著者から著者へ: YA フィクションの著者が十代の若者に短編小説の書き方を教える!

Are you a teen who loves to write? I guide aspiring authors ages 13-17 to develop strong literacy while learning to craft character, making setting a powerful component of story, and telling an authentically amazing story ! 
I'm an award-winning author, longtime English teacher, and freelance editor. I will not only present engaging lessons, but I will also do a deep dive into your writing submissions and provide one-on-one coaching to help you, an aspiring author, to tell the story that is dying to break out of your mind and flow beautifully onto the page. 

This is a 60-minute class that meets M-W-F for 12 sessions. It includes a digital notebook provided to each participant and serves as a guidebook/textbook, as well as a weekly writing assignment via Google Docs, both accessible through my Google Classroom.

Whether you are a “good” English student or not, if you have the desire to write a story that’s dying to be told, I can guide you to see it to fruition. I utilize my expertise as well as respected resources, meaningful video clips, and an overflowing mental "toolbox" that's stocked by over two decades of teaching. 

For Common Core Standards Correlated to this class, please see: http://bethfehlbaumbooks.info/grades-4-12-common-core-correlations-to-author-to-author-class/

Overview of the Class* 
Lesson 1: Welcome! Let's talk about your protagonist.
Lesson 2: Building the setting, and why it's important.
Lesson 3: Conflict: why "I want" is the seed of your story, and why you need a major and a minor "want"
Lesson 4:  The inciting incident: ladies and gentlemen, you cannot look away!
Lesson 5:  Complications: throw what ya got at your hero.
Lesson 6: Do you feel it? Magnetic forces are pulling your protagonist toward the show-down. . .
Lesson 7: Writing Workshop! 
Lesson 8: The antagonist's motive and what he/she has to lose.
Lesson 9: Confronting the conflict: will yours burst like fireworks, splatter like paint, or sputter like a car out of gas? 
Lesson 10: The role of setting in the denouement (falling action): is this where your protagonist wants to be?
Lesson 11: Happy ending or hopeful ending? The big finish.
Lesson 12: How to publish your book: options for being able to hold a hard copy in your hand.