUs #TBRBeyondTours

Hi there! Do you like reading stories in verse? After reading a few works in verse, I always try to add more to my TBR. This one is my first middle-grade Romance, though. It was short and very nicely written. I got a chance to chat with the author and I’m excited to share her thoughts with y’all. Book DETAILS ► Title: the song of Us ► BY: kate fussner ► Publishing: HarperCollins Children’s…

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#Blog Tour #interview #MG fiction #Middle Grade #Middle grade books #TBR and Beyond Tours

[jameyannefuller]

Writing is hard.

Revising is hard.

Querying feels impossible.

Being on sub is excruciating.

If ever I'm lucky enough to get a book deal, I'm sure that will have its own challenges too.

But I keep going.

I keep writing.

Because somewhere out there is a child who needs the story I'm telling, so I'm going to do whatever I can to get that story into their hands.

#Creative writing #writing tips #writing advice #inspiration #MG fiction #YA fiction

[thisismybookishlevel]

Being a librarian has become the best. It has reinvigorated all my enthusiasm for school, and I come home each day tired and delighted.

It has, however, left little time for social media-ing.

Or reading outside of my constant perusal of books to refresh our library at school.

But I did read Stellarlune. And loved it. And cried. And got sad that I have to wait ANOTHER YEAR. Chapter 44. Stellarlune. Perfection.

#mg fiction #2022 books #kotlc stellarlune #baby librarian #elementary library

[wrongpublishing]

BOOK REVIEW: KATHLEEN PALM'S INTO THE GRAY

by Elizabeth Broadbent, Staff Writer.

Into the Gray by Kathleen Palm Spooky House Press Release date: Feb. 14 Buy it: https://a.co/d/6sLfaGg

This is Murf. Murf lived in my children’s bedroom and he was lost. It was very sad. Murf was very sad. But Murf was found. Murf lives in my bedroom now because what idiotic children ignore a sad-eyed sloth?!!! 

Murf is here to demand that you read Kathleen Palm’s Into the Gray.

Yes, my own personal stuffie is appearing in a book review, and that probably seems weird AF. Not for this book. Into the Gray tells a story of the lost: lost stuffies, lost bracelets, but most of all, lost people. Twelve-year-old Ember and her sister Ash have moved to a new town with their two parents—Mom’s holding it together, but Mama’s falling apart. Ash has lost Pink Kitty, her connection to her birthmom. Ember, on the other hand, never knew her birthmom. But she believes, in that magical way that only children can, if she can find Pink Kitty, everything will be okay again. 

When horror-loving Ember tumbles into a gray Nowhere of lost things overseen by creepy-ass Caretaker, she’s sure Pink Kitty is there somewhere. But Nowhere gives her a job to do. And she’s got to do it, or else . . .

Admission: I love novels in kid-voices, and they’re nearly impossible to do right. I might be a sucker for them, but I’m always eyeing new ones slightly askance: I have three kids (swear to God this, like Murf, is relevant) who just turned nine, eleven, and thirteen, and my older two would rather die than say “diddly-darn.” But I choke up when I think of my skinny middle son as Ember: the thought patterns, the connections, the wants and dreams—Palm absolutely nails that innocent, sad tweenager trying so hard to hold it together.

You will want to sweep up these children and hug them forever.   

Testament to how good this novel is: I read it in PDF without proper formatting and the damn thing looked like a narrative poem. It sort of read like one, and that’s a good thing. Palm’s prose is dreamy in an authentically kid-way, which is nigh on impossible. 

Plotwise: it moves fast, and moves well; the puzzle pieces fit in the end, and in an unexpected way that leaves you satisfied with the journey you’ve taken. And that Nowhere? Well, it’s more than nowhere . . . and you understand why. And it’s brilliant. 

Murf agrees. He was lost once, and he says that loss is about more than being gone. It’s about  . . .  *if a stuffie could burst into tears he would, and I just did*. 

