I am writing a book series about dogs (with some wolves and other animals), with the age range being around Wings of Fire and Warrior Cats (i.e. 8-12 years). What limits would be necessary to stay within this age range?
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1Welcome to Writing.SE! I feel like these are two separate questions, and should be split up and asked separately. Furthermore, the first part should be answered by this question; I'm sure the second part is a duplicate as well but I haven't found it yet.– F1Krazy ♦Commented Aug 12 at 9:30
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By the way, if you can't access your previous account, you can contact staff and ask for it to be merged with this one.– F1Krazy ♦Commented Aug 12 at 9:36
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1Actually both Wings of Fire and Warrior Cats are Middle Grade books (8-12 years). At least that is what the publisher says, e.g. here: shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/books/… So you need to consider the limits for that age range, and not Young Adult. I have edited your question accordingly. If you actually want to write for Young Adult, please edit your question and remove the MG examples.– BenCommented Aug 12 at 10:21
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What do you mean with "limits"? Something like the definitions for computer games found in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEGI for example (for Europe)? There is maybe an equivalent institution for book writing. Which one would apply is dependent on where you live at, though.– AntaresCommented Aug 21 at 13:38
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Also check this question: writing.stackexchange.com/questions/42582/…– AntaresCommented Aug 21 at 13:44
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Could you specify by what kind of limits?
If you're talking content, you should probably stay away from:
- the usual (violence, sex scenes, drug use, gore, explicit language, etc, etc)
- political opinions (in my opinion)
- preaching or lecturing about topics and moral lessons
- lots of death (a little bit is fine)
Writing-wise, maybe avoid:
- once again, lecturing or preaching
- too descriptive (too many big words, too)
- too metaphorical, or allegorical. Unless it's very simple, like "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," or "Alice in Wonderland"
- slow pacing
- writing a boring story with too little events
