An excellent guide in order to promote writing tips for students. I loved the cover and the content.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s a great guide without being too self-help. It offers advice and guidance on how to start, or how to take what you already have and make it great. I teach newspaper and journalism, which is no where near fiction storytelling, but a lot of my students are developed writers that are looking to write books. There is an AMAZING section on poetry that I have already passed on to a student to help her develop her poems.

I think my favorite part of this book was it wasn’t a typical fill-in-the-blank worksheet, but more a guide to shape what you have to be better. It still has all of the elements of writing worksheets, but it adds in enough advice and guidance that it can elevate anyone’s work.

Dare to Write is a fun non-fiction workbook aimed at teens to get them writing creatively. And it’s also fun for adults!

The book is divided in to 7 chapters covering the basics of writing a novel - starting with character, setting, and plot - and moving on through chapters about mysteries, memoirs, and poetry. There are tons of prompts, and the workbook style provides plenty of space for writing. If you’re reading it on an e-reader, or it’s not your own personal copy, use a notebook or favorite writing software for your writing.

You’ll find this a handy resource if you like: Writer to Writer (Gail Carson Levine), Spilling Ink (Anne Mazer), On Writing (Stephen King), See Jane Write (Sarah Mylnowski), and Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg).

Thanks to Rockridge Press/Calisto and Netgalley for my copy.

This book is a great guidance tool for someone interested in learning to write. There are breakdowns and exercises for learning different styles and genres, as well more in detail exercises regarding dialogue, story arc and characters. And the book has areas for the exercises to be practiced (even in the ebook form). Definitely a great gift for the would budding author in your life.

This was an interesting book. I thought the information presented was well laid out and flowed well. I really enjoyed reading it and want to try and start implementing some of what I read.

I really liked how this book made you think. You can have a really good idea for a novel, but with this book, you could actually write a better story. Fogle gives you the tools to really think about your character(s), their surroundings, and other aspects that new or sometimes seasoned authors overlook. She gives you examples and shows by those examples how to make a sentence, character, etc., more interesting.
I would recommend this book to anyone, especially a person interested in writing or an intro to writing class.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Rockridge Press for the opportunity for an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

I really enjoyed this! There were some really creative prompts that get the juices flowing. The only real concern I had is that it felt more like a middle grade book than a teen book. If it’s marketed for teens, it should be for teens.

Nice! I love books like this I thought it might be like one that one would use for journaling. BUT this is so much better. If you are interested in learning to write, as in a book, or story, this ones for you! Kristen Fogle gives lots of examples and them prompts the reader to try their hand at writing. It's organized and explains, step by step, how to write. I think teens and adults should find this useful if they want to give writing a go. Good book!

I think this book will inspire young writers and their teachers! I'm going to use it with my homeschooled student and write a longer review after we've used it awhile

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher of this book. It is a great way to young adult's who are interested in the writing process and really want a solid approach to it.

This book is really great for the young writer who would like to find more ways to tap into their creativity for story telling. The prompts are fun and can lead to the reader being able to think differently about their writing skills.

This was a quick and enjoyable exercise workbook. I really enjoyed trying out some of the prompts and might even further develop a few of them into short stories. I also jotted down my opinions on many of the questions, and I can’t wait to come back someday and see how my viewpoint has changed. It was clear that the author, Kristen Fogle, was very knowledgeable on the subject and I feel I have become a stronger writer because of it. Therefore, I encourage potential buyers to take the plunge and dive headfirst into this amazing book. You won’t regret it.