The fourth installment of my Creative Writing Workshop is up on Teachers Pay Teachers. Lesson four is about plot. What drives a plot and keeps the reader engaged? Students will learn basic plot structure, from inciting incident to climax, as well as tips for organizing everything in between. Then, they’ll draw plot charts for their […]
And the third lesson plan from my Story Writing Workshop is now available at Teachers Pay Teachers. Lesson three is about characterization. Students learn the tips and tricks that make a well rounded character. Through brainstorming exercises, mock interviews, and character autobiographies, students develop their main character’s life experience and personality. Then after they’ve nailed
This past July, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded on them for other teachers to use. Lesson 2: Freewriting and Idea Generation is now available on Teachers Pay Teachers. It’s all about figuring out what to write. Sometimes
This past July, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great stories! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded on them for other teachers to use. Lesson one, introduction to storytelling, is now available for
Midnight Thief is Tome Society’s November book of the month, and I made an introductory video for their blog. In it, I talk about how I came to write Midnight Thief, as well as some of the influences behind it. (It’s also the first video on my youtube channel, and I still haven’t figured out
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author,
Daughter of Dusk, the sequel to Midnight Thief, launched on August 4th. A huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to read and share Kyra’s story. To wrap up the first month of release, the Midnight Thief ebook is on sale for 99 cents on all ebook retailers from 9/10-9/13! If
Update 8/14/15: And the winners are…. Emily from Bibliobibuli wins the signed and annotated copy of Poison Dance. Frannie from Instagram wins the signed and annotated copy of Midnight thief Erin Arkin from Instagram wins the early draft of Daughter of Dusk It’s hard to believe, but DAUGHTER OF DUSK launches in just
Daughter of Dusk, the sequel to my YA fantasy Midnight Thief, launches on August 4, 2015! If you’re familiar with the book industry, then you probably know that preorders are really important to a book’s launch. These early sales let publishers gauge reader interest and helps them decide how much marketing muscle to put
There’s a great charity auction going on right now that I’m happy to be part of. Reposted from NA Alley: Back in 2008, Queena was a vibrant eighteen-year-old with her whole life ahead of her. That changed the night she was brutally raped, beaten, and left for dead after dropping books off at the library.