Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook

Excellent book for young writers! It introduces children to the basics of creative writing in a light tone and with loads of humour. Highly recommended!

I bought this as a gift for my friends daughter, and she's not put it down. She's taken it to school with her and I was told this week that the parent of one of her friends wanted a copy and they'd checked the name of the book with my friend. Thank you

My son has been reading it during the summer. He said he learned some writing skills from it.

I bought this for my daughter who loves writing stories

My daughter is a little writer in the making. This book takes those elements that she can't pick up naturally and helps her to hone her talents and convey her thoughts by teaching her about technical elements and techniques. It does this through wit and humor, funny yet poignant examples, and an endearing style that lets young people connect. I heard nothing but great things and now I totally agree!

This book helped me start a small writing club with my two children. And they both have benefited from the book and our writing together. In fact, I enjoyed those writing sessions too. The book is fun to read together and follow. The content is interesting and "I dare you" activities useful. The activities help you write based on your imagination and experience. It does not required you to have read two other books to do meaningful writing practice. The book has helpful suggestions and advice on how to go about writing. It's discussion on rewriting, characters, plot and sources of inspiration are pleasantly actionable and get you spilling ink on paper quickly. This book is not about grammar, usage or writing tools. We kept a dictionary close by when reading this book as one of my kids was too young for this level of writing but wanted to be in the club anyway!