| Description |
126 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Scholastic guides |
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Scholastic guides.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Getting started -- Elements of a story -- Ending your story -- Special needs of genres -- Revising the first draft -- Rewriting -- Becoming a writer. |
| Summary |
Everything young writers needs to know to improve their stories: how to start a story, suggestions to help with plot, character, voice, and setting, how to end a story, and questions to ask when the story is done to help make revisions. The guide includes practical suggestions from the author and many other writers throughout. There are chapters on the special needs of several popular genres including realistic fiction, SF/Fantasy, and historical fiction. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
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Fiction -- Authorship.
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| ISBN |
0439519144 POB |
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9780439519144 POB |
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0439519152 PB |
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9780439519151 PB |
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