K. Parr Books

Enjoy prompts and sprints as you join fellow writers to work on any writing projects - including those for National Novel Writing Month or Write Rhode Island.

15-weeks of intensive workshops taught by authors and industry professionals for MENA (Middle Eastern/ North African descent) early career writers who are interested in being published. We will show you step by step how to write, edit, and polish your piece to professional standards and pursue the publication process. This program will conclude in the publication of an anthology of the participant's work and book launch celebration.

Stuck on an outline or elevator pitch, or need help planning your story? In this session, you'll learn a brief history of Tarot cards, view some examples, and embark on a special writing exercise. Using a story starter spread that Kelly personally designed and tested, you will draw cards to develop a plot from protagonist to outcome - and gain some insight along the way!

A program for ages 12+ where participants gathered in five virtual freewriting sessions on Google Meet using different prompt inspirations each week!

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OCT 1: FIRST LINE GENERATORS

OCT 8: ABSTRACT ART

OCT 15: WRITER'S TOOLKIT

OCT 22: TAROT CARDS

OCT 29: SPOOKY STORY DICE

Guided participants through three 20-minute writing sprints during which they worked on projects including stories, poems, homework assignments, and fanfiction.

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A comment from one of the attendees on her Facebook: “Thanks to Kelly... and her virtual writing sprint get together, I wrote almost 2000 words tonight. Not too shabby. Especially since I've been struggling to write the last few weeks. I feel like I accomplished something and am well on my way to finishing a short story...or perhaps a not-so-short story. We'll see.”

Three 90 minute sessions for writers ages 12+ that include:

• Fanfiction

• Writing games

• Free-writing

• Story feedback

• And more based on interest!

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"Ready. Set. Write! with YA @authorkparr was a HUGE HIT!! Ms. Parr shared her writing talent and tips with our teen writers and now we can’t wait to tackle November NaNoWriMo! Thank you K. Parr for an inspiring and incredibly fun writing workshop!!"

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How do you come up with ideas to write? What about fanfiction? Join local Lebanon author in realizing your writing potential with prompts, creative games, and free-writing, plus a discussion on how to get your stories from page to publication! 

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Gave two 35-minute presentations to interested high school students about being a writer and how publishing works, including a Q&A session at the end.

Students in Mrs. Narcisi-Stewart’s creative writing class enjoy a visit from author K. Parr, learning about the publishing process and participating in a writer’s workshop activity! Thank you, Kelly! Our copy of her book is available for check out! @kparrbooks @WWHSWizardPride 

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A prompt-filled writing workshop at the monthly Rainbow Club meeting for LGBTQ teens and allies.

How do you come up with ideas to write? Join author K. Parr in realizing your writing potential with prompts, creative games, and free-writing, plus a discussion on how to get your stories from page to publication!

We'll start by discussing what we love (or hate) about our favorite characters, then boil them down to their base elements before shaping them into something new. After that, we'll use fanfiction tropes to transplant those characters into different genres, which allows them to be viewed in fresh light.

We'll start by discussing what we love (or hate) about our favorite characters, then boil them down to their base elements before shaping them into something new. After that, we'll use fanfiction tropes to transplant those characters into different genres, which allows them to be viewed in fresh light.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the differences between physical signals and internal sensations

• Recognize that body language shows rather than tells

• Identify several ways to avoid relying on clichés

• Know how to design body language quirks based on your characters’ unique backstories and experiences

• Feel more confident including body language in your work

Each month I conducted one two-hour workshop/discussion on relevant writing topics including:

• Character creation

• Side characters

• Creating villains

• Outlining/plotting/themes

• Avoiding writer's block

• Writing environments/best practices

• Fanfiction

• Giving and receiving critiques

• Body language

• Common mistakes to avoid

• National Novel Writing Month