Slideshow to coincide with my presentation on what it means to be an author, for a 4th-6th grade classroom.

1. Being an
Author

3. Why we read:
• It’s fun! (Entertainment)
• Learning/Information
• Shared experience
• To function/Utility
• Escapism and reduce stress
• Improve focus, memory, and knowledge
• Expand vocabulary
• Expand experiences
• Imagination!
• Craft

9. What does an author do?
• Generate ideas
• Write
• Edit
• Promote and market
• Educate
• Learn and Research
• Support other writers
• Publish, design, and run a business

10. What is the process of writing a novel?
• Come up with an idea
• Research/Write notes
• Write
• Edit
• Send to beta readers/Take a break
• Design the book
• Edit and proof
• Marketing and publicity
• Sales and other boring business stuff
• Repeat!

11. How do you make a book?
• Type the book into the computer
• Edit the book over and over
• Add design and illustrations
• Create paperback version and ebook versions
• Send files to printer and distributors
• Proof your book
• Market your book/get people to buy it

12. Where do you get ideas?
• Life!
• Music
• Surroundings
• Other writers and stories
• Dreams
• Conversations
• Experiences
• Travel
• News
• Journaling
• Writer prompts
• Etc.

13. How do you get your ideas on to the page?
• Set aside time
• Create a good environment for writing
• Brainstorm
• Plan/Organize/Research
• Write!
• Take eye breaks every twenty minutes
• Don’t surf the internet
• Get back to life
• Finish!

14. What are your writing rituals?
Where do you write?
When do you write?
What tools do you use?

15. How do you end a story?
How do you revise a story?

17. What advice do I give other writers?
• Keep going!
• Be disciplined and take yourself seriously
• Be professional
• Do it neat, complete, and your best
• Keep learning and getting better at it
• Make plans, good goals, and deadlines
• Finish what you started