1. Tick Tock By: Joana Coelho

2. The Story (a BRIEF summary) A psychological thriller, Tick Tock is the story of Jaclyn Cunningham, a contradictory, sarcastic, insightful, and somewhat ridiculous woman, whose life's ambition is to bring her community together – by being a serial killer of course. Straight from the shores of the fictional Greek island of Koinonia, this female protagonist strives to show her point of view to her interrogator, Officer John Pedesto. In over 200 pages and 24 hours of dialogue, these two individuals form a tight bond in the confines of the gray interrogation room. Drawing from the ideas of Plato, John Locke, and Stephen King, this tale stresses the importance of community, trust, understanding, and finding one’s place in the world.

3. Inception Modernity & Carrie Clark Lucas Merat’s Presentation Wise words of Hayden Aldredge Paris & Renee Hirt Isabelle Turits’s Novella ALL OF THE ABOVE

4. Goals Product Goal – Write a novella from the first person perspective that is over 50 pages long. Content Goal – Chart the development of a character with the use of his or her relationships and philosophical opinions. Skill/Process Goal – Become a writer with my own voice and learn to work with the characters to tell a story.

5. MOST IMPORTANT GOAL OF ALL: -Write a novella about a female serial killer

6. Pre-Writing: Summer Reading

7. Pre-Writing: Outline

8. Writing Speed Bump 1

9. Post-Writing/Pre-Editing Initial Meeting with Mrs. Wolfe ERROR ERROR

10. Speed Bump 2: 100 Hours Ms. Wolfe’s resignation Panic Ensued Ms. Lichtenstein & Dale Scott to the rescue! Conclusion: – Mentor: Ms. Lichtenstein – Outside Consultant: Ms. Wolfe

11. New Beginning: Four Stages of Edits 1) Self Editing 2) Ms. Lichtenstein’s Grammar Edits 3) Ms. Lichtenstein’s Content Edits 4) Formatting

12. Speed Bump 3

13. T-5 Days for Portugal Formatting 90 pages a night Book Sent Out Final Word Count – 42,907 words Arrived December 13 th – The Day I arrived in Portugal

14. Speed Bump 4

15. NEW SCENE

16. Final Word Count: 44,773 words

17. Covers Clark HamiltonAiyana Jaffe

18. Back Cover

19. What I Discovered A Proof from Blurb = Ordering 1 Copy of the Book BEFORE ordering all of them Relish in this experience Do something you might never have time to work on again Prematurely Gray Hairs

20. Lessons Learned Characters are as real as you let them be. Interpretation > Description Don’t work towards your word limit; work in spite of it. Trust Your Editor. He/She is your friend. Leave Plenty of Time for Formatting. Don’t Jump the Gun.

21. In Conclusion

22. Thank you My Parents Ms. Lichtenstein Dale Scott Mrs. Wolfe Carrie Clark Courtney Wingate Alexandra Cromwell Clark Hamilton and Aiyana Jaffe My Friends Ross School All of you for coming!

23. Questions?