Everything I Know About Writing

by John Marsden

Overview

John Marsden is not just one of Australia's most successful writers of all time; he's also one of our best teachers of writing.

"Highly recommended" Sun Herald

"The most exciting, interesting and useful book on the teaching of writing" Australian English Teacher

The ultimate "get off your bum and do it" book, Everything I Know About Writing will motivate anyone to write. It's a lively, funny guide to writing, as readable as a novel, but packed front to back with ideas and insights.

This new edition has one other great feature: 600 extraordinary topics, guaranteed to have you or your students writing before you know it.

Everything I Know About Writing is the most painless way into writing - ever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781743346129
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication date:	04/01/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	402 KB

About the Author

Multi award-winning and bestselling author John Marsden has sold millions of books worldwide, and won every major award in Australia for young people's fiction.

He has written more than 40 books, including So Much to Tell You and Letters from the Inside, which span a range of genres and audiences.

John’s legendary ‘The Tomorrow Series’, called ‘the best series for Australian teens of all time’, has sold into multiple territories and was adapted into a highly successful movie and a major TV series.

His historical novel for adults, South of Darkness, won the Christina Stead Award for Best Novel of 2015.

John's enduring passion for education has led him to found two schools: Candlebark, on a vast forested estate near Romsey, Victoria; and Alice Miller, at Macedon, a Year 7–12 school with a particular emphasis on the creative arts.

His two adult, non-fiction titles, The Art of Growing Up and Take Risks, explore his fascinating life and his absorbing, profound insights into teaching, parenting and society today.

Multi award-winning and bestselling author John Marsden has sold millions of books worldwide, and won every major award in Australia for young people's fiction.

He has written more than 40 books, including So Much to Tell You and Letters from the Inside, which span a range of genres and audiences.

John's legendary 'The Tomorrow Series', called 'the best series for Australian teens of all time', has sold into multiple territories and was adapted into a highly successful movie and a major TV series.

His historical novel for adults, South of Darkness, won the Christina Stead Award for Best Novel of 2015.

John's enduring passion for education has led him to found two schools: Candlebark, on a vast forested estate near Romsey, Victoria; and Alice Miller, at Macedon, a Year 7-12 school with a particular emphasis on the creative arts.

His two adult, non-fiction titles, The Art of Growing Up and Take Risks, explore his fascinating life and his absorbing, profound insights into teaching, parenting and society today.