'.Written in a way that kids will understand.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:25:37 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA1294604 City New York Donor 'I blazed through it, dog-earing pages.wishing I was a classroom teacher again.' TLC Tech+Library+Classroom and hurls it out the window.' Teen Books & Beyond 'Takes much of what you've already been taught. 'Funny, specific, fascinating, and useful.' - Book Aunt 'Convivial, engaging and energizing.' Wordswimmer 'Spilling Ink is a teacher's best friend!' Tess Alfonsin “My students are beginning to see that they are writers.” - Debbie, 6th grade teacher “.Spilling Ink is a great book because it talks directly to you.” – Rene, age 11

'.exactly what a great book for children should be.' - Tasha Saecker 'Every middle and high school teacher should go out and buy Spilling Ink RIGHT NOW.' T he Reading Zone '.formidable guides on (a) writing journey.' - Two Writing Teachers '.this book will be terrific for both libraries and classrooms.' - Mary Ann Darby, VOYA '.cogent and invaluable.' - Publishers Weekly '.writing can actually be fun!' - BOOKLIST 'The best of recent volumes on the subject.' - KIRKUS Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own projects, and encouragement throughout will keep them at work. The authors-along with award winning illustrator Matt Phelan, mix inspirational anecdotes with practical guidance on how to find a voice, develop characters and plot,make revisions, and overcome writer’s block.

After receiving letters from fans asking for writing advice, accomplished authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter joined together to create this guidebook for young writers. Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook. Practical advice in a perfect package for young aspiring writers.

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