APRIL

KIHLSTROM

“The Acknowledged Mistress of Book In A Week”

I’ve been called “the acknowledged Mistress of Book in a Week.”  Book in a Week is a philosophy of writing and a process designed to let a person write faster, easier and have as much fun as possible doing so.  It grew out of all the things that I have learned as a writer over the years.  And make no mistake—I am a writer before all else!  You will find information on this website about workshops and coaching but I am a writer.  I love to create worlds with wonderful characters and imagine how people can find happiness and love and grow in ways that let them create the lives they want to have. 

I write what I do because I believe that each of us also has the ability to create the lives we want to have—no matter what the circumstances of our past may have been.  Whether in the Regency time period or the present or the future, my heroes and heroines will always find ways to rise above the challenges in their lives and treat others—or learn to treat others—with kindness and honor and respect. 

Most of my books have been set in the Regency time period.  Why not?  It was a time when so much was changing socially, politically, economically, and in personal relationships.  And just like today people were trying to adapt to all those changes and decide what to keep and what to let go of in terms of traditions and values and beliefs. 

So....welcome to my website.  You will find information on my published books and my speaking engagements, links to websites useful to writers, tips for writers on Book in a Week and time management, tips on public speaking and some of my personal thoughts as well.  -----April Kihlstrom

Upcoming Events: 

I am now offering online writing workshops.  Online classes will be conducted via email only, no real-time or live chats.  To receive notice of these workshops please subscribe to my email loop here.  This will be a notification only loop so you will only receive email when I want to let you know about an upcoming class.  (Note:  We’re all human, right?  Thanks to not enough coffee one Sunday morning and too much haste, I inadvertently made the original loop a closed loop so I've created a second class loop. The same information will go to both and this is the one that still lets new people join...)

 

 


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Upcoming Online Classes

To see why I believe so passionately in the concept of Book in a Week please see my blog post Why Book in a Week


Book in a Week Online Writing Class

Cost: $80 ($40 if you have taken it before)
Dates: February 1, 2010 to March 5, 2010
Deadline to sign up: February 29, 2010

Class size is limited!

Note: All lessons and class discussion are by email so they can be read and responded to at whatever time of day is most convenient for YOU.


Class Description:

Have you started a manuscript and not finished it? Does life or self-doubt seem to get in the way? Do you ever feel as if you're banging your head against the wall trying to write a book someone will want to buy? Would you like help brainstorming elements of your story? Explore the possibilities of who you can be as a writer? Would you like to write better, faster and more easily than you ever have before?


Book in a Week is a process that will help you get organized, learn techniques that make YOUR writing easier, faster, better and more FUN! Learn who YOU are as a writer and what works best for YOU. Discover the elements that make a compelling story. Write that book you've been wanting to write—and do it faster than you ever thought possible!


This class will take you through every step of the writing process—from beginning to brainstorm all the way through sending material out to be published. And it will help you discover who YOU are as a writer.

Weeks 1-3: Preparing to write the first draft of a book in one week
Creating compelling characters or how to write about real people in nonfiction
Planning plot elements or structure in a nonfiction book
Significance of names
Effective paragraph and sentence structure
Using imagery and sensory detail to add impact
Writing effective dialogue
Creating a productive writing environment
Enlisting the support of those around you
Mentally gearing yourself up to write faster (and better) than you thought you could

Week 4: Intensive Writing Week (February 20, 2010 through February 28, 2010) (This is about discovering how writing fits into YOUR life. You can't do it wrong. You won't fail. No matter what happens you will discover more about yourself as a writer than you thought possible during that ONE WEEK of writing!)

Week 5: Evaluating the writing experience itself
Making revisions
Sending out material


Bio: April Kihlstrom is an award winning author of 31 published romance novels. She offers coaching to fellow writers as well as classes and workshops on writing and has spoken at many conferences including: the Romance Writers of America national conference (romance) and the East of Eden conference (non-romance).

Testimonials from students who have taken the Book in a Week class:

“I have taken several online classes, none of them writing related. Still, none of them have been as well planned, documented and executed as BIAW.”

“Wow...Let me begin by saying Thank you Thank you Thank you! What an amazing process and generous amount of information given in a relatively short amount of time!”

“This course was certainly value for the money. A price can't be placed on the invaluable information and experience you imparted during this course.”

“I'm a better writer. I'm a faster writer. I'm a more confident writer.”

Payment for the class may be made by check or by Paypal.

To sign up send an email to aprilkihlstrom@yahoo.com with the title of the class you wish to take in the header and in the body of the email please put: your name and whether you prefer to pay by check or Paypal. Also, please let me know if you have taken the class before. Note: If cost is an issue, please let me know and on a case by case basis we may be able to work something out. Note: If you do not get a response back from me, please try emailing me at April Kihlstrom 2. Unfortunately email does sometimes simply disappear into cyberspace.



                                        For further information on in person workshops, classes, and individual coaching by phone, contact me by email at April or April Kihlstrom 2

WHO AM I?

AUTHOR:  I have thirty-one published books.  See   Publishing History

COACH:  I specialize in life coaching for published authors and evaluations of manuscripts for unpublished authors.  I also coach public speaking for everyone.  For more information, please follow this link:  Reach for the Sky and Soar with Your Dreams!

WORKSHOP LEADER:  I now offer workshops in Pflugerville, Tx.  Some of these workshops are geared toward adults and others to students age 10 to 14.   For more information, please follow this link:  Workshops

Note:  My blog can be read at:  Writing and Life

* I can be reached via email at either: April Kihlstrom or at April Kihlstrom 2.   Note:  I give two email addresses because I know that email is not always reliable.  If you email me and do not get a reply, please try the alternative email address—PLEASE do NOT assume that I am ignoring you!

                                   

 

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For personal information about me please go to April Kihlstrom--Personal

For Book In A Week tips go to Book In A Week

For research links go to research links


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