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#223: How To Write A Believable Child Narrator
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There’s something captivating about seeing a story unfold through a child’s perspective. Child narrators strip away the layers of adult logic, cynicism and pretense, revealing raw wonder, confusion or even unexpected wisdom.
But writing from a child’s perspective is deceptively difficult. Writers often fall into traps, making the child sound too innocent, too passive, or one dimensional.
So in today’s episode, I’ll help you navigate 3 common challenges so you can create a believable, compelling child narrator.
Not sure where to begin writing? Need a way in to your story? Or a way through? Click here to download your FREE 9 Story Starters.
Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.
238 episodes
Manage episode 473182133 series 3006220
There’s something captivating about seeing a story unfold through a child’s perspective. Child narrators strip away the layers of adult logic, cynicism and pretense, revealing raw wonder, confusion or even unexpected wisdom.
But writing from a child’s perspective is deceptively difficult. Writers often fall into traps, making the child sound too innocent, too passive, or one dimensional.
So in today’s episode, I’ll help you navigate 3 common challenges so you can create a believable, compelling child narrator.
Not sure where to begin writing? Need a way in to your story? Or a way through? Click here to download your FREE 9 Story Starters.
Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.
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