New Moon: Writing - Softcover

New Moon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0517885875 ISBN 13: 9780517885871

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2000

Synopsis

Is there a writer inside you struggling to get out? Do you want to do more than just write in your journal? Well, the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board wants to help you break free and put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and learn about all the different kinds of writing that are out there. Know what a tanka is? Curious about creating your own 'zine but aren't sure where to get started? Look inside for these and many more ideas you can use to express yourself through words. Also included are tips on the right tools for the trade (get a good dictionary!), interviews with great writers like Karen Cushman and Madeleine L'Engle, personal experiences from the New Moon girls themselves, places you can get published, and as always, a handy resource section for further reading. So let New Moon: Writing inspire the playwright, songwriter, novelist, or poet inside you. Start writing -- and see where the words take you!

About this title

About the Author

New Moon: Writing was created with the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board, a group of girls ages ten to fourteen from across the country. New Moon books give girls the opportunity to speak directly to other girls on topics that are important to them. They help girls discover their hopes and dreams, and most importantly, themselves. From the founders of the award-winning New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams comes this exciting new series of books just for girls. Look for more New Moon books on friendship, money, and sports.

From the Inside Flap

Is there a writer inside you struggling to get out? Do you want to do more than just write in your journal? Well, the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board wants to help you break free and put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and learn about all the different kinds of writing that are out there. Know what a <i>tanka</i> is? Curious about creating your own 'zine but aren't sure where to get started? Look inside for these and many more ideas you can use to express yourself through words. Also included are tips on the right tools for the trade (get a good dictionary!), interviews with great writers like Karen Cushman and Madeleine L'Engle, personal experiences from the New Moon girls themselves, places you can get published, and as always, a handy resource section for further reading. So let <b>New Moon: Writing</b> inspire the playwright, songwriter, novelist, or poet inside you. Start writing -- and see where the words take you!

Reviews

Grade 5-9-A group of nine New Moon readers between the ages of 10 and 14 comprise the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board that helped to create this fun-to-read, down-to-earth guide to writing and getting published. The slim volume contains interviews with female authors including Karen Cushman, Nikki Giovanni, and Madeleine L'Engle; ideas for getting started; tools of the trade; related activities such as paper making; and a good amount of instruction. The girls also share their personal experiences with the craft in "Point of View" sections that appear throughout. A comprehensive resource section includes a list of print and electronic magazines that publish young authors as well as suggested lists of fiction, nonfiction, and reference books related to writing for budding wordsmiths. Short, clear sections, a conversational tone, and a focus on the fun and benefits of the writing life make this book a solid choice.
Timothy Capehart, Leominster Public Library, MA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517885875
• ISBN 13: 9780517885871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96