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Group - Know your Readers |
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First and foremost,
you must know which age group of kids you are writing for.
A style of writing or a story that appeals to a 5 year old
may not necessarily be liked by a 12 year old. Hence, know
your target readers and develop your story accordingly. In
fact, this stands true for all kinds of writing.
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| Language
Usage - Writing Effectively |
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The language
you use, your choice of words and sentence formation must
suit your target age-group. Using very difficult words in
stories meant for a 3-5 year old is not recommended as he
/ she will not be able to understand the story. Hence, to
write effectively and to communicate your story's plot, you
must write specifically for your reader in the language that
they understand best.
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| Title
- Naming your story |
| Use your
creativity to come up with a story title that is both interesting
as well as exciting. |
| Off
to a Great Start - Begin Your Story Well |
| As you
start penning down your story, concentrate on having a strong
beginning. If you want your readers to go one reading
your story right till the end, you must give your story a strong
beginning. This is because, whether or not your story will be
read till the end is largely determined by how attention grabbing
and interesting the beginning of your story is. |
| Dialogue
- Power of Communication & Interaction |
| Stories
without dialogues tend to become boring. Hence, it is a good
idea to introduce some dialogues between the characters in the
story as this not just makes the story interesting, it also
teaches children how to communicate and express themselves.
In addition, the dailogues should not be too long so that your
story can keep your wondering little readers, captivated.
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Imagination, Fantasy & Element of Wonder- Expand
Their Horizons |
| Kids have
superb imagination powers. Give them more to think about by
writing such stories that can expand their horizons and encourage
them to imagine and become more creative. Your story should
have the right amount of wonderment to cater to your little
readers. Introduce a little sprinkling of fantasy into your
writing. This is sure to be rewarding. |
| Inspiration
- Courage, Good & Bad |
| Depending
on the theme and plot of your story, you can enable your young
readers to draw inspiration from your stories by introducing
the simple and valuable facts of life, good morals and character
traits. Kids learn a lot from what they read. Hence, help them
to gain from their reading experience by introducing strong
characters who portray their courage and learn to understand
the good from the bad. Just make sure that this character is
a child so that kids can relate to him/her. |
| Drama |
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| A pinch
of drama gives your readers that much needed icing on the cake.
Do make sure that it does not change into melo-drama. |
| TLC |
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| This
is the most important factor that should be kept in mind when
writing for kids and children. Remember that these innocent-minded
kids need tender loving care even in the stories they read.
So write accordingly. |
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Above all,
make sure to write nurturing stories that have the capability
of giving a strong foundation to young impressionable minds.
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