Virtual Writing Camps 4 Teens, Summer 2020
Now offering Virtual Creative Writing Camps for middle school and high school students! Learn the craft of writing a short story or novel. Connect with like-minded new friends. Receive peer feedback and helpful guidance from an award-winning author and teacher. All with fun and growth in mind.
Fast-track Tutoring: Any age, any level
Want to move ahead fast? Try one-on-one tutoring. Learn to write anything. Polish your public speaking skills. Create college app essays with style and authenticity. Tutoring sessions are fun, no pressure, and will elevate your professional and personal skills.
Book Club, School Visits + Events
I love talking to book clubs (Zoom, Skype, or in-person), visit and teach at high schools, and do book events. Drop me a note. Want to see me in action first? Check this out: “Keeping History Alive Through Inspiration.”

PRESS RELEASE: Sydney Taylor Notable Book Award
Here’s a sampling. For Event Listings from 2018 to present, just ask…
- November 12, 2018: Mill Valley Library, Conversation with Grant Faulkner, NANOWRIMO
- June 19, 2018: Association of Jewish Libraries, Temple Israel, Boston, MA, panelist: Keeping History Alive Through Inspiration
- June 15-17, 2018: Book Passage Children’s Book Writers Conference Family Secrets Revealed. Invent the juiciest secrets, keep suspense alive, elevate stakes, and throw your reader off course through unreliable focus and “red-herrings.” L.B. uses her novel, STOLEN SECRETS, to dissect the mysteries your characters don’t want revealed.
- May 24, 2018: Jewish Book Network at Hebrew College in NYC, presenter
- February, 2018, 3:30 pm: Folio Books Teen Event-Writing Compelling Family Secrets
- February, 2018: National Finalist Judge, 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- January, 2018: Jean’s Book Nerd Book Tour
- October, 2017: Northern California Children’s Booksellers Alliance Author Reception
- September, 2017: Stolen Secrets Launch Party at Book Passage Watch on YouTube now!
- July, 2017: Panel, SCBWI LA — The Forming + Nurturing of a Critique Group
- February, 2017: National Finalist Judge, 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- February, 2017: Advanced plotting workshops, Marin School of the Arts