Writing Resources

Presents an approach to creative writing that personifies key steps and elements of good writing to explain such areas as creating characters, establishing settings, and enabling events to move in a logical order.

Viewers will go beyond the page to learn how celebrated author Roald Dahl ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") created his most memorable characters and stories. This disc also includes the Academy Awards winning adaptation of "Molly's Pilgrim" by Barbara Cohen.

"In a series of conversational observations and meditations on the writing process, The Art of Slow Writing examines the benefits of writing slowly. DeSalvo advises her readers to explore their creative process on deeper levels by getting to know themselves and their stories more fully over a longer period of time. She writes in the same supportive manner that encourages her students, using the slow writing process to help them explore the complexities...

Although his teacher insists there are stories everywhere, Ralph cannot think of any to write.

Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.