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Worlds Within Words

Writing and the Writing Life

By: Sharon Darrow

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Paperback | 1 January 2018

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296 Pages

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20.3 x 13.31 x 1.7

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Sharon Darrow brings her years of experience in writing for children, young adults, and adults to this compilation of essays taken from a selection of her lectures presented during twenty years of teaching in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program of Vermont College of Fine Arts.

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"Sharon Darrow is simultaneously an award-winning author and a master teacher. Amidst these pages are the sharings of a deep thinker, a deep writer, and a deep mentor. Take your time here, wander a bit, savor the wisdom that Darrow so generously offers. If you're like me, what you'll be left with above all is deep joy."--Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award-winning author of The Underneath.

"I could not have finished my first novel without the encouragement, wisdom and poetry that is Sharon Darrow's teaching. She shines as a beacon guiding you through the forest of your manuscript and helps draw out your best possible story."--An Na, Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of A Step from Heaven.

"Sharon Darrow is a mentor straight out of myth and folktale. She stands beside the tangled forest path, offers wisdom and kindness to all passers by, and reveals the best way through. Listen to her. Wild beasts will probably eat you otherwise."--William Alexander, National Book Award-winning author of Goblin Secrets.

"Year after year at VCFA, I 've watched the way Sharon's lectures impact students--they're mesmerized and inspired. They catch fire and light up. This is how teaching changes lives."--Louise Hawes, VCFA Founding Faculty, author of The Language of Stars.

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