Presentations/Talks by the Author of WATERSPELL

WATERSPELL Home/index page

Excerpts from Books 1 and 2 of WATERSPELL

Readers talk about WATERSPELL

Interview with the author of WATERSPELL, D.J. Lightfoot

Glossary of unusual words from WATERSPELL and related books and links

Word games and puzzles you can print out and play

Frequently Asked Questions, plus Resources for Writers

Invite D.J. Lightfoot to speak to your group.

Ask about or comment on WATERSPELL or this Web site

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Available for School Author Visits.

 

Invite Deborah J. Lightfoot to speak to your readers', writers', library or student group. Choose from topics including:

  • “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” Debuted at the Trinity Writers' 5th Annual Black Gold Writing Conference, a look at finding and developing ideas for fiction and nonfiction.

  • Campfire Tales—Texas Trail Driver Letters. A TEKS Grade 4 Social Studies and Writing Activity: Living Texas History. Help yourself to a FREE LESSON PLAN for using my book Trail Fever with your students.

  • Get Your Rights Back: Rescuing, Renewing, and Reentering the Marketplace With an Out-of-Print Book. Debuted for the North Texas SCBWI, tips on rescuing your orphaned "baby."

  • Tackle TAKS With Freewriting. For students facing the Grade 4 TAKS Writing test, a simple exercise to build confidence and calm the jitters.

  • True Tales of a Texas Cowboy (or, “Who Is George Saunders and Why Did I Write a Book About Him?”). Debuted on Girl Scout Day at the Cattle Raisers Museum, the story behind the story of my award-winning biography, Trail Fever, for readers 9 and up.

  • Thrice-Told Tales: The Three ^FOUR^ (Maybe Five) Most Important Things I Know About Writing Fiction. What I learned in making the transition from journalism and nonfiction to novel-writing.

  • Anatomy of a Query: Writing Query Letters and Synopses. For examples, see "Queries That Worked."

  • Self-Editing: Bringing Out Your Best (or, Two Half-Brains Make a Whole Writer). The art of finding and correcting your own mistakes. Suitable for student and adult writers.

  • Your Wish Is My Command: If you have another topic in mind, please tell me about it and I'll see what I can work up. I'll be happy to elaborate (for instance) on anything discussed in Interview With the Author or Frequently Asked Questions.

See my "official" Author Bio for a partial list of the groups for whom I've given programs or presentations.

Information on formats, schedules, and fees/honoraria is available upon request. Please send inquiries to Deborah J. Lightfoot, djls@djlightfoot.com.

Thank you. I look forward to meeting you and your group.

Questions? Comments? djls@djlightfoot.com

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