Some Things I Think...: Teen Writing Workshop

Friday, May 4, 2012

Teen Writing Workshop

FIRST THINGS FIRST. THE WINNER OF MY "EMPTY COVER REVEAL GIVEAWAY" IS...COLEEN PATRICK!!

HER NAME WAS CHOSEN RANDOMLY BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM "THE HAT"

Congratulations to Coleen and a big thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about EMPTY's cover. I really appreciate your help.

Switching gears now and onto the title of this post....

The workshops below are perfect for teen writers in the Philadelphia area. Both events have been specially created for teens to be FUN, INTERACTIVE, AND FUN!

If any blog readers know a Philadelphia area teen or teachers of teens, it would be very kind of you to direct them to this post.

Each venue require a pre-registration. Contact the bookstore directly for details.

TEEN WRITING WORKSHOP

Sunday, May 6, 2013

3 PM

Towne Book Center

Phoenixville, PA

Topic: How to develop realistic characters

Click HERE for details!

TEEN WRITING WORKSHOP & BOOK SIGNING

Saturday, May 19, 2012

12 - 1 PM

THE CHESTER COUNTY BOOKAND MUSIC COMPANY

West Chester, PA

You will work with three local, debut, young adult novelists from the exciting online group The Apocalypsies. The Apocalypsies is comprised of nearly 150 debut young adult/middle grade/picture book authors with books releasing in the year 2012.

A book signing open to the public will follow the workshop from 1 – 2 PM where a $60 Chester County Book & Music Company gift certificate will be given away as a door prize! You’ll also have the chance to win other amazing prize packs!

Meet:

Moi ; ) CRACKED

Elisa Ludwig PRETTY CROOKED

Eugene Myers FAIR COIN

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SUMMARY

Dell is used to disappointment. Ever since her dad left, it’s been one let down after another. But no one—not even her best friend—gets all the pain she’s going through. So Dell hides behind self-deprecating jokes and forced smiles.

Then the one person she trusts betrays her. Dell is beyond devastated. Without anyone to turn to for comfort, her depression and self-loathing spin out of control. But just how far will she go to make all of the heartbreak and name-calling stop?

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REVIEWS

Like Walton’s debut novel, Cracked (2012), Empty wades fearlessly into the desperate inner lives of abused teens.Readers will feel Dell’s pain acutely in this emotionally wrenching novel. ~BOOKLIST

Dell is a well-drawn character, and her loneliness and hurt are palpable. Teens will be sucked into her downward spiral and will start to wonder if her situation is ever going to get better. Empty will hit home hard with teens who have been or are being tormented and should shed some light on how painful and destructive bullying is to its victims. ~SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

A cautionary tale about merciless bullying . . . . Portrayals may let readers (bullied, bully or observer) slot themselves in where appropriate and heed this red flag. ~KIRKUS

Walton writes books that matter. She writes with the intent of saving lives. Words are weapons-- but as Walton has deftly illustrated in Empty-- they are also hope.

~ Kim Sabatini, author of Touching the Surface

K.M. Walton's Empty is riveting, compelling, and brutally honest. Walton has crafted a very brave novel that draws readers not only into the complexities of a discarded teen's troubled world, but also toward the inevitable questions we must ask ourselves -- the questions EMPTY dares to explore.
~Andrew Smith author of Stick, The Marbury Lens, Passenger

Empty is a brave book written by a brave writer—relentless, unblinking, harrowing.
~ Beth Kephart author of Small Damages & You Are My Only

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Sometimes there's no easy way out.

Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother's sleeping pills—only to wake up in the hospital.

Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn't stop Bull's grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun.

When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there's no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse—much worse—before they get better….

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"In this powerful debut novel, K.M. Walton takes an unrelenting look at the corrosive effects of bullying, sometimes coming from where one would least expect it. CRACKED crackles with emotional intensity from beginning to end."

-- James Howe, bestselling author of THE MISFITS

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Teen Writing Workshop

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