authorship

Presents a brief biography of Mary Pope Osborne, author of the "Magic Tree House" books, and includes a chapter of creative writing tips.

Provides young writers with tips and advice on writing works of fiction. Discusses how to create characters, settings, and dialogue and offers tips and advice on editing and sharing one's writing.

A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems.

Three best friends decide to forego college and pursue their individual dreams, while the fourth chooses to stay in school.

Stephen King reflects on how his writing has helped him through difficult times and describes various aspects of the art of writing.

After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.

Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.

After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.

Walks young people through every step of the process, from generating ideas to marketing a book, and includes exercises to improve storytelling skills.

Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight.