Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life by Van Draanen, Wendelin

Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life

Want to write a novel? This book is the motivation you need Part writing guide and part...
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Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
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Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life by Van Draanen, Wendelin

Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life

$47.53

Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life

$47.53
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Want to write a novel? This book is the motivation you need Part writing guide and part memoir, this inspiring book from the author of Flipped and The Running Dream is like Bird by Bird for YA readers and writers.

Wendelin Van Draanen didn't grow up wanting to be a writer, but thirty books later, she's convinced that writing saved her life. Or, at least, saved her from a life of bitterness and despair. Writing helped her sort out what she thought and felt and wanted. And digging deep into fictional characters helped her understand the real people in her life better as well.

Wendelin shares what she's learned--about writing, life, and what it takes to live the writing life. This book is packed with practical advice on the craft: about how to create characters and plot a story that's exciting to read. But maybe even more helpful is the insight she provides into the persistence, and perseverance, it takes to live a productive, creative life. And she answers the age-old question Where do you get your ideas? by revealing how events in her own life became the seeds of her best-loved novels.

Hope in the Mail is a wildly inspirational read for anyone with a story to share.

Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/14/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781984894663
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 11/11/2019
School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 103
Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 41

About the Author
Wendelin Van Draanen is the author of many beloved and award-winning books. For middle graders, she's written The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, Swear to Howdy, and the Sammy Keyes mystery series. For teens and tweens, there's Flipped, The Running Dream, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, Runaway, and Wild Bird. And for younger readers, check out the Shredderman quartet and the Gecko and Sticky series. Wendelin Van Draanen lives in central California. Find her on the web at WendelinVanDraanen.com or on Twitter at @WendelinVanD.


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