Tools Not Rules

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From four award-winning and bestselling middle grade authors comes the writing guide for ages 8-12 that feels like a lively conversation over school lunch.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tools Not Rules: A Writing Guide for Young Creatives</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> four middle grade authors speak directly to students in grades 3-6 the target audience for their novels. Students will find engaging short chapters in each of the four authors' unique voices. These are followed by skill-developing and idea-generating writing activities complete with modeling examples.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With advice on everything from finding ideas to actually publishing a book </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tools Not Rules</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> takes a bite-sized approach to creative writing that both challenges eager writers and heartens hesitant ones. Parents and educators will appreciate the resources to jumpstart their students' imaginations and the mini-lessons built into the pages for classroom use or for fast-finishers. Students will appreciate the personal anecdotes from the authors candid conversations and the behind-the-scenes look at how the pros do it.</span></p>