 | Creative Writing With Miss Mary Mac: A Handbook For Young And Future Authors Author: McInerney, Mary | |
| Price: $13.11 | ||
Summary:
Authors are artists! But instead of putting paint on a canvas, they put words on a page. Writing coach Mary McInerney (aka Miss Mary Mac) will show you how to use words to express yourself—and have fun doing it! In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/01/25)
School Library Journal (+) (00/10/25)
Booklist (01/01/26)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2026 In this lively graphic novel guide, writing coach McInerney encourages young and reluctant writers to embrace the adventure of writing. Sporting squarish spectacles and an exuberantly messy bun, Miss Mary Mac shares how to find ideas, create strong images, and keep the writing moving with inventive strategies like visualization and “spiral writing.” Her cheery first-person voice frames writing not only as a craft but as a meaningful creative process—a way to deepen experience, explore ideas big and small, even untangle feelings. Real student examples and thoughtful exercises present the process as possible—and fun. With crisp, naturalistic drawing in appealingly varied pastels, the buoyant art ingeniously amplifies the lessons, conveying abstract concepts through concrete details. With a diverse contemporary cast, imaginative narrative scenes invite all readers in. Bringing a zestful snark to the savvy wonkiness of Ms. Frizzle, Miss Mary Mac leads with energy and empathy. Blending practical approaches with genuine encouragement, this guide celebrates writing as a universal creative practice, in which everyone has a story worth telling, and shows readers just how to begin. - Copyright 2026 Booklist.
