Children as Heroes in Your Children’s Fiction
In your children’s science fiction or fantasy novel, even if the setting is in a different time period, in outer space, or in a world completely unlike our own, it’s imperative that the young characters in the story overcome their adversaries through their own efforts and find solutions to the problems and obstacles that they encounter.
Adult characters can certainly appear in the book, and even assume very large roles in the story, but the main character or characters have to succeed by using their own abilities, even if they’re young children.
Check out some tips and advice in the latest post at Write by the Sea.
