About My School Visits
I love doing school visits. How did you know?
The majority of my magazine publications are for 2nd grade and under. However, I do have material for kids up to 6th grade. I will provide copies of my publications, which must be returned after the visit.
A typical classroom visit is 1-1/2 to 2 hours. This includes time for me to read something I wrote, lecture, take questions, and do a writing exercise with the students. Obviously, a visit for really young kids is planned differently, but I still try not to do any visit in less than 45 minutes.
My lecture is about 20 minutes and covers: how I choose material; my writing schedule; drafts and revision; the submission process; how publishing works as a collaborative industry. The younger the students, the shorter the lecture will be.
Writing exercises may be collaborative, with the whole class developing a story together, or it may be more like a game with surprise writing prompts. I work closely with teachers to develop this portion of the visit.
My rates are very reasonable, $50 for a visit to one classroom in Spokane or the surrounding communities, $100 if I have to drive more than half an hour to reach your school. I need to be reimbursed for gasoline and hotel, if any. In addition, I can do a group package for several classrooms in the same school. We can negotiate that.
