I love children's book festivals, school visits, and book store signings. Basically, anything that puts me in contact with readers, writers, teachers, and librarians is something I love to do. Here's a list of some upcoming events.
Join me for this short course with the goal of using meditation to recommit and reconnect with your muse. There will be mini-presentations on character and plot, along with strategies to use meditation, games, and journaling to strengthen your work and self.
You’ll have access to the recordings through July 31, 2025.
Join Write Now! host Shari Becker and award-winning author and meditation instructor Laurie Calkhoven for this mini-retreat, designed to provide you mindful, dedicated writing time.
Joing us for two character meditations and dedicated time to write! aurie will open the retreat with a meditFor those of you who can stay until the end, we’ll close with a visualization designed to help you achieve your writing goals.
Cost $15
https://whalerockworkshops.corsizio.com/event/670aac0e1aa600b698f5a4ab
Whether you’re brainstorming new ideas, getting to know your characters, trying to conjure a scene, or revising, these meditations will help you build a richer, deeper connection to your characters and your stories. No meditation experience necessary! Each class will include two meditations followed by free writing time and an opportunity to share what you’ve discovered.
Cost $135
Using a tool called the Blueprint for a Book, we’ll take a deep dive into what your book is about, why you’re writing it, and who you’re writing it for. Exercises include writing jacket copy, brainstorming as many as 20-30 titles, thinking about your novel’s structure, ideal narrators, and other tools. Zeroing in on your character’s inner and outer journeys is an invaluable exercise whether you’re starting a first draft or your fifth revision.
Cost $35
I had a great time talking to Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros about the differences between various early KidLit categories, including picture books, early readers, and chapter books.
Listen here, or wherever you find your podcasts. https://coachingkidlit.podbean.com/e/episode-32-demystifying-early-kidlit-categories-with-guest-laurie-calkhoven/
And an even better time talking about research -- how to do it, how to organize it, and various ways to bring your novel or your nonfiction piece alive with fascinating facts.
Listen here, or wherever you find your podcasts.
I'm booking visits now for the first half of 2024 and the 2024-2025 School Year
Looking forward to my Q and A session to the fourth grade classes. All the students have read DANIEL AT THE SIEGE OF BOSTON, 1776.
Contact me with any questions: laurie.calkhoven@gmail.com
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