Alice Fitzpatrick has contributed short stories to literary magazines and anthologies and has recently retired from teaching in order to devote herself to writing full-time. She is a fearless champion of singing, cats, all things Welsh, and the Oxford comma. Her summers spent with her Welsh family in Pembrokeshire inspired the creation of Meredith Island. The traditional mystery appeals to her keen interest in psychology as she is intrigued by what makes seemingly ordinary people commit murder. Alice lives in Toronto but dreams of a cottage on the Welsh coast.
I can speak to how to get published, incorporating the author's life experiences into their rewriting, the crime genre and the different subgenres, settings as an important aspects of the plot, the difference between writing novels and short fiction I have published both) and how to use people's own experiences as a jumping-off point to writing fiction.
I can conduct workshops in different aspects of writing craft including short stories and fiction, both literary and crime genre, and how to use people's own experiences as a jumping-off point to writing fiction.
As a high school teacher, I can conduct workshops in writing craft in short stories and novels, and I can speak to how to get published, incorporating the author's life experiences into their rewriting, the crime genre as well as the different sub-genres, and settings as an important aspect of the plot.
For younger students, I can create workshops in creative writing appropriate to their age.
As a certified teacher, I would always consult with the classroom teacher.
