A new handbook to help beginners kickstart their writing by prize-winning author and long-time writing teacher, Kate Grenville

Do you find yourself staring at a blank piece of paper, waiting for the words to pour out?

If you find writing difficult, this book is for you. Award-winning novelist Kate Grenville shares her method-the 'Six Steps' approach to writing. Whether you're writing a short story, essay, review or report, you can follow the same six steps every time.

The steps include:

* How to get ideas

* How to plan your writing

* How to revise.

Don't worry. Along the way, Kate provides plenty of examples and hands-on, step-by-step guidance to help get you going-and keep you going. She also includes a quick guide to grammar and an exam kit for last-minute revision.

Written in consultation with educational experts, and with a very user-friendly approach, this is an ideal guide for high school students-but it's also full of practical tips to inspire writers of all ages.

Many how-to-write books make writing sound hard-this one will give you the confidence to know you can do it.