Ep. 25: Taylor Tyng on Turning a Dreamstarter into a Middle Grade Series

On this episode, author Taylor Tyng talks about his debut middle grade novel Clara Poole and the Long Way 'Round, being a dyslexic reader and writer, what it's like to write a series, and dreamstarters.

Books and music mentioned in this episode include: 

• Clara Poole and the Long Way 'Round, by Taylor Tyng
• Clara Poole and the Wrong Way Up, by Taylor Tyng (forthcoming)
• Story Engineering, by Larry Brooks
• The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
• Orphan Island, by Laurel Schneider
• Circus Mirandus, by Cassie Beasley
• Abbott: https://music.apple.com/us/album/somnia/1574908913

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