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    Invent Your Own Superhero
    Invent Your Own Superhero
    Invent Your Own Superhero
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    Invent Your Own Superhero

    By Holly Schindler

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    Create a brand-new superhero with never-before-seen powers and the perfect arch-enemy. Learn to tell an exciting story. And it’s fun, too! ~ Award-winning author Holly Schindler turns her attention to helping young writers learn the craft of storytelling. Yes, this activity book will guide users through creating a new superhero character, but it also uses brainstorming prompts to take young authors through the process of constructing a story with solid characters, plenty of pulse-pounding conflict, and a satisfying ending. Great for individual or classroom use. Suggested grades: 3-8.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHolly Schindler
    Release dateFeb 28, 2018
    ISBN9781370935444
    Invent Your Own Superhero
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    Holly Schindler

    I'm a critically acclaimed and award winning hybrid author for readers of all ages--both the young in years and the young at heart. My work has received starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, appeared on Booklist’s Best First Novels for Youth, PW Picks, School Library Journal’s What’s Hot in YA, and B&N’s 2016 YA Books with Irresistible Concepts and Most Anticipated May 2016 YA Books. My YA work has also won a Silver Medal in ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year and a Gold Medal in the IPPY Awards. My MG work is critically acclaimed as well, having made the master lists for several state readers’ awards, including this year’s Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award and Missouri’s Mark Twain Readers Award, and has been chosen for inclusion in the Scholastic Book Fair.

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      Invent Your Own Superhero - Holly Schindler

      Invent Your Own Superhero

      Created by Holly Schindler

      Published by Holly Schindler, LLC

      Copyright © 2018 by Holly Schindler

      Cover images by Yuganov Konstantin and Stokkete, both courtesy of Shutterstock

      Fonts: Bhatoshine by Typia Nesia and Asparagus Sprouts by Brittney Murphy Design, both courtesy of Creative Market

      Stop!

      Before you start writing, read this:

      THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB

      One of the most important jobs an author has is thinking. It’s every bit as important as actually putting words down on the page. Beginning authors might say they had only loose ideas when they began to write their books. You might hear them say they discovered what their books were about while they were writing the first drafts. But as authors get farther along in their careers and are faced with tight deadlines, they usually turn toward some method of pre-writing. They outline. They figure out the overall plot. They do character sketches, either with words or by literally sketching out what they think their characters look like. They decide what action needs to take place in each chapter. They know all of this before they begin to write their books.

      Why? It saves time, for one thing. Imagine spending weeks, even months on a first draft in which all the author is doing is trying to discover who the characters are

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