15 Common Topics In Chapter Books

When writing for a specific age group, you want to be relatable. If you’re writing a chapter book series, you’re going to have to be relatable a lot. Can you cover ten topics? Twenty? Here’s a shortlist of fifteen common topics I’ve seen across different chapter books series. More importantly, we can see how each […]

[Cover Story] Magic Tree House

So recently a friend of mine made the mistake of informing me that Magic Tree House was a thing. Like, one the best-selling chapter book series of all time kind of a thing. Sixty-six books not counting supplement books and graphic novels kind of a thing. So of course I’m gonna read them all. For […]

Parents in Kidlit

This is the first article I’ve been requested to write. Don’t let that make you think this topic isn’t exciting, because it super is exciting. I went off about it in a critique group and had to pull myself back from ranting for hours. This article isn’t hours long though. Don’t worry, I kept it […]

[Book Smarts] Dear Sister

So the first thing you should notice about Dear Sister is that sick amazing ridiculously tone setting cover. This might be my favorite book cover ever. I’m not even going to describe it, just look at it. Did you go out and read it yet? I’ll wait. I really don’t want to spoil any of […]