Been there, done that
Subtitle: writing stories from real life
By: edited by Mike Winchell
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780448486727
Subjects: American Short stories; Fiction; Authorship
Description: "Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen"--
Notes: A collection of short stories with the authors' notes on how they used their real-life experiences in them.
Table of contents: title: Follow the leader? The push and pull of peer pressure; title: If only: dealing with regret, guilt, and sadness; title: I can't believe you did that! Being surprised by what some people do; title: Sacrifice: putting others first; title: Why or why not? Asking questions about the world around you; title: Things will never be the same: Dealing with change.