authorship

Explores the efforts great writers have put into their work, from plot and character development to dialogue and point of view.

Tools and strategies that help writing instruction for English language learners.

Jenny draws, then writes, a story about losing and finding her pet guinea pig.

Provides a guide for young readers on how to write using the everyday world around for inspiration.

With a mixture of reality and humor, the author and illustrator reveal everything that goes into the creation of a book, from inception to delivery.

Authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter offer advice for aspiring young writers, discussing finding a voice, character development, plot, revisions, and other related topics. Includes writing prompts.

Recently estranged from her best friend and weeks away from shifting from only child to big sister, seventh grader Beatrix Lee consoles herself by writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding the poems, but one day she finds a reply--is it the librarian with all the answers, the editor of the school paper who admits to admiring her poetry, an old friend feeling remorse, or the boy obsessed with visiting the local labyrinth?.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the history of writing and how important it has become.

Sent to live with his uncle after a violent confrontation with his stepfather, sixteen-year-old Travis, an aspiring writer, finds life in a small Oklahoma town confining until he meets an eighteen-year-old horse trainer named Casey.