Into the Gray is one more example of indie horror presses at their best. God, I love indie horror. Presses like Spooky House are doing the Lord/Satan/choice your deity/I’ll pick Black Tezcatlipoca’s work. They’re plucking stories the big five would never touch—the prose is too pretty, the story’s too inventive, the characters are too queer, etc. What the big five don’t get, and never will: this is what we should be reading. This is what we want to read. Believe me: you want Ember drifting through gray Nowhere in search of Pink Kitty. Palm’s offering something amazing and different, dreamy and profound. Pick it up. 

Instagram: @/kathleen.Palm Twitter: @/kathleenpalm Instagram: @/spookyhousepress Twitter: @/SpookyHousePres

Instagram: @/EABroadbent Twitter: @eabroadbent 

#review #gothic fiction #fiction #gothic literature #horror literature #horror novels #book review #MG horror #MG fiction #horror fiction #middle grade horror #middle grade fiction #ya horror

[mikashida]

most normal guy award

#ooooooooooooI love him #mgs #metal gear #metal gear solid #mg #venom snake #venom snake mgs #mgs venom snake #mgs fanart #metal gear fanart #mgstpp #the phantom pain #tpp #mgsv #mgs v #illustration #artists on tumblr #fanart #art #mikart #being attracted to these dumb fucking fictional characters has improved my art so much. #sorry venom youre not dumb i love you

[cotachan]

SIGNALIS but it's MGS style cover

#signalis #signalis fanart #elster #fanart #artists on tumblr #my art #art #crossover #mgs #metal gear solid #redrawing #cover art #inkdrawing #ink wash #science fiction #sci fi #poster art #poster

[lgbtqreads]

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Crushing It by Erin Becker

Today on the site, I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of Crushing It by Erin Becker, a  contemporary sports Middle Grade releasing from Penguin Workshop on August 6, 2024! Here’s the story: On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She’s ready to lead her team to victory at the city championship in her new role as captain. Off the field, however, is a totally different story. Mel can’t get…

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#Contemporary #Erin Becker #Jay Emmanuel #MG #Middle Grade #Penguin Workshop #Ricardo Bessa #Soccer #Sports Fiction

[inspirational-fiction]

“You mustn’t allow yourself to be chained to fate, to be ruled by your genes. Humans can choose the kind of life they want to live. The important thing is that you choose life and then live.”

- Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear Solid)

#metal gear solid #naomi hunter #mgs #inspirational #positivity #inspirational quotes #positive energy #inspirational fiction #inspiring quotes #inspring quotes #positive quotes

[gabibookworm]

Happy book birthday to this week’s new releases! 📚

#booklr #books #diverse books #ya books #bookworm #mg books #lgbtq books #ya fantasy #ya romance #historical fiction #middle grade books #graphic novel #ya horror

[adhdnojutsu]

Rainbow beyond the Fire, an MG animal adventure available on all Amazon sites! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXMX4NZJ

Their farm burnt down, three dogs and a cat help the other animals escape slaughter. When a frantic young doe bites a dog catcher to save her friends, all four are forced to flee the human place. Winter in the wild tests their loyalty to one another as each has a different idea of survival. But can they afford to break apart as the snow runs red with blood spilled by an invisible enemy? And can the tiny cat truly rely on his canine friends out here, or was their friendship only ever the caprice of a sheltered pet life?

Maryam Haroon's Rainbow beyond the Fire is a heart-warming adventure for animal lovers of all ages.

#animal fiction #dogs #cats #mg books #middle grade #indie authors #self publishing #writing community

[thecandlewasters]

okay i have to know, rewatching the first ursula video, when they all say fife and the drums do they mean......an actual drum corps??? or is there a uhh normal band just called that

They mean well-renowned and respected in-universe artist fife & the drums. - MG xx

#the watch approves this message #MG #NMTDaily #lizziemothman #fife & the drums #fictional very fictional but do continue to exist in-universe #you can hear some of their work in #Lovely Little Losers #(but that's getting ahead of ourselves in this rewatch)

[skyburger]

considering theyre not even blood related (much less twins), dio and jonathan do a fantastic job at being like a evil twin vs. good twin kinda story. theyre like dante & vergil or liquid snake & solid snake to me. i want to put dio and vergil and eli in a room just to see what happens

