tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post903176838022962618..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: School VisitsEmily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-49389054030696019272009-08-08T16:42:06.157-07:002009-08-08T16:42:06.157-07:00I'm really interested in the whole school visi...I'm really interested in the whole school visit thing, too. I know the younger kids have them a lot, at least my kids' elementary school brought in someone every year. As a YA author (to be, that is), I have started to think about what would go into a school visit for Jr. & Sr. high school kids. What are they hoping for? How hands-on do they want to be? Should it be like a workshop or just a discussion of your writing life and the books they like?<br /><br />I look forward to seeing what others have to say. Thanks for the post!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-40766065768296230542009-08-06T18:02:07.750-07:002009-08-06T18:02:07.750-07:00Thanks for the info guys!
And I guess it depends ...Thanks for the info guys!<br /><br />And I guess it depends on area Lisa-- they happen a lot around here.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-69192562180880943762009-08-06T11:02:07.311-07:002009-08-06T11:02:07.311-07:00It seems around here, YA author visits are few and...It seems around here, YA author visits are few and far between. They're done most commonly at the elementary level. I would love to do some, and hopefully with a mid-grade coming out next year, I'll have more opportunities.Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-31835612558442238472009-08-06T10:41:34.806-07:002009-08-06T10:41:34.806-07:00I do remember a few author visits when I was a kid...I do remember a few author visits when I was a kid. Patricia Reilly Giff visited my elementary school. In eighth grade I remember a visit by Gordon Korman. As a reader and aspiring writer this made a big impact on me. I had never heard of the author before, but immediately became a fan.<br /><br />Gordon Korman actually did two separate visits. The first talk was more general and my memory is foggy on this, but I think he spoke about the sort of characters he writes about and why. After this he did a separate presentation for a select group of students (possibly drawn from the gifted and talented program or maybe high honor roll students, not sure). At this talk he talked about his journey as a writer, and I was completely fascinated.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-20162534500208952092009-08-06T08:07:15.238-07:002009-08-06T08:07:15.238-07:00I agree with you that I don't remember school ...I agree with you that I don't remember school visits by authors when my daughters were growing up. And they are huge readers so I'm sure we would have purchased books. I for one have really enjoyed when our local library has author chats. I've attended two within the last year and both times came away with purchases. :) Mamuse mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107288250737832143noreply@blogger.com