Some boys (and girls) tend to be reluctant readers, so writing in an area of interest (video games!) is a genius way to engage this demographic.
Your books feature a boy trapped in a video game. Also, I have a short attention span, and 25,000 words is a lot easier for me to wrap my head around than 100,000.Īmie: Haha! Yeah, I struggle with those longer books, too. I feel like if you can write something that connects with a 10-year-old, you can create a reader for life. What do you enjoy most about writing middle-grade books?ĭustin:I love writing middle grade because those are the books that really developed my love of reading. Let’s start with the most important question of all. If they don’t figure out what’s going on fast, they’ll be trapped for good!Īmie:Welcome Dustin! Thanks for coming to the files today. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can’t leave the game. After getting sucked into the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. Jesse Rigsby hates video games-and for good reason. Does your book qualify as middle-grade?.Turning Kids Into Bookworms: A Book List For Parents.Successful Author or Illustrator Visits.Schedule a Skype Visit with a Mixed-Up Files Author.Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides.
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