Practice, practice, practice. Now Walter Dean Myers, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, walks you through the writing process.

Includes:

• Examples from his writing and reading experiences
• Walter's six-box and four-box outlines for writing fiction and nonfiction
• Excerpted pages from Walter's own notebooks
• An afterword by Ross Workman, Walter's teen coauthor of kick
• Writing tips from both Walter and Ross

Anyone can be a writer, with a little help from Walter Dean Myers

Author: Walter Dean Myers
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperFestival
Published: 04/24/2012
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.32w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780062203908
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151334 / Just Write: Here's How!


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 170 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 07/01/2012

About the Author
Myers, Walter Dean: -

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.