Kids Want to Write? Read Spilling Ink Book.
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Spilling Ink, a Young Writer’s Handbook isn’t what I expected, it’s MORE! I loved it – and think it’s appropriate for us older young writers, too!
Writing book for kids
*The only writing books for young writers I like are, well, very few — Ralph Fletcher and Victoria Hanley’s books come to mind in addition to my new favorite, Spilling Ink.
Here’s why I recommend this book for your kids (and you):
- Encourages writing anything and breaking the rules.
- Broken into manageable sections, making it easy to read.
- Helpful ideas.
- Memorable – love the stories of writing shared by both authors.
- Relatable – all writers stumble and grow, Anne and Ellen show how they’ve failed and succeeded.
- Inspiring!
- “I Dare You” ideas.
If you haven’t bought this book for your kids or yourself, it’s time. (Okay, if your child is only two, maybe wait a few years. I’m just saying . . .)
Spilling Ink is written by two experienced children’s book authors — Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter who, besides having lots of books, host a great blog on writing. Today, Anne Mazer shares on Imagination Soup ideas for writing dates with your kids.
GIVEAWAY! Do you want to win a copy of Spilling Ink? Comment below and tell why you’d like to win. Contest ends July 31, 2010. (U.S. and Canada only.)
UPDATE: Congratulations to Marlis! I wish I could give this book to all of you so as usual, I used random.org to select the winner.
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This book will be a great resource for the students who I work with…..it will encourage & inspire them to write….to let them know it is ok to fail, use our failures to help us succeed…
Melanie,
Thanks for your comment — I’m curious how you use writing prompts as a librarian and in your own business. ?? Sounds fun!
Seedgirl, Anne has links to Borders, Indie Booksellers, Amazon and Barnes and Noble here.
http://www.spillinginkthebook.com/the-book/
Suzanne, coming from another author like you, it’s high praise!
Melissa
Please don’t enter me in the drawing. I just wanted to add my praise for this book, it is a wonderful guide for young and not so young writers alike.
I don’t just want to win this book, I’d like to buy it. Where can I get it? This should be in the summer fun kit of things to create and do.
I’d love to win this, as I have great respect for Anne Mazer’s work and am sure this would be fantastic. I like how you point out the structure and notable elements of the book here.
I also use writing prompts and ideas in my work as a librarian and in my own business, and appreciate learning more about these topics all the time.