The Making of a Book Club With Dr. Donna The Making of a Book Club With Dr. Donna
This group is focused on those learners and supportive parents who have published a book in Dr. Donna's The Making of a Book class on Outschool, plus those Outschool learners who are interested in the class The Making of a Book, and the worldwide public wanting to join The Making of a Book class! Learners will share what they're learning, get feedback on their book projects, and input into images, the publishing process, and making being a child author a business!
Each month, we'll have a book club focusing on one or more of the books that the child authors have done. The learners will do a reading of your book to other child authors, or those aspiring child authors who would like to ask you questions about your book, plus ask me, the moderator of the group any questions about publishing their book, or The Making of a Book class in general already enrolled or wanting to enroll. As a moderator, I will also do readings from my own close to 200 books and showcase my audiobooks as examples of writing that can be done by interested learners and families. There will be daily postings to this group for all participants to read and engage with some original writing prompts to keep the group discussions going.
An example of interactions in the class will be the published child authors reading from their published book(s) and taking questions from other members in the group, plus providing insights on where and how their books can be purchased via the postings. Other activities that will be included in this group will be the moderator focusing on increased ways that low-cost book marketing can be done for the existing child authors, existing learners in The Making of a Book, plus interested learners in The Making of a Book, plus the Short Story Challenge on Amazon for an eBook class also taught by me (Dr. Donna).
The interactions will occur daily and the postings will be done daily. The price of the class is per month, at just the minimal cost of about what it would be to purchase one hardcover book a month  Join the Outschool learners and community in this group to expand on your interests in the written and audible words of writing, plus to ensure that your own books reach a wider audience with advertising opportunities, plus be inspired to write more books, or to finish the manuscript that you are currently working on, plus to start and finish a book manuscript. Example of Class Description for The Making of a Book, The Making of a Book Flexible Schedule, and Short Story Challenge with an eBook on Amazon:
The Making of a Book! IF YOUR CHILD(REN) NEEDS MORE TIME TO WRITE THE BOOK(S)! GET AT LEAST ONE FREE. PDF VERSION OF MY BOOKS WHEN YOU COMPLETE THE CLASS and publish your book! For each book, you get more free books from me. You also receive a certificate of achievement shortly after you have published your book. You can also choose to write poetry.
Each learner receives a free eBook and an audiobook that the teacher has written. There is also a special eBook that the teacher has updated from a previous publication, including illustrations that are designed just for Outschool learners! I have Grammarly Premium if needed to help with the editing of your creative writing or non-fiction writing. Learners will also be introduced to the Amazon Author Central account to promote their published books, plus the Lulu.com Author Spotlight to promote their books. If a book project or projects of yours require special attention, I can make scheduled time for us to have one-on-one consultations to focus on publishing your book. We can also discuss generating more funds for your book project or projects with crowdfunding sources such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and GoFundMe.Once your book is published, you can find out how to connect your book with Goodreads which is a popular site for book readers in order to generate more sales. There are many learners who are enrolled, or who have enrolled in this class and it has received many 5-star reviews! Some learners may also be interested in this class to complete a book to help with scholarships and getting into higher education. We'll also discuss marketing strategies such as low-budget Google Ads. Can also make audiobooks on CD Baby which is great for kids!
