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Dana Middleton grew up in Georgia before moving to Los Angeles to work in film, television and theatre. She was a producer of an Academy Award-nominated short film, and is a recipient of a Los Angeles Theatre Ovation Award. Her middle grade novels include Not a Unicorn, The Infinity Year of Avalon James, and Open If You Dare. She's also the author of the Harry Potter reference book, The Young American's Unofficial Guide to the Very British World of Harry Potter. ...more

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Dana Middleton When I have writer's block, it's usually an indication that I don't know enough about my story and characters yet. So I go back to basics. That includ…moreWhen I have writer's block, it's usually an indication that I don't know enough about my story and characters yet. So I go back to basics. That includes writing for 15 minutes every morning before breakfast about anything that comes to mind. Whatever comes about anything or anyone in the book, I just write it down. And doing that consistently usually opens up the spigot for the magic stuff to come.(less)
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The Infinity Year of Avalon...

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Open If You Dare

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Scary Stories to Tell at Night

I had never written a horror story before. Then I got the opportunity to contribute a story to a middle grade horror anthology (edited by Stephen Jones and illustrated by Randy Broecker), and I jumped at the chance.

Okay, I didn’t really jump at the chance. In fact, I felt like jumping away from the chance. Because it was scary—and not in a horror story kind of way. My husband is the horror writer

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