Teen Weekly Writing Support Group: Write a Best Selling Novel, Book, or Poetry
Do you love to write? This weekly support group guides all levels of teen writers through crafting scenes, organizing a flow, designing a cover, preparing the book for launch, and marketing for solid sales!
Lisa Shea
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(9)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. 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.Assessment
I read and review each student's written material each week. I provide guidance on improving their writing and related skills.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 is an ongoing weekly support group which brings all levels of teen writers together to reach their personal goals for their projects. It is suited both for those who are just getting started in writing as well as those who have material they're ready to bring to the next level. Students are encouraged and inspired by each other, learning from each other's challenges and victories. Each week we review what each student has worked on with warm, constructive encouragement. Students can choose to read a piece to the group or to submit items privately for feedback. By hearing how other students are doing and seeing their progress, even the shy students get drawn out of their shell and encouraged to keep moving forward. Students can join the group at any point. New students are motivated by seeing what the rest of the group is doing and are brought along through their own journey. For existing students, having new students with fresh ideas join us is what keeps us all engaged. Writing books is rarely a one-and-done activity. There will constantly be students starting new projects and tackling new directions. Along the way, I provide guidance on everything from character design to plot, from word usage to vocabulary level. I help with designing book covers and all the steps in self-publishing. Everything should be wholly FREE for an author from start to finish. Our amazing world of self-publishing and Kindle provides those solutions. If a student truly wants to pursue a traditional publishing path, I can help with that as well. Once the book is live, I assist with marketing, building reviews, and growing the fan base. Together we will help the student thrive and shine!
Learning Goals
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.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The writing content is wholly up to the students who participate with the caveat that all topics chosen should be teen-friendly.
Supply List
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
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
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!
Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 53 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
2-9 learners per class
