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008 160708s2016 nyu b 001 1 eng
010 _a2016014423
019 _a958387328
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050 0 0 _aPN147.5
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100 1 _aKlein, Cheryl B.,
_d1978-
245 1 4 _aThe magic words :
_bwriting great books for children and young adults /
_cCheryl B. Klein
250 _aFirst Edition
263 _a1609
264 1 _aNew York :
_bW. W. Norton & Company,
_c[2016]
300 _axv, 368 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aClarity and connection: principles of good writing -- Experience and emotion: ages in children's and YA literature -- Proficiency and practice: using and developing your gifts -- Promise and premise: crafting a strong story concept -- Effort and flow: how to write a novel -- Intention and invention: identifying your points -- Identity and choice: creating multidimensional characters -- Interest and change: building bonds between readers and your characters -- Power and attention: writing outside your own groundwork -- Structure and sensibility: the power of plot -- Obstacles and negotiation: seven ways of looking at a scene -- Movement and momentum: controlling your pace and prosody -- Person and personality: Fundamentals of voice -- Teases and trust: what makes a good first chapter -- Worlds and wonders: writing speculative fiction -- Perspective and polishing: considering Charlotte Keene -- Vision and revision: twenty techniques -- Love and/or money: publishing your book
520 _aThe best children's and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream agent. She delves deep into the major elements of fiction - intention, character, plot, and voice - while addressing important topics like diversity, world-building, and the differences between middle-grade and YA novels. In addition, the book's exercises, questions, and straightforward rules of thumb help writers apply these insights to their own creative works. WIth its generous tone and useful tools for story analysis and revision, The Magic Words is an essential handbook for writers of children's and young adult fiction
650 0 _aChildren's literature
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650 0 _aYoung adult fiction
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