Middle-grade fiction is among Julie’s favorite categories because of its ability to explore heavy concepts through the forthright lens of a young main character, and Janae Marks knows how to capitalize on this potential in her writing. She joins Julie to share the inspiration for her first book, From the Desk of Zoe Washington, and how she later came to write the unexpected sequel, On Air with Zoe Washington (out February 14, 2023). Julie and Janae discuss the process of writing Zoe as an eighth grader who had honest flaws but significant strengths, and Janae shares about why writing middle grade is her sweet spot – and how she found herself there.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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