December 2024 Q&A with Amy Freund on Amigo The Capybara

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Listen to my 15th episode where I chat to Amy Freund, picture book author of Amigo The Capybara. This book is perfect to be read to kindergarten kids or for early readers.

We discuss:

• How long did the middle grade manuscript you're querying take to write?
• As someone who's worked as an editor, what tips do you have for writers perparing a middle grade manuscript?
• What can you tell me about ghostwriting?
• What's your favourite writing course?

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Music credit to Ievgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

Chapters

• 0:16 Meet Amy Freund
• 0:37 All about Amigo The Capybara
• 1:17 How long did it take you to draft your middle grade manuscript?
• 4:40 As somone who's worked as an editor, what tips do you have for someone who's working on a middle grade manuscript?
• 8:31 Ghostwriting
• 12:25 What's your favourite writing course?
• 17:05 A warm welcome to Amy Freund as the host of Kelly's Writerly Q&A spin off series Pictures and Pages, launching in 2026!
• 17:17 Want to be a guest on Kelly's Writerly Q&A? Sign up now for 2026!