Mind Mapping

Mapping Your Way to Authentic Stories

Author and educator Rob Sanders will reveal how mind mapping can lead to both story ideas and ways to present stories that engage readers. Then he’ll take you on a mind-mapping journey to discover stories that only you can tell. You’ll have the opportunity to take one of those ideas and bring it to life through a guided writing exercise.

Recommended supplies for this session: Large paper, pencil or pen, and highlighters or colored pencils in three or four different colors.


Your Instructor


Rob Sanders
Rob Sanders

Rob Sanders is a teacher who writes and a writer who teaches. He is known for his funny and fierce fiction and nonfiction picture books and is recognized as one of the pioneers in the arena of LGBTQ+ literary nonfiction picture books.

Rob is a full-time writer with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Religious Education. Rob worked for fifteen years in children’s religious educational publishing and later as an elementary school teacher teaching fourth graders about books and words and reading and writing. He is co-regional advisor for SCBWI Florida and a frequent speaker, teacher, and critiquer.

Rob’s books include Two Grooms on A Cake: The Story of America’s First Gay Wedding (Little Bee Books), Stitch By Stitch: Cleve Jones And The Aids Memorial Quilt (Magination Press), and Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg (Henry Holt & Co).


Course Curriculum


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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
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