Here is another tip from Simon Rose to help you with your writing.
You can also find great advice in The Children’s Writer’s Guide, The Children’s Writer’s Guide 2, and The Time Traveler’s Guide.
While your novel may very well contain a moral or theme that you’d really like to get across, don’t be tempted to include it in such a way that it detracts from the narrative and possibly turns the reader off your story altogether.
If you really believe that you have to convey an important message, try and ensure it’s actually a good fit with the text and doesn’t look as if it was added later simply for effect.
Include the message in such a way so it perhaps assists in solving the problem of the story or integrate it into the character’s dialogue in appropriate places.
If the story’s too preachy, most children usually dismiss it and put down the book for good, preferring to read an absorbing, well-written adventure instead.
Learn more about The Children’s Writer’s Guide, The Children’s Writer’s Guide 2, The Time Traveler’s Guide and all Simon’s other books on his website at https://simon-rose.com/.
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