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@abigail-rebekah

Hey, how’s it going?  Thanks, I liked your points too.  The illustrations helped to show your point 🙂

As for my age… it’s anywhere between 13 and 30 XD  Jk.  I like to keep it a mystery 😉  Anyway, Happy (really really early) Birthday!  (Just in case I forget to tell ya 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote:  Yes, it is a lot of fun! Y…[Read more]

@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 🙂 )

You’re welcome 🙂

Cool! That’s funny about your MC too xD

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

That’s…[Read more]

@arindown

Sorry, I misunderstood my sister.  She thought I was talking about just MG, and not both MG and little kids.  The Penderwicks is an MG story; it just might be sad for younger kids because they talk about their mom who died of cancer.  After discussing it some more, the story Prince Martin Wins His Sword (by indie author Brandon Hale) mi…[Read more]

@arindown

Hey, no problem.  Again, I apologize if I gave too much info 🙂  Your YA books sounds really interesting (let me guess, you’re a LoTR fan?)  And that’s awesome that you get to tell stories to your younger siblings (how many do you have, if you don’t mind me asking?)

arindown wrote: How much is too violent? In the plan right now, I ha…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Wow…that was great advice. (You did a way better job than me)

Thanks.  I really liked your points too (I completely forgot about focusing on the genre you want to write in 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Oh cool, have you ever sold stories to children’s magazines before?

No, not yet.  I might have gotte…[Read more]

@imwritehere1920

Hey Lily! Thanks so much for replying. You had some really good suggestions.

Hmmm…probably MG. My main character is about 8 or 9.

Great! I’m thinking probably around 4 and up. I told the stories to my little siblings at bedtime (that was where I got the idea). The youngest kid was 3 and the oldest 11, and they all really…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Hey Abigail Rebekah! Just wondering, do you go by Abby? Thanks for all the awesome advice! I really appreciate it.

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…[Read more]

@imwritehere1920

Wow…that was great advice. (You did a way better job than me)

@arindown

What Lily said 😉

@arindown

Hey there!  Long time no see 😉

Okay, so first off, who is your main target audience?  If it’s supposed to be MG, then the protagonist’s age is going to be around your target audience’s age (generally the 8-12 range).  Sometimes, your protagonist can be a bit older (think early teens).  But I mostly see that in older MG (think Ran…[Read more]

@imwritehere1920

Hey again 🙂

Really? Well, it’s fun when your story takes over 😉  Oh cool, have you ever sold stories to children’s magazines before?

Oh phew, glad it wasn’t 😉

Aw thanks – well they have ideas for stories they would like people to write about, but I’m doing my own chosen topics at the moment which they’re fine…[Read more]

@arindown

Hey!

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

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…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Oh wow, the exact same thing happened to my current WIP!  I originally planned it to be a short story of 6,000 words (and I hoped to sell it to a children’s magazine) but after about, oh, 40,000 words, it became apparent that it was going to be a novel XD  And no problem, your explanation wasn’t long-winded.

Abigail Rebekah w…[Read more]

Hey Rebekah!

Great questions. My personal opinion for some time has been that I think a number of writers feel a need to publish a lot sooner than they need to–or than it’s necessarily wise to do so. Truth be told, there’s no rush to get published and if the additional time allows you to better hone your craft and put together a smashing first…[Read more]

@imwritehere1920 @abigail-rebekah

Hey ya’ll.

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?

My idea is to do something like Chronicles of Narnia, only with more pictures. Something that’s easy to read and exciting…[Read more]