Author Q&A (Y7 to Y11)  -  Henry talks about overcoming dyslexia and how he began to write the 1st Will Houston novel while awaiting surgery for cancer.  Cn anyone become an Author? Does it pay? Accompanied colourful slides, Henry shares the highs and lows of the author's life, giving lots of time for questions and dad-jokes.

Henry's teen novels, historical fiction and history books (see shop) encompass many areas of history: early medieval, Tudor/Renaissance & 20th century (WWI & WWII). He is happy to lead discussions & workshops on these topics where they touch his work. (Please make a special request below) His work also tackles philosophical and metaphysical subjects from a Christian viewpoint, and he is experienced in leading interactive lessons on this aspects.

Henry offers a variety of sessions on aspects of writing from idea to final edit. He can work with multiple groups of varying ability / age or guide one group of children through the whole writing process. 
Research & Planning -  How to research a story, using books, films, museums and interviewing real people, with a big focus on evaluating the credibility of internet sources. Then developing this research into a plan for a story. 
Starting and first drafting -  The hardest part of writing is turning an idea and a plan into prose. How do you start and fill the blank page? How do you overcome the feeling that your first few sentences are rubbish? Creating a first draft can be fun with Toms tips. 
Editing -  Lots of children – and adults – hate editing, revising, rewriting. With Tom’s list of techniques, he guides children through the most important trick of the trade. Rewriting.

Alongside in-person visits, I am now offering a choice of bespoke live virtual learning options for schools across the globe. Within reason, everything offered  on this tour could be virtual if that suits the school better. Just let me know below.