Just Write: Here's How! Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062203894 ISBN-13: 9780062203892 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing - Young Adult Nonfiction | Language Arts - Journal Writing - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary |
Dewey: 808.38 |
LCCN: 2012931468 |
Lexile Measure: 970 |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.79" W x 8.56" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 151334 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After writing more than one hundred books, it still amazes me that I have been lucky enough to spend most of my life doing what I truly love: writing. What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, practice, practice, practice. How well should you know your characters? Do you need to outline before you write? How important is length? Now Walter Dean Myers, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, walks you through the writing process. Includes:
Anyone can be a writer, with a little help from Walter Dean Myers |
Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. |