SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Writing Fantastic Fiction

by Nancy LOEWEN
9781467779081. ea vol: 56p. (Write This Way). bibliog. ebook available. further reading. glossary. index. notes. photos. websites. Lerner. 2015. lib. ed. $33.32.
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Gr 6–8—These brief, well-written, and well-organized volumes are jam-packed with solid guidelines. Written in a conversational, reader-friendly tone, the series will engage serious students. Colorful sidebars are interspersed. "Learn from the Masters" provides examples and tips from renowned writers, "Write It Out" offers exercises, and "Writers on Writing" presents quotes from well-known authors on navigating the process. The series as a whole holds out the happy prospect that there's a type of prose suited to almost every aspiring writer but that it just takes practice, an idea, and willingness to revise.
VERDICT Teachers will find this series helpful as the foundation of their own lessons, in addition to assigned student reading.
Each step-by-step, form-specific guide for middle school students maps the process of selecting a topic, gathering information, organizing ideas, drafting, and revising. Interspersed writing exercises and tips from well-known authors encourage new writers to discover what approaches work best for them. Unfortunately, a text-heavy layout may discourage leisurely browsing. Writing career advice is appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Write This Way titles: Writing Fantastic Fiction, Writing Outstanding Opinion Pieces, Writing Powerful Persuasive Pieces, Writing Intriguing Informational Pieces, and Writing Notable Narrative Nonfiction Pieces.
Reviewed by Carol Goldman , Nov 01, 2015

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