A lot of writers started writing as kids. We loved to read, so we decided to make our own stories.
Some of our stories were written and illustrated in crayon in stapled-together booklets. Some were written in stiffly adult cursive in pink lockable diaries. And some were typed in obsolete word processing programs in which documents could never be longer than 13 pages.
Writing when you’re six or ten or thirteen is a joyous activity. Characters and their magnificent struggles swirl through your head and every word that comes out is a diamond.
But at some point the magic fades.
You agonise, you doubt yourself. You pack away the crayons.
Grown-ups aren’t better at everything. So get your crayons back out and remember the fun you had writing (or might have had writing) as a kid.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
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