Cleland, Jane K
Summary: "The key to keeping readers on the edge of their seats is filling your stories--from memoirs to thrillers and stage plays to screenplays--with unexpected twists and turns. By integrating Plot *T*wists, Plot *R*eversals, and Moments of Heightened *D*anger(TRDs) at crucial points, you can captivate your readers with I-can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next intrigue. The quicker pace and focused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 CLEBirney, Betty G.
Summary: During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice using their imaginations with their own writing journals, and Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BIRMitchell, Malcolm
Summary: Henley hates to read, so his homework assignment to bring in his favorite book seems an impossible challenge--until his mother shows him a box of books he made himself when he was younger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MITLevine, Gail Carson
Summary: Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of making magic with your writing--Publisher-provided summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.3 LEVGabaldon, Diana.
Summary: The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GABKinney, Jeff
Summary: "Introducing the newest Wimpy Kid author: Rowley Jefferson! Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school years in thirteen Diary of a Wimpy Kid journals . . . and counting. But it's finally time for readers to hear directly from Rowley in a journal of his own. In Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid, Rowley writes about his experiences and agrees to play the role of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KINSteinberg, Avi
Summary: "Once upon a time there was a story no one has ever heard before, inspired by a carrot on the run, a knight who'd trade his sword for a pal, and an alien who just wants to get some rest and relaxation. It's a story about how to tell a story. From choosing a main character to crafting a problem to solve to arriving at a satisfying conclusion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEBell, Matt
Summary: "They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger. From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 BELHenry, April
Summary: Bridget is R.M. Haldon's biggest fan. She and her mom sought refuge in Haldon's epic fantasy series Swords and Shadows while her mom was losing her battle with cancer. When Bridget met Haldon at one of his rare book signings, she impressed the author with her encyclopedic knowledge of the fantasy world he'd created. Bridget has been working for him ever since as he attempts to write the final...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: When Sarah, an explorer mouse, meets Sam she gives him the courage to finally climb to the highest library shelves--and beyond--and he shows her how to explore the world through reading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIRLee, Stacey (Stacey Heather)
Summary: "1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEEGrimes, Nikki.
Summary: A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRIBruel, Nick
Summary: Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC BRUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION BRUWolitzer, Meg.
Summary: On the eve of her husband's receipt of a prestigious literary award, Joan Castleman, who has put her own writing ambitions on hold to support her husband, evaluates her choices and decides to end the marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FICTION WolitzerWolitzer, Meg.
Summary: A woman is forced to confront the sacrifices she's made in order to achieve the life she thought she wanted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOLHolub, Joan.
Summary: Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOLMacLachlan, Patricia.
Summary: A visiting author teaches five friends about the power of words and writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2010
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Summary: Celeste Bergstein moves to a small town in Montana to escape her past, only to become embroiled in her new home town's twisted secrets when the school's star athlete--who is also the subject of Celeste's writings--is found dead at the mouth of a cave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HARSaltzberg, Barney
Summary: Given blank books by their mother, Seymour, Fiona, and Wilbur let their imaginations fly, then put their stories, poems, and pictures together in a single, shared book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC SALCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SALKirk, Daniel.
Summary: Sam, the shy mouse that lives in the library and likes to write books, collaborates with a boy in the library's Authors and Illustrators Club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Kirk 2009Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE KirKinney, Jeff
Summary: In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FICTION KINCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Kinney 2019Summary: "Have you ever wanted to write a story but wondered where to start? The Write your own story book is here to help. It's full of inspiring ideas for all kinds of different stories, with space for you to write them in, and writing tips to help you on your way."--Cover back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.3 WRIMcNamara, Margaret
Summary: Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCNMills, Claudia
Summary: Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020