Online Workshop for Children and Young Adults

Give your aspiring young authors the unique opportunity to work with a published author by employing an online writer in residence, right in your own home. Many children are interested in writing, but often they need help to channel their ability in a particular direction and give them the encouragement they need to move forward. Having access to professional advice can encourage a child in their creativity, whatever form that may take. Through a series of e mail assignments, we explore where ideas come from and how to turn them into stories, basic story structure, plot development, creating characters, developing dialogue and more to help develop writing ability.

Assignments

After a basic introduction, participants are e mailed their first assignment, which will be assessed and returned to them with comments and recommendations. Other assignments will follow via e mail for the duration of the coaching process.

• Every Picture Tells a Story - Inspiration from pictures
• Weaving Words - Create a unique story using an unrelated collection of objects
• Show Don’t Tell - How to write descriptive prose
• Character Sketching - Create your very own unique character
• Dynamic Dialogue - Bringing your characters to life
• Pen, Paper, Action! - Dramatic beginnings, cliffhanger endings and realistic settings
• Submit Your Story - Receive a critique of one piece of your writing
• Ask the Author - Question and answer with your writing instructor

Manuscript Critique

If you do not wish to commit to a series of workshops, I also offer a basic manuscript critique service of the first chapter of a piece of work, double spaced, not to exceed ten pages, plus a synopsis of up to three pages.

How it works

You can start a set of workshops at any time. After you register for a workshop, you will receive your assignments via e mail. You complete the assignments at your own pace and send them to me by return e mail. There is no time limit and participants may take as long as they wish to complete their full set of workshops. Register now for Workshops for Young Adults.