Make things easier for yourself with proven tips from bestselling children’s author Bruce Hale.
Pain-Free Writing Tips For Young Writers
Trying to teach kids to write can make any teacher want to pull their hair out —but it doesn’t have to. Make things easier for yourself with proven tips from bestselling children’s author Bruce Hale. Drawing on 30 years of experience writing everything from magazine articles and corporate speeches to over 60 award-winning children’s books, Bruce’s tips will give you a behind-the-scenes look into the writing process, both for fiction and nonfiction. Learn a surefire cure for writers’ block, how to generate fiction and nonfiction story ideas, essential story structure, persuasive writing, tips on figurative language, and much more.
7 activities • 8 videos • duration: 54m
Edgar-nominated author Bruce Hale is passionate about inspiring reluctant readers to open books (and actually read them). He has written or illustrated over 60 seriously funny books for children, including the award-winning Chet Gecko Mysteries series and Snoring Beauty (one of Oprah’s Recommended Reads for Kids), as well as Clark the Shark and The Monstertown Mysteries. An actor and Fulbright Scholar in Storytelling, Bruce is in demand as a speaker, having presented at conferences, universities, and schools both nationally and internationally. His acting resume includes regional commercials, theater, and an independent film, The Ride. Bruce also sings with Mezcal Martini, a latin jazz combo in Santa Barbara.
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