I read a story today, shared by a friend whose granddaughter dictated it to her daddy, and was struck by how on the mark this small girl is. You’ll see what I mean:
“We flew on an airplane to Albuquerque to see Ian and Jordan and Ashton and Uncle Doug and Aunt Jill. Will got diarrhea.
Then we flew to Chicago to see Aunt Beth and Grandma and Uncle Billy and Josiah and his sister and the dad of the baby and those two with a jacket and glasses. Then we flew home. Grandma threw up.”
Her story illustrates important tenets of writing:
- Tell it like it is. If people want us to write kindly about them, they must learn to be behave well.
- Engage your readers by telling them things they would not otherwise learn.
- Illustrate with plenty of pink.
So simple, really, and once again a little child leads us.
Playing for Time 
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