Saturday, June 7, 2014

How To Write A Kids Book About Actors

By Sally Delacruz


While growing up, children need role models and mentors. Many times, they look at people who have succeeded in life as reflections of what they want to be in future. Anyone who wants to write a kids book about actors, therefore, must be very careful not to cause development of negative thought about stars among children. If care is not taken, kids might even disregard the acting profession acting.

Writers must not assume that because it is written for kids, then it does not have to be written with caution. In fact, more care is supposed to be taken in writing such book as compared to writing for adults. However, actors described in these works should not be made to look like gods. They should be as realistic as possible.

In the writing such works, several issues need consideration. Among them are the level of content, the words and phrases used, the amount of content and the level of realism. There should be close observation of these factors lest the wrong material get to the children.

When writing on actors for children, the writer should ensure that the content exposed to the children is not beyond them; it should be moral and fit for children. They should not be exposed to personal lives of actors who are immoral and fond of engaging in dirty activities. The books should also not talk about scenes in there movies that are equally improper. The reason is; these superstars are much adored by children, and writing about the dirty things they do can drive the kids into doing those things.

It is also critical for writers to mind their language while writing such works. The language to be used in writing the book needs to be free of vulgar words and phrases since these are likely to hurt the development of kids in terms of mentality attitudes. Language may also include pictures; they have to be right ones for young people.

The number of pages making up these books should also be reasonable. It is common sense that kids have not developed their reading abilities to a level where they can read a lot of content at ago. Too much content is likely to discourage them, and this defeats the purpose of writing these materials. Writers should therefore, minimize the number of pages in their works.

Even after considering all the factors mentioned above, the qualities of these stars should not be exaggerated. They should be made to look like real human beings whose actions can be done by any other human being. Making them look unrealistic may discourage the kids from working hard. They may think that no one else can do what is done by the stars. If possible, the subjects of the books should be developed from their early lives to current ones.

From the discussion, it is evident that these writing are meant to mentor the kids as they grow. Hence, utmost care must be practiced during the writing process. The content given to them should befit their age, the language used free of vulgar words and the characters realistic.




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