These are from the writer’s conference of life the universe and everything. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker

• What is your favorite voice? Remember your childhood. You each have had a different experience as a child. Talk to kids and find out what their questions are and their joys. You feel powerless but want to have power?
• You as an author have a direct line to a certain age that will direct you to the age group you feel most natural at in writing.
• Ease drop on the conversations of kids. Maybe volunteer at school or after school program so you can better understand your audience and talk to them.
• When you look at your text, see how many complex sentences there are. How many are there of those type of sentences?
• There are rhythms for MG and YA different, YA   is shorter and had more action. One author had 7 pg range per chapter.
• Kids put things together and YA does a lot of running and action.
• Early reader rooks will have a little cliffhangers
• Childhood Rhyme: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg. The Batmobile lost a wheel and Robin flew away.
• Write your passion.
• Kids read up usually by two years
• One age marker in a book is influenced by subplots and influences the market, the book is targeted for.
• Ya are concerned about their part of the world and how they will affect or change in society.
• Mg is about family and siblings.
• If you create a three-dimensional character they will be universal.
• Kids having challenges with family and outside
• Other readers need to relate to the character’s emotions.

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