Storyteller Squad gifts of the season

Here’s a little something to chew on as you nibble leftover Thanksgiving turkey: The Storyteller Squad has whipped up a menu full of new fun to last the full month of December.

Ten authors of young adult and middle grade fiction will share Monday Motivations, Wednesday Writing Tips and Friday Fun Reads that will take us through Christmas to the New Year.

As always, anyone who leaves a comment on any of our thrice-weekly posts this month automatically is entered into a drawing for a book from our library. This month’s prize is Julane Fisher’s Sour Lemon and Sweet Tea, a middle grade book packed with Southern humor, baseball, family secrets, spying, rule-breaking, and eleven-year-old Lillie Mae Liles’ uncomfortable attempts to untangle herself from the messes she makes. It’s a great book. I’ve read it.

Julane also has two Storyteller Squad blog posts planned for this month. The first, comes in two days, when she plans to talk about writing modern suspense. You’ll read her again on the Monday before Christmas for the theme of “Believe or you won’t receive.”

What other gifts do we have for you to unwrap throughout Christmas month? I can’t tell you everything (surprises are fun), but here are some hints:

Our last Motivational Monday post of the month will be from author Jill Willis, who will focus on setting writing goals for 2020.

On Writing Tips Wednesday Dec. 25, (nope, we won’t abandon you, even on holidays), Tracy Popolizio will offer up some Christmas-themed ideas to get you going.

Friday Book Talks will include Sharon Rene’s thoughts on Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan, and possibly Michelle McCorkle’s review of Dance of Silver by Melanie Cellier. Possibly. Michelle is happily rereading the Lord of the Rings chronicles, so there’s a good chance that J.R.R Tokien will make an appearance instead.

And I’d like to tell you about a charming and silly adventure story titled Road Trip, which prolific tweens author Gary Paulsen co-wrote with his son, Jim Paulsen. It’s the only book I’ve read in which a police cruiser drag-races a souped-up school bus.

That’s all I’m going to spill right now. If you haven’t already subscribed to Storyteller Squad, do so now. It will remind you every Monday, Wednesday and Friday when the next post is up. Don’t forget to comment on our posts. Each comment counts as an entry for the drawing.

In the meantime, from all of your author friends here at the Storyteller Squad, have a wonderful and blessed Christmas. Remember that we have hope because a King came to us as a child.