Spilling Ink

Spilling Ink is a friendly writing handbook for kids and tweens that feels like advice from two funny, honest author friends. Short chapters and doodle-style illustrations walk writers through finding ideas, building characters, handling writer’s block, and revising without tears. Parents like that the book is concrete enough to function as a mini writing curriculum but casual enough for kids to read on their own. Written by working children’s authors for younger writers, it’s packed with prompts you can turn into weekly assignments. As an inexpensive paperback that can fuel months of stories, it’s a strong value for budding authors.