creative writing

Provides tips and ideas on how to write a scary story.

Introduces basic concepts of paragraph writing, explains the essentials of paragraphs, and provides practice exercises.

A collection of ideas and resources designed to help writing teachers bring out their students' natural ability to play with words, with discussions of commonly-used language play and craft lessons for the classroom.

Julian doesn't have any ideas for writing a story until he gets help from his teacher and classmates; then he becomes so engrossed in his work that he can't stop.

"With 24 illustrated inspirational quotes from Angie's . . . novels 'The Hate U Give' and 'On the Come Up,' and plenty of blank pages for your own words, 'Find Your Voice' [is intended to] ignite your creativity and help you bring your own unique stories to life"--Back cover.

"Short Description / Web 'About this Book' Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further! Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions about writing: whether about plot, character, structure, story hooks or commas. (Actually, don't ask him about commas, it's not that kind of book.) Using clever (so he thinks) analogies, (sort of) brilliant examples and funny (well . . .) anecdotes, he will give you (truly) useful tools to start you on your way as a writer. And if that's not enough, comic illustrations by D. McFadzean are the pepperoni on the writing pizza! (That will make sense once you read the book.) So come, read this book and start your writing journey!"--Provided by publisher.

A boy begrudgingly composes a sometimes-rhyming adventure with his precocious little sister.

Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.

"Explores the many worlds of science fiction, introducing beloved classics as well as new writing. Using key works as springboards and prompts, you'll also learn the nuts and bolts that go into writing science fiction that's out of this world"--From publisher description.

A guide to creative writing that contains sections on honing, strengthening, and playing with ideas and words.