APRIL
KIHLSTROM
Award Winning Regency Author As Well As The Acknowledged Mistress of Book In A Week
I love Regency romances. That’s why I’m delighted my backlist titles are now starting to be available in ebook format. You can see what titles are currently available here.
I’m even more delighted to be able to tell you I have an entirely new Regency romance coming out in October 2012 called Dutiful Wife and it’s available for pre-order now! (Links are on the page noted above.)
The other part of my professional life is that of a life and writing coach for writers. Part of that includes teaching my online class BOOK IN A WEEK. (See below for details of the next scheduled class.)
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.
But back to Regencies…. 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. As I said above, I'm really excited to be able to tell you that my back list Regencies are beginning to be available in e-book format. Please check my publishing history page or my blog to see where you can order them!
I am just learning to use Twitter. If you are interested in following me you can do so at: Follow @AprilKihlstrom
Meanwhile....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...)
Click
to join aprilkihlstromwritingclasses2
Upcoming
Online Classes
Please feel
free to forward this information to anyone you think might be interested in the
class. The unanimous response to my class last time was that people prefer having 2 weeks to write and therefore a 6 week class so that's what I'm offering from now on. First, my goal with this class as with every time I offer it: To bring more joy into your life and into your writing process. I believe that when we do anything with joy, we do it better and faster and more creatively. This is why so many who have taken this class have gone on to sell their work and/or win awards. At least one author has had her book written with this process optioned for a movie. This is an intensive class but I hope it will also be one that helps you smile as you brainstorm and then write your book. Book
in a Week Online Writing Class
Cost:
$85 ($45 if you have taken it before) Lessons:
Everything is handled via email so that you can do the work at your
convenience. Class
size is limited!
Class
Description: 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.
You can participate as much or as little as you like in email
discussions. This
is your chance to write better and faster than you ever have before,
to discover what YOUR natural first draft will look like and ways to
fit writing into your life that you may never have thought of before. Here's
your chance to look at the experience of weeks 4 and 5 and use it to create
a writing method that works for YOU and is tailored to your most
natural writing style. We'll also look at how to revise your work in
the fastest, most effective way possible and I'll be sharing some of
my thoughts on query letters, synopses, etc. Does
it work? Well, a number of people who have taken this class are now
published or under contract with material they worked on during my
classes! 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). Flo
Fitzpatrick wrote: "I hope you get a ton of students, April!
ONE OF THE BEST WORKSHOPS I EVER TOOK!!!! ( It enabled me to write
Hot Stuff in a week - and that book received four and half stars -
Gold on RT Reviews and is under option for film.) TAKE THIS CLASS,
PEOPLE!!!!" You can also find out about this class or in person workshops, classes, and individual coaching by phone by contacting me via 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!
Cost: $12
Dates: 2/3/2013-2/10/2013
Lessons: via email at your convenience
Goal of the class? To help you discover reasons to WANT to write. I'm a big believer--and research shows--that the more fun we have doing any creative activity, the better our brains will work and the more productive we will be.
So come take the class and write more and have more fun while doing so!
To sign up, email me at aprilkihlstrom@yahoo.com.
Dates:
February 17, 2013 to March 29, 2013
Deadline
to sign up: by February 15, 2013 (though
I do sometimes take people at the last minute if there is still room
in the class)
Weeks
1-3:
This
is when you do the prep work with lessons that are designed to get
you thinking in new ways about your project. Among other things,
I'll cover characters and book structure, imagery and use of names,
POV and how to make sentence and paragraph structure work for you.
If you choose, you can post answers and get help brainstorming ideas
for your book but NO
ONE is required to do so!
Weeks 4 and 5:
Intensive
Writing Weeks 4 and 5 (March 9, 2013 through March 24, 2013)
Week
6:
Testimonials
from students who have taken the Book in a Week class:
“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 you do
not get a response back from me, please try emailing me at
april.kihlstrom@gmail.com.
Unfortunately email does sometimes simply disappear into cyberspace.
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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