WRITING FOR MIDDLE GRADES...
Another weekend..another writing workshop. Yes, how spoilt am I? This weekend it was the workshop run by Writers Victoria and my writing group, Lazy River Writers. It was led by the energetic Archie Fusilo ...and had the group focusing on writing for children in the middle grades. It was a great day...Archie has written widely...from children to young adult... to adult non-fiction...and he was glad to share his experiences and his knowledge. Mainly though he told us to remember the children we once were. You can't write for children as an adult trying to be a child. That won't work. You have to think back (and for some of us that was quite a long time ago)...and find that child again. What was I like at 8, 9 and 10? What were my interests and hobbies? Where did I live? Who was my family? Then I began to think....what did I want to do/ not want to do/ favourite colours/ favourite foods/ favourite television shows /...