Just Write: Here's How‪!‬

What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, practice, practice, practice. How well should you know your characters? Do you need to outline before you write? Why is daydreaming important? Now, Walter Dean Myers, the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, walks teen readers and prospective writers through the writing process.Includes:Examples from his writing and reading experiencesWalter’s Six box and Four Box Outlines for writing fiction and non-fictionExcerpted pages from Walter’s own notebooksAfterword by Ross Workman, teen authorWriting tips from both Walter and Ross Workman, his teen co-author of KICK“Students have told me that if not for Myers’s books, they would not read.” --Jessica Fenster-Sparber, Library Coordinator, Passages AcademyAdvance praise for ALL THE RIGHT STUFF:“All the Right Stuff will introduce readers to the ‘social contract’ debate within political philosophy--while demonstrating that books can be as alluring as smartphones and other high-tech distractions.”--Peter Minowitz, Professor of Political Science at Santa Clara University