I have a bit of a dilemma. I've had a novel idea for a while now, and although I doubt I'll be able to write it anytime soon, I'd like to give it a go eventually. The problem I'm facing is something to do with the protagonist and the format of the novel. Basically, I want to write the novel in the voice of a 6-8 year old kid and do so in a diary format.
That gives me loads of issues though, the main one being the fact that a 6-8 year old's writing skills aren't exactly... well, very professional. Not only in terms of spelling but also things like sentence structure and punctuation. The problem is that I hardly want to write something that doesn't make sense and looks really unprofessional because of the age of the MC, but then I can hardly write in a diary format and make the child have unnervingly advanced writing skills.
The only good thing is that my intention is for this kid to be really intelligent for his/her age in the first place, but still... it would seem weird to write a diary in the POV of a 6-8 year old without any real grammatical errors.
Basically, does anyone know how to solve this problem? Or come up with a good excuse for the diary to have advanced grammatical skills for a 6-8 year old's? I've thought about scrapping the diary format but I just like the idea, and have always imagined the novel like that... As for the kid, I definitely want to keep him/her between 6 and 8 because I want that sense of immaturity and innocence.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, even if they involve shaved cats. I'm up for anything. Thanks, guys!
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