authorship

Provides ideas and simple directions for writing, illustrating, designing, and binding books.

Arthur has to write a story as a homework assignment and keeps changing his idea of what to write as he talks to his friends.

Presents advice and ideas for young poets on improving their poetry. Discusses how published poets got published in the first place and discusses the habits and writing styles they developed along their road to publication.

Rather than a lemonade stand, Rufus sets up a story stand one summer and makes a series of trades with his friends--a story for a shell, for a kitten, for a surprise, and one more as a special birthday gift for his sister.

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

Details salaries, skill requirements, advancement prospects, andlabor union information for people who are planning a career as a writer.

Emily Starr has always wanted to be a writer, but when her old-fashioned, tyrannical aunt tells her the only way Emily can go away to high school is if she stops writing, Emily must find a way to live out both her dreams without destroying her relationship with her aunt.

The author explains how to make a book with the help of a panda he has drawn--who has his own ideas about how to make a book.

Eighth-grader Arthur Bean's life has taken a turn for the adventurous - two girlfriends to deal with, and a blockbuster film to co-write, produce and direct. How crazy can one school year get?.

I didn't set out tryin' to keep secrets. But how can I explain that I spend most afternoons with folks who've lost their minds? Who would believe even half the stuff I've seen there? Or that being there is still way better than the place we escaped. Or that I saw two people die last Thursday, but what really scares me is a being stalked by a girl named Kandi Kain.