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9781582970523

Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children

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  • ISBN13:

    9781582970523

  • ISBN10:

    1582970521

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-09-01
  • Publisher: Better Be Write Publisher

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Summary

Shows writers how to structure an entertaining, engaging story that will keep children reading, whether the topic is fact or fiction.

Table of Contents

I Building Plans
In the Beginning
2(4)
Discovering Your Story
6(12)
From ABC to YA: An Overview
18(9)
II Foundation & Structure
Structural Design
27(8)
Breaking Ground: How to Begin the Beginning
35(9)
The Beginning, Continued
44(12)
The Spoiler Wars
56(6)
The Mid-Story Crisis
62(5)
Classical Drama in the Age of the Page-Turner
67(9)
Journey's End
76(16)
III Structural Supports
Scenes
92(19)
Story and Quest Plot and Subplot
111(11)
The Cast of Characters
122(20)
Point of View
142(24)
Inner and Outer Dialogue
166(8)
IV Interior Designs
Promise, Premise, Theme and Moral
174(7)
The Promise Continued: Voice and Tone
181(14)
Narrative Authority: Setting and Senses
195(9)
The Write Way
204(10)
V Finishing Touches
Coming Unglued
214(3)
The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit
217(7)
Afterword 224(2)
Reading List 226(1)
Touchstone Books 227(1)
Index 228

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