#223: How To Write A Believable Child Narrator

25 Mar 2025 • 23 min • EN
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There’s something captivating about seeing a story unfold through a child’s perspective. Child narrators strip away the layers of adult logic, cynicism and pretense, revealing raw wonder, confusion or even unexpected wisdom. But writing from a child’s perspective is deceptively difficult. Writers often fall into traps, making the child sound too innocent, too passive, or one dimensional. So in today’s episode, I’ll help you navigate 3 common challenges so you can create a believable, compelling child narrator. Episode Website Got value from this episode? Share your insights and wins with me! Not sure where to begin writing? Need a way in to your story? Or a way through? Click here to download your FREE 9 Story Starters.   Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It"s totally free to join.

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