Teen Writer's Guide: Your Road Map to Writing

by Jennifer Jenkins

Overview

Imagine you had a road map for writing the book you’ve always dreamed of writing—a step-by-step guide from testing your story ideas, to visualizing your characters’ types and voices, to building a world that comes to life, to navigating the publishing industry, and going the distance to reach your writing goals.

As co-founder of Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the nation’s largest writing conferences specifically for teens, and Young Adult author, Jennifer Jenkins has helped thousands of teens travel the world of writing. Teen Writer’s Guide: Your Road Map to Writing is the culmination of years of research and teaching, providing a detailed road map to writing your own story and steering through the detours and pit stops along the way. Perfect for teen writers, their teachers, and anyone who has an interest in breaking down the craft of writing in fun and manageable ways, this book is sure to take you to your final destination—and help you enjoy the journey along the way!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945654411
Publisher:	Owl Hollow Press, LLC
Publication date:	03/24/2020
Pages:	172
Sales rank:	397,936
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.37(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

With her degree in History and Secondary Education, Jennifer Jenkins had every intention of teaching teens to love George Washington, the Napoleonic Wars, and Ancient Sparta...until the writing began. She is the author of the NAMELESS Trilogy and co-founder of Teen Author Boot Camp, a federal non-profit organization dedicated to promoting teen literacy and authorship. She divides her free time between teaching summer camps and adult writing classes for Utah Valley University, writing music, taking spontaneous trips, researching random events from the past, and fostering her adrenaline junkie addictions.

Table of Contents

Introduction: 1

Choosing the Right Vehicle: 5

Characters Who are Going Places: 23

World Building in Progress: Proceed with Caution: 38

Many Roads to One Destination: 53

The Fuel That Keeps Things Moving: 68

Stop Arguing with Your Brother: Writing Punchy Dialogue: 79

Taking the Scenic Route: 94

Construction Zone: Editing in Progress: 107

Navigating Detours and Going the Distance: 117

A Note to Teachers: 131

About the Author: 133

Editorial Reviews

"Teen Writer’s Guide...is easy-to-read, entertaining (a must for teenagers), organized in a logical and easy-to-follow format, and best of all, contains language, instructions, and activities that are completely within the capabilities of my students.

Finally! I have a textbook that I can actually use! I am so excited for this book—its organization and content fits perfectly with the order and structure of my class, and its core connections make it even more teacher-friendly.

There is a dire need for Creative Writing textbooks in secondary education, and I am excited that now I—and many other Creative Writing teachers—will have a textbook that will help us teach this amazing subject."

—Adena Campbell, Creative Writing Teacher, Spanish Fork High School

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