Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly

do You Want To Write Stories That Catch Your Readers And Never Let Go? Have You Ever Wondered How To Create A Book As Magical As ella Enchanted, As Touching As dave At Night, As Captivating As fairest?

well, Now You Can Find Out! In writing Magic, Newbery Honor Author Gail Carson Levine Shares Her Secrets Of Great Writing. She Shows How You, Too, Can Get Terrific Ideas For Stories, Invent Great Beginnings And Endings, Write Sparkling Dialogue, Develop Memorable Characters—and Much, Much More. She Advises You About What To Do When You Feel Stuck—and How To Use Helpful Criticism. Best Of All, She Offers Writing Exercises That Will Set Your Imagination On Fire.

with Humor, Honesty, And Wisdom, Gail Carson Levine Shows You That You, Too, Can Make Magic With Your Writing.

publishers Weekly

this Is A Book About Writing Fiction. But It Should Help You Write Anything, Begins Gail Carson Levine In Her Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly. The Author Of Ella Enchanted And Fairest Supplies The First Line Of A Story And Asks Readers To Write For 20 Minutes; She Describes Why She Wrote This Book, And Why She Writes. What Comes Through On Every Page Is Levine's Passion For Craft. Aspiring Writers Of All Ages Can Dip In And Out Of This Book, Which Has The Clarity And Spareness Of Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird. (nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.