FATED TO JOURNEY_Part 2 of Writing Middle Grade Historical Fantasy

“I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes

to see the largeness of life,

to see it through the laughter that is clear to all

and

through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.”
― Nikolai Gogol  




Nailing Middle Grade Voice Is The Key

Remember that the Middle Grade Readers and the characters in the books they read have a limited world view.
That is both good and bad.

 As by their short lives, they have thin back stories.

That also limits their perspectives and their grasp of the world around them.




Your Characters Will Not Over-Think A Problem.

They tend to go for the most direct solution without mulling too much over the consequences.


The middle grade years are all about self-discovery.
Finding your voice.
Expanding your world view.
 Learning that adults aren’t always right and that they can make mistakes.
Knocking down pedestals and building your own foundation.

To a Middle Grade Character,
There’s turmoil and excitement and the chance to stretch your boundaries.
It’s a time to look inside yourself and see what makes you tick.
To figure out who you are and where you fit in.

No matter the era in which you choose to set your adventure,
Let the historical elements be the backdrop against which
 your young protagonists live ordinary days until the extraordinary
propels them into a journey of self and external exploration.

It will be the sense of wonder and thesecret desire to be the protagonist that will keep your young reader glued to the pagesof your tale.
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