All of this is not only going to be a great resource in the futureīut is a fun way of nurturing the blossoming writer within them.įind What the Moon Said Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, or better yet, at your local bookstore. Is also a great place to keep a list of the books they especially loved reading To keep a journal is to jot down ideas for stories, and to paste in picturesįrom magazines that suggest settings or stories, as well as to keep track of

TheseĪre great to draw on later to remind us how a ten or twelve-year old thinks and Of family events, personal disappointments and triumphs, and especially the feelings that accompanied them. To keep a journal-not necessarily about their daily activities that can getīoring pretty quickly. When it's your passion, there's nothing that you'd rather do.' As for advice, I always tell aspiring writers You have any advice for young aspiring writers? GR: Tell your son I RH: My ten-year-old son is writing a book. Watching my back and double-checking anything that raised any sort of flag forįiction adds a whole extra layer of work and stress to the writing process.

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I fretted over every detail fearing I'd make some unforgivable error and loseĪll credibility and get blasted by reviewers. Accuracy in historical fiction was the single most difficult aspect of writingĬomfortable writing about make-believe places and events where I can't beĪnd lots of research on everything from the cost of a stamp in 1930 to whatĬrops are planted in southern Wisconsin and in what months and when they are harvested.

What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren