Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook
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Publisher Description
LEARN HOW TO WRITE LIKE THE EXPERTS, FROM THE EXPERTS.
In Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook, you'll find practical advice in a perfect package for young aspiring writers.
After receiving letters from fans asking for writing advice,accomplished authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter joined together to create this guidebook for young writers. The authors mix inspirational anecdotes with practical guidance on how to find a voice, develop characters and plot,
make revisions, and overcome writer's block. Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own projects, and encouragement throughout will keep them at work.
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Young scribes may find the tools they need with these guides to the craft.Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's HandbookAnne Mazer and Ellen Potter, illus. by Matt Phelan. Roaring Brook/Flash Point, (288p) ; paper This playful guide for aspiring writers aims to demystify the creative process as it explores first drafts and finding inspiration, the meat and potatoes of writing, and writer's block and criticism. Mazer (the Sister Magic series) and Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) challenge readers to dig deep into their characters, make a mental compost pile to find inspiration, and face revision head on, while modeling their own approaches. I get ideas while waiting in lines, staring at the clouds, or lying sick in bed, says Mazer; demonstrating how to build suspense, Potter shares the true story ( with a few embellishments ) of a robber hanging from her neighbor's terrace. Phelan's ink illustrations and a lighthearted humor enliven the text, and honest advice, such as Your character's heart's desire is what propels your story forward, are cogent and invaluable. Ages 9 14.
