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Everything I Know About Writing

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.

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"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 Writingwill 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 Writingis the most painless way into writing - ever.

Themes
writers
Setting
australia
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 195 pages

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