Flair For Writing Issue Nine

Flair For Writing Issue Nine August Issue
Editor: Megan Forbes Princess Megan Rose 10 Years
Assistant Editor: Angel Angel



Greetings Everyone! As you know, Angel Angel is now the Assistant Editor.You will love her as I do. She's also my best friend. We hope to bring you a newsletter that you will enjoy and look forward to reading every month. If you have any suggestions or comments, you may send them to me or Angel.

Angel is recovering from her arm surgery and it's a long process but she's hanging in there. She still does her painting of the beautiful Sigs she loves to make and writes cool stories plus she lives in sunny California.

Summer will soon be over. Why is that? After July, summer is over or is it just me? We hope you have had a good summer. I just recently got back from Frankenmuth, Michigan. They have a beautiful Christmas Store that I totally love! Christmas in July is cool!

This month we will talk about writing for children. So, here goes. How do you write for children? You have to use approriate language. You need to use simple language. No big, complicated words. Children are sophisticated readers who hang on to every word. A good story flows from a solid understanding of writing and structure. Characters, plot and dialogue also play an important, part in children's stories as well as adults stories.

When you write a book for children, you give him or her words- you give a voice to the voiceless. You pen{or keyboard} writes new worlds and you feed a children's imagination. This is the power and purpose of stories. Dr. Suess made animals talk. You can't forget the trouble making Cat in the Hat. He didn't know he was making problems. He just wanted to have fun. My first book about a talking animal was the cool Cat in the the Hat.

What kind of stories do children like? Right now, Harry Potter is all the rage. You have a teacher who turns herself into a cat. Fantasy is a big part of Harry Potter's world. Children love fantasy and make believe. As an adult, I do, too. In a child's world, the world is perfect. If you're a child who has a good childhood, you think life is problem free. Life is beautiful and perfect. This is the kind of books children want to read.

When you write for children, use picture writing. Angel has this to say. You know, some people don't know how to write a story. What do I do? Many times, I have done this. I draw a picture together. Or in my head, I create characters and places. If you have read Angel's stories, she puts them all together and sometimes makes cool, neat Sigs to make the story stand out.

What is picture writing? Writing is whole brain writing, where one side of your brain sees pictures and the other side gives the pictures words. The intuitive side of your brain thinks in pictures. The logical side of the brain thinks in words. It's all there inside of you-intuition and logic, pictures and words. You see the picture with your mind's eye. and then you give it words. With your words, you write the picture. That's PICTURE WRITING. Neat, huh? Picture Writing begins inside of a writer's head. You don't have to know how to draw or paint to write pictures. In order to write pictures, you need to be able to see pictures.

How can you see pictures? Rely on intuition. Intuition gives you the pictures you need . Why write with half of your brain? Use both sides and write the pictures you see instead.

Pictures and words are inseperable. You translate the pictures you see in your mind into words on the page. You work with words over and over{editing as well} until they show the reader a picture. When the reader sees pictures in words, the creative process is complete. Children love to see pictures already in the book they are reading. This make it real for the children. Children who are too young to read, read by pictures. This is part of their learning process which will help them when they start school.

When writing for children, the children are your biggest audience. Children and young adults want books that speak to them in the here and now. Sharing life lessons only work if you make your words speak to the child who is your reader.

Hanging out with the age group of children you want to write for gives you an idea of what they like and what they will read. Study child development. Remember back to your childhood and what you liked, will also give you ideas on creating children's stories. Read as much as you can and study other writers. See how they met the challenge of living in two worlds at once. Others have done it, so can we!

Let the pictures come to you. Write and rewrite until you are satisfied with the results. Let a child read your item and get their input. Become a picture writer, one step at a time.

Angel and I hope you enjoy this issue. Next month, we are thinkng about a newsletter on novel writing. If you have any ideas, let you know. Take care. Love: Megan and Angel

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ID: 710406   (Rated: E) China doll  Inside the mind of a perfect doll by knight life

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