The Very Short Story Starter


Book Description

Think about your writing from a new perspective and learn to tell a story in the most effective way possible with this flash fiction workbook. Popular with creative writers around the world, flash fiction is an ultra-short story format (usually 1,000 words or less) that distills a narrative into its most economic and impactful form. In this lay-flat paperback workbook you'll find 101 flash fiction writing prompts, each crafted to inspire an incredible variety of very short stories. Some prompts instruct you to focus on setting or developing a specific character. Other prompts ask you to play with story structure, to begin at the end or jump right into the middle of the action. You are also encouraged to bring the journal to different locations (a coffee shop or a museum) and take story cues from your surroundings. With helpful writing tips and just the right amount of space to write, this journal is the perfect tool to jump-start a flash fiction writing practice.




101 Story Starters for Little Kids


Book Description

Write your own stories with the help of these illustrated story starters for little kids! With 101 fun and unique writing prompts, you'll have no trouble kicking your imagination into high gear. Each story starter consists of: 1-2 short sentences to boost imagination. Large text for easy reading. A black and white illustration for visual inspiration. Leave writer's block and blank-page anxiety behind! Whether you write animal stories, funny stories, or something else entirely, you'll find dozens of ideas and inspiration to help you get started. Inside, you'll find story starters in each of the following categories: Crazy Changes. Animals Acting Strange. Monsters, Aliens, and Other Spooky Stuff. Adventure. Funny. Realistic Stuff. These illustrated story starters are perfect for little kids in grades 1-3 but can be used by anyone young at heart. Use this book in the classroom or give it as a gift to a budding author.




101 Story Starters for Kids


Book Description

Write your own stories with the help of these creative story starters! With 101 fun and unique writing prompts, you'll have no trouble kicking your imagination into high gear. Leave writer's block and blank-page anxiety behind! Whether you write funny stories, scary stories, or something else entirely, you'll find dozens of ideas and inspiration to get you started. Inside this book, you'll find story starters in each of the following genres: Realistic fiction. Humor. Historical fiction. Mystery. Fantasy. Science fiction. Horror. These story starters are perfect for kids in grades 3-7 but can be used by anyone young at heart. Use this book in the classroom or give it as a gift to a budding author.




Starters


Book Description

To support herself and her younger brother in a future Beverly Hills, sixteen-year-old Callie hires her body out to seniors who want to experience being young again, and she lives a fairy-tale life until she learns that her body will commit murder, unless her mind can stop it.




Creative Writer's Notebook


Book Description

Creative Writer's Notebook is a guided journal for aspiring authors in need of a creative workout. It contains 70 writing exercises for inspiration and stimulation, tackling different aspects of action writing, from perfecting dialogue and characterisation to experimenting with structure and language. Includes profiles of 20 great modern writers, with analysis of what makes their style unique and what lessons you can take from their work.




Picture Story Starters for Little Kids


Book Description

"50 picture prompts to get them thinking, fire their imagination and fill them with enthusiasm to write amazing stories"--Back cover.




And Then Story Starters, Volume 2


Book Description

"Each of the cards has a tantalizing start to a story you'll want to finish ... encourages self-expression, creativity, and confidence"--Volume 2.




The Highwayman


Book Description

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter. The vivid imagery of the writing is matched by Charles Keeping's haunting illustrations which won him the Kate Greenaway Medal. This new edition features rescanned artwork to capture the breath-taking detail of Keeping's illustrations and a striking new cover.




100 Days of Sunlight


Book Description

When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about. But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile...and no legs. Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition -- no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can't see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it's the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person, not just a sob story. So he comes back. Again and again and again. Tessa spurns Weston's "obnoxious optimism", convinced that he has no idea what she's going through. But Weston knows exactly how she feels and reaches into her darkness to show her that there is more than one way to experience the world. As Tessa grows closer to Weston, she finds it harder and harder to imagine life without him -- and Weston can't imagine life without her. But he still hasn't told her the truth, and when Tessa's sight returns he'll have to make the hardest decision of his life: vanish from Tessa's world...or overcome his fear of being seen. 100 Days of Sunlight is a poignant and heartfelt novel by author Abbie Emmons. If you like sweet contemporary romance and strong family themes then you'll love this touching story of hope, healing, and getting back up when life knocks you down.




Practical Creative Writing Exercises


Book Description

Be inspired. Be creative. Be a writer. Practical Creative Writing Exercises will guide you through the exciting world of creative writing. Experiment with genre and theme using a wide variety of exercises, prompts and tools. Whether you are new to writing or more experienced, this book will awaken your imagination and renew your inspiration. Practical Creative Writing Exercises to suit everyone. Choose from: Dramatic Situations Abstract Exercises Idea-generating Prompts Visual Exercises Story Starters and Story endings. Whether you want to write fiction, prose or poetry, this book will help you to discover your creativity and lose yourself in the adventure of writing. Banish procrastination and start writing now. About The Author Grace Jolliffe's first novel, Piggy Monk Square, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth New Writers Prize and broadcast on RTE's Book on One. Her writing is published in literary magazines as well as broadcast on TV and radio. Grace used to teach scriptwriting and creative writing to keep her in teabags and electricity. Following a serious accident, she gave up teaching and now shares her knowledge on her writer's website: www.practicalcreativewriting.com Now very much recovered, Grace lives on Galway's Wild Atlantic Way surrounded by rocks, stones and roads to nowhere.