After writing more than one hundred books, it still amazes me that I have been lucky enough to spend most of my life doing what I truly love: writing.
What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, practice, practice, practice. How well should you know your characters? Do you need to outline before you write? How important is length? Now Walter Dean Myers, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, walks you through the writing process.
Includes:
- Examples from his writing and reading experiences
- Walter's six-box and four-box outlines for writing fiction and nonfiction
- Excerpted pages from Walter's own notebooks
- An afterword by Ross Workman, Walter's teen coauthor of kick
- Writing tips from both Walter and Ross
Anyone can be a writer, with a little help from Walter Dean Myers!
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 04/24/2012
ISBN: 9780062203892
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.79w x 0.76d
Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 66
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2012
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 170 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 151334 / Just Write: Here's How!
Reading Level: 7 /
Interest Level: Upper Grade /
Point Value: 4
