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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 again!

    Yes, I do go by Abby (I have several names/nicknames 😉 )

    What’s your name? (Totally fine if you don’t want to answer 🙂 )

    hanks for all the awesome advice! I really appreciate it.
    You’re welcome 🙂

    Well…it’s always hard to explain, but it’s about a wizard who is learning to face his past, how to love, and discover who he is becoming now. Funny thing, it’s a YA, but my main-character is in his 60’s (he’s a young wizard though).

    Cool! That’s funny about your MC too xD

    I’ve started writing one, and the other was a “series” that I told out-loud at bedtime to my brothers (ages 6 and 3). I’m currently doing NaNo with my novel, so I’m going to finish that before I take anything too seriously

    Aw sweet (sounds like fun for your brothers). What is NaNo like? I think I’ve heard of it before but have never participated.

    I was think a MG novel with lots of pictures. My sister is currently reading my little brothers through the whole Chronicles of Narnia, and they love them. I was thinking of doing the length of a novella (maybe around 20k words or something…if I can manage to be that short😁) with lots of illustrations.

    That’s a great idea. Yes! the Chronicles of Narnia are a great series for younger readers (and older ones 😉 ). Lol…once you start writing, it can sometimes be very hard to stop, can’t it? xD And lots of illustrations sound really good btw.

    How much action do you think is too much? Like, when does action turn into violence for kids?

    That’s a good question. I think it’s great when you are able to write in such a way that you can imply things (so that older readers will understand and pick up on) but that young readers won’t notice or think about. I don’t think it’s a problem at all to have a good amount of action in a kids’ book, but I think you’d want to be careful that there isn’t too much that’s an edge-of-your-seat type of action or anything that might disturb young readers, if that makes sense. I think you can totally have a kids’ book with plenty of action in it, without having too much violence in there that they wouldn’t want to read. (Example: The man swung his arm around, smacking his opponent in the jaw. The guy sank down into the grass with a dull thud. – or – The man swung his arm around, smacking his opponent in the jaw. Crack. The distinct sound of something breaking could be heard above the man’s heavy breathing. Blood spattered the ground as the guy sank down into the grass with a dull thud.) Hopefully, there is a clear difference between the two. With the first one, you’re just telling what happened, but with the second, you’re describing the effect of the blow etc. Sorry if it’s too graphic xD

    I hope that helps a little.

    Thanks again for the advice. I’ll be sure to tag you if I post any part of my stories.

    That’s alright…yay thanks.

     

    @arindown @imwritehere1920

    I’m hesitant to answer this question because it does walk a fine line.  Are you going into detail on how this person died?  Or are you mentioning it?  Does the protagonist witness the death, or do they receive the news from someone else?  And is this person that dies a really important Main Character?  It’s been my family’s experience that when a beloved character dies, it’s very heart-breaking, and it could be traumatic for younger kids who became attached.  If it’s a secondary character, it’s sad, but not really traumatic as there may be some emotional distance.  And if it’s an evil character, then there’s a sense of justice.  It’s up to you to decide, really.

    I definitely second Lily on this (great points btw).

    Just interested, how old are you both? (No worries if you don’t want to answer – totally understand 🙂 ) I’m fifteen (well, I’ll be sixteen in September, so not just yet 😉 )

    @imwritehere1920

    Thanks too.

    No, not yet.  I might have gotten side-tracked with novel writing 😉

    Lol…sounds like fun 😉

    Cool!  YWW sounds like fun (is it free, or do you sign up for a membership?)

    Yes, it is a lot of fun! You do have to pay for it, though. They only open up enrollment two or three times a year, I think.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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