Our highly acclaimed Share Your Story Program is back and set to begin February 1st! This 8 week "course" will lead your child down the path to authorship! Aspiring writers ages 6-12 will participate in our step by step program to create their very own book! From "brainstorming" to "final draft", your child will gain invaluable coaching & insight from real published authors! Weekly Zoom calls with these authors will reinforce the instructional videos and students will have an opportunity to ask questions and interact! This unique, exciting, and affordable program is truly a way to ignite a love of writing in your child! Sign up today for or Black History Month inspired line-up of dynamic authors that will be sure to inspire your author-to-be!
Starts February 1st! Each Monday at 9 am ET during the 8-week “course” you will receive an email with an instructional video teaching/modeling a step of the writing process. You will also get to hear from a published author and learn how they use this step in their own career. (Approximately10-15 mins)
Each Thursday at 1 pm ET of the same week you are invited to register for a Zoom call with other storytellers to meet the author of the week. You will hear one of their published books read aloud and they will also be taking questions if you need advice/support to tackle each step. (Approximately 30mins)
| Writing Process Step: | Teaching Email | Zoom Call |
| #1: Brainstorming | February 1st | February 4th |
| #2: Fiction vs. Nonfiction | February 8th | February 11th |
| #3. Tell Your Story Aloud | February 15th | February 18th |
| #4. Write, Write, Write | February 22nd | February 25th |
| #5. Revise for Clarity | March 1st | March 4th |
| #6. Edit for Grammar Mistakes | March 8th | March 11th |
| #7. Illustrate with Details | March 15th | March 18th |
| #8. Final Draft | March 22nd | March 25th |