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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Gantos, Jack.     Subjects     Authorship -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.     Creative writing -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.     Diaries -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature     English language -- Composition and exercises -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gantos, Jack.       by title:      Writing radar : usin...       by call number:      808.02 G211wr     Search the Web     Gantos, Jack.     Authorship -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.     Creative writing -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.     Diaries -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature     English language -- Composition and exercises -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Writing radar : using your journal to snoop out and craft great stories / Jack Gantos. by Gantos, Jack. Farrar Straus Giroux, c2017. Call #: 808.02 G211wr Subjects Authorship -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.   Creative writing -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.   Diaries -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature   English language -- Composition and exercises -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780374304560 (hardcover) 0374304564 (hardcover) Edition:  1st. ed. Description:  201 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Contents:  Before writing, there was storytelling -- 1. Trust me -- 2. Getting started -- 3. The best journal in the world is yours -- 4. Turning on and fine-tuning your writing radar -- 5. Story hunting and gathering -- 6. The writing journal in action -- 7. 'I'll kill you," said my sister -- 8. The oath -- 9. Blank slate -- 10. Story maps -- 11. Action and emotion -- 12. Power! -- 13. Good habits lead to great inspiration -- 14. Story structure and story elements -- 15. Putting my oath to the test -- 16. The follower -- 17. Breaking it down -- 18. My first reader teaches me a lesson -- 19. Focused drafts -- 20. A parting surprise -- A final word -- Writing connections. Summary:  Bursting with practical tips and tricks, such as creating actual story-finding maps of your neighborhood, this book will help you build confidence and establish good writing habits as you learn to use a journal to snoop out plots full of action and emotion about yourself, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your pets. As Jack shows you hot to shape your rough ideas, organize plots, and polish drafts to shiny perfection, he also shares his own missteps and ultimate success as a would-be writer in middle school. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 808.02 G211wr Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 808.02 G211wr Childrens Books Checked out Jul 21, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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