Thursday, June 18, 2015

Please Smell My Words


By Victoria S. 

In reviewing the book, The Way We Write, it is interesting to note that all the contributors are connected to New Hampshire Writers Project (NHWP) in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.  Their skills in the art of writing has been gathered and offered as an informational aid to help others succeed as writers.   Upon receiving permission from each individual writer the editor, Nicole Escobar, collected these stories into one book in hopes that each reader will find a positive road to creative and acceptable writing. This book presents to the readers the best advice from many writers who have successfully accomplished the rank of a great writer.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

This hath not a title




By Jake M.

Walter Dean Myers book on writing was something interesting and unexpected for me. The book was called "just write here's how". The book was meant to teach the younger minds of this generation about how to write and fix your problems when it comes to writing stories or basically anything for that matter. The book helps people come up with ideas or fix ideas in their stories. This story is not just for kids, it is for anyone who wants to further their writing skills and creative ideas.

Making your Point


By Anubhav D.
Making your Point is a writing book that was written by Robert E. Dunbar who was an author that was wrote 15 books. The book talks about concise lessons on how to acquire the skill of speaking and writing persuasively.  It gives useful tips to anyone that wants to dispute a point of view in public speaking, poetry and compositions, term papers, and formal and informal debates. Robert E. Dunbar uses three elements which help speaking and writing: Facts, logic, and language. These three elements are the basic tools of enticement, and can be used in writing, speaking, or debating.

Friday, June 12, 2015

The True Story Behind Gary Paulsen


The True Story Behind Gary Paulsen
By Nathan H.
Guts was written by Gary Paulsen. Guts is a book about Gary Paulsen writing about his other books such as the Hatchet and The River. He talks about the true stories behind all of his famous books. Gary Paulsen also says that most of the adventures he went on and the things that happened to him on those adventures are in his books.

Will the Nazis be Defeated


By Logan M.


War Within These Walls by Aline Sax and Caryl Strzelecki, is a story about a boy named Misha and his family being trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto. The War Within These Walls is fiction and Aline Sax's most famous book. This book has won The National Jewish Book Award and won second place of the Sydney Taylor Book award.

The Artist's Way


By SierraS.

The Artist's Way, published in 1992 by Penguin Group, was written by an American author, Julia Cameron. J. Cameron's intentions are to open up your mind and guide you through a path of spiritual creativity when writing. The Artist's Way teaches techniques to help the reader gain creative talents and skills.

How To Write Fiction


By Logan M.
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway is about all the key elements on how to write narratives and other fiction pieces. Janet Burroway awarded the Florida Humanities Council's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing because of this book. Two main points in Writing Fiction are Structure and writing process.