National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids, Patti Smith writes of her childhood in this glittering memoir

A photocopiable activity book, one for each primary school year, which promotes independent work during literacy hour, helping children to achieve the word level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy by developing essential skills in reading and spelling. In the DEVELOPING LITERACY series.

Many of us would like to write but find it difficult to begin. This book provides practical suggestions to help all writers give shape and substance to their ideas. There are tips on subjects to write about, ways of approaching them and how to develop writer's skills and critical powers.

Do you want to be more successful at work? Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? Do you want to get on better with your colleagues? This work demonstrates that emotional intelligence at work matters twice as much as cognitive abilities such as IQ or technical expertise.

'Both a writer's notebook and a manual. To explain what techniques? Something like those involved in the in the miracle at Whitsum. When tongues of fire filled the house and the apostles received the gifts of words. A preparatory manual. Practical. Straightforward. Containing hope.'

Presents a collection of interviews with contemporary British novelists that offers an insight into the authors' views on contemporary fiction; their influences and themes; readers and critics; and, why they write and their writing process. This title provides a snapshot of the reality of living as a writer.

Talks about the art of writing from one of the most popular critics of our time.