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Complete YA and MG Course Bundle

Original price was: $499.00.Current price is: $349.00.

Young Adult and Middle Grade graphic novels are not only a booming industry, but also a great way to introduce younger readers to comics and ignite a love of reading. Creating comics for teens and tweens comes with its own set of challenges and standards, and Sarah Davidson is here to share her knowledge of the market with you in this course bundle.

The introductory course covers storytelling for teens and tweens, and how to structure a story and design characters for younger audiences. Learn about writing to a demographic, designing age-appropriate characters, book length and formatting, and more!

The advanced course takes a deep-dive into the YA and MG graphic novel publishing industry, and go through the process of actually getting a graphic novel published. Learn the difference between Direct Market and Book Market publishing, what a Literary Agent is and how to find one, and get a step-by-step guide for exactly how to build a Pitch Packet to send out to editors and publishers to get your story acquired.

Included in the Bundle:

Intro to YA and MG Storytelling
Introduction to Young Adult and Middle Grade Storytelling

Young Adult and Middle Grade graphic novels are not only a booming industry, but also a great way to introduce younger readers to comics and ignite a love of reading. Creating comics for teens and tweens comes with its own set of challenges and standards, and Sarah is here to share her knowledge of the market with you.


Advanced YA and MG Graphic Novels: Pitching and Publishing

Young Adult and Middle Grade graphic novels are not only a booming industry, but also a great way to introduce younger readers to comics and ignite a love of reading. Creating comics for teens and tweens comes with its own set of challenges and standards, and Sarah is here to share her knowledge of the market with you.


Introduction to Young Adult and Middle Grade Storytelling:

  • Learn the difference between Young Adult and Middle Grade
  • Age-appropriate content for varying demographics
  • Character design for young readers
  • Writing methods for planning graphic novels
  • YA and MG graphic novel formatting

Advanced YA and MG Graphic Novels: Pitching and Publishing:

  • Learn about Direct Market and Book Market publishing
  • Self publishing versus Traditional publishing
  • What goes into a Pitch Packet and exactly how to put one together
  • Literary agents, query letters, and submission guidelines
  • Payments and contracts
  • Long-term project management and time-saving tips

Sarah Davidson bio image

Sarah Davidson is a comic book artist, colorist, and educator currently working on her MFA in Sequential Art at SCAD. She loves drawing Middle Grade and Young Adult comics featuring magic, superpowers, and teenagers saving the world. She’s been freelancing in the comic industry since she was in high school, with clients like Abrams Books, Macmillan Publishers, Webtoon, Wattpad, MadCave, and of course Comics Experience. Sarah’s original graphic novel, Jackson’s Wilder Adventures, is being released this summer through Papercutz. When she isn’t drawing comics, you can find her watching feel-good cooking competition shows with her too many pets.

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Jackson's Wilder AdventuresI’m a total newbie, is that okay?

Of course that’s okay! We design our courses to start at start. If you need to have taken or learned something else first, we let you know that in our requirements tab. Our instructors, while very knowledgeable, are also very understanding and take the time to make sure you’ve got all the information you need! And if you ever run into a problem, you just let us know at info@comicsexperience.com and we’ll address it.

Do I need to know a whole lot about comics?

Absolutely not. 

Do I need to be a computer wiz for the class?

Nope. Not one bit. Any of the tech stuff you’ll need to know, you can learn and we cover.

What computer programs do I need for this course?

Any writing software should work just fine.

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