Author Talks
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As an author, you would expect me to be passionate about writing and I am. I love what I do and consider myself privileged to be able to pursue it as a career. It's early days and I am learning all the time which is why I'm keen to share my experiences. I feel I have an interesting story to tell.
I offer 2 types of services: to schools and to organisations / businesses.
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Both are free of charge.
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School talks
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My background as a primary school teacher gives me a good insight into the skills children need to write well. However, I will leave that up to the brilliant teachers we have. What I offer is an hour's talk on the following;
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What inspired me to become a writer
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What might inspire pupils to write
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The importance of reading to generate ideas to write
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The benefits of writing freely
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How I use the writing process to help me write
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Editing - opportunities to edit my works in progress for younger readers
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How to self publish
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I am happy to work with individual children, small groups or classes. I am also more than happy to come in for a day or half a day to work with different groups / classes.
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Businesses / Organisations
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Perhaps you would like to invite a guest speaker to one of your team meetings? Or maybe your organisation regularly has speakers along to entertain its members? If so, I am very happy to come along and talk for half an hour to an hour about my experiences as an aspiring author. I can cover:
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What inspired me to change from being a full time teacher to becoming an author.
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What it is like to be a writer
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What I write about
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Self publishing v traditional publishing as a way into getting a book published
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If you would like to discuss either of these options, please do contact me on Facebook, Instagram or on my email: ianhornettofficial@gmail.com
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