Given Hoffman
When the Rocks Speak
After graduating high school in 2010, I went on to become a Craftsman of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild in 2013. I started blogging weekly about Biblical worldview and practical Christianity at whentherocksspeak, I wrote/co-compiled the book The Voices of the Pioneers: Homeschooling in Minnesota, and I attended Bible classes at Mission Society in Windsor, Colorado. I became a co-administrator of the Writer’s Picture Challenge and authored several flash fiction stories. Throughout this time, I continued writing books and attending writers’ conferences. While attending conferences as a speaker, topics I enjoy presenting are "Growing your child's communication skills" and "How to become a fictional writer"
Session Titles
1. Creating New & Healthy Communication - Looking for ways to teach communication in the midst of a busy life? In this talk, Given Hoffman shares practical steps for training your child in communication no matter what age they are. Be empowered to enjoy your child while growing their ability to communicate.
Kids Sessions
1. Fiction Writing Techniques - Given Hoffman will share five major techniques used to improve fiction writing and make stories better crafted and more engaging. The techniques she will cover are: how to use Show Don’t Tell to bring a story to life, how to correctly understand and use Point of View, how to transform a story from Passive to Active structure, how to fully engage the reader using The Five Senses, and how to strengthen a story by removing Un-Needed Words.
2. Flash Fiction Writing - In this talk, Given Hoffman will teach the building-block principles of story development and three-act-structure, using the tools of goal, conflict, and resolution. Every story from the typical children's book to huge blockbuster movies are created using these three fundamental principles of story development.
