BEGINNING WRITING (two classes, two locations)
This class begins with a one paragraph essay, works through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, research papers, creative writing, and finishes with three paragraph essays.
Ages: 10-17 (must know how to type)
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text
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Time: 2:30-4:00 in American Fork
Location: American Fork, George Mueller Academy
Time: 8:30-10:00 in Provo
Location: Provo, The Grow House
INTERMEDIATE WRITING
This class teaches essay writing with a US History theme, from the Explorers to the Gold Rush. Pre-requisite: Students should take Intro to Writing first, since this class begins where Intro to Writing ends.
Ages: 13-18
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text
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Time: 12:30-2:00pm in American Fork
Location: American Fork, George Mueller Academy
Novel Writing Class
Ages: 12-17 (must know how to type)
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Time: 10:30am-12pm at George Mueller Academy, American Fork
Cost: $108
Each student should bring a laptop if at all possible (students who handwrite a novel can do it, but typing is so much faster so they'll feel more successful with a keyboard, and we do a lot of in-class writing). Students also need a gmail account so they can share their novel with me through Google Docs.
My lectures are from the IEW text How To Write A Story, but students don't need their own copy. I will give feedback on their novels but I will not be editing them. However, my offer is this: any novel writing student of mine who finishes their novel will get a free edit-for-publication from me. Since I normally charge $25 an hour to edit, that's quite an offer. However, finishing a novel is the hard part!
