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Looking for Creative Career Coaching<\/strong><\/a> sessions, or details of online writing courses by Allison Tait?<\/p>\n You’re in the right place!<\/p>\n You’ll find more about Creative Career Coaching<\/a> and 7 Things Children’s Authors Must Know<\/a> in the panels below, or just click the course titles to be taken to a course description.<\/p>\n As well, I currently have three online courses with the Australian Writers’ Centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click the links below to find out more.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Make Time To Write<\/a> (learn to create a writing habit and fit writing into any busy life)<\/p>\n \u2022 30-Day Creative Writing Bootcamp<\/a> (write 10,000 words in 30 days \u2013 guaranteed if you follow the daily instructions)<\/p>\n \u2022 Creative Writing Quest For Kids<\/a> (see full explanation below)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NEW COURSES COMING SOON… WATCH THIS SPACE.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/pages-divider.png” background_size=”contain” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”120px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”80px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”Raleway||||||||” header_3_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#232323″ header_3_font_size=”40px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”1.6em” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”2px|0px|40px|0px|false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_3_font_size_phone=”28px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_color_all=”#bfcddc” global_colors_info=”{}” border_radii__hover=”on||||” border_radii__hover_enabled=”on||||”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”2px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(251,66,58,0.61)” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#fb423a” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Creative career coaching” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”j||divi||400″ icon_color=”#fb423a” image_icon_width=”35px” image_icon_width_tablet=”30px” image_icon_width_phone=”50px” image_icon_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ header_font=”Lora|700||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#232323″ header_letter_spacing=”1px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#232323″ body_font_size=”17px” custom_padding=”30px|15px|30px|15px|true|true” animation=”off” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”16px” body_font_size_phone=”” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_color_all=”#548689″ icon_font_size=”35px” icon_font_size_tablet=”30px” icon_font_size_phone=”50px” icon_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n How would you like to chat one-on-one with me on Zoom for an hour?<\/p>\n You can pick my brains, talk about your writing, your author profile, your podcast \u2013 whatever you like. You set the agenda and it’s all about YOU.<\/p>\n There are limited places available, so don’t delay. And feel free to email me via my contact form if you want to find out whether it’s right for you before you book.<\/p>\n All details and bookings here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Book now!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(191,205,220,0.58)” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#bfcddc” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”7 Things Children’s authors must know” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”j||divi||400″ icon_color=”#bfcddc” image_icon_width=”35px” image_icon_width_tablet=”30px” image_icon_width_phone=”30px” image_icon_width_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16.1″ header_font=”Lora|700||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#232323″ header_letter_spacing=”1px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#232323″ body_font_size=”17px” custom_padding=”30px|15px|30px|15px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” animation=”off” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”16px” body_font_size_phone=”” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_color_all=”#bfcddc” icon_font_size=”35px” icon_font_size_tablet=”30px” icon_font_size_phone=”30px” icon_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Do you dream of writing for children? 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$14.99 (AUD).<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nDiscover books by A.L. TAIT<\/h3>\n
Build Your Author Platform<\/h3>\r\nIn this day and age, every author needs to boost their profile and build a community of readers around themselves \u2013 and you need to start long before your novel comes out. This course guides you through the process of getting started and helps you get connected.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019ll find a\u00a0course outline<\/a>\u00a0and all the details on how to book for the\u00a0Build Your Author Platform course here.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n
How To Make Time To Write<\/h3>\r\nI know how incredibly difficult it is to fit your dream of writing a novel in around a full life of work, family and friends. My How To Make Time To Write <\/strong><\/a>course will teach you, step by step, how to create a writing habit and get the words written. Includes the 30-Day Creative Writing Bootcamp, which guarantees you 10,000 words if you follow it each day.\u00a0Go here<\/a>\u00a0for a full course outline and to book.\r\n
30-Day Creative Writing Bootcamp<\/h3>\r\nHow would you like to write 10,000 words in 30 days? Well, you can with this 30-Day Creative Writing Bootcamp<\/strong><\/a>. Each day for 30 days, you'll receive an email from me, guiding you through the process of creating a writing habit. Best of all, you have access to the course for a full year, so once the 30 days is up, just reset and add another 10,000 words to your manuscript! Full course details and bookings here<\/a>. Start today!\r\n
Creative Writing Quest for Kids<\/h3>\r\nIf you have a kid who loves writing, or a kid who'd love some help with creative writing, this online, self-paced course is for them. Each video module guides them through a different part of the writing process, from where ideas come from, through building a character, creating a setting, structuring a story and more.\r\n\r\nEach week, they receive feedback on their work for that module from the Australian Writers' Centre and, at the end, they'll have a complete story, up to 800 words, on which they'll receive personalised video feedback from me. All course details and bookings here.<\/a>\r\n\r\nNEW COURSES COMING SOON... WATCH THIS SPACE.<\/strong>","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7521","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n