Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
MEN VINO WRITE roR rovp
Story Writing for Boy. .. said 10 n, pxa.
colt. but Prontable

IRON tho Epoch.
curiou. fact on the commercial side o, In
eraiure Is tho money which men h.v. made m
writing for boys or IN purveying ,or their r~sA.
ing. Take J. 7. Trorbridre. for example. li,-
ing in idle luxuriancc in Italy on the prots. Of
his boys stories. Oliver Optic has also mad. .
snug fortune cut OF his books. Hnrano Als,,
tr., still receives larger prices for his serial.
Tor boys than DO majority OF the higher
nebon writers. Col Thomas " Knox has p,as.
himself rich through his stories Of travel for
the yonns. Gec.Es A. Herty. the Fnrlish
writer OF Juveniles j. the most pcpula,
author N England TODAY IN point OF sales
over 1000 copies OF his booSs are sold i'm q
year, ana IN Americs he sells frvia y 900 20
SO.Vo curing wear. HcscAiah liutt.rUorth
has madea competency FROM Ia. Z,geas T,Ie,
and now be draws a h-a lsotne salary as ot,e 81
the editors OF the loh,th c,s,,lsraias. Charle.
Carleton Coffin abandoned Journalism 20 be-
come a writer Tor bows ard he has MA .
Comfortable fortune from n The writer who
uses the nom de piano OF Harry Ca.,loton'
has splendid income from Tie yearly ROYALTIES
on his books. An editorial friend OF min.
who edits one Of the l,alInE publications for
boys. Is paid salary a.. S...Gu Mr. Fora
the owner o! the 1oU'b s. 'f-7l arsion. Ia. uaae
several millions o: dollar, ca, OF his property.
and the list Of other men who have made money
In catering TO the reading tastes Of bows /.
really an interesting QUE aud one watch potato
to moral Tor struggling Mt :ers with a genias
Tor depicting adventure and travel
was talking recently VIA a writer Of ser,,,
stories whose name IL almost every bows
lips. and asked him the secret Of writing a
go"i juvenile
bocd. healthy. stirring acsoa-plt aty Of il
,i'ieej with romance and told iu a racy breezy
s;y.e There Is the whole tbiug in nutshell
said lac. by LONG experience have gathered
pretty correct Ideas a. ~ What boy- want and
rarely faii 10 take hold o.. them now owe
every thing TO the editors OF various bows Pc
tiDcicals with " hom became acquainted early
IA NV literary career. Ihcy todd me what vac
wanted and the success have obtained proves
the truth Of tbe.r ideas
fora good hoy serial you must ha We a strong
incident 70 begin VITA. This must be COM
p.etc4y treated an the firs. ins,allment and then
Eol must make that lead on to the main Mo, in
such Tay as TO draw the Interest OF a boy INTO
reading further. OF course. YOU have 20 end
.oH' instruments AZ interesting polnts-these
tFfants OF editors demand that Then the .truc-
tare OF your story ought to 10 %. follows, 10,
ought 10 nave your man piot-deeply interest,"
nag ~itp touch OF mystery IN u-running
through the whule. aud growing IN in,.n-
sity 50 as TO make fro climax a. tho
ena' then each Instaiimeui ought to have
a strong incident. barring on and
complaining the main plot. while AZ serves
tie other purpose 81 calisIing the readers in
forest. 10 matter what number Of the story
paper he NAV pick up. When I say incident
l mean always an incident Of action Bows
don mind character staly. but your heroes
must reveal their characters an acton not by
talAlng. Boy, are a. qulsk as older readers IN
detecting buncombe UT Dumbast They want n
hero. but he must prov. hiuAs,A such by brave
honest endayor. not BY preaching.