September sends me into schools all over Alberta and Canada to present workhops on my writing and how writers craft scenes.
In one hilarous, student-engaging, drama exercise, (I call it Stranger Than Fiction), the students take over as the tools of fiction: character description, setting description, character thought and dialogue. A student director propels the students through a scene where the unexplained can, and often does, happen.
My workshops are about discovering the playfulness of a writing career, understanding why writers write, and transmitting energy and enthusiasm about writing and reading.
September 16: Vegreville. I’ll be presenting The Cake Princess (short story from Cleavage) to grades 7 to 9 classes.
