"How to Get Out of Prison"
Redrafting my book is meaning re-writing my book in places to make sure it has a satisfactory, middle-grade conclusion. One significant thing I have changed is that, instead of getting out of a prison using simple brute force, my characters have to use their cunning. This is simply to teach middle grade readers that violence is not the answer and they should use their intelligence instead. (I hasten to add that the characters are locked up through no fault of their own!) But how do you get out of prison? Aside from the classic "dig a hole with your spoon", I did not have a clue how they could manage it. So this is when Google comes into play... Initially searching "how to get out of a dungeon" all this came up with was several computer game forums where people wanted to know how to get to the next level. Ok. Try again. "How to get out of prison" included some funny, some serious articles about how to actually escape from Her Majesty...