The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Write for kids library)
Create Unforgettable Stories for Kids! You dream of writing stories that children respond to–the kind they come back to again and again. Nancy Lamb can help you achieve that dream. She mixes insightful advice for mastering storytelling with dozens of examples that illustrate a variety of...
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Create Unforgettable Stories for Kids! You dream of writing stories that children respond to–the kind they come back to again and again. Nancy Lamb can help you achieve that dream. She mixes insightful advice for mastering storytelling with dozens of examples that illustrate a variety of plot-building techniques.Nancy's instruction covers everything from format and content to setting and characterization. She also draws from a range of children's classics, including Where the Wild Things Are, Charlotte's Web and Bridge to Tarabithia to explore and illuminate the unique nature of children's literature. Nancy also shares writing tips and tricks accumulated through years of successful storytelling–invaluable advice for crafting fiction that resonates with children of all ages, from 4 to 14 and beyond.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781582970523 (1582970521)
ASIN: 1582970521
Publish date: September 20th 2001
Publisher: Writers Digest
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
This is a good book, practical, intelligent and informative.However, the title is slightly misleading: 'Crafting Stories for Children' means crafting *novels* for children.I had hoped, and expected, that it would cover short stories as well as full-length novels. But it's all about novels.Also, I ha...