Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
School Visits, Library Visits, and Presentations
How to Have a Great School Visit—
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Is this my reaction when asked to do a school visit?
The principal's reaction midway through the assembly?
Your reaction on discovering I'm not available until the year 2121?
Edvard Munch’s Scream covers it all.
I love visiting schools and talking about writing and being a writer, about how books are created, how and where to get ideas, and endless other topics.
I am a fiend for words and want everyone else to feel that same passion--to get even a small sense of the wonder and importance of writing. I hope I convey at least a hint of this passion through working with your students.
While I can address large groups, I much prefer classroom presentations and workshops, especially since I am less likely to faint in a classroom from fear of public speaking. In addition, classrooms are small enough to allow real interaction, questions and comments, and of course genuine creative work.
Classroom Presentations:
* How a book is created, from idea to printed page
* Rewriting--It's more than checking punctuation
* Surviving rejection
* How a geeky kid with a parakeet grew up to be a geeky writer with two parrots
Classroom Workshops:
* Finding ideas * Creating stories * Creating characters
* Writing a group poem * Using writing prompts
Presentations for Adults:
* Breaking into children’s writing
* Finding your voice
* Trying to make a living at writing
* Breaking into the Christian market
* Getting out of the slush pile
Curriculum Tie-ins: When you book a visit, we can discuss possible ways of linking parts of the visit to student curriculum. There are teacher guides for many of my books, which can get you started.
Fees and Scheduling: E-mail me for fees (reasonable)—and for available dates (schedule now to avoid gnashing of teeth).
