Students will revel in this class of mystery and uncertainty.  Choose a heroine who silently screams uncovering the hidden horrors in a decaying estate. Write about twins who discover cursed treasure. Create werewolves, ghosts, or other ghouls. We'll all revel together in the glory of writing suspenseful stories full of gothic gloom.  

FOR PARENTS: 
We will start by creating a map of our new world together so students can visualize the haunted setting that will help them dive into writing.  In every workshop class we start with brainstorming exercises, creating names and characters. Then students will write their story for twenty to twenty-five minutes.  Afterwards, anyone can volunteer to read their writing out loud. Everyone in the workshop will respond afterwards with what they like about the story and/or recall details they remember about the writing.  

The class is so much fun students won’t even realize they are learning to create sustained works of fiction at a more sophisticated level of thought, organization, and writing skill level than ever before.  They will start to develop their characters, themes, and plots at lightning speed as our creepy adventures build.  Many teens have so much fun they are eager to keep writing even after the workshop is over. 

For many students this is the first time they've written a long, sustained story. They're shocked to find that they've written many pages in just a handful of sessions.  Students receive specific exercises that help them understand the structure of novels they love. These exercises and tips guide the student deep into a long story, building their focus and confidence for sustained writing.