| Live Writing: Breathing Life Into Your Words Contributor(s): Fletcher, Ralph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380797011 ISBN-13: 9780380797011 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This book is based on the simple idea that every writer has a "tool box." Instead of awls and hammers, a writer's toolbox contains words, imagination, a love of books, a sense of story, and ideas for how to make the writing live and breathe. I wrote this book to give you some practical strategies to throw into your toolbox. I hope you'll try them, because these are ideas that can make you a better writer. This book is titled Live Writing, and you may be wondering what I mean by that. Most of us have read (and written!) the opposite kind of writing -- dull, drab language that sounds about as interesting as a city phone book. By "live writing" I mean the kind of writing that has a current running through it -- energy, electricity, juice. When we read "live writing, " the words seem to lift off the page and burrow deep inside us. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Journal Writing - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 98093659 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.3" W x 7.62" (0.22 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer's Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. What is "live writing"? It's the kind of writing that has a current running through it--energy, electricity, juice. This book is a young writer's toolbox for bringing writing to life. But instead of awls and hammers, this toolbox contains words, imagination, a love of books, a sense of story, and ideas for how to make the writing live and breathe. Perfect for classrooms, Live Writing is full of practical wisdom for young writers, from bestselling writer Ralph Fletcher. Aspiring writers will devour these tips for how to make their words jump off the page |
Contributor Bio(s): Fletcher, Ralph: - Ralph Fletcher has always been a special person for children's literature. He is the author of picture books, nonfiction, and novels for young readers. How to Write Your Life Story is the fifth book in Mr. Fletcher's series of instructional writing books, which includes A Writer's Notebook, Live Writing, How Writers Work, and Poetry Matters. Mr. Fletcher lives with his family in New Hampshire. |