Composition and Creative Writing eBooks

Writing Magic

Creating Stories That Fly

by Gail Carson Levine ...

Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement.In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement.In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop
... Read more
Lives of the Writers

Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)

by Kathleen Krull ...

Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt ...

Series Book 25 - Lives of . . .
Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But what did such writers do when they weren't writing? What did Jane Austen eat for breakfast? What could make Mark Twain throw his shirts out the window? Why would Zora Neale Hurston punch a fellow elevator passenger? Lives of the Writers tells all that ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But what did such writers do when they weren't writing? What did Jane Austen eat for breakfast? What could make Mark Twain throw his shirts out the window? Why would Zora Neale Hurston punch a fellow elevator passenger? Lives of the Writers tells all that
... Read more
Secrets

Diary of a Gutsy Teen

by Barbara Becker Holstein ...

Following in the footsteps of The Truth, Secrets: Diary of a Gutsy Teen begins as the thirteen-year-old protagonist makes a move with her family to a new town. She has grown up a lot over the past year-and has made a list of everything that’s important to her now that she doesn’t want to forget when she gets older. But now, as she enters her early teen years, she begins to write down the secrets ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Following in the footsteps of The Truth, Secrets: Diary of a Gutsy Teen begins as the thirteen-year-old protagonist makes a move with her family to a new town. She has grown up a lot over the past year-and has made a list of everything that’s important to her now that she doesn’t want to forget when she gets older. But now, as she enters her early teen years, she begins to write down the secrets
... Read more
A Writer's Notebook

Unlocking the Writer Within You

by Ralph Fletcher ...

Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they
... Read more
If You Want to Write

A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit

by Brenda Ueland ...

Brenda Ueland stresses the idea that "Everyone is talented, original, and has something important to say." Drawing heavily on the work and influence of William Blake, she suggests that writers should "Try to discover your true, honest, un-theoretical self." Carl Sandburg called If You Want to Write "the best book ever written on how to write." ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Brenda Ueland stresses the idea that "Everyone is talented, original, and has something important to say." Drawing heavily on the work and influence of William Blake, she suggests that writers should "Try to discover your true, honest, un-theoretical self." Carl Sandburg called If You Want to Write "the best book ever written on how to write."
... Read more
Live Writing

Breathing Life into Your Words

by Ralph Fletcher ...

A practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.What is “live writing”? It’s the kind of writing that has a current running through it—energy, electricity, juice. This book is a young writer’s toolbox for bringing writing to life. But instead of awls and hammers, this toolbox contains words, ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

A practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.What is “live writing”? It’s the kind of writing that has a current running through it—energy, electricity, juice. This book is a young writer’s toolbox for bringing writing to life. But instead of awls and hammers, this toolbox contains words,
... Read more
How Writers Work

Finding a Process That Works for You

by Ralph Fletcher ...

Unlock the secret to being a writer! Turn to this practical and enjoyable guide by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Surprise! There is no secret to being a writer. But there is a process.Good writing isn't forged by magic or hatched out of thin air. Good writing happens when you follow certain steps to take control of your sentences—to make your ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Unlock the secret to being a writer! Turn to this practical and enjoyable guide by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Surprise! There is no secret to being a writer. But there is a process.Good writing isn't forged by magic or hatched out of thin air. Good writing happens when you follow certain steps to take control of your sentences—to make your
... Read more
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids

by Thomas C. Foster ...

The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers.With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor, ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers.With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor,
... Read more
My Weird Writing Tips

by Dan Gutman ...

Illustrated by Jim Paillot ...

Series series My Weird School
With over 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! The ability to put thoughts into writing is an essential skill vital to success in school—from elementary school through college. Bestselling author Dan Gutman helps kids master this important skill with his fun, informative writing guide, My Weird Writing Tips.Dan offers tricks for spelling hard words, ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

With over 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! The ability to put thoughts into writing is an essential skill vital to success in school—from elementary school through college. Bestselling author Dan Gutman helps kids master this important skill with his fun, informative writing guide, My Weird Writing Tips.Dan offers tricks for spelling hard words,
... Read more
Invent Your Own Superhero: A Brainstorming Journal - Deluxe Edition

by Holly Schindler ...

