From bestselling author Frances O\'Roark Dowell comes a "fresh, interesting, and unique" ( Kirkus Reviews ) guide to storytelling that breaks down the sometimes-daunting writing process into straightforward, doable steps, just right for budding writers! If you\'ve written anything, ever, you\'re already a writer--so, congratulations! As many aspiring authors know, though, telling an actual, complete Story is, well, a different story.
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She creates on the prairie with her husband, three sons, one painted piano, and three coral peonies.
If not illustrating, writing, telling, or reading a story--you might find her pressing dough, painting, teaching, or chalk labeling anything and everything.
She wrote for her college newspaper and Her Voice magazine and penned a memoir before turning to picture book stories.
She\'s been creating art since she was young and has worked as a graphic designer.
Stacy Ebert is an illustrator and writer for children.
Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.
She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina.
MacGuire series
Falling In
The Second Life of Abigail Walker , which received three starred reviews
Anybody Shining
Ten Miles Past Normal
Trouble the Water ; the Sam the Man series
The Class
How to Build a Story ; and, most recently, Hazard .
Ready, set, write! About author(s): Frances O\'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe , which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award
Where I\'d Like to Be
The Secret Language of Girls and its sequels The Kind of Friends We Used to Be and The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away
Chicken Boy
Shooting the Moon , which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L.
In addition to writing many books including Shooting the Moon and Dovey Coe , Frances O\'Roark Dowell has over a decade\'s experience teaching writing workshops for kids.
Follow along as she shares sample stories and identifies building blocks and obstacles to conquer--all hilariously illustrated, in a way that\'ll have you typing all the way to the end of your own story.
But crafting a Story isn\'t magic, if you have a little know-how! And here it is--know-how! In her witty, clever way, critically acclaimed author Frances O\'Roark Dowell explains the storytelling process with simple, easy-to-understand steps.
As unfinished drafts pile up and writers\' block strikes, it may start to feel like there\'s a special formula to finishing a project that you\'re just not getting.
From bestselling author Frances O\'Roark Dowell comes a "fresh, interesting, and unique" ( Kirkus Reviews ) guide to storytelling that breaks down the sometimes-daunting writing process into straightforward, doable steps, just right for budding writers! If you\'ve written anything, ever, you\'re already a writer--so, congratulations! As many aspiring authors know, though, telling an actual, complete Story is, well, a different story
