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| Tracy Kauffman, Author GWENDOLYN'S WISH |
Fiction fantasy author Tracy Kauffman has written
GWENDOLYN’S WISH, a children’s book about a young girl who receives a special
parrot that can grant wishes. She
loves writing for children and young adults. She stopped by to give us some tips on the special
requirements of writing for children.
Writing
For Children
by Tracy Kauffman
There should be a distinct difference in writing for Children than Adults, because of the subject matter. Children are not capable of understanding the same things as an adult would.
A theme, topic, or focus
is much different for children, because their ability to grasp material and their
awareness to data is much more limited than someone much older. A child’s communication and
intellectual skills require memory, understanding and concentration. It is harder for a child with a small
attention span to be able to sit down and read a story than a child with a
longer one.
Secondly children have to
be able to reason and separate what they have read, understand the difference
in what is fiction or fantasy.
Next children have to
understand vocabulary and understand descriptive language that is talked about
in the story.
Last of all, children have
to be able to develop their own ideas of what they are reading, from things
that they have learned about in
the past. You would not talk about
a complex topic to a small child that has no possible understanding of the
subject.
To be able to write or teach a young child, you have to be
able to get down to their level of thinking by considering their intellectual
development or understanding capabilities. This can be done by
·
repetition of
words,
·
simple
sentences vs. complex sentences and
·
the use of
pictures for descriptive purposes.
About Tracy Kauffman
Tracy Kauffman is a
Fiction Fantasy author from North Alabama. She is married and has two children. She graduated Calhoun College with an
associates degree in Applied Science.
She loves writing stories for children and young adults. She works part time at a nursing home
with some fantastic elderly folks who inspire her. She loves hearing their
interesting stories and often jokes that she has several mothers and fathers
there. She started writing short stories and poetry when she was a teenager.
She wants to help bring joy to the world today by her books. As an author, she
wants to write books that will edify, encourage and be decent for children and
young adults.
LINKS
Website: http://tracykauffman.yolasite.com
Also available in Nook
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