Being a fictional character is risky business. Or it should be. Are your characters in enough danger, under enough pressure or stress, threatened in some way? This can be tricky for children’s authors. The impulse is to protect our characters, keep them safe and, gawd forbid, sensible… But that’s the death knell to drama and storytelling. Happily ever after needs to be earned, otherwise the tale is kinda ho-hum. Let’s talk about upping the tension in your stories as well as knowing when to pull back. Includes examples (and dilemmas) from my own books.
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The Accidental Princess by Jen Storer, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo, Penguin Books
Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children, by Jen Storer, Penguin/Viking
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