Writing From Start to Finish : A six-step guide

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; and how to revise.

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 aims to give you the confidence to know you can do it.