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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I offer writing classes online because I want to make a difference. I know what it's like to feel self-doubt and over the years I've learned that every writer does. I offer my classes to share what I've learned works—and what doesn't—in hopes of making this a little easier and better for all of us.

Online Class: REVISIONS THE EASY WAY

Beginning December 1 I will be offering a class on Revisions—and how to do that in the most intuitive, quickest and easiest way.

Cost: $30 ($20 if you have taken this class before and are taking it again)

Dates: December 1, 2008 to December 12, 2008

Format: All classes via email so you can read them and post responses any time of day.

Deadline to sign up: November 28, 2008


Class size will be limited so that students can ask questions, post homework responses (if they so choose), do brainstorming, etc.


Course description:

I believe there is a far easier AND MORE EFFECTIVE way to make revisions than to start with page one and go through to the end. This class will look at a layered approach to making changes with the knowledge that every change has a ripple effect AND there are questions one ought to ask oneself before one does anything.


Lessons are designed to take the author through the revision process in a way that minimizes the rewriting time.  It is based on the concept that if one asks the right questions—in the right order—before one begins rewriting, the process is easier and faster and more effective. 


To sign up for Revisions the Easy Way send an email to aprilkihlstrom@yahoo.com with the title of the class in the subject line and in the body of the email please let me know whether you prefer to pay by check or Paypal.  (Note: Please let me know if you have taken the class before.)


Online Class: BOOK IN A WEEK


I will be offering this class at the beginning of the year with the idea that lots of people will be ready to jump back into writing after the holidays.


Cost: $60 ($35 if you have taken this class before and are taking it again)
Dates: January 5, 2009 to February 6, 2009
Deadline to sign up: January 2, 2009
Format: All lessons and discussion are handled via email so you can take the class in your pajamas at 3 in the morning if you want!

I truly believe that when we are in tune with who we are as writers, the process becomes easier and we become better writers. This class is designed to help you discover what and when and where and how YOU write best. It is designed to take you back to those early days when you couldn't wait to write your book. It's designed to remind you of the joy and the power of playing “make believe” as a child—to let you sidestep any limits you may be setting on yourself and your ability to write.

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.

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 (August 30 to September 7) (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 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 Book in a Week 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.


                                                     
        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:  I’ve just started a blog and it 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!

                                   

 

Some thoughts on September 11

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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