June 26, 2023

How to write heart pounding, thrilling action/adventure for kids with Misa Sugiura

How to write heart pounding, thrilling action/adventure for kids with Misa Sugiura

What we are talking about:

  • what to do and how to practice if you are switching genres as an author
  • foolproof ways to make your pace lightning fast
  • and, do you still need to do your homework if your idea is super original?? (hint: yes)


About Misa Sugiura

Misa's ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind is her first middle-grade novel and is inspired by the gods and monsters of her parents' home country, Japan. Misa is also the author of three young-adult novels: her debut novel, It's Not Like It's a Secret, which won the ALA Asian American LIterature Award, and the critically acclaimed This Time Will Be Different    and Love & Other Natural Disasters. Misa was born and raised in Chicagoland but eventually found her way to her true home in Northern California, where she lives under a giant oak tree with her husband, two sons, and a cat named Mouse.




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