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Create Unforgettable Stories for Kids!

You dream of writing stories that children respond to-the kind they come back to again and again. Nancy Lamb can help you achieve that dream. She mixes insightful advice for mastering storytelling with dozens of examples that illustrate a variety of plot-building techniques.

Nancy's instruction covers everything from format and content to setting and characterization. She also draws from a range of children's classics, including Where the Wild Things Are , Charlotte's Web and Bridge to Tarabithia to explore and illuminate the unique nature of children's literature.

Nancy also shares writing tips and tricks accumulated through years of successful storytelling-invaluable advice for crafting fiction that resonates with children of all ages, from 4 to 14 and beyond.

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

• I Building Plans
• 1 In the Beginning(p. 2)
• 2 Discovering Your Story(p. 6)
• 3 From ABC to YA: An Overview(p. 18)
• II Foundation and Structure
• 4 Structural Design(p. 27)
• 5 Breaking Ground: How to Begin the Beginning(p. 35)
• 6 The Beginning, Continued(p. 44)
• 7 The Spoiler Wars(p. 56)
• 8 The Mid-Story Crisis(p. 62)
• 9 Classical Drama in the Age of the Page-Turner(p. 67)
• 10 Journey's End(p. 76)
• III Structural Supports
• 11 Scenes(p. 92)
• 12 Story and Quest - Plot and Subplot(p. 111)
• 13 The Cast of Characters(p. 122)
• 14 Point of View(p. 142)
• 15 Inner and Outer Dialogue(p. 166)
• IV Interior Designs
• 16 Promise, Premise, Theme and Moral(p. 174)
• 17 The Promise Continued: Voice and Tone(p. 181)
• 18 Narrative Authority: Setting and Senses(p. 195)
• 19 The Write Way(p. 204)
• V Finishing Touches
• 20 Coming Unglued(p. 214)
• 21 The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit(p. 217)
• Afterword(p. 224)
• Reading List(p. 226)
• Touchstone Books(p. 227)
• Index(p. 228)