By Frances O’Roark Dowell In the process of writing How to Build a Story … Or the Big What If, I thought a lot about my own experiences as a young … Read More
LIBRARIAN’S TIPSHEET: How to Start a Creative Writing Group in Your Library
By Frances O’Roark Dowell Printable version: How to Start a Creative Writing Group in Your Library Enthusiastic young writers can get a lot out of meeting regularly with one another … Read More
A Guide to Giving Useful Feedback to Writers
By Frances O’Roark Dowell Printable version: A Guide to Giving Useful Feedback to Writers A lot of us feel shy about giving feedback on someone else’s writing. We’re afraid that … Read More
How to Start Your Own Writing Group
By Frances O’Roark Dowell Printable version: How to Start Your Own Writing Group Meeting with other writers is a great way to motivate yourself to write and to get feedback … Read More
‘My imagination as a child was perilously strong’ | An Interview with Author Alison McGee
By Frances O’Roark Dowell In the process of writing How to Build a Story … Or the Big What If, I thought a lot about my own experiences as a young … Read More
‘I Knew That Reading Was a Magical Thing’ | An Interview with Author Deborah Wiles
By Frances O’Roark Dowell When I started teaching story-writing workshops for upper elementary and middle school kids, I discovered that most of my students had ideas by the dozen and … Read More
‘Writers are First-and-Foremost Readers’ | An Interview with Author John Claude Bemis
By Frances O’Roark Dowell When I started teaching story-writing workshops for upper elementary and middle school kids, I discovered that most of my students had ideas by the dozen and … Read More
I Hate to Write — So Now What?
By Frances O’Roark Dowell Printable version: I Hate to Write — So Now What? When someone asks you why you hate to write, maybe your answer is one of the … Read More
Five Tips for Writing a Short Story
By Frances O’Roark Dowell Printable Version: Five Tips for Writing a Short Story Tip Number 1 Make sure your story idea isn’t too big. Want to write about aliens invading … Read More
‘Writing was my Identity’ | An Interview with Author Barbara Dee
By Frances O’Roark Dowell When I started teaching story-writing workshops for upper elementary and middle school kids, I discovered that most of my students had ideas by the dozen and … Read More