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The magic words : writing great books for children and young adults /

Title:
The magic words : writing great books for children and young adults /
Author:
Klein, Cheryl B., 1978- author.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Emerson College
Contents:
Clarity and connection: Principles of good writing -- Experience and emotion: Ages in children's and YA literature -- Proficiency and practice: Using and developing your gifts -- Promise and premise: Crafting a strong story concept -- Effort and flow: How to write a novel -- Intention and invention: Identifying your points -- Identity and choice: Creating multidimensional characters -- Interest and change: Building bonds between readers and your characters -- Power and attention: Writing outside your own groundwork -- Structure and sensibility: The power of plot -- Obstacles and negotiation: Seven ways of looking at a scene -- Movement and momentum: Controlling your pace and prosody -- Person and personality: Fundamentals of voice -- Teases and trust: What makes a good first chapter -- Worlds and wonders: Writing speculative fiction -- Perspective and polishing: Considering Charlotte Keene -- Vision and revision: Twenty techniques -- Love and/or money: Publishing your book.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Emerson Main Stacks
PN147.5 .K59 2016 – Available