Making It Up as You Go Along

A Children’s Guide to Writing Stories

Learn how to write stories from Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's children's literature laureate) and bestselling author of The Wordsmith, Patricia Forde

Learn how to write stories from Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's children's literature laureate) and bestselling author of The Wordsmith, Patricia Forde.

In this fun and practical illustrated guide, young writers can learn from some of Ireland's most beloved authors, including Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) Catherine Doyle (Twin Crowns), Pádraig Kenny (Stitch) and Derek Landy (Skullduggery Pleasant), and discover how to:

• Find inspiration to start your story
• Craft and develop twisty plots
• Create brilliant characters
• Build spectacular new worlds

Also includes imaginative exercises, accessible explanations of writing terms and engaging illustrations by beloved Irish artist Mary Murphy.

Contributor: Derek Landy (Contributions by), Mary Murphy (Illustrated by), Eoin Colfer (Contributions by), Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (Contributions by), Dave Rudden (Contributions by), Alan Nolan (Contributions by), Sarah Webb (Contributions by), Catherine Doyle (Contributions by), Sheena Wilkinson (Contributions by), Pádraig Kenny (Contributions by), Jane Mitchell (Contributions by), Siobhán Parkinson (Contributions by), Sam Thompson (Contributions by)

Illustrator: Mary Murphy

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