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    Abigail Rebekah replied to the topic So…Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 5 years, 9 months ago

    @arindown

    Hey!

    Oh cool…what’s your YA book about? (If you mind me asking 🙂 )

    I’m currently working on a YA novel…but I have two MG or Kid’s books that I’d like to finish. Do you guys have any advice you’d like to share for someone who’s just starting?

    So, do you mean you’ve already started writing them? If so, how long are they so far?

    Well, my advice would be to:

    1. Choose a genre that you want to write in mainly (I’ve chosen to write historical-fiction at the moment for my novella series I’m hoping to do)

    2. Maybe research/have a look at other books in that genre/age range to see what kids that age enjoy reading (for example, my kid’s book is set during WW1 and WW2 so for little readers, it might be too sad or graphic for them (it isn’t really graphic though) – so I came across a problem. I needed to write it so it was understandable for young readers and look for an illustrator who can do the style I’m looking for, but which will hopefully not be too morbid or sad for them, which I haven’t accomplished yet. I decided to make it for an older audience (8+).) I think taking a look at other books in your genre/age range will really help you know what you’re aiming for.

    3. Even if you want to quit, keep writing!

    My idea is to do something like Chronicles of Narnia, only with more pictures. Something that’s easy to read and exciting for MG but also bright and interesting for littler kids. Do you think that would work?

    Your idea sounds really cool. So, what style book are you thinking? Is it going to be a picture book, as in the small picture books you see in the library, or a proper MG novel with lots of pictures in it?

    I think it would totally work; it sounds like it might be harder to write because you’re catering for both MG readers and little kids, though. If it was the pictures that attracted the younger readers and the actual story that attracted the MG readers, I think that could work really well.

    I hope some of these points help 🙂 Do you have any specific questions that you’d like advice on? Feel free to tag me if you ever post snippets of your work on here 🙂

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