 Fantasy: August 17, 2022 Issue [#11508] |
This week: Young Fantasy Authors Edited by: eyestar~*  
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 Hello everyone! I am back this week as a guest editor. My finds today: young fantasy authors!
"If people stop reading, they stop thinking, and if they stop thinking, they become vulnerable to manipulation. Leaders are readers. The connection between reading and success (personal and societal) cannot be overemphasized." Jyoti Guptara
“Fantasy isn't all about gore and monsters, it's about what extraordinary events do to ordinary people, their lives and relationships.” Jyoti Guptara
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 As I was pondering and wandering seeking for a topic to complete this newsletter quest, (as any good fantasy hero does  I came across a video about this youngster who published a super hero fantasy book!  So I thought it might be fun to search for other young fantasy authors.
When I was a youngster I recall making up all kinds of stories in my head as I wandered through fields, by creeks or listened to songs and tv shows, coming up with cool tales! It never occurred to me to write them down and even in grade school, when asked to write, it was all about paragraphs and topics that held no real fun interest! 
I know, nowadays, there is a lot more free choice writing to go with the mechanics. Lucky for kids who get to choose. 
Many of you world creators may too have begun to write early and I wonder how many of you were published as kids. Times have changed especially with youtube, and self publishing etc. Word gets around.  One can even find sites where young writers are connecting and helping each other. 
We all know that children have great imaginations and can be natural story tellers. I have written down tales that youngsters come up with even when they cannot write it down yet! Some of the youngsters who have published early had parental connections while others had to prove to parents writing was an option and went looking for opportunities.
 So let's begin with this brief video featuring 10 year old Joshua T. Jones and the book he wrote and illustrated, The Amazing Adventures of Super Fight Guy . It is about a boy who loves to draw and dreams of being a Superhero, which he does! The story addresses bullying! It came from his own experience standing up for a kid being bullied. He explains in this talk show message.
http://book-news.org/meet-this-amazing-10-year-old-author
I was also surprised that one of my favourite books to read to kids and watch the movie was written by a 15 year old Christopher Paolini! The book title is Eragon!  I guess I missed the details on him when I first read the book and saw the movie! Wow. The story is about a boy named Eragon, who finds a stone that is a dragon egg, which hatches and then is pursued by an evil king! The two flee with a elder story teller who teaches them the Way of the Rider.
And so it began...
It was first published by his parent's self run company as they saw it's potential. He began reading fantasy at 10 and tried writing but felt the need to research how to write better so he did! It took him two years writing and rewriting and then did a year of travelling to promote his book until another author referred it to Knopf Publishers who published it to make it a best seller on the New York times list. He wrote a series of three books which became a movie in 2006. The series of 4 books and short stories became The Inheritance Cycle series.
Not perhaps the youngest to be published but he is listed in Guinness Book of Word Records as the youngest best selling author, with 33 million copies!
Christopher still writes today and says:
“People often ask how I was able to write Eragon at the age of fifteen. Well, the credit has to go to my parents, and specifically my mom, who is a trained teacher. She started to educate my sister and me when we were very young, first with games and other fun projects and later with more formal lessons. Without her system of instruction, none of our professional success would have been possible. I was incredibly fortunate to have been educated with these methods, and I firmly believe that children everywhere can benefit from them.” 
Then I found this book Conspiracy of Calaspia by 11 year old twins Jyoti and Suresh Guptara! I can't wait to read it. Maybe some of you WDC authors in India have already done so. Love to hear your comments.
They published it when they were 17 and it became a best seller which earned them a spot on Schweizer Illustriete magazine’s “100 Most Important Swiss.” Born on November 22 1988 to a British missionary mom and an Indian dad they were raised Christian in England and Switzerland. The book was first published on November 21 2006 and they continued on with the " Insanity Saga." It became a 7 book series.
""We've plotted the entire Insanity series, mapping out the multiverse theories and researching the fictitious world of Calaspia and its character in great depth."
Jyoti quit school at 15 to home school himself while his brother Saresh continued on to university. They got together to continue the work. Jyoti was the youngest to have written for the Wall Street Journal and known as one of the youngest full time writer. He has been doing speaking engagements about writing now as well. The twins continue to write together and are involved in their own pursuits as well.
One more, the youngest yet to publish a fantasy, is Christopher Beale born in 2000 in Switzerland! At 6 years old he was encouraged by his mom to write a full story and ended up with a whole book in his notebook called This and Last Season's Excursions. It is about a boy and his favorite stuffed animals, his puppy Biscuit, his kitten Daisy and the fierce Big Hinnies, as they rescue owls, fight lions and search for the mysterious moving city of Quarles. He used his own toys to make it up! In 46 days!!
His dad, Theodore, (Vox Day} was also a novelist who wrote Christian fantasy novels Eternal Warriors.
 So were you inspired as a kid to write your stuff? Or Read and dream? Are you inspired to inspire your youngsters to get their creative juices out on paper...though it is not everyone's cup of tea! When did you write your first fantasy?
Thanks for reading and maybe being amazed! 
eyestar
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/11/10/the-education-of-...
https://books.google.ca/books/about/Super_Fight_Guy.html?id=aLQTrgEACAAJ&redir_e...
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/books/story/20061120-insanit...
https://www.tckpublishing.com/child-authors/
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Add a comment here on: When did you write your first fantasy or sci fi tale?
Thank you for your kind comments on my last newsletter on fairies and pixies! "Fantasy Newsletter (June 22, 2022)" 
NaNoNette 
When I was in elementary school, our teacher told us the story of the Heinzelmännchen. These little fairies are closest to what British people might call Brownies. The Heinzelmännchen are little people who used to come to people's homes at night and clean up. At one point, a mean homemaker slicked the stairs with oil. The Heinzelmännchen tripped and bumped their heads. Now they don't come anymore. Because this teacher of mine also taught me German and science, I thought the fairies were real and she was telling us old German history. I was so sad that they had been run off.
 I agree!
HollyMerry 
Hello Eyestar, I was delighted to see this email land in my WDC inbox. This is beautiful and I loved reading your comparison of two of my favourite types of fantasy creatures - pixies and fairies. The piece is well structured and researched to hold the interest with fascinating snippets of information from traditional tales. The inclusion of poems was a lovely way of backing up your points. I can't wait to read the stories that you list here.
I just spotted one thing to alter. Nora Chesson was a 19th century poet, not 9th century!
Happy writing!
Holly
Gosh I do not like numbers!! Thanks for the catch! 
Lilli 🧿 ☕ 
Yay!!! Love the newsletter on fairies and pixies! Loads of wonderful info. Thank you!
{e:mermaid{ Thanks and I loved your mermaids and sirens! {e:laugh}
ChrisDaltro-Chasing Moonbeams
Thank you so very much for featuring my poem called FAY in your awesome WDC Newsletter. I was proud!
Christina
My pleasure!
bob county
I remember my dad walking at night in the fog in Ireland.
He was visiting some relatives after the war.
He saw at the bridge the fog lit up with faeries.
I said it was fireflies.
But, he was there...
Bob County
So..in the eyes of the beholder! We all need magic sometimes!
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