Writing Workshops for Adults Writing for Children
Let the Games Begin:
For unpublished writers wanting to break into the magazine market or anyone who warms to a challenge. Games and puzzles - an overlooked publishing opportunity.
45-60 minutes
First Page, Lasting Impression:
Send a first page by (DATE) and find out if your manuscript will make it out of the slush pile. Diane is a former submissions reader for Peachtree Publishers in Atlanta. Limit 10 first pages per session. (One of my most popular workshops.)
45-60 minutes
A Picture Book is Worth a Thousand Words or Less:
It takes more than just vivid verbs and colorful words to get your picture book manuscript plucked from an editor's slush pile. With a focus on structure, learn the necessary components of picture book writing and what editors are looking for. (This is another popular workshop.)
45-60 minutes
A Potpourri of Poetry:
How to write poetry that wiggles the funny bone, warms the heart, and wows the editor.
45-60 minutes
What's the Meter With You?:
Is there no reason in your rhyme? Do you stumble and fall over your iambs and dactyls? Are you stressed-out over unstressed syllables? This workshop covers the necessary components for writing GOOD rhyming picture books. (Another popular workshop. My first picture book, Bus-A-Saurus Bop won a 2004 Children's Choice Award.)
45-60 minutes
To Market, To Market to Sell Your First Book:
The average picture book goes out of print in five years. Learn how to successfully promote your book BEFORE and AFTER it is published and ensure multiple printings.
45-60 minutes
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Writing Workshops for Students
Write On!
Designed to help students enjoy learning the craft of writing, this workshop will have your students painting pictures with words and at the same time take the stress out of assess. With an emphasis on fictional narrative and creative writing, these fun, interactive, hands-on activities will put your students on the "write track" for the statewide writing assessment.
See next column for topics!
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Adults Writing for Children Workshop
If your dream is to become a children's author, then this nut and bolts approach will get you well on your way. Topics covered include the basics of writing (hooks/ beginnings, character development, plot, sentence and story structure) as well as manuscript format, query letters, submission strategies, publishers, editors and agents. It's a thorough, concise overview of the bunny-eat-bunny world of writing for children!
Fee: Minimum $500 Time: 6 hours, 9:00a.m.-3:00 p.m
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Topics Covered:
Story glove, hooks/grabbers, plot/action, show vs. tell, vivid verbs and colorful words, onomatopoeia, alliteration, dialogue tags, sentence structure, sensory check, similes/metaphors, and wrap-up.
Fee: $200 Time: 1 hour Number of students:up to 60
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Children's Literature Conference & Reading Conference Presentations for Teachers and Media Specialists
A Rockin' and A-Readin'
Read Alouds that Rock! Whether tried and true, or brand-spanking new, award winning children’s author Diane Z. Shore shows how to make rhyming read-alouds rock every time in the classroom and library. Pre-K- 5
Author Visits that Entertain, Educate and Inspire
Award winning children’s author, Diane Z. Shore will have you a-laughin’ and a-learnin’ all the way through her energetic, educational, and inspirational performance guaranteed to get your students excited about reading and writing. "And they thought they were just having fun!" Pre-K -5
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