{"product_id":"rip-the-page-adventures-in-creative-writing-9781590308127","title":"Rip the Page!: Adventures in Creative Writing","description":"Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page  This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and favorite words; adventurous and zany prompts to leap from; dares and double dares to help you mash up truths and lies into outrageous paragraphs; and letters of encouragement written directly to you from famous authors, including: Annie Barrows, Naomi Shihab Nye, Lemony Snicket, C. M. Mayo, Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Moira Egan, Gary Soto, Lucille Clifton, Avi, Betsy Franco, Carol Edgarian, Karen Cushman, Patricia Polacco, Prartho Sereno, Lewis Buzbee, and C. B. Follett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is your journal for inward-bound adventures--use it to write, brainstorm, explore, imagine--and even rip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Benke \u003c\/b\u003ehas inspired children--and even a few adults--in the art of creative writing for over twenty years as a Poet in the Schools, writing coach, and visiting author. She specializes in leading on-the-spot creative writing workshops and has been known to get even the most reluctant writer to reach for a pen. Her poetry has appeared in many anthologies and national literary journals (\u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Rattle, Hawaii Pacific Review, Poetry Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) and her books have been featured in \u003ci\u003eFamilyFun \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, The San Francisco Book Review, Kids' Book Review (Australia) \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. The recipient of two teaching grants from \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers \u003c\/i\u003eand residencies from Djerassi Resident Artists Program and Hedgebrook, she runs \u003ci\u003eThe Writers Nest \u003c\/i\u003eand lives north of the Golden Gate Bridge with her teenage son, magic cat Clive, and rescue dog Rasco Roon. Visit her virtually at www.karenbenke.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roost Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515869073682,"sku":"9781590308127","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da52b6e7-d610-4444-94e4-1764850bb2e6.jpg?v=1731014155","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rip-the-page-adventures-in-creative-writing-9781590308127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}