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Things are chugging along on the editing front, but I thought I’d take a moment to share the Table of Contents of the book, so that you’d all know what I’ve been working on lately. It is a labour of love, I assure you.
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Writing Fiction: A Handbook for Pre-Teen Writers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started
Joywriting
What do I need to be a writer?
Habits and Goals
Choosing Your Goal
Writing Every Day
Don’t Miss a Word
Write with a Friend or Two
Pantser or Plotter: Which are you?
Where do I get ideas for stories?
What if?
Write What You Know
Pick 4 Words
Writing Prompts
Plotting Tips
Basic Rule of Plotting
Story Planning
Plotting with the Hero’s Journey
How do I start my story?
Who should tell the story?
Point of View: First Person
Point of View: Second Person
Point of View: Third Person
How do I describe my characters?
Show Don’t Tell
Change Is Good
Character List
How do I describe the setting?
Think about how much you really have to describe.
Use Comparisons
Get the Senses Involved
Draw a Map or Use Photos
How do I write dialogue?
How do I end my story?
How do I make my writing better?
Revising and Editing
Words
Sentences
Combining Sentences
Paragraphs
What do I do when a story gets stuck?
1. Outline.
2. Forget about making the first draft perfect.
3. Write more than one story at a time.
4. Put the story away.
5. Brainstorm.
6. Ask “What if?”
7. Don’t worry.
Last Words
Bibliography
Heather E. Wright 
Heather, what a special person you are. You are training our future writers and we shall not be lacking for good reads if they have followed your guidelines. Thank you!
Thanks, Lea. It’s where my heart is. Can’t go wrong with that for a motivator–a bit like going to live in France. 🙂
If you follow your heart, you can’t fail. Your work reflects that your heart is truly in it. 🙂
🙂
Reblogged this on Young Reader's Book Corner and commented:
Any young reader who is interested in learning how to write better, Heather E. Wright has some handy tools for you. She’s included the table of contents here.
Thanks so much for passing this along, Eileen! Much appreciated. I look forward to keeping up with your blog posts about books for young readers.
I’ve just started it a couple of weeks ago. I’ve another one for adults, started November, 2013. I’ll probably be slow in my start up because I’ve so many commitments with BOOKTALK WITH EILEEN. I’m looking forward to reading your material.
Thanks, and good luck with your new venture.