Create a brand-new superhero with never-before-seen powers and the perfect arch-enemy. Learn to tell an exciting story!Award-winning author Holly Schindler turns her attention to helping young writers learn the craft of storytelling. This activity book guides users through creating a new superhero character, but it also uses brainstorming prompts to take young authors through the process of ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Create a brand-new superhero with never-before-seen powers and the perfect arch-enemy. Learn to tell an exciting story!Award-winning author Holly Schindler turns her attention to helping young writers learn the craft of storytelling. This activity book guides users through creating a new superhero character, but it also uses brainstorming prompts to take young authors through the process of
... Read more
Just Write: Here's How!

by Walter Dean Myers ...

$11.99 CAD
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry

How to Write a Poem

by Jack Prelutsky ...

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents?Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things—and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents?Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things—and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and
... Read more
How to Write a Children's Picture Book and Get it Published, 2nd Edition

by Andrea Shavick ...

This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication. It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets and covering letters. It also includes everything a writer needs to know about the international picture book market and how to sell to agents and ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication. It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets and covering letters. It also includes everything a writer needs to know about the international picture book market and how to sell to agents and
... Read more
Poetry Matters

Writing a Poem from the Inside Out

by Ralph Fletcher ...

A practical guide to demystify the process of writing poetry, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Poetry matters. At the most important moments, when everyone else is silent, poetry rises to speak.This book is full of practical wisdom to help young writers craft beautiful poetry that shines, sings, and soars. It features writing tips and tricks, ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

A practical guide to demystify the process of writing poetry, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.Poetry matters. At the most important moments, when everyone else is silent, poetry rises to speak.This book is full of practical wisdom to help young writers craft beautiful poetry that shines, sings, and soars. It features writing tips and tricks,
... Read more
My Weird Reading Tips

Tips, Tricks & Secrets by the Author of My Weird School

by Dan Gutman ...

Series series My Weird School
With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! Filled with exercises to help young readers practice skills like identifying context clues and a story’s main idea, plus practical tips and tricks from bestselling author Dan Gutman, this book will help you become the best reader in the history of the world! This chapter book is an excellent choice to share ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! Filled with exercises to help young readers practice skills like identifying context clues and a story’s main idea, plus practical tips and tricks from bestselling author Dan Gutman, this book will help you become the best reader in the history of the world! This chapter book is an excellent choice to share
... Read more
Writer to Writer

From Think to Ink

by Gail Carson Levine ...

Bestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing in this companion to the popular Writing Magic.Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create spectacular and fantastical creatures, make up an entire country, realize a dastardly villain, write an epic love story, or make your characters leap off the page? If ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Bestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing in this companion to the popular Writing Magic.Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create spectacular and fantastical creatures, make up an entire country, realize a dastardly villain, write an epic love story, or make your characters leap off the page? If
... Read more
Creative Writing

How to Write a Bestseller

by Albert Jack ...

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for my Salad, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo:Over the years I have often been asked, by unpublished writers, how they should go about finding a publisher. I am also often asked the question, ‘what should I write about.’And, whilst that is irritating; the chief ... Read more

$2.70 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for my Salad, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo:Over the years I have often been asked, by unpublished writers, how they should go about finding a publisher. I am also often asked the question, ‘what should I write about.’And, whilst that is irritating; the chief
... Read more
TIME for Kids: Kid Reporter Field Guide

A How-To Book for Junior Journalists

by Hannah Rose Holzer, TIME for Kids ...

Series series TIME for Kids
Learn how to be a junior journalist with this TIME For Kids Field Guide!This field guide teaches you how to write many types of articles across several different sections including News, Opinion, Reviews, Arts and Culture, Sports, and more! Learn how to be a journalist in this book that explains how to interview sources, cover sports events, critique restaurants, write features on impactful people ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Learn how to be a junior journalist with this TIME For Kids Field Guide!This field guide teaches you how to write many types of articles across several different sections including News, Opinion, Reviews, Arts and Culture, Sports, and more! Learn how to be a journalist in this book that explains how to interview sources, cover sports events, critique restaurants, write features on impactful people
... Read more
Whatever is Lovely

A 90-Day Devotional Journal

by Allia Zobel Nolan ...

