From scenes to series
Subtitle: writing fiction
By: Mary Ehrenworth and Christine Holley ; photography by Peter Cunningham
Contributors: Holley, Christine, author
Publisher: Firsthand, an imprint of Heinemann
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780325047270
Subjects: Creative writing (Elementary education); Technique; Fiction
Table of contents: title: Serious fiction authors do some serious pretending; title: Writers develop a "can-do," independent attitude; title: Series writers always have a lot to write about; title: Introducing your character in book one of a series: what does your reader want to know?; title: Writers learn to get their character out of trouble; title: Writers develop their dialogue; title: Saddle up to the revision party and bring your favorite writer; title: Taking stock: writers use checklists to set goals; title: Serious series writers get serious about spelling; title: Celebrating our first series; title: Series writers investigate what makes realistic fiction realistic; title: Writers "show, not tell" by focusing on tiny realistic details; title: Fiction writers include chapters: writing a beginning, middle, and end; title: Patterns help writers elaborate; title: Writers use their superpowers to work with greater independence; title: Punctuation parties; title: Writers use illustrations to tell important details; title: Meet the author page; title: Getting ready for the final celebration; title: A celebration of series writers: the grand finale!.