LIVE WORKSHOP: Picture Book Beat Sheet
Heather will walk participants through 15 different story beats, using examples from iconic films and audio clips. She will read aloud from her picture book, A Symphony of Cowbells and show participants how to “beat it out.”
At the end of the session, there will be space for questions and for participants to apply what they’ve learned to a favorite text or WIP (though receiving feedback will depend on the time remaining).
Heather has also provided all attendees with their own “take-home” handout of her beat sheet. You can download it here as a Word Doc.
Heather Preusser is a National Writing Project fellow and has been a writer and an English teacher for over 15 years, teaching workshops on writing, revising, and reading for audiences and students of all ages. She earned a BA in English and art history from Williams College, an MA in education from the University of Colorado, and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine. In her debut picture book, A Symphony of Cowbells (Sleeping Bear Press, March 2017), a Swiss dairy cow loses her bell and disrupts the harmony of the whole herd. She is represented by Janine Le at the Sheldon Fogelman Agency and can be found online at https://www.heatherpreusser.com/ or on Twitter @HeatherPreusser.
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