Newbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's one hundred and more books are true to life, funny, and, most of all, well written -- you'd think that she doesn't have to work at writing at all. But that's not true.
How I Came to Be a Writer is the story of one author's beginnings -- successes and failures, reviews and rejection slips -- things that mark the stages of a writer's life. Illustrated with photographs, and including samples of her earlier writing, this book will show you the inner workings of the writing process, from the spark of an idea to a book's actual publication.
This classic writer's memoir has been revised and updated to include material on the writing of the Newbery-winning Shiloh and its two sequels.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Young Writers:
Excellent book for children who are interested in writing. An autobiography of Phyllis Naylor,author of books for preteens,that tells how she came to be an author.
How I Came to be a Writer:
As soon as I finished reading this book, I wanted to tell everyone how wonderful it was. I told myself, "I'm going to write a review for this book on Amazon.com!" Perhaps I found it exceptionally wonderful because I hope to be a published author some day myself. In her book, however, Naylor writes, "This book will not tell you how to write." Maybe not, but reading about HOW she became a writer is very helpful. There are many examples from her earlier writings and examples of editors' feedback. I found... more info
A very real picture.:
HOW I CAME TO BE A WRITER, is a biography with some writing instruction, and one writer's personal publication story woven in. Naylor, the Newbery-winning author of SHILOH and many other popular books, here writes about her early efforts, rejections, and successes. Naylor explains that her mother came from Iowa and her father's parents moved from Mississippi to live in Maryland. Having roots in both the Midwest and the Deep South made her family a little different, and she discusses this contrast in... more info
It is about the life of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, an author.:
This book is very interesting if you like biographies, and is perfect for all ages. She talks about her childhood of writing and making up stories. She says that at first she didn't understand how to read and she thought all of the kids were just making up a story that went with a picture. She also talks about eating her sister's chocolate bunny and having to wear awful boy's clothes! She later on discussed the steps she took to become the marvelous writer she is. When I read this book, I found out that she... more info
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