I offer a number of programs for various audiences. For more information on any of the programs listed below, please contact me.

School Assemblies
These are large-group presentations for children ranging from kindergarten through middle school or junior high.

• Writing Alphabet of Dreams (grades 5 and up)
• Adventures in Research (grades 3 and up)
• How I Became a Writer and How a Book is Made (grades 3 and up)
• The Making of a Picture Book: Dadblamed, Union Army Cow (grades K-3)

Writing Workshops for Kids
I do a number of small-group writing workshops for kids. Examples:

• Using Strong Nouns and Verbs
• See! Hear! Smell! Taste! Feel! Writing with the Senses
• Showing vs. Telling
• Story Starters

Workshops for Teachers
In these workshops, I train teachers to present my writing workshops to their students and/or teach other writing-related subjects. Materials included. Examples:

• How to teach "Strong Nouns and Verbs," "Writing With the Senses," and "Showing vs. Telling"
• Finding the Shape of Your Story
• The Vocabulary of Emotion: How to Present Emotion in Stories

For General Audiences

• Adventures in Research (suitable for older kids and adults)
• Writing Alphabet of Dreams (suitable for older kids and adults)
• Why the Dracling Died: Reflections on Sadness and Death in Children’s Literature (suitable for adult audiences)
• Stories Can Save Your Life: Reflections on the Importance of Stories (suitable for adult audiences)

For Adult Writers who are Writing for Children

• The Vocabulary of Emotion
• What Happens Next? Ask your Protagonist
• Echoes and Mirrors: Powerful Patterns of Repetition
• The Price of Magic: Writing the Fantasy Novel
• History is a Foreign Country: Writing Historical Fiction