Favorite types of books

[olmue]

Ahh, do you ever just think about your favorite kinds of books and just despair because you realize your own stuff just falls flat? And yet, it's probably good to think about what works. I just finished revising a book and am now scouting around my WIPs to see what I will finish next, and how to blow it out of the water. So, here are some thoughts

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[barbarabaker]

I've just finished reading Hilary McKay's "Binnie" books, and I love them just as much as her other books. I've also been thinking about why this is so, and how I can use it in my own writing. I think you've captured a lot of the reasons why her work is so good. Thanks for the thoughtful list.

[olmue]

Oh! I haven't read the Binnie books. (I loved her other series.) I will have to look at those!

[barbarabaker]

Binny for Short is the first and Binny in Secret is the second. They are wonderful middle-grade novels. Hope you enjoy them.