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Saturday, May 25, 2019

FATED TO JOURNEY_Part 2 of Writing Middle Grade Historical Fantasy





“I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes

to see the largeness of life,

to see it through the laughter that is clear to all

and

through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.”
Nikolai Gogol  





Nailing Middle Grade Voice
Is The Key


Remember that the Middle Grade Readers
and the characters in the books
they read
have a limited world view.

That is both good and bad.

 As by their short lives, they have thin back stories.

That also limits their perspectives and their grasp of the world around them.




Your Characters Will Not
Over-Think A Problem.


They tend to go for the most direct solution without mulling too much over the consequences.




The middle grade years are all about 
self-discovery.

Finding your voice.

Expanding your world view.

 Learning that adults aren’t always right
and
that they can make mistakes.

Knocking down pedestals
and building your own foundation.


To a Middle Grade Character,

There’s turmoil and excitement
and the chance to stretch your boundaries.

It’s a time to look inside yourself
and see what makes you tick.

To figure out who you are
 and where you fit in.


No matter the era in which
you choose to set your adventure,

Let the historical elements be the backdrop against which

 your young protagonists live ordinary days until the extraordinary

propels them into a journey of self and external exploration.


It will be the sense of wonder
and the
secret desire to be the protagonist
that will keep your
young reader glued to the pages
of your tale.

I HOPE THIS WILL HELP
YOU IN SOME 
SMALL WAY
TO WIN A SPOT
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2 comments:

  1. I like to read books for all ages and I think this was spot on advice.

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