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Teen Weekly Writing Support Group: Write a Best Selling Novel, Book, or Poetry
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
A love of writing is a precious gift to be nurtured. I have published over 450 books on Amazon in nearly ever major genre. I love helping authors find their individual voice, develop their tone, and polish their presentation. I have helped countless young adults build their confidence, skill, and experience with writing to get published. The world needs to hear their voices. Their unique view of the world should be shared and appreciated. Together we will help them get out there. This class...
Students will build their confidence and skill in writing engaging content, developing a coherent storyline, completing a project, and if desired, getting it online and available to the public. Skills learned include researching background material, organizing content, writing clearly, social networking, and marketing.
Greetings! My name is Lisa Shea, and I am a bestselling, award-winning author of over 450 books. I have published on Amazon and all other major systems in practically every popular genre. For fiction my topics include mystery, romance, literary, science fiction, historical, fantasy, thriller, dystopian, time travel, horror, and young adult. I have heroines who have Asperger's, who are teens, who are fifty, who are living in Medieval England, and who travel out of their bodies. My non-fiction books include healthy eating, meditation, yoga, relationships, the environment, journaling, pets, writing, getting published, and marketing. I help readers manage their time and improve their lives. I've been part of Amazon's community since the late 1990s. My books have reached the top levels of Amazon. They collectively have thousands of reviews. I'm extremely experienced in how to work with Amazon's systems, as well as those of iTunes, Nook, Google Play, and a myriad of other platforms. I've run ads with BookBub and the other major players. I've optimized ad income through Facebook, Amazon, and the other key systems. I've done hundreds of experiments on running Kindle Exclusive vs running "wide" (on all platforms). I will be each student's personal mentor in all aspects relating to their writing project. I can explain how different types of sentence construction can engage the reader. I can discuss how slight changes in font size, line spacing, and margins can have an enormous impact on book sales. I can showcase how tweaking a cover can be enormously important to bringing in the RIGHT audience for a book - and why it's critical to tweak that cover fairly continuously to ensure the book targets well. I will be each student's guardian angel on their shoulder to guide them along every step of their process. Together we'll bring each student's book to its fullest realization!
Homework Offered
Students will be working on writing projects of their own choosing. If a student is new to writing and isn't sure where to begin, I can provide guidance and direction. The goal is to help a student work on their chosen topic area and to move it along to a finished piece. The time a student invests in writing is wholly up to them. I find that many writers adore writing and invest their free time in bringing their dreams to life.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
I read and review each student's written material each week. I provide guidance on improving their writing and related skills.Grades Offered
I will supply PDF copies of any of my Authors Essentials series books the students are interested. These include: Writing and Designing a Successful Book: Tips for New and Experienced Authors to Create Best Sellers Designing a Perfect Book Cover - Launch your Book’s Sales Through The Roof Via Stunning Design Getting Published - Choosing a Path - Traditional Publishing, Self Publishing, Vanity Press, Print on Demand, and more! Traditional Publishing Step by Step - Getting a Traditional Publisher for your Book or Short Story Self Publishing Step by Step - Everything you Need to Know To Self-Publish your Book Book Marketing for Authors - Easy Inexpensive and Effective Ways to Publicize your Book Author Signing Basics - How to Plan and Run a Successful Book Event at a Library, Festival, Fair, or Con DVDs - Designing and Selling Videos - Self-Publishing in a video age Virtual Launch Party for Books and Products Consignment Key Selling Tips for Authors and Artists - How to Make Money While Protecting Your Inventory Narrating Audio Books Step by Step - Creating Narration and Audiobooks on Amazon, Audible, ACX and more! Writing a Book Based On Out Of Copyright Content: Legally Using Worlds and Characters from Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, and other Public Domain Books
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
The writing content is wholly up to the students who participate with the caveat that all topics chosen should be teen-friendly.
Hello! My name is Lisa Shea. I've published over 500 books on Amazon in both fiction and non-fiction. I've written mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, dystopian, historical fiction, poetry, and various other topics. I've run...
Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 51 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 13-17
2-9 learners per class