Interview with Kate Milford | Writing for Children 221

Writing for Children

English - October 09, 2020 19:00 - 18 minutes - 21.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 178 ratings
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INTERVIEW WITH KATE MILFORD

Kate Milford is the New York Times bestselling author of The Thief Knot, as well as Greenglass House (winner of the Edgar award for juvenile literature, long-listed for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, and a nominee for the Andre Norton Award and the Agatha Award for Children’s/YA).

We talk about:
• What makes a good mystery?
• Do you write a mystery differently than any other kind of novel?
• What are 3 things every mystery should have?
• What are 3 things every mystery writer should avoid?
• Self-aware ironmongery
• Here’s a mystery: 9 books and two kids - how?

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