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Wordplay Podcast!

August 30, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 21 Comments

You may already be a fan of James Dashner, NY Times Bestselling author of The Maze Runner, and J. Scott Savage, author of the Far World series and the forthcoming GRIMVILLE CASE FILES with HarperCollins.

WELL. I’m very pleased to announce that we are all collaborating on a new weekly podcast, called Wordplay!

First episode: Right here! We talk about the different age groups in children’s books, the importance of capturing a middle grade (or YA) sensibility, and how we go about writing for younger readers.

Enjoy!

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  1. BP says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    NATHAN! HE HAS A VOICE!

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  2. Rick Daley says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    I caught your tweet on this yesterday and was able to listen to the beginning of the podcast before my real job reared its ugly head up and demanded my attention. After reading so many of your words it was cool to hear your voice, good luck with this, I hope you can grow a good audience!

    WORD VERIFICATION: cologe. (1) The joining of two theater box-seats (2) A higher learning institution for the illiterate.

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  3. Mr. D says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Maybe that's why I never read any MG or YA books. They never captured my sensibility!

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  4. Steve Westover says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Great Group. I'm a big Dashner and Savage fan. If I'm not mistaken, Dashner's new book is being released very soon and I'm very excited for the Grimville Case Files.

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  5. Sommer Leigh says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Eeee! *Squee!* I love James Dashner!!!

    And you too! Of course!

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  6. D.G. Hudson says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Interesting way to highlight your specialty (MG/YA). Joining forces for greater impact is a marketing concept that can benefit all participants. And, it's becoming more popular.

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  7. Ann M says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    What a great podcast! Fun and informative! Thank you all for putting things in such a succinct and insightful way 🙂 Can't wait for the next one!

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  8. Kate says

    August 30, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Yea!! I'm so excited to give this a listen.

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  9. Cathy Yardley says

    August 30, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    Sounds great! I'll definitely spread the word on this one. 🙂

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  10. Anonymous says

    August 30, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    This is great. Have fun with it. It's nice to see you doing these things with other authors who are closer to your genre. Hope you figure out a way to get this to the kids, too. I think they'd love it.

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  11. Stephanie Black says

    August 30, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Awesome! I used to blog with J. Scott, and he is amazing. James is pretty dang awesome too–make sure he tells you about the James Dashner Shrine Kit they gave away at a writers conference last May . . .

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  12. Taylor Napolsky says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    I listened to it this morning, it was great!

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  13. Matthew MacNish says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    James came to A Game of Thrones because of the TV show? That's interesting. I hope he's ready for one of the most psychopathic roller coasters rides of a story that follows none of the rules and yet thrills every reader I've ever talked to.

    Ahem. Back to the podcast.

    Okay. When you start breaking down the levels NB, it's getting interesting. I mean we're all somewhat familiar with these categories, but it's always great to get your well formed perspective.

    I love that you guys are all proud to rock your books out loud. There's no better way to spread the word about great stories.

    James makes a great point about the voice of Harry Potter at the end there, too.

    Interesting stuff, thanks, Nathan!

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  14. Darley says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    Seriously, where do you find the time, Nathan?

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  15. Sheila JG says

    August 30, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    I enjoyed the podcast, and will be listening to more, when you make them.

    It's funny that there are some general rules for each reading level, but some books are still hard to categorize – Leviathan, for instance. I don't see that as YA.

    And I hope you talk more about MG voice, if I can make a request. What makes a voice "authentic."

    (BTW – about being embarrassed to read MG – I just bought Darth Paper Strikes Back and am reading it in public – and laughing out loud. Yes, I'm waaaaay past caring).

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  16. Moses Siregar III says

    August 31, 2011 at 12:18 am

    Congrats, Nathan! Good to have you among us pod people. Btw, I think our podcast with you will go live by the end of this week, or this weekend.

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  17. Moses Siregar III says

    August 31, 2011 at 12:19 am

    That is, I should have said, our Adventures In SciFi Publishing podcast, soon to feature my chat with Nathan.

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  18. Mira says

    August 31, 2011 at 1:09 am

    Oh this is terrific! What a creative project – how fun to gather with other writers and talk on a topic. Very cool!

    I haven't had a chance, but I'll definitely listen to it soon. 🙂

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  19. Kathryn Packer Roberts says

    August 31, 2011 at 2:27 am

    This is great, Nathan! You never stop finding more ways to help people. I love it and can't wait for more!

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  20. Anonymous says

    August 31, 2011 at 11:16 am

    NATHAN!!!!! I didn't realise you had such a strong American accent!!! Loved the podcast. =)

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  21. Robena Grant says

    August 31, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    I enjoyed this very much. Thanks.

    Also, thanks to you, or one of your commenters? because I'm pretty sure it was over here that I found out about Cheryl B. Klein's book, Second Sight. It's an editor's talks on publishing and editing for YA (even though I don't write for children I'm thoroughly enjoying her insights.)

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