Writing a novel (or other long-term project) can be a hard, lonely business. Good news: it doesn’t have to be!
Novel Support Group is for any 7th-12th grade writer who’s ready to pour their story onto the page (or screen) alongside a support group of other writers doing the same thing. Instruction will be limited; after a group check-in and warm-up activity, students will spend most of class time working on their manuscripts. As they work, they can bounce ideas off one another and ask Mrs. Kristin questions about character, plot, pacing, and world building. When they feel ready, students are welcome to invite the group to critique and/or workshop their work. Novelists/anthologists/screenwriters at all stages of writing (beginning, middle, or end) are welcome.
This is an ongoing class. NEW SIGNUP PROCEDURE: Sessions can be purchased individually or in groups of five or 11 (buy ten, get one free!). Students are welcome to come and go as they please; they can sign up for one session to see if they like it, drop out for a bit when life gets busy, then come back when they’re ready to dive into their work again. Mrs. Kristin will keep track of their sessions with a punch card.
Mondays, 7:00–8:30 p.m. Please check the calendar to confirm that we’re meeting.
Writing a novel (or other long-term project) can be a hard, lonely business. Good news: it doesn’t have to be!
Novel Support Group is for any 7th-12th grade writer who’s ready to pour their story onto the page (or screen) alongside a support group of other writers doing the same thing. Instruction will be limited; after a group check-in and warm-up activity, students will spend most of class time working on their manuscripts. As they work, they can bounce ideas off one another and ask Mrs. Kristin questions about character, plot, pacing, and world building. When they feel ready, students are welcome to invite the group to critique and/or workshop their work. Novelists/anthologists/screenwriters at all stages of writing (beginning, middle, or end) are welcome.
This is an ongoing class. NEW SIGNUP PROCEDURE: Sessions can be purchased individually or in groups of five or 11 (buy ten, get one free!). Students are welcome to come and go as they please; they can sign up for one session to see if they like it, drop out for a bit when life gets busy, then come back when they’re ready to dive into their work again. Mrs. Kristin will keep track of their sessions with a punch card.
Mondays, 7:00–8:30 p.m. Please check the calendar to confirm that we’re meeting.
As a rule, we follow the Blue Valley school calendar. However, if school will be in session the following day (say, after a teacher in-service day), we will have class.