Children have a chance to come up with their stories and your teacher, Dr. Donna, will guide you through you, as the Outschool student writing your story during class time, two times a week of fun! I will help you to develop and shape your characters and the stories you want to come to life in a 25-page creative book with pictures and illustrations that you will see created right before your eyes that you will participate in to make your story dreams come alive! Once the story is complete and written and you will get to see how self-publishing platforms such as Amazon and Lulu.com work that is designed for children in order to know exactly the work that goes into self-publishing a book with the help of seeing it on Zoom. You create the magic by coming up with the solved puzzle by the end of the experience of creating a story of your own desire and creation - and I help you to understand and solve the puzzle of how to use self-publishing platforms and to get your story published. We will also solve the puzzle of cover design and in just three short hours - you can have a mini-novella 25-page book completed, or it could also be a calendar, a photo book, a hardcover book, and ebooks that you can have published six to eight weeks later online, in some cases instantly depending on the book format, in order to sell all around the world and make residual income for yourself and your family with the making of a book. Get a group together for this, it is like a bookmaking party! You also have the chance to build your own book and make a book idea come alive into something concrete such as an ebook in a .pdf format, or as a paperback, or hardcover book. The length book does not need to be limited to just 25 pages. You can write as many books as you would like with the ongoing classes. If you would like the book to be shorter, it can be shorter. If you would like the book to be longer, it can be longer. If you have any questions about this class - please do contact me! I would be happy to answer any questions that you have before you enroll! See you soon on Zoom! Children and their parents also have the choice of writing the book in American or Canadian (British) English. You can also do audiobooks in this class as well. So far three learners have published their books since this class began in January of 2021!
Enroll Your Child(ren) in This Great Book Making Class Today! Receive Two Free Books Written by the Tutor at the End of the Class! Contact me for a Free Consultation with Any Questions Prior to Enrolling! I, as the teacher, also do my best, budget dependant, to purchase at least one copy of your completed book in paperback, plus to aim to provide you with a 5-star rating online. I most likely would be able to purchase at least an eBook of your book but I prefer the paperbacks for teaching purposes, so at least one paperback copy of your book.
Improve your child's career and career choices by enrolling in this class!
Help your child create winning books that will help with their post-secondary, college, or university acceptance.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Twenty to a 30-minute lecture on writing a book, the different types of children's books you can write. Brainstorming session on what you would like to write about. Additional 20 to a 30-minute lecture on quick tips of the style guide that will be used for this class that is used in book writing - the Chicago Manual of Style. Information that I, the tutor, will be editing your books for grammatical corrections. Information on where to find royalty-free photos online.
Homework: Come up with your first 25-page book idea. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 2: In-class time to start writing your book draft. Rest of the class, share your ideas with the rest of the class for feedback and comments that will help your book idea and writing.
Homework: Continue to write your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 3: In-class time to continue writing your book draft. Rest of the class, share your ideas with the rest of the class for feedback and comments that will help your book idea and writing.
Homework: Continue to write your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 4: In-class time to continue to write your book draft. Rest of the class, share your ideas with the class for improvement of your writing of the book.
Homework: Continue to write your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 5: In-class time to continue to write your book draft. Rest of the class, share your ideas with the class for improvement of your book writing.
Homework: Continue to write your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 6: In-class time to continue to write your book draft. Rest of the class, share your ideas with the class for improvement of your book writing. The tutor will begin to edit your work-in-progress book draft.
Homework: Continue to write your book draft. The tutor will be editing your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 7: Discussion of your book drafts with edits from the tutor. Discussion of your book draft with edits from the class. In-class time to write your book draft.
Homework: Incorporate changes from the tutor and continue to write your book draft. Also, include illustrations if you choose to.
Week 8: Start completing your book draft in class. In-class discussion of books from students.
I also purchase between one to four copies of each book that you would produce in this class.
Homework: Start thinking of illustrations, photographs, and book covers for your book. Also, include illustrations if you choose to. You can also do photobooks and illustrations books. If you would like to add photos (illustrations) that can turn into cartoons with your writing, we will discuss how to do this as well with such online applications as BeFunky. As well as where to find royalty-free illustrations and photos online. I can also accommodate books written in French, Patois, Spanish, and Swahili. The class can also work with Canva created books. Also, if English is not your first language and you would like to write in any language that Zoom transcription and Google Translate accommodate because you would feel more confident and comfortable, this is encouraged in this class. Please note: The Making of a Book boot camp is also available by request at any time that is convenient for you. Please also note: This is a professional writing class for children in order to produce a marketable book. Your journey to a completed manuscript begins with the first complete sentence. Please don't worry too much about the rest. Just keep writing! It will be complete if you keep writing! Join Now! |
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