Welcome to the Middle Grade Matters Podcast!Hi! I’m Shannon Balloon, producer and host of the Middle Grade Matters Podcast, and this is my spunky sidekick, Dash. I thought I should...
In-Person Conferences ARE BACK!This past weekend I had the immense joy of attending the SCBWI Spring Mingle conference in Atlanta, Georgia. For those of you who may not...
I Wrote a Poem - and Got it Published!For the past five years, I've mostly focused on writing novels, a very long and intense process, that is followed by an even longer and...
Some Thoughts on Twitter Pitch ContestsHey Twitter pitch folks (#PitMad, #DVpit, #PitDark, etc.), I want to pass on some of the things I learned from my time in the Twitter...
When To Query Your Dream Agent?Someone recently posted this question on Twitter, and having spent a lot of time in the Query Trenches before I got my agent, I have some...
How I Got My AgentGrab a cup of coffee and get comfy . . . this could take a while. You see, I’ve kept my writing under wraps for several years. For a long...
