The Writer - 01.2020

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Is your protagonist a cuddly bear, under 8 years old, and in a book with mostly pictures?

Is your protagonist 8 to 12 years old?

Is your plot more focused on external events than internal growth?

Is your protagonist 13 to 15?

Is there mature or graphic content?

Is your protagonist 16-19?

Again...is there mature content?

Ye s

No

Does your protagonist age with each book?

Is your protagonist 20+ years old?

You’re
writing...
CHILDREN’S

You’re writing... MG

You’re writing... INB

You’re writing... YA You’re writing... MATURE YA (or “New Adult”)

You’re channeling J.K. Rowling or Rick Riordan.

You’re writing... ADULT

̄\_(ࢶ)_/ ̄ Maybe you’re writing for those aliens from Arrival who have a different concept of space and time.

WHICH AUDIENCE AM I

WRITING FOR?

AN EASY AND OFT-DEBATED

SYSTEM FOR YA,

MG, & INB.

START!