#jojo and snavid and dante also get put in a room but theyre just sitting there awkwardly #theyre all being nice to each other they just have absolutely nothing in common to talk about #jjba #mgs #dmc #anyway im thinking too hard about this. i think speedwagon and otacon and lady could all be oomfs too #theyre buddies. i dont think they have literally anything in common #but i need to see otacon be scared of lady anyway #lady and speedwagon are hangin out they're maybe showing off how they fight #and hal is sitting there like a pathetic wet dog looking at them #actually final trio of characters who i think should hang out: josuke and nero and raiden #theyre like. the nephew type character. i know josuke is technically the uncle here but shush its about vibes #imagining dmc4 nero and mgs2 raiden and obviously part4 josuke thats like. the exact combination i need to see #they all think theyre cool but are actually losers. and they have no idea whats going on #my point here is i need to see them play mario kart or something #OKAY ENOUGH YAPPING!!! projecting my random fictional character oomfisms into your MIND. #muffin mumbles #wait edit. i wish wesker had an evil twin because i want to shove some re characters in here but like there is no dante to weskers vergil #there is no solid snake to weskers liquid snake. there is no jojo to weskers dio #you know? #that being said. would love to see jake muller hang out with the quote unquote ''nephew gang''. dont have a reason beyond its funny

[catastrxblues]

read more than 50 pages while i was outside today!!!!!!! where’s my trophy

#OUTSIDE as in like…. public places such as class and train station and train and bus stop #who am i #no one ask but this blog is my diary so here it is #so in the morning i continued a few pages of crooked kingdom before class. but then my friends came and the teacher came so i stopped #and we literally didn’t study anything AT ALL today it was such a waste #so after a few hours of talking with my friends because as i said literally no classes i decided to read again #i was going to read ck but i felt like i would just going to go around the sentences and not understanding anything if i did #thank goodness i also brought another book circe by madeline miller so i started that #and it’s really great!!!! i started that book at 2 am days ago but haven’t continued it again. and because i didn’t really remember much #from that i decided to start over and it’s good!!!!! #tell me why sometimes general fiction books are easier for me to digest than ya/mg #i think maybe it’s because with ya/mg (esp fantasy) has such a fast and complicated plot to keep the readers entertained #and this book imm reading is just a retelling of greek myths but? #anyways yeah i’m kinda hooked #actually thinking of finally putting song of achilles in my tbr #reading tag #nadirants

[whumpacabra]

Sometimes I post something to my main that gets popular and someone in the notes is like ‘woah do you have a writeblr or any other writing you can share with us? :0’ and I just have to look over at the hundreds of thousands of words about torturing my blorbos and say ‘no sorry haha :]’ <- lying

#not whump #beans speaks #personal #sorry wow these tags got long it’s late and I took my meds late and the brain is going brrrrr as you can imagine. #*pours my heart and soul into tens of thousands of words carefully curated over months* 9 notes #*writes a 500 word half baked short story thats glorified Greek myth fanfic* 15k notes #I don’t care about the disparity I just think it’s funny. yeah I can write successful short form fiction. #but my real passion lies with brutalizing blorbo from my brain for an audience of me two internet randos and my stuffed isopod plushy #and I’m actually quite content with that reach. any more and I’d have to worry about pissing on the poor. <- reading comp webbed site #also my short fiction is not my best work on a technical level. I’ve had a few short stories go semi viral and it’s ALWAYS #bc a big name blog like gallus or seanan mg reblogged it. just goes to show how important reblogs are for sharing work.

[keitamine]

Raikov nation, your EVA theory is incredible

#ideally i think it would be funny if everyone in volgin's inner circle was from a different country/organization #next time i will make a british raikov #he cannot refute it because he is fictional #mgs #mgs3 #ivan raidenovitch raikov #raikov #kei art #volgin and ocelot are not that prominent idk if i should tag them but #live ocelot reaction #<--- just for me to remember