Tag Archives: Writing for Children
Ten Tips: Writing for Kids
Oh yes, I’ve been writing many years and it’s true: just as being a child is different from being an adult, writing for children is not the same as writing for adults. The literary tradition is different (Charlotte’s Web vs. … Continue reading
Sugar
Last Friday, I completed my second novel for children. Hurray! The book is called SUGAR, and though I know I still have copyediting and final tweaking to look forward to, I can’t help but feel a wave of relief. I have, … Continue reading
“On Three Ways of Writing for Children”
“I think there are three ways in which those who write for children may approach their work; two good ways and one that is generally a bad way.” So begins C.S. Lewis’s short essay, “On Three Ways of Writing for Children.” The … Continue reading
Jack Gantos and Childhood History
The protagonist of Jack Gantos’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, Dead End in Norvelt, who just so happens to be named Jack Gantos, spends a summer, grounded, learning about the history of his town from a quirky old woman who lives down the … Continue reading
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