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Gantos, Jack.
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Authorship -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
Creative writing -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
Diaries -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Juvenile literature.
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Gantos, Jack.
Authorship -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
Creative writing -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
Diaries -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Juvenile literature.
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Writing radar : using your journal to snoop out and craft great stories / Jack Gantos.
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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.
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