Becoming a Full-time Author - 3-hour workshop

Topics Covered:

  • Budgeting and financial planning

  • Time management and productivity

  • Prioritizing projects and submission strategies

 
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Writing Through Difficult Times- 1-hour presentation

Topics Covered:

  • Struggling to refill the creative well

  • Trauma’s affect on productivity

  • Guilt and writer’s block

  • Cultivating more joy in your work

 
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Publishing 101- 1.5-hour presentation

Topics Covered:

  • Writing for children

  • Finding an agent

  • The submission process

  • $$$

  • and so much more

 
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Food, Identity, and Storytelling- 25-minute presentation

Topics Covered:

  • The research process for my debut novel

  • Food as a vehicle for storytelling

  • Culture and identity

  • Learning more about your family’s food history

 
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How do writers use setting to create mood?- 30-minute workshop

Topics Covered:

  • Setting, diction, and mood

  • Showing vs. telling

Includes:

  • Practice with a mentor text and student prompts