Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Angie Thomas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 150
ISBN/Barcode 9781406397109
Audience
Teenage / Young Adult

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date 5 March 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Write fearlessly. Write what is true and real to you. Bestselling, award-winning author Angie Thomas brings her talents to this essential creative writing journal. From initial idea to finished draft, Angie shares her thoughts, advice and best practices on developing a true-to-you writing project. Packed full of step-by-step tips, writing prompts and exercises for: * Discovering story ideas * Creating memorable characters * Realizing your setting * Shaping your story * Getting feedback from others * And more! With 24 illustrated inspirational quotes from Angie's acclaimed novels The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, and plenty of blank pages for your own words, Find Your Voice will ignite your creativity and help you bring your own unique stories to life. A must-have for aspiring writers and Angie fans.

Author Biography

Angie Thomas was born, raised and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she holds a BFA in creative writing. Her award-winning, acclaimed debut novel, The Hate U Give, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 and is a major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Amandla Stenberg. You can find Angie on Twitter @angiecthomas or visit her website, www.angiethomas.com

Reviews

Featured in The School Librarian's '16-19' section. * The School Librarian * Thomas offers sharp advice to those wrestling with novels or Young Adult fiction. She writes with appealing honesty, taking in everything from writer's block to deciding what a final draft should look like. The book also comes interspersed with prompts and writing exercises alongside other tips and suggestions to help airlift writers out of the mud. -- Top 10 books about creative writing * The Guardian *