Guide to writing adventure stories with tips on creating believable characters and plots, using dialogue, and overcoming writer's block.

Explains how to create fantasy fiction, from crafting believable characters to creating intense plots, with examples from successful fantasy books.

Explains how to create realistic fiction, from crafting believable characters to creating intense plots, with examples from successful drama and comedic fiction books.

Describes the authorship and illustration of a graphic novel.

Writing Nonfiction.

Examines mystery writing, from how to get started to learning the tricks of the trade.

Explains how to write folktales, discussing such literary elements as setting, character, point of view, and plot, and contains examples from successful books and profiles of notable authors.

Want to be a writer? This is the perfect place to start. The write your own series will teach you hot to craft believable characters and intense plots, along with satisfying beginnings, middles, and endings. Examples from numerous books appear throughout the text, along with tips from published authors to help you along.

Examines how to write historical fiction and how to get started.

An introduction to the craft of myth-writing.