Here are some more tips 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.
How Old Should Your Characters Be?
In novels for young readers, children generally prefer not to follow the adventures of lead characters that are younger than them and in some cases even the same age.
If your story is aimed at readers aged eight to twelve years old, for example, your main protagonists should usually be depicted as being around twelve or thirteen, but generally no older than that.
As a writer, you also have to be careful not to talk down to the reader and you shouldn’t consciously change your style or oversimplify your writing, merely because your story’s designed for children.
And definitely don’t preach to your readers, since many children dislike the point of a story being hammered home.
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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