Avoid Preaching If You Write for Kids
While your novel may very well contain a moral or theme that you’d really like to get across, don’t be tempted to include it in such a way that it detracts from the narrative and possibly turns the reader off your story altogether.
If you really believe that you have to convey an important message, try and ensure it’s actually a good fit with the text and doesn’t look as if it was added later simply for effect.
Learn more in the latest post at Write by the Sea.
