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CREATIVE WRITING for kids of all ages!

From BRAINSTORMING to SELF-PUBLISHING on Amazon, kids will learn storytelling strategies used by professional authors, taught by New York Times bestselling author.


New York Times bestselling author Mark Cheverton

. . . will teach your young writer how to brainstorm a story idea. Mark will then teach your writing storytelling strategies and techniques so that they can change that idea into a short story or book. If your child has enough pages, Mark will show them how to self-publish the book on Amazon. He's helped numerous kids achieve this goal, and now he wants to help your child. 
     

About Mark . . .
- 1st person to publish a Minecraft novel on Amazon
- Written 28 novels for kids ages 7-13
- Traditionally published 24 Minecraft novels
- Self-Published 4 fantasy novels, with more to come
- Published in 31 countries around the world
- Translated into 27 languages
- Helped many kids write their books and self-publish them on Amazon.
- His books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestsellers list
When your child opens the Amazon box, and holds their book for the first time . . . their self-esteem will soar!
(It did for me, and I was 50 at the time)

They'll show their book to their friends with pride, point to their book on Amazon, and start writing Book 2!

            Use creative writing to improve READING and WRITING skills

What can your child achieve?

The Research is in:

  • Kids who choose the subject they write about will write more than expected.
  • Kids who write more become better readers
  • Kids who read more achieve greater academic success.

What are you waiting for?

Mark's Creative Writing Course will take your young writer from the BRAINSTORMING phase all the way to SELF-PUBLISHING on Amazon.

Imagine the self-esteem boost your child will feel when they hold their book for the first time . . . It'll be EPIC. 

COURSE CURRICULUM

Course 1 (ages 9-10)

- Coming up with a story
- Creating your characters
- Brainstorming your setting
- Character development
- Learn plot design
- How to create deep settings
- How to write a battle scene
- Sentences and Paragraphs
- Editing with Grammarly

Course 2 (ages 11-14)

Everything in Course 1 plus
- How to create suspense
- Sentence structure & tension
- Using descriptive phrases
- How to use visual imagery
- Merging character arc & plot
- Cover art
- Where to find free images
- Formatting your story
- Self-publishing on Amazon

Course 3 (ages 15-80)

Everything in Course 2 plus
- How to use PoV to increase
- How to use Visual Imagery
- How to shift PoV character
- How to shift narrative voice with PoV
- How to Show - Don’t Tell
- How to use chapters effectively
- Create interesting dialogue
- Advanced Plot Design
- Creating suspense with plot questions

PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP

I've set up a Private Facebook Group for the students of my course to ask question, offer feedback, and receive feedback on their work. This is intended to be a safe place to share your work or get help. I ask everyone to be respectful, kind, and helpful, however, no one should share any personal information about themselves to anyone else. Anyone asking for personal information from other students will be removed from the Facebook group. This is safe place for kids, and I hope to keep it that way.

You can find the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1073869117054378

Please share your paragraphs or stories in the Facebook group for others to see and learn from.

Our courses

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Do you have a question?

Have questions about my background - email me.
Have questions about my publication history - email me.
Where can you find my books - email me. 
What to know more about the courses - email me.
Curious about my cats - email me.

Contact me at: 

Mark.Cheverton@TheNextAuthor.com

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