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How to write a bedtime story Melissa Riley To write any story the author must first address who his or her audience is going to be. This is also true for things as simple as bedtime stories. There may be a question as what qualifies as a bedtime story, and the answer is that a bed time story that is age suitable for children, and hopefully insights some thought of fancy or of a learned behavior that they may ponder in sleep, as well as help the child and the reader to bond. In this category one might also find sub sections of fairy tales, being fanciful and make believe, as well as folk lore, older stories that are told to pass down knowledge to a new generation. Who will be on the listening end of the story? Ages 0 to one? These listeners need very simple wording in their stories and simple plot lines. These stories usually have developmental building blocks to help them learn, such as a book about colors, shapes, animals or any number of concepts that they have not yet encountered. There is some grey area in-between each of these age groups because of the diverse rate at which children progress mentally and physically. There are some children who may need the more simple stories even into their late toddler years, whereas other are eager to progress into more complex stories lines and characters. The general ages of a true bedtime story are around the age of 5 when a child can understand certain story lines and relate to the character. In between these ages of one to five the variety and the context differ to lean toward one or the other purpose. The stories that are written for children about five and over tend to have traits that would appeal to the adult reader as well as the child. These books tend to have relatable characters and a turn of events and plot that would have a resolvable conflict that most of the time end in a lesson learned. To write a story like this it takes a bit of brainstorming about characters, since this can be the most important part to a young child, and also since this will be the topic where they have the most questions. When writing a children’s bedtime story there needs to be a well-defined character or characters. It helps for a writer to understand the character inside and out as to better explain in the story and without why they did the things that they did and their reasoning behind it. Next an author needs to pick an event that is easy to follow and that can be relatable to the child. This would be the plot and the happenings within the story. To tell the story takes a well-trained hand and mind, since the book or phrases cannot be too long and yet it has to be descriptive enough to hold the child’s interest. Another aspect to consider is the picture. Usually there are a frame of what is happening, usually a big portion about what is being talked about on the page, for example if the page talks about Sue going to the store, there is usually a picture of Sue walking, or driving to the store or in the store itself. This helps with the compensation of the piece With these topics in mind all there is left to do is to write and don’t forget to revise and have someone else read the book as to catch any mistakes you may have missed.. This also helps a non-reader or someone who is just learning the words to comprehend the events of the story. Rarely do the pictures add to the story in this aspect to what is not on the page it is more or less what has already been written.

When finished settle down in a comfy chair and read the book to someone.