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Book

Writing radar : using your journal to snoop out and craft great stories

Call Number

  • J 808.02 GANT (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017.

Physical Description

xx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

Bursting with practical tips and tricks, such as creating actual story-finding maps of your neighborhood, this book will help you build confidence and establish good writing habits as you learn to use a journal to snoop out plots full of action and emotion about yourself, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your pets. As Jack shows you hot to shape your rough ideas, organize plots, and polish drafts to shiny perfection, he also shares his own missteps - and ultimate success - as a would-be writer in middle school.

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