Monday, April 5, 2010

Nathan the Novelist


My ten-year-old, Nathan has been working on a story for the past few months. He's hand written it in a spiral notebook. He finally finished it the day before last. All of yesterday he reminded me that he was going to read it to me, which he did last night. It's called Wild Conflicts.

It's about two boys named Jack and Bob who run away from home and end up lost in Ottawa, Canada. They get ahold of a Jeep and manage to drive around the US, avoiding being caught by the police. Somehow they get involved with an army of deer, who ironically, carry MP-40 machine guns. And, as with any great story, there's a big battlescene. Finally, their mom finds them and brings them home to New York just in time for Christmas. A few parts made my laugh out loud, such as this one during the battle ...

"You idiots! You destroyed my fleet, my army, and most of all ..." Everyone paused. "Scared me for a moment!"

Such a funny kid. He's been using maps and the globe for reference as to where the kids in his story travel. He even mentions state capitals and famous landmarks. The story is 23 pages long and has 9 chapters. His writing is tiny too, so I'm kind of curious what his word count is on it. Maybe I'll type it up for him someday to find out. And of course, he wants to get it published now. Who knows -- maybe someday he will.

11 comments:

  1. That is SO COOL! Like mother, like son.

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  2. Wow, great job Nathan! He is definitely like his mom!

    Nancy

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  3. Wow,I'm amazed! That's a lot of writing for a ten year old. Isaac is ten also,and is currently reading Hatchet.When he's done,I'll be lucky if I can get him to write a 2 page report on it. Not to compare the two boys. But I do find myself doing that sometimes,and wishing some things were different. Isaac is a drummer at church though,and is involved in the sign language team. So,I guess his talents lie there,not in writing!

    Leanne

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  4. Awesome! Way to go Nathan! Had to laugh at 'lost in Ottawa' - like we haven't all been there! It is a confusing town! :)

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  5. That is a cool title! How fun him to complete such an extensive story! You must be so proud!!!

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  6. Very cool for Nathan! My ten-year-old nephew is quite the writer too. He likes to start stories, but has a hard time following through with the finish. We've been trying to meet once a week at a local cafe for a writing sesssion, but now that his baseball season has started that will probably be put on hold for awhile.

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  7. Hooray for him! Sounds like he really put in the effort to make a good book!

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  8. Good for Nathan! Is he involved in the NaNoWriMo Young Writers program?

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  9. How sweet that he is following in your footsteps. Obviously a talented lad!

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  10. Hi Ruth -- No, I haven't gotten him involved in anything like that yet. I'm sure he'd love it though.

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