Julia Cherninka: I did not read Harry Potter

A children's book on the adventures of the magical world of Julia Chernin & # 39; ka, aged 10, entered the long list of the Year Book BBC- 2018.

BBC News Ukraine explained to the author how to write children's books, why she does not like the comparison with Joan Rowling and learned tips from novice writers.

BBC News Ukraine : " Knight of the Order of the Emerald " – Your first children's book, and the first one, did not been co-author with his sister. Why did you decide to write it?

Yulia Chernin & # 39; ka: I've always wanted to write it because I invent tales from my childhood. At school, I had a notebook where I read "Poem about classmates", which they read.

Everyone was laughing a lot, but at the time, until the episode started on them. Plus, I thought that when I had a child, I could write a fairy tale.

And it happened: I wrote a story for Yaroslav's son. He fell asleep in the afternoons and I sat down to write a fairy tale – and I did not intend to tell it at all. But when they started reading their parents, their acquaintances, they asked, "Why do not you want to tell this story?" This book has therefore seen the world.

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BBC News Ukraine : What is the most important in writing a children's adventure book, where events unfold under world?

Yu . Ch. : The author has therefore written children's books of the same level.

BBC News Ukraine : What are the comments In and you receive " Knight "

Yu . Ch. : Many positive reviews and this book also appeal to adults. It seems to me that the best indicator of a children's book is the fact that it is enjoyed not only by children, but also by adults. It is also nice to hear that babies at home wear the same red coat as members of the Order – they want to participate. I even had the idea to prepare a purple tray during the presentation of the next books of this series.

BBC News Ukraine : When you compare with Joan Rowling, you say that you did not read from her 19659009 ] books But by reading "[19659009] Knight ", we think of an analogy: for example, Harry Potter had a scar on his face and Yaroslav's hero – a birthmark on his stomach. Harry's letter from Gogwarts was handed to his 11th birthday and Yaroslav learned from his 10th Dan that he had been elected …

Yu . Ch. : I did not read his books because he was already an adult and, in my childhood, there were other books: Carlson, Pippi, Woman with long hair, Above the abyss in rye. Regarding the scar and spots: my son has a birthmark in the form of a map. And as I wrote a book for him, I decided to add it for him to see it in the work. People often compare me with that, but it is of course unpleasant: who likes to compare them with someone? The book is designed for children aged 6 to 14, so I chose the age of 10, interesting young and old.

BBC News Ukraine : What are the difficulties of writing children's books in and look at

Yu . Ch. : If you started writing for children earlier, then it would be difficult, but you wrote a book with the birth of a son, and then it inspired me: I imagine how he will grow, read, understand that he is the same Yaroslav

BBC News Ukraine : Do you think about how to write for children ?

Yu . Ch. : Sounds strange, but no, I never even build a plot. I know who my heroes and my places are, in which they fall and seem to live their lives, and write for them myself. And so, according to my observations, that's what's happening better, because if you imagine everything first and then sit down to write, it gets worse. From the beginning, I understand that there should be a medium end – a different meaning in the story if the good does not win the wrong?

BBC News Ukraine : What Three Councils Would You Give to Children For Beginning Writers?

Yu . Ch. : To be very sincere with children. Do not try to like it, make the text deliberately childish. If you feel that you can write for children, do it sincerely, as they will certainly appreciate it.

Write with humor. Even in such books, the fantasy genre, which is usually a little dark, should be humorous. That's why, in my book, there are a lot of fun characters that will make the child smile.

The instructive moment is a children's book, and you have to raise them, even if they do not see it. It was said that Yaroslav was too right in the book and that in writing, it seemed to me that, fallen into such difficult conditions, he had to be very collected, ready for anything.

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