Explains how to create realistic fiction, from crafting believable characters to creating intense plots, with examples from successful drama and comedic fiction books.

Provides tips on how to write realistic fiction stories, including how to get started, how to create characters, and how to develop plots. Includes suggestions from famous authors.

Realistic fiction is a defined as a story that is not true, but could happen in real life. This exciting title encourages budding young writers to draw inspiration from the world around them to develop characters and plot. Engaging writing activities provide guidelines for readers to create their own realistic fiction stories.

Explains what makes a story science fiction and describes how to craft believable characters, intense plots, and satisfying endings with examples from successful science fiction books.

Discusses how to write a tall tale, from how to get started to learning the tricks of the trade.

Discusses the writing of fables.

No topic is off-limits in poetry. Whether you want to write poems that make people laugh out loud, gasp in surprise, or see things in a new way, this book is for you. Conquer the blank page and express your thoughts, feelings, and observations in the magical world of poetry.

Provides tips on how to write science fiction stories, including how to get started, how to create characters, and how to develop plots. Includes suggestions from famous authors.

Text and color illustrations provide information about outer space, the planets, the stars, and the people who study them.