Best-selling New Zealand author Joy Cowley, author of hundreds of books, including the classic Mrs. Wishy-Washy, offers an indispensable manual for those who are called to write for children. Brimming with down-to-earth advice and keen insight, the book draws on Cowley's lifetime of writing and teaching writers.
From plot to dialogue, and on through discipline and humor, editing and presentation, Cowley reveals the whys and hows of telling stories that will captivate young readers. Above all, Cowley reminds writers to "keep your serious adult voice under control, and let the child within you grow wings to fly with the child out there."
| ISBN: | 9781590788714 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2011 |
| Author: | Joy Cowley |
| Publisher: | Astra Young Readers an imprint of Astra Publishing House |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Genres: |
Educational: Language, literature and literacy Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills Children’s / Teenage: General interest |
Best-selling New Zealand author Joy Cowley, author of hundreds of books, including the classic Mrs. Wishy-Washy, offers an indispensable manual for those who are called to write for children.
Writing from the Heart features in the following genres: Educational: Language, literature and literacy, Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Writing from the Heart was written by Joy Cowley and published by Astra Young Readers an imprint of Astra Publishing House
Writing from the Heart has 80 pages