Dahl wrote wonderfully for young readers. I have endured jealousy pangs a few times, coming across some of the passages. 'Why didn't I think of that before he did?' So, on the side, as I work on my novel, I am setting the groundwork for a novel for children. Not to imitate Dahl, or have the temerity to think of it as a competition, but definitely inspired by his spirit. I love the way that he did not write down to the youngsters and was not afraid to broach certain subjects. His humor can infect me again and again, long after I have finished reading.
DRY WATER is a writer's blog for Charles "Mitch" Turner. His blog of free stories is here: https://cturnertales.blogspot.com/ Author of Mexican Red, Gwenn Wrenn, or, The Hollow Planet, Bonobos, Sam Paine, Spelville, Beyond the Dark Water, Ebenezer's Ghost and Poppy Fields of Mars.
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