Tempany
Deckert
Donovan
AUTHOR. ACTOR. WRITING COACH.
ABOUT TEMPANYAuthor and actor, Tempany Deckert Donovan, has eighteen tween and YA novels published by Random House, Scholastic and Macmillan, in her native Australia. Now residing in Los Angeles, she teaches novel writing for UCLA E’s Writers Program, occasionally acts on TV shows, and is about to debut her first adult novel of fiction.
She was a famous teen actress in Australia, and is relieved her face is no longer on billboards and buses. She lives with her husband, two children and the ghost of their dead dog, Cosmo.
Classes
Tempany coaches How To Write a Novel in 10 Weeks online to the bold and brave. You can sign up for her rigorous live course at the Writers Program, UCLA Extension. For those who need a less fear inducing experience, take her online video course with zero human interaction, but just as many thrills and spills.
SERVICESWant to take Tempany’s class? Need her to come talk at your book fair? Or give you free writing advice? Browse the available services below.
“I studied at Harvard and Oxford; Tempany’s novel writing course by far exceeded those educational experiences. Finally, someone who teaches how to actually write a book - something my MFA never did.”
J.B. - UCLA Extension student