Writing from the Heart: How to Write for Children

by Joy Cowley

Book Overview

Best-selling New Zealand author Joy Cowley, author of hundreds of books, including the classic Mrs. Wishy-Washy, offers an indispensable manual for those who are called to write for children. Brimming with down-to-earth advice and keen insight, the book draws on Cowley's lifetime of writing and teaching writers. From plot to dialogue, and on through discipline and humor, editing and presentation, Cowley reveals the whys and hows of telling stories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590788710
• ISBN13: 9781590788714
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher