Fantastic Secrets Behind Fantastic Beasts
Discover and explore such questions as:
- Is there an Animagi hidden in the story?
- Why will there be FIVE movies?
- What secret is Modesty hiding?
- Did Frank wipe out ALL the memories from that fateful night?
- And was Grindelwald already in possession of the Elder Wand?
S.P. Sipal has analyzed the mysteries behind the Harry Potter series for over a dozen years. A sought-after presenter at fan, writing, and academic conferences both at home and abroad, her books have also delighted writers, teachers, and fans alike. Now she turns her expert attention to investigating the beginning of Rowling's exciting new series. Join her as she prepares you to dig into the layers of subtext yourself to claim what treasures await...before the Niffler beats you to it!
Teaching Harry Potter to Creative Writers: An Educator's Guide
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| Teaching Harry Potter to Creative Writers |
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series not only inspired a new generation to read, but to write as well. Many of these early fans are now creative writing teachers eager to introduce their students to the magic that inspired them. By drawing on a text most students will know and adore, Harry Potter for Creative Writers teaches creative fiction with examples and activities that even the most reluctant learners will find enchanting.
This guide's insightful analysis has been taught as a complementary resource at high school and college campuses and dozens of writers workshops and fan conferences for over a decade. Through guided lessons plans and reproducible handouts, plus more available online, the authors provide a proven method to engage students and to foster 21st century skills.
Pacing options are provided for three lengths of study, and many activities are adapted for a younger age group.
Topics Include: Characterization, World Building, Backstory, Hero's Journey, Myths and Archetypes, Fan Fiction, and so much more.
Activities Include: Peer Collaboration,Think-Pair-Share, Differentiation, Free Writing, Reflections, 21st Century Skills, and more!
Additional Lesson Plans, Activities, and Handouts will be provided and updated frequently via The Writer's Resource page on the publisher's website at DeepRiver.press. Future resources will include fun and engaging activities that draw on JK Rowling's newest releases, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter
Improve Your Writing with Harry Potter as Your Text!
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| A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter |
No matter your genre, this guide will help you strengthen your craft by virtually apprenticing under a bestselling mentor. Through fifteen lessons, discover the expert techniques Ms. Rowling employs which makes her series such a phenomenal success and which will help improve your own craft and style.
Topics include:
- characterization
- world building
- backstory
- mystery plotting
- fan interaction
- social media
- and author-driven publishing and promotion.
Find out more about A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter here.
Southern Fried Wiccan (young adult)
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| Southern Fried Wiccan |
…Who later invites her to a coven that Cilla’s not sure she has the guts to attend. But then Emilio, the dark-haired hottie from her charter school, shows up and awakens her inner goddess. Finally, Cilla starts believing in her ability to conjure magick. Until…
…All Hades breaks loose. A prank goes wrong during their high school production of Macbeth, and although it seems Emilio is to blame, Cilla and Goth pay the price. Will Cilla be able to keep the boy, her coven, and the trust of her family? Or will this Southern Wiccan get battered and fried? .
Set during the time of the Roman Empire, a woman tries to vanquish the evil spirit residing within her. One that arrived on the day her husband was murdered.
"Running Raw" in Sweeter Than Tea; BelleBooks, June 2012
Sweeter Than Tea is a collection of Southern short stories. My story - "Running Raw" - brings ol'-time moonshinin' to the modern health food movement.
When a young pharmaceutical executive has to leave behind her posh lifestyle to keep the family farm running, will she be able to evade the handsome Fed who's suddenly taken an interest in her own special brand of white lightning?
"Grandma's Cupboards" in On Grandma's Porch
; BelleBooks; June 2007
