Everything I Know about Writing
by John Marsden
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John Marsden is not just one of Australia's most successful writers of all time; he's also one of our best teachers of writing. "Highly recommended" Sun Herald"The most exciting, interesting and useful book on the teaching of writing" Australian English TeacherThe ultimate "get off your bum and do it" book, Everything I Know About Writing will motivate anyone to write. It's a lively, funny guide to writing, as readable as a novel, but packed front to back with ideas and insights. This new show more edition has one other great feature: 600 extraordinary topics, guaranteed to have you or your students writing before you know it. Everything I Know About Writing is the most painless way into writing - ever. show lessTags
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Even if you're not interested in writing this book is fun to read just to enjoy John Marsden's sheer delight in language.
In the book he encourages writers to listen to and pay attention to the language in their environment, and to think about the way this language evokes responses.
Some of the examples he provides, of overheard teenage conversations and dodgy tv reporting are laugh-out-loud funny.
The end of the book also provides scenarios to get people writing. I think this would be a lovely book to give a teenager who would like to write.
In the book he encourages writers to listen to and pay attention to the language in their environment, and to think about the way this language evokes responses.
Some of the examples he provides, of overheard teenage conversations and dodgy tv reporting are laugh-out-loud funny.
The end of the book also provides scenarios to get people writing. I think this would be a lovely book to give a teenager who would like to write.
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John Marsden was born in Victoria, Australia in 1950. He was working as a teacher when his first book, So Much to Tell You, was published in 1987. His other works include the Tomorrow series and Ellie chronicles. He bought an 850-acre property just outside Melbourne, Australia where he ran writers' courses and camps for eight years. In 2006, he show more opened a school there called Candlebark. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- John Marsden
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- DDC/MDS
- 808.042 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric and anthologies Handbooks for writers English
- LCC
- PN187 .M37 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Authorship Technique. Literary composition, etc.
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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