Getting feedback on our stories-in-progress can feel overwhelming, discouraging, and very personal. But, really it’s a gift that can take our writing to the next level. In this workshop with author Laura Sassi, participants will investigate topics including setting our emotions aside, recognizing different types of feedback, handling conflicting feedback, stepping back to look at the bigger picture, deciding how to respond to feedback, and more.
For the hands-on portion of the workshop, bring along a manuscript that has received feedback from at least two people so we can dig into it using the feedback tips we will unpack together.
Picture book author and poet Laura Sassi loves telling stories in prose and rhyme. She is the author of nine books for young children including the best-selling Goodnight Ark (Zonderkidz), which was a 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist, Goodnight Manger (Zonderkidz); Love Is Kind (Zonderkidz), which was a 2020 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Honor Book, Diva Delores and the Opera House Mouse (Union Square Publishing), which was a 2021-2022 Iowa Goldfinch Award Nominee, Little Ewe (Beaming Books), Bunny Finds Easter (Zonderkidz), Happy Birthday Christmas Child (Zonderkidz), My Tender Heart Bible and My Tender Heart Prayer Book (Paraclete Press) and coming in 2024 My Tender Heart Devotions (Paraclete Press).
The workshop will be recorded, with the recording provided to registered attendees for one month only, post event. Attendees will also have the chance to win a giveaway from Laura!