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Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter, Illustrated by Matt Phelan New York: Roaring Book Press, 2010



 Call Number: 808.3 MAZ

**__Summary/Description__:** Authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter offer advice for aspiring young writers, discussing finding a voice, character development, plot, revisions, and other related topics.

Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine New York: Roaring Book Press, 2010



Call Number: 808.3 LEV

**__Summary/Description__:** Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares the secrets of her writing success, including how to get ideas, creating beginnings and endings, writing great dialogue, developing memorable characters, and more.

__**Beyond the Bo**____**ok**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
 * [|Ellen Potter's Website] - if you enjoyed this book, the author's website will show you her other writing works as well as provide writing tips and how to contact her if you have any questions.
 * [|Gail Carson Levine's Website] - If you would like to find out more about what inspires this author and how she comes up with ideas for her books, you'll want to check out her website. She also includes helpful resources for aspiring authors.
 * [|All Things Writing] - this educational website is full of useful information and tools, such as games to help you learn grammar, details about popular writers and ways to help you organize your writing.
 * [|Careers in Writing] - this short blog article is a great resource if you love creative writing but aren't sure what kind of jobs will let you use your skills.
 * [|Story Writing Tools] - a no-frills website the gives you 7 simple steps on writing a story, from coming up with an idea to write about all the way to how to revise your finished story.
 * [|Writing Career Resource] - want to know everything there is to know about a career in writing? This website will tell you how to get ready for a career in writing, how much writing jobs pay and what other types of jobs are similar.