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School Visits
If you write books for children and/or young adults, then you are likely to find that your services are in demand to visit schools and talk to children about writing.
This can involve anything from an author talk delivered to hundreds of children in a school hall, to working with a small group in a workshop situation.
This section of the Writing4Success Club website will give you some great ideas and suggestions to make your visits fun for both you and the kids!
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Crossing Genres or Age Groups
Marg McAlister
For one reason or another, you might be thinking of switching genres, or changing from one age group to another. What are the problems you might encounter? Do you have to re-learn or un-learn anything? What are the differences, say, in writing for adults when you've been used to writing for children - or vice versa? . . . keep reading
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School Visits - Be Ready With a Surprise!
Authors who regularly make school visits and conduct workshops know that school audiences can vary wildly. Most groups warm up as the session progresses, but it's wise to prepare as thoroughly as you can - and this means having one or two surprises up your sleeve. (Or in your back pocket, in Tracey Hawkins' case!) . . . keep reading
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School Visit Activity: Write an Opening Hook
Marg McAlister
Writing an opening hook is a fun activity that kids like to participate in. It is suitable for children from Year 2 to High School, but you will get better results from children of, say, nine and over. You can use this activity in a workshop with small numbers of children (which gives you more time for individual feedback) or you can run it as a quick activity to involve children at an author talk. . . . keep reading
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Helen Evans
STORYTELLER
Helen Evans
As writers we are sometimes asked to step outside our comfort zones. For example, book week is approaching and because you are an author, you might be asked to visit a pre-school or a playgroup. . . . keep reading
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Using PowerPoint for School Visits
Marg McAlister
Most schools these days have pretty good audio-visual equipment, and increasing numbers of authors are finding that a PowerPoint presentation makes their job so much easier. . . . keep reading
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Ann Harth
