Whether or not you like to write, you'll breeze through this easy guide to writing stories. You'll find that writing is something that everyone (even you! especially you!) can do. First you'll write only what you want to write, in any form that feels best to you. No grammar rules, no spelling worries. No pressure. No one looking over your shoulder. Then maybe you'll observe (or imagine!) a person who's really interesting and think about putting that person in a story. This guide will help you: -- plot the story, start it, shape it, end it. -- put your character in conflict with another character. -- create a world for your character to operate in. -- give your character needs and wants, speech and thoughts. -- bring your character alive by using tricks of the writing trade. -- polish your story so you're as proud as can be of what you've created. -- practice all this with fun and creative exercises. Willing to try? Just open this guide. It's time now to... Drop everything and write!
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For Writers of All Ages,
This review is from: Drop Everything and Write! An Easy Breezy Guide for Kids Who Want to Write a Story (Paperback)
I've read a LOT of how-to-write stuff, and DROP EVERYTHING AND WRITE! is perhaps the best general guide I've found for beginning fiction writers -- whether adults or children.
This is a book I would have loved to have when I was a child who wanted to be a writer. I would have also loved to have it when I was teaching my first college creative writing course. The book is very easy and enjoyable to read. It explains basic concepts such as plot, "showing" versus "telling," and narrative viewpoint in such clear terms and with such helpful examples that even a child can understand them. The lessons contain plenty of hands-on writing exercises and activities to practice new skills. This is something that makes the book special -- it encourages writers to dive in right away and learn by doing. DROP EVERYTHING AND WRITE! is set up as a self-study guide that aspiring writers can follow on their own. It would also be perfect as a text book in a middle school or high school classroom.
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great tool,
This review is from: Drop Everything and Write! An Easy Breezy Guide for Kids Who Want to Write a Story (Paperback)
"DROP EVERYTHING AND WRITE! was originally intended as `an easy breezy guide for kids who want to write a story,' but I have found the book to be equally helpful for adult writers. I teach Writing for Children at a community college, and many of the `Drop Everything and Write' exercises were perfect for my students. The format of the book is clear and easy to follow. My adult writers were inspired....Such a great book for new writers of all ages."
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Wish I had this before I retired from teaching,
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This review is from: Drop Everything and Write! An Easy Breezy Guide for Kids Who Want to Write a Story (Paperback)
Where was this book when I was still teaching?! It is a treasure. It is hands-on, practical and nonthreatening. I kept imagining a classroom brainstorming each chapter's exercise just to get the juices flowing. I especially liked the idea of character charts. What fun to share ideas & experiment before committing words to paper. The steps for polishing the story work for the student as well as providing a tool for the teacher to critique a student's story. The author makes writing seem so "do-able" by giving concrete examples & introducing the process in manageable increments. This book should inspire teachers to have their students "Drop Everything and Write!".
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