#kidlitchat YA used to be aimed at a younger audience. I wrote Sweet Dream romances in the 90’s and the characters were 16 but the audience was 10-14 year olds, with a very sweet wholesome story. Only a few sweet kisses allowed. Then YA changed as adults discovered the genre and aged it up.

#kidlitchat My recent picture book, KID & KID, has less than 30 words. But a pb an editor is interested in will have over 800 words with her rewrites. So word count is more flexible than I thought.

LOL #kidlitchat

I agree. When I had my first YA series 20 years ago, they were very short and aimed for 10-14 year olds. #kidlitchat

#kidlitchat- Oops - I meant my series was called The Seer. It was an amazing time as I had daily fan letters back then (and none now…but hoping to improve with a 2027 mg).

This sounds like such a fun adventure! 🐾 I’m already curious how the Curious Cat Spy Club will crack the case!

Thanks but it would have been #5 in the Jessie mystery series and first books were written by my friend Stacia. 2 came out I think. #kidlitchat

I still have a box of the book we wrote together. Fan find me through the series website to order one.

#kidlitchat speaking of the Boxcar Children, I was hired to write a spinoff about the Jessie character a few years ago and it turned out really good… Only Whitman sold the series to RH. So it’s unlikely my book will ever be published.

Thanks for sharing

Congrats!!!

Good series! So is Marlow Mysteries.