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A Sample of My Upcoming Middle Grade Book

We’re one month away from my book’s release! It’s packed with fantastic creatures, wilderness survival, and a character’s journey to discovering where she belongs. Also, it’s an Ugly Duckling retelling, and the finale takes place at Christmas.

Here’s a snippet of the first chapter (Note: This isn’t the fully edited version.).

Does My Book Have a Setting?

Of course my book has a setting. I would describe my setting (and characters) as whimsical, magical, and wintry mostly. Readers will tour cities and towns and the woodlands in between.

It also takes place during the 1990s, so how do I make it look like it? I have human teenagers say phrases like:

“Not.”…