Children Writing a Book

So what is worse than writing a book yourself? Having two children decide they are writing a book. My wife often says that the solution to the war in Iraq is sending middle school girls. There is nothing more scary or totally insane then angry young girls. They do not play by any rules except the ones they create, and even those are subject to impulsive revisioning.

My daughters , Loreena (11) and Sarah (14), thought it would be an excellent idea to write a book together. It is a romance thriller that begins in the early 1900’s and spans to modern day. It’s theme is one of second chances in love.

Sounds great right? I was sent the first chapter and thought,” Wow this is good stuff. My girls have some talent.” It is at this point that things get a little out of control.

The fighting began two nights ago, mostly about artistic differences and disagreements about plot structure and who was responsible for which chapter. Now in the world of writing this is not an uncommon event, but with pubescent girls, the gloves came off. The fighting, not unlike a Monday Night Wrestling Throw Down, ensued. There is no logic, no begging to be reasonable, just lunacy.

 

At this stage they agreed to do a story board and outline. For now, there is peace, but I am not too hopeful. In the end, they will probably get a fiction book published before me because their passion is unchecked and their energy unmatched.