Series series Faithgirlz
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.—Philippians 4:8Did you know you can totally change your life by changing your thoughts? Well, you can, and Whatever Is Lovely: A 90-Day Devotional Journal can get you started. With examples based on girls just like you ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.—Philippians 4:8Did you know you can totally change your life by changing your thoughts? Well, you can, and Whatever Is Lovely: A 90-Day Devotional Journal can get you started. With examples based on girls just like you
... Read more
1,000 Example Sentences to Help You 'Show' Not 'Tell' in Writing

Covers 50 Emotions to Help You Create Impact! The Ultimate Secret Weapon for Anyone Wanting to ACE their Writing Test!

by Exam Success ...

'Show, Don't Tell' is arguably one of the hardest writing techniques because it means you have to think carefully about how a certain feeling is expressed and then put it into words.But...where do you even start and how? Most times, when showing sentences are attempted, they sound awkward, unsuitable or over-flowery.Everything you want to avoid when trying to write an A+ story.And, if you don't ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'Show, Don't Tell' is arguably one of the hardest writing techniques because it means you have to think carefully about how a certain feeling is expressed and then put it into words.But...where do you even start and how? Most times, when showing sentences are attempted, they sound awkward, unsuitable or over-flowery.Everything you want to avoid when trying to write an A+ story.And, if you don't
... Read more
So You Want to… Write a Children’s Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing for Kids

by Rebekah Sack ...

Young adults are in the prime position to write children’s books because they can actually remember what it was like to be a kid. Take Jake Marcionette, for example, who reached the NY Times bestseller list at the age of 12. His books for middle grades are praised for having such a realistic, authentic voice.This book gives the young audience everything they need to know to successfully write and ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Young adults are in the prime position to write children’s books because they can actually remember what it was like to be a kid. Take Jake Marcionette, for example, who reached the NY Times bestseller list at the age of 12. His books for middle grades are praised for having such a realistic, authentic voice.This book gives the young audience everything they need to know to successfully write and
... Read more
Glory Girl

Daring to Believe in Your Passion and God’s Purpose

by Jess Connolly ...

God has a purpose for you. But maybe what you’re meant to be is still a mystery. So where do you start? Jess Connolly will help you get answers to this question and more, no matter where you are in your journey.Glory Girl will jumpstart your search for purpose. In each meaningful chapter (plus room for reflective journaling), Jess’s wise words will help you: discover the things you are really ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

God has a purpose for you. But maybe what you’re meant to be is still a mystery. So where do you start? Jess Connolly will help you get answers to this question and more, no matter where you are in your journey.Glory Girl will jumpstart your search for purpose. In each meaningful chapter (plus room for reflective journaling), Jess’s wise words will help you: discover the things you are really
... Read more
Comment écrivent les écrivains

by Belinda Cannone ...

Depuis mes premiers pas d’écrivain, je me demande comment font les autres pour affronter les aléas du métier – vertige du commencement, passages à vide, solitude, crainte de l’assèchement, échecs...Ainsi ai-je commencé à interroger mes collègues : « Et toi, tu travailles comment ? Avec quelle régularité ? Dans quel cadre ? » etc. C’était une sorte de marotte. Et puis devant la variété des réponses ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Depuis mes premiers pas d’écrivain, je me demande comment font les autres pour affronter les aléas du métier – vertige du commencement, passages à vide, solitude, crainte de l’assèchement, échecs...Ainsi ai-je commencé à interroger mes collègues : « Et toi, tu travailles comment ? Avec quelle régularité ? Dans quel cadre ? » etc. C’était une sorte de marotte. Et puis devant la variété des réponses
... Read more
What's Your Story?

A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction

by Marion Dane Bauer ...

The award-winning author "provides mentoring and practical and technical advice in this handy how-to book . . . as useful to teachers as to young writers" ( School Library Journal, starred review).Storytelling is a universal experience. From an early age, we begin to shape our own world by crafting tales. But learning to tell—and write—a good story isn't easy. It takes dedication and practice, ... Read more

$9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The award-winning author "provides mentoring and practical and technical advice in this handy how-to book . . . as useful to teachers as to young writers" ( School Library Journal, starred review).Storytelling is a universal experience. From an early age, we begin to shape our own world by crafting tales. But learning to tell—and write—a good story isn't easy. It takes dedication and practice,
... Read more

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