Although the product pages claims this book is aimed at ages 9-11, the book itself suggests this for ages 11+. I would personally say it is useful for the higher end of KS2 and also KS3 and it is a great guide to creative writing.
This book takes things a little beyond the usual techniques for writing an interesting story and looks at possibly publishing, promoting or performing work – whether you want to write a novel, fan fiction, scripts or videogames. The author states that, “Every writer is a reader,” and I think this is a useful starting place to help encourage literacy skills and also encouraging children to explore different types of writing.
The guide covers all sorts of useful information – from researching, plotting, characters, descriptions, scenes, dialogue and more. There are also useful pages on revising and editing and different types of writing. Along the way, there are lots of word lists, checklists, author advice, extracts from different books (there are ‘spoiler alerts’ in case you haven’t already read the book) and just tons of inspiration. I really think this is a wonderful guide, which takes writing seriously. This is not just about writing for exams, it aims to think beyond that and really inspire creative writing in different genres.