Writing Irresistible Kidlit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers

Am I writing a specific story that could only happen to this character, in this world, in this time? What

What is the world “like” to your character? Is it basically good or basically bad?

Unless there’s a thematic tie between the two, it won’t feel cohesive.

First we should see characters in action, and then we get some Interiority to really drive home the author’s intentions for that scene in an organic way.

leave the play-by-play narration to the reader’s imagination

There are shades and reverse sides to everything.

Ideally, your Subplots will collide with the main plot at a

outline all the rules of your world early on in the manuscript—in those first fifty to seventy-five pages—and then you stick with what you’ve developed for the duration.

Think of a character turning point as the moment your protagonist looks around and realizes that, after this, he can never be the same person again. There’s no going back.