433: Voice, Point of View, and Other Unique Narrative Techniques for Middle Grade Novels - Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Vitalis. We’ll be talking about voice, perspective, pacing and her books</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Wolf’s Curse</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Rabbit’s Gift</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jessica Vitalis is a Columbia MBA-wielding writer on  a mission to write entertaining and thought-provoking literature. As an active volunteer in the kidlit community, she’s also passionate about using her privilege to lift up other voices. She founded Magic in the Middle, a series of free monthly recorded book talks, to help educators introduce young readers to new fantasy books. She was recently named a 2021 Canada Council of the Arts Grant Recipient and featured on CBCs Here and Now. Her first novel, The Wolf’s Curse, published in 2021, and a standalone companion novel, The Rabbit’s Gift, comes out October 25th. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find her on her website or follow her on <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/jessicavauthor">Facebook</a>, <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jessicavitalis">Twitter</a>, and <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/jessicavauthor">Instagram</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Jessica Vitalis and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Balancing multiple perspectives on the same events without boring your reader</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Weaving folklore, tradition, science, and spirituality into a middle grade story</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to use footnotes and parentheticals without slowing your story’s pace</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: