When writing dialogue in a memoir, and writing something that happened at age twelve, is it better to try to write the dialogue as that of a life experienced older person, or as the twelve-year-old, with a far more limited vocabulary?
How much explanation is one supposed to write about anything,? should I make something absolutely blindingly obvious, or should I allow for the reader to have enough intelligence to make connections between passages?
I just want to note that in relation to the last observation (Emilie Van Damm) hearing what may be basically the same advice, but expressed differently, can be extremely helpful.
(Lorraine's comment is good but I don't give it a 'thumbs-up' because she basically just says what Jummy already said on this thread.)
Jummy's 2nd reply on https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/question/view/2869 gives a good example of ambiguous phrasing.