From the Ground Up

Written by a veteran English teacher, this classroom-tested book offers a concise guide to academic and creative writing, including analytical essays, comparison essays, fiction and poetry writing, among others. Suitable for high school and college students as a textbook or handy reference guide. Includes a section on writing-related websites.



Robynne Graffam has been teaching college preparatory English and Creative Writing for eighteen years, and she currently directs the Writing Center at Germantown Academy. She earned her B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in Education from New York University, and she has attended the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, the Napa Valley Writers Conference, the AWP Conference and many other professional writing programs. Her fiction has appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly, and she also writes screenplays and non-fiction.