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Good books about teaching the writing of juvenile fiction
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From: CKANE at penguinputnam.com <CKANE>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:39:56 -0400
Connie Epstein's book is simply terrific. I've read and recommended it many times, and it holds up extremely well.
Also, a good book on writing fiction of all sorts is William Sloane's THE CRAFT OF WRITING FICTION. My favorite quote from the book: "What the reader is saying is so frightening that I urge you not to think about it while you are writing--you may get a kind of palsy. What he is saying is, 'Tell me about me. I want to be more alive. Give me me.' All the great fiction of the world satisfies this need: It tells me about me."
Cindy Kane
Received on Thu 22 Apr 1999 08:39:56 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:39:56 -0400
Connie Epstein's book is simply terrific. I've read and recommended it many times, and it holds up extremely well.
Also, a good book on writing fiction of all sorts is William Sloane's THE CRAFT OF WRITING FICTION. My favorite quote from the book: "What the reader is saying is so frightening that I urge you not to think about it while you are writing--you may get a kind of palsy. What he is saying is, 'Tell me about me. I want to be more alive. Give me me.' All the great fiction of the world satisfies this need: It tells me about me."
Cindy Kane
Received on Thu 22 Apr 1999 08:39:56 AM CDT
