creative writing

Soccer player Brian Hobble borrows a pink Easyflow pen at school and suddenly finds himself possessed with writing romantic, flowery love stories, and he is about to return the pen when he discovers Cassandra Wyman is interested in his work.

Provides advice and suggestions for teens who would like to write but have been discouraged by too many rules and low grades.

"Divides the creative writing process into five steps, from inspiration to publishable story, and includes in-depth treatment of the fantasy fiction genre with writing prompts"--Provided by publisher.

Presents ideas, lessons, examples, games, resources, and activities designed to help teach writing to students in grades six through eight, following the progression of the writing process from deciding what to write about to editing.

Presents guidelines, models, and thinking strategies to assist fledgling authors in mastering various forms and styles of writing.

Presents advice for budding writers on how to put ideas down on paper in language that is expressive and literate, how to bring characters to life, how to line up a plot, and how to polish the final product.

Presents a brief biography of Lois Lowry, author of the children's book, "The Giver," in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on her childhood, favorite authors, writing process, and getting published.

Presents an introduction to the children's author, C.S. Lewis, in simple text with photographs, providing information on his childhood, education, and how he became a writer.

Guide for creative writers using innovative exercises, sample pieces written by high school students, and inspiring quotes.

Introduces the basic poetic concepts of rhythm, meter, imagery, and rhyme and demonstrates how to write different kinds of poems from haiku to limerick.