Gail Carson Levine has written a book called Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly, Collins (Harper Collins) publisher, 2006, ISBN 978-0-06-051960-5, in which she guides you through the writing process. Designed for kids ages 10 and up, it actually shows you how to get ideas for stories, "invent great beginnings and endings, write dialogue, develop memorable characters, and much more." I can't expect my students (or my own children) to do what I'm not willing to do, so here goes! Also, I think the more a librarian knows about the writing process, the better she will be at her task (which is matching great books to the right kid, but that implies that he/she has found the great books first!).
Here's a link to the book on Amazon.
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