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Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly

by Gail Carson Levine

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Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as Ella Enchanted, as touching as Dave at Night, as captivating as Fairest?

Well, now you can find out! In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire.

With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.

About the Author

Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her first book for children, Ella Enchanted was a 1998 Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Fairest; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf illustrated by Scott Nash. Gail, her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, live in a two-hundred-year-old farmhouse in the Hudson River Valley of New York State.

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mjcwriter, October 3, 2009 (view all comments by mjcwriter)
As a new creative writing teacher for Young Adults, I find this book useful in many ways.
For one, the writing of Ms. Levine is clear, concise and has a young sense of humor.
Secondly, I admire the straight-forwardness the author uses especially when discussing writers' groups, how to handle rejection from publishers and how to take in and use criticism from fellow writers.Not only does the author touch on all aspects of writing fiction (finding ideas, adding details, making characters come to life, pacing the story, setting the scene, etc.) she also shares the importance of showing AND telling, finding your unique voice and the power of rewrites.
All around excellent writing book for young writers (and more experienced writers, as well.) Oh, and I didn't even mention the writing exercises at the end of each chapter.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060519612
Subtitle:
Creating Stories That Fly
Author:
Levine, Gail Carson
Author:
by Gail Carson Levine
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Fiction
Subject:
Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing
Subject:
Children s All Ages - Language Arts
Subject:
Fiction -- Authorship.
Publication Date:
September 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
168
Dimensions:
8.62x5.84x.72 in. .67 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14

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