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Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Nonfiction

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Nancy Lamb is the author of 43 fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. She is also the author of The Art and Craft of Storytelling and The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children.

Lamb serves on the faculty of the Big Sur Writing Workshop and the Big Sur Children's Writing Workshop. She taught at the Hariette Austin Writing Program at the University of Georgia. And she also taught a master class in Singapore for the Media Development Authority. In addition to writing and teaching, she is also an editor and story strategist.

The Art and Craft of Storytelling has garnered high praise from professors, teachers and writers of both fiction and narrative non-fiction and is used to teach creative writing at several schools and...more

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The Art and Craft of Storytelling

A comprehensive guide to classic writing techniques

"Nancy Lamb is at her usual high standard. Of the more than 200 books about writing on my shelves, this is the best single reference I have about writing. Read this book. Use it. Your writing will be better for it."Dr. Charles Connor, Founding Director The Harriette Austin Writing Program The University of Georgia

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Average rating: 4.07 · 197 ratings · 40 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2001	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art and Craft of Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World's Greatest Toe Show by Nancy Lamb (Goodreads Author), Muff Singer 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Mosquito, Bull, and Coffin Caper 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vampires Went Thataway! by Nancy Lamb (Goodreads Author), Muff Singer 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentlemen Callers 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Gentlemen Callers 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampires And Other Creatures Of The Night by Rita Golden Gelman, Nancy Lamb (Goodreads Author) 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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