Level up your children’s book at your own pace with Wolf School! 🎓
⭐️ Best for: Anyone new to writing children’s books
Untangling Children’s Books: Middle Grade and YA Explained!
I used to give talks about middle grade and YA to writing groups like The Society of Authors and they always went down a storm.
So many people came up to me afterwards to say ‘oh my gosh, I didn’t know any of that stuff about children’s books before!’ or ‘I thought chapter books and middle grade were the same thing – now I feel like I get it!’ or ‘Woah, I’m so glad I came to this talk before I started writing my book: my plot didn’t fit the audience at all!’
So I put all my expertise into a super fun, colourful, jam-packed course for anyone interested in writing for children (or even teachers & librarians who want to arm themselves with kidlit knowledge to help kids find the perfect books for them).
⭐️ Best for: Writers who are getting ready to query agents
The Kidlit Comp Title Workshop (self-paced)
Go from zero comps to a pitch-ready list in four weeks!
What’s a comp title? They’re ‘comparison’ books that you can use in an agent query to help the understand where your book would fit into the market.
This self-paced workshop with assignments guides you through finding, reading and pitching the perfect comps for your children’s or YA book, levelling up your chances of publishing success.
Tell agents where your book fits into today’s kidlit market AND demonstrate you’re an informed reader who’s done their research.
⭐️ Best for: Writers who aren’t sure what genre their book is
Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my!
Ever go into a bookshop or library and say, ‘I’d like a book, please! Any will do, I’m not fussy!’
Probably not. And children & teenagers don’t do that, either!
‘Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my!’ takes the mystery out of genre jargon and guides you through narrowing down your own book’s genre, whether you’re just getting started or already have a completed draft.
No idea what genre you want to write? No problem – I’ve got tips for that!
I’ll explore and explain tropes, genres, subgenres, mashups and the children’s book industry, all while showing you how to apply this learning to your own book and marketing materials.
⭐️ Best for: Writers who want to explore and study their genre
Be an expert in your genre
A fun project for writers of children’s and YA fiction who want to learn more about the genre they write and get a better understanding of the market and the readers they’re writing for.
Know your genre, love your genre and help young readers love it, too!
Being completely immersed in the genre you write in helps you understand why readers love this genre, be familiar with all the popular titles in the genre so you can understand what’s worked in the past, know what’s being published in your genre right now so you know what children and teens are currently enjoying – and loads more!
⭐️ Best for: Writers who’ve finished their first draft
Book Map Rockstar: Revise and analyse your novel
See your story all in one place with a book map!
Spot emerging patterns or gaps and understand what’s actually on the page rather than just what you *think* is on the page.
When I made book maps for my clients, some told me it was the most valuable part of their whole edit!
Book maps aren’t actual maps. They’re a way of tracking what happens in your manuscript and finding gaps, connections, problems and opportunities that you’ve never seen before.
When you’ve made your book map, you can turn it into a revision to-do list. Ready to see your story differently and make each scene work as hard as it can?
⭐️ Best for: Writers working on a first draft or character profile
The ‘Dear Diary’ Character Deep Dive
A self-paced course with 14 surprising journal prompt questions for your middle grade or young adult character to answer.
How well do you know your main character? I mean really know them? The more you understand your hero and their hopes, dreams, fears and motivations, the more believable and relatable their actions will feel to readers. And if your reader believes in your character, they’ll be more invested in the story and more immersed in your world. Bingo!
Ask your main character 14 deep and meaningful questions and get thinking about your hero’s inner life on a new level.