Writing Advice From a Four-Year-Old

In the bathtub tonight…

Me: “So you know how Daddy is a writer and writes stories?”

Ethan: “No.”

(Awkward pause #1.)

Me: “Oh. Well. It’s kind of what I do, sometimes. And pretty soon there’s going to be this reading, this, uh, event, where people — actors — are going to read my stories, in front of other people, in a big room. What do you think of that?”

Ethan: “Are they alien stories or singing stories?”

(Awkward pause #2.)

Me: “Uh, no. They’re not. No alien or singing stories, I’m afraid.”

Ethan: “They should be alien stories.”

Me: “Good point. I’ll rethink.”

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One Response to Writing Advice From a Four-Year-Old

  1. Ethel Rohan says:

    Love it :-)I’ve had some of the best conversations with my daughters while they were contained within the bathtub. Congratulations on the reading.

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