6 easy steps on How to Write a Book (compared to an artist's sketch)

1.  Write down your ideas  (sketch it out)

2. Combine them into a short story  (Add some "meat to the bones")

3.  Add some other details to make previous ones stand out  (Outline)

4.  "Dig deeper" and add some realistic events to your story to make it seem real, to set the setting more deeply, and to make it more understandable to the reader.  (Add depth)

5.  Add even more details to tie everything together and make the story not so far-fetched and random  (Shade or make contrast)

6.  Proof-read your story and correct any silly or major mistakes that you've made, and possibly add a few more less important details for your finished book.  (Add highlights)

Remember:

-Always feel free to erase

-Be open-minded to all ideas

-You don't need to take all advise

-Take it one step at a time

-Don't rush

-You can always go back and change something

-Don't give up

Written by Megan

How to Make a Paper Interesting

Do you find yourself

Dreading

An essay,

Or shrinking away

When your teacher tells you to

Write

A

Poem?

But, if you know how,

This can be exciting,

Causing you to

Leap

With joy.

You see,

Words are like animals.

Little, fuzzy pets,

Or giant, horrifying creatures.

You must have the right ones.

If you want your house to be interesting,

You probably don’t want just

A couple,

Scrawny ants.

But, if your paper is full of

Terrifying demons,

Terrorizing the rest of your words,

People will look upon your house in disgust.

Even if you have the traditional

Dog and cat,

But they never

Get

Along,

Then you will have

Problems

In your home.

The dog will chase the cat

Around

And around

And around,

And you won’t be able to

Enjoy them to the fullest.

Same with words in a poem.

They must support each other,

Never disagreeing,

Or your assignment will turn out as

Just another piece of paper

To grade.

But, if you choose the perfect combination of

Nouns,

Adjectives,

Verbs,

And adverbs,

You will end up with a house

Everyone

Will want to visit.

By Megan

Writing

Writing

With my pencil,

Scribbling on my

Paper.

Letting my ideas

Run out

Like

Water through a funnel.

Just

P

O

U

R

I

N

G

And

D

R

I

P

P

I

N

G.

SSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Onto my sheet.

My blank sheet

Now filled with words.

Letters spill out

As if they were waiting for

Me

To bring them to

Life.

For letters may become words.

Words may become sentences.

Sentences may become stories.

They long to become stories.

Those chosen few letters may be

Spread

Around the

World.

They may become

Famous,

Those chosen few.

Those special few.

--Megan

April 7, 2010

A Poem

Writing is

Binding

Words together to

Create

A poem,

Passage,

Or essay.

You can stack them

Haphazardly,

Causing them to

Teeter and

Sway.

Be careful to avoid this

Disaster.

Instead, stack them like

Building blocks,

Form them like clay.

Make every sentence a

Masterpiece.

By Megan

WORDS

WORDS

Are powerful,

Strong.

WORDS

Can put people down,

Stab them through the heart,

But

WORDS
can heal also. 

WORDS

Can hurt more than broken bones,

Can sting more than pepper spray.

WORDS

Can create memories,

Provide inspiration,

Form reputations.

WORDS

Can make people feel better or worse,

Can make people smile, or laugh,

Can turn a person’s day around.

Isn’t it weird that

WORDS

Are just sounds coming from our mouths?


By: Megan