Julie frequently visits schools, writing groups, and classes to inspire and teach writing students.
Contact Julie to customize a visit for your school or group.
Presentations include:
“Building Sensational Stories”
- For all ages, best for second grade and up
- Basic presentation regarding the building blocks of fiction, including setting, character, plot, conflict, etc.,
“How an Idea Becomes a Book”
- For all ages; can be adjusted for pre-readers
- Presentation about where ideas for stories come from, using examples and many visual aids
“It’s Springtime!”
- Story time presentation appropriate for preschoolers and pre-readers;
- Focuses on changes in springtime;
- Introduces Julie’s book, Cheep! Cheep!
Contact Julie to customize a visit for your school or group.
What teachers are saying:
“My Kindergarten children enjoyed meeting a real author! Julie did a nice job of showing them “Cheep, Cheep” and how the idea turned into a book. Her visit was a great kick-off for having them “author” their own books.”
– Meg MacKenzie,
Teacher at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran School,
Fort Wayne, IN