authorship

Essays and theory on teaching writing.

A progression of examples on how to refine writing to arrive at a completed product that is accurate and appropriate.

In speeches, essays, and book reviews, the novelist Katherine Paterson discusses why she writes children's books, where her ideas come from, how she develops her characters and realistic plots, and her experiences growing up in China.

Author Robert Newton Peck offers emerging writers expert advice on how to start building their own books, with tips for pacing a story, writing flowing dialogue, creating realistic characters, and molding a storyline.

Shakespeare Shapiro navigates a senior year fraught with feelings of insecurity while writing the memoir of his embarrassing life, worrying about his younger brother being cooler than he is, and having no prospects of ever getting a girlfriend.

Clarice Bean, aspiring actress and author, unsuccessfully tries to avoid getting into trouble as she attempts to help a friend in need by following the rules of the fictional spy Ruby Redfort.

Ten-year-old Janelle, a talented writer, uses her skills to help herself cope with her family's problems.