A Little More About Me

Programming Options 

Each of the following sessions are meant to last around fifty minutes, depending on group size. All sessions can be modified to fit your curriculum and standards requirements and we can discuss formatting for English language learners. I will use my novel and other materials to teach: 
  • Q&A on the Writing of Daydreamer + Read-Aloud
  • From Writing Graphic Novels to Writing Prose
  • From Roleplaying to Writing: The Stories We Share
  • From Storytelling to Story Writing
  • Developing Characters That Change
  • Writing While Bilingual: How to Bring Your Own Language Into The Story
  • Level-up Your Description
  • Folklore And Myth In Storytelling
  • Writing Neurodivergent Characters
  • Dragon Drawing!  

Of course, I will also sign any books bought for the event. But please do message me so we can sort out the details!
Besides being a professionally published novelist, essayist, poet, short story writer, and editor, I am a public school teacher with a degree in applied linguistics and a masters in TESOL. I am New York State certified with over twenty years of experience teaching second through twelfth grade in Seoul, Rochester, and New York City.

Much of my work has gravitated to the telling and comprehension of stories. I have developed my own curriculum materials to assist with language learning, focusing on how characters change and show their emotions. 

For the last  twelve years, I have been a lead organizer and a novel critique group host for Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, the largest and most active speculative fiction writing organization in New York City.

Through Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, I founded the Constellations Mentorship Program. Professionally published speculative fiction authors mentor alumni of the Octavia Project, a summer camp for girls and non-binary teens to explore their world through STEM and speculative fiction.

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Contact me to continue the conversation about pricing and the needs of your young people.