A number of months ago a group of like minded middle grade
writers decided, after frequenting YA and kidlit chats on twitter, that we
needed our own middle grade literary chat.
And so #mglitchat was born.
The originators of the chat usually select a time
appropriate for the group. #MGlitchat
chose 9pm est on Thursdays to avoid competing with similar chats for writers; young
adult genre #yalitchat 9pm est on Wednesday, and picture book genre #kidlitchat
at 9pm on Tuesdays. The group also
created a blog as an information point for transcripts and future topics, http://mglitchat.blogspot.com/.
If you have never attended a twitter chat, I highly recommend
them. It's a great place to exchange
ideas and information with fellow writers and readers. Recent topics on
#mglitchat include, SF in MG, Technology in MG, Violence in MG, and Compelling
Villains. This Thursday we'll discuss Religion in middle grade fiction.
Some pointers:



I'm still getting acquainted with twitter chats, and find them most intriguing. Love the topics on #mglitchat!
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