The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children

10 best books like The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Nancy Lamb): Small Spaces, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Beverly, Right Here, Sarah, Plain and Tall, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature, Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to the Movies and TV, from Story Concept to Development Deal, Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere), Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing

Small Spaces

Author

Katherine Arden

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic

After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman...

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Author	Anne Lamott
ISBN	0385480016

"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. [It] was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and...

Beverly, Right Here

Author	Kate DiCamillo
ISBN	0763694649

Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.

Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.
This was what Beverly wanted — what she always wanted....

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Author	Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN	0618062416

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.

Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes...

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

Author	John Truby
ISBN	0865479518

John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all...

A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature

Author	Roger Sutton
ISBN	0763632805

Two of the most trusted reviewers in the field join with top authors, illustrators, and critics in a definitive guide to choosing books for children—and nurturing their love of reading.

A FAMILY OF READERS is the definitive resource for parents interested in enriching the reading lives...

Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to the Movies and TV, from Story Concept to Development Deal

Author	Michael Hauge
ISBN	0062725009

I find that when I’m blocked with my writing, reading a how-to book can inspire me. I’m a novelist who only occasionally wonders if I have it in me to turn one of my manuscripts into a teleplay or screenplay. The basics of storytelling, regardless of genre, are the same. Namely, your hero needs a goal,...

Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

Author

James Scott Bell

A powerful secret, and a fresh approach to writing bestselling fiction!

What's the best way to write a "next level" novel? Some writers start at the beginning and let the story unfold without a plan. They are called "pantsers," because they write by the "seat of the pants."

Other writers...

Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)

Author	Lisa Cron
ISBN	1607748908

Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story.

Story Genius is a foolproof program that saves writers from penning hundreds of pages...

Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing

Author

Libbie Hawker

This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00UKC0GHA

When it comes to writing books, are you a “plotter” or a “pantser?” Is one method really better than the other?

In this instructional ebook, author Libbie Hawker explains the benefits and technique of planning a story...