Meg Medina, author of Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, the sequel to the Newbery-award winning young adult novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Meg Medina is the author of Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, the sequel to the Newberry-award winning young adult novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears. She is a New York Times bestselling Latina author of books for kids of all ages.

"Medina writes about the joys of multigenerational home life (a staple of the Latinx community) with a touching, humorous authenticity. Merci's relationship with Lolo is heartbreakingly beautiful and will particularly strike readers who can relate to the close, chaotic, and complicated bonds of live-in grandparents. Medina delivers another stellar and deeply moving story." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:

• Scaring herself with trying new genres
• Cross-pollinating when she’s feeling blocked
• Staying at it and keeping the emotional connection to your work
• And more

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This Week’s Writing Prompt

This week’s writing prompt: On the top of the page, write “I remember.” Imagine yourself at your favorite age as a kid. Set a timer for six minutes and write a memory you have of that age. After the six minutes, stop, and ask yourself, “Why do I remember this?” And then for two minutes, write and answer that question for yourself.

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