How to Be a Brilliant Writer

by Jenny Alexander

A lively and humorous self-help book for children aged 9-12 on being a writer. It shows them how to develop writing practice as part of their everyday lives, rather than just in the classroom. The book offers advice on avoiding unhelpful feelings such as anxiety, impatience and self-rejection and shows how writing is a brilliant tool for building self-confidence, understanding and effectiveness throughout life. "Aimed at schoolchildren, here is a book that should capture their imagination, make them realise that writing can be fun, and inspire them to create their own written material." Writing Magazine

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

17/04/19: I have read this book many times and i always come back to it whenever I feel blocked with my writing. It has amazing tips that I feel every young writer should have the opportunity to read.

03/09/25: I always find myself avoiding non-fiction, which is ironic as this book was one of my favourites as a child. It was quite fun to reread and even more fun to notice how it is already becoming 'old' in a sense. Yes, I do enjoy messaging "on line" with friends and doing research on "the net". Nevertheless, I do hope to get back into creative writing one day and I'm certain some of the tips here will help.

[HARTATI]

This book is for my daughter since she has a summer vacation, it's very creative book for children to learn how to write.