Live Talks and Workshops

Are you looking for a panelist or speaker for your writing conference or a guest speaker for your class? I enjoy speaking about writing, editing, translation, and the publishing industry.

I have given talks and workshops at:

Editor conferences, groups, and associations
Publishing conferences, expos, and associations
Writer conferences, groups, and associations
Universities
Sci-fi and fantasy conventions

I’ve recently given talks and workshops on the following subjects.

At the ACES: The Society for Editing Conference, 2019

For editors and translators:

Developmental editing
Working with indie authors
Editing memoir
Editing poetry
Coaching writers
Editing and translating interactive stories
Editing and translating retellings
Building and developing an editorial business
Creating passive income
Developing courses
What to do when you’re done getting started

At the Hollihock Writers Conference, 2019

For writers:

The publishing process
Manuscript revision strategies
Working with editors
Worldbuilding
Writing YA
Live critiques
Breaking through writer’s block

Interested in having me come give a talk? Let’s chat!

Are longer interactive courses more your style? Check out my courses!

Courses for Editors

Courses for Writers

2023 Talks

Want to come hear me talk? Here’s where I’ll be in 2023.

Arisia, January 13–16, Boston, MA

Panel: Worldbuilding

Weeknight Writers Storycrafting Sessions, March 25, Online

Panel: Nailing the Ending: How To Write a Satisfying Story Conclusion

Red Pencil, May 6, Seattle, WA

Exploring “Passive” Income Possibilities for Editors Who Need Flexibility

New Hampshire Writers’ Project, June 3, Manchester, NH

Shaping a Memoir: A Workshop

Editors Canada’s Editors 23, June 17–18, Vancouver, BC

Develop Your Coaching Service: A Workshop
Exploring “Passive” Income Possibilities for Editors Who Need Flexibility

ACES Virtual Conference, September 27–29, Online

Panel: When Niching Down Isn’t for You
Beyond the Gender Binary: Editing for More Inclusive Fiction

2022 Talks

Professional Editors Network, April 12, Online

Panel: Editing Interactive and Multimedia Fiction

New Hampshire Writers’ Project, May 11, Online

Workshop: First Impressions: Opening Paragraph Critiques

Editors Canada’s Editors 22, May 28–29, Online

Panel: Level Up Your Editing Business: What Do You Do When You’re Done Getting Started?
Panel: No Kind of Magic: Practical Considerations for Editing Retellings
Panel: Branching out: Working on Interactive Stories

New Hampshire Writers’ Project’s 603 Conference, June 4, Online

Workshop: Strategies to Guide Your Manuscript Revision

ACES Accelerate, September 21–22, Online

Panel: Level Up Your Editing Business: What Do You Do When You’re Done Getting Started?
Panel: We All Have Something To Teach: Expanding Your Business by Offering Courses

Hollihock Writers Conference, September 23–25, New Bedford, MA