Monday, September 7, 2009

Class: Navigating the Maze of Writing for Children

Deb Lund is teaching a great class on Whidbey Island for all you natives and intrepid sorts who'd like to carpool over.

Puzzle Pieces: Navigating the Maze of Writing for Children
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:00
September 28-November 30
Site: Jim Davis House, Greenbank Farm
Fee: $180 for Whidbey Island Writers Association members, $200 for nonmembers
Contact wiwa@whidbey.com or 360-331-6714
http://www.writeonwhidbey.org

In this informal workshop for writers of all levels, established children’s author Deb Lund guides you through the unwritten rules and puzzle pieces of writing and publishing for children. You’ll unmask the stories you tell yourself that interfere with your goals and learn to give yourself permission to play. Come dabble with exercises that will generate ideas, weave in layers, and piece together manuscripts. Don’t look for lectures and assignments – this is a hands-on dialog and writing play date with group feedback. Transforming the maze into the amazing can be messy. Wear play clothes!

Deb Lund is the author of MONSTERS ON MACHINES and Harcourt’s celebrated dinoseries. Deb has taught writing (and how to teach it) for over twenty years. She is a frequent presenter at conferences, workshops, libraries, and schools. She supports writers, students, and teachers through her presentations, continuing education courses, online blogs and other resources. More picture books, an upper middle grade novel, and a book on teaching writing are Deb’s current projects. Learn more about Deb at her website.

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