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To Be A Writer

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At my school we have to read 2 non-fiction books per 9 weeks. I usualy hate non-fiction books but when I saw this one I knew I had to read it because I love to write! It has all the stuff you need to know about planning, making a rough draft, and revising. Plus, in the back of the book it tells where you can go to writing camps, contests you can enter, and even how you can publish your work! I knew I had to buy this book, and where's a better place to buy it than here on amazon.com? So here I am, and here you should be, buying a great book for young authors, To Be a Writer: for Young People Who Want to Write and Publish!

While I'm all for kids and teenagers trying to get published (I'm fourteen, and I have contracts for two books) this book doesn't do everything it could. A better one: Teen's Guide to Getting Published, by Danielle and Jessica Dunn. This also isn't perfect, but it's a lot better, and is written by published teenagers. What I honestly think: kids and teenagers shouldn't bother with books written 'just for them'. Come on, if you've written the book/story/article/poem already, you don't have to read about how to write - go get a book that's just on publishing. Try one of the Writer's Market books (go for Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market to start), or get a book on writing query letters and proposals (I recommend How To Write Attention-Grabbing Query and Cover Letters, by John Wood). So read this book to start (it's worth at least reading) and then don't bother with books geared towards kids. It doesn't matter how old you are.

Nora Coon
(if you feel like boosting my ego, search "Nora Coon" here on Amazon.com and look at my two books)