Recommended by Children's Books Ireland
Filled with top tips from Ireland’s best authors, this is a guide to writing your own stories for budding authors in the making. (10+)
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Recommended by Children's Books Ireland
Filled with top tips from Ireland’s best authors, this is a guide to writing your own stories for budding authors in the making. (10+)
- Book Synopsis
- Learn how to write stories from Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's children's literature laureate) and bestselling author of The Wordsmith, Patricia Forde. In this fun and practical illustrated guide, young writers can learn from some of Ireland's most beloved authors, including Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) Catherine Doyle (Twin Crowns), Pádraig Kenny (Stitch) and Derek Landy (Skullduggery Pleasant), and discover how to: Find inspiration to start your story Craft and develop twisty plots Create brilliant characters Build spectacular new worlds Also includes imaginative exercises, accessible explanations of writing terms and engaging illustrations by beloved Irish artist Mary Murphy.
- About The Author
- Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland. She has published five books for children, and written two plays, as well as several television drama series for children and teenagers. She has worked as a writer on both English and Irish language soap operas. In another life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of Galway Arts Festival. Her novel The Wordsmith (published in the USA as The List) was awarded a White Raven award by the International Youth Library. She is publishing a sequel to The Wordsmith in September 2019.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781915071903
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Little Island Books, (01 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 148 mm
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