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How to Write Your Best Story Ever!

Christopher Edge author Nathan Reed illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:7th May '15

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How to Write Your Best Story Ever! cover

Awaken the author in every child with this inspiring book. Ideal for children wanting to enter story writing competitions!

This is a humorous and authoritative book that will awaken the author in every child. Written by children's fiction author, Christopher Edge.Ideal for children wanting to enter story writing competitions! This is a humorous and authoritative book that will awaken the author in every child, unlocking their story ideas and giving them hints and tips to create their own stories. For children aged 13 and under, this book is written in a fun, engaging, and inspirational style that will help all readers to see themselves as writers and help them to achieve their creative writing goals. It is ideal for home and schools, primary and lower secondary. The book is authoritative, linked to curriculum requirements, but not intimidating. From how to write for your audience or for a specific purpose, how to overcome writer's block and how to write in different genres, to what words to use to best effect, this book gives children the tools they need to make writing an enjoyable experience. It is filled with tips on how to use wonderful and weird words, invent new words, and write powerful sentences using metaphors, similes, and idioms. Children will soon be creating stories that will stay with their writers and readers forever.

"This is not just an educational resource's a treasure trove of inspiration that can transform any child into a confident storyteller. Expect imaginations to soar as they put pen to paper!" * Preneur World *
'This new book is just the ticket for all budding young writers' * Dad Info Blog *
'there could be no better guide to helping young imaginations take flight' * Lancashire Evening Post *
'a fabulous and inspirational guide to fiction and narrative' * The BookBag *
"written in an engaging, fun style" * Bev Humphrey, School Library Association *

ISBN: 9780192743527

Dimensions: 238mm x 182mm x 7mm

Weight: 313g

128 pages