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“Some authors seem to have a fairly specific internal age; very likely it's the age they remember best from their own childhoods. When they write for this age, it sounds right; it feels right. Their characters' thoughts and speech and action feel inimitably their own, which comes both from the author's deep empathetic connection to the characters, and from the respect that empathy engenders.”
~ Editorial Anonymous, a great children's book industry blog
This made me think a bit. Particularly about the glee with which I wrote The Carnie's Conspiracy, to me a Middle-Grade novel.
Realistically, I was pretty much in literacy what I am today by 13. I was not able to write up to my ability to comprehend, and I now enjoy Jane Austen's books and others with a much better sense of nuance and humor.
However. It makes me curious. Have I been writing too old for myself?
...I wrote a picture book the other day.
Randomized Song Response Whoseemawhatsit:
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Pressing On
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Arch to Achilles
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Boy on a String
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
More Love, More Power
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Simon
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Shine
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Cartoons
WHAT IS 2+2?
Sky is Falling
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
International Love Song
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
More Than a Friend
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Huron Carol
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Drago or the Dragons
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Somewhere in Between
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Christmas Time is Here
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Other Side of the Radio
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
If It Wasn't For You
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Dalit Hymn
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Shackles
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Murexa
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Love, Liberty, Disco
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Momma, You Got a Daughter
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
You Will Never Walk Alone
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Kick Off
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Only One
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Center of the Universe
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Selfish Song
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Hanging By A Moment
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Between You and Me
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
What Do I Do With My Heart