E. B. White on the Secret of Writing for Children

Alexander M Zoltai:

Ever heard of the book “Charlotte’s Web”?

Ever wonder why adults like it, too?

Check out this fascinating re-blog…

Originally posted on Longreads Blog:

Anybody who shifts gears when he writes for children is likely to wind up stripping his gears. But I don’t want to evade your question. There is a difference between writing for children and for adults. I am lucky, though, as I seldom seem to have my audience in mind when I am at work. It is as though they didn’t exist.

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