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Perhaps it may take a long time for you to start writing for children, but the idea remains firmly fixed in your brain, and so does its potential for a good storyline. Consider the story of the head of an orphanage who was aware that many of the youngsters in her institution had invented "real belonging mothers" belonging just to themselves. In some cases the mothers really existed, but many of these absent moms were made up by the children themselves to fill an aching void, because they didn't know the identity of their real mothers, they simply invented them.
When you are writing for children, you could may be consider this scenario - file it away in your memory and give it time to take root. Perhaps years later you may be able to use and develop it. Here's one possibility ....
Children in an orphanage create make believe mothers for themselves. Some invent warm, cuddly moms who love them enormously and only left them at the orphanage because they had no other way to carry on in a cold, hard world. Maybe other children fantasise about spiteful, uncaring women who simply abandoned them out of cruelty and spite - sounds a bit like a wicked stepmother - doesn't it? And we all know what wonderful fairytales have been woven around wicked stepmothers!
Of course not all ideas will develop well. You do need to consider carefully what might be worked into a good storyline and which scenarios should be left well alone when writing for children. After all, you don't want to make your stories too scary! Remember those fantasy moms - those kids needed fantasy mothers who would support rather than hurt them, and any writing for children should always leave the reader feeling warm and reassured after the conclusion has been reached.
Category: Article WritingWriting for Children - start with a incident was written by:Author:Ellie DixonAdded: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:20:05 -0400 This Article Has Been Read 239 times View all Ellie Dixon's articlesAbout the Author: Ellie Dixon lives in Devon, England. She adores vintage illustrated children's books and loves to restore and edit them for today's kids. Visit her website, Scruffy's Bookshop, to learn more about her new downloadable book called "How to Tell Stories to Children" together with five books full of great stories to tell. sign up for her free monthly newsletter and gifts while you're there. |
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