There is nothing I love more than talking story with a roomful of writers (but don't tell my husband I said that). I talk at writing conferences, schools and universities across the country. I'd love to see you at one of my upcoming events!
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
- UCLAx WRITERS' PROGRAM - WIRED FOR STORY: 5 STEPS TO CREATING AN IRRESISTIBLE NOVEL, Los Angeles, CA, April 8-9, 2017
- WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP - San Antonio, TX - May 6-13, 2017
- SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, MFA PROGRAM IN VISUAL NARRATIVE - New York, NY - June-July, 2017
- ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Orlando, FL - July 26-29, 2017
- CRUISING WRITERS 7 DAY WESTERN CARIBBEAN WRITING RETREAT/CRUISE - leaves from Galveston, TX - September 10-17, 2017
- AUSTIN ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA - Austin, TX - September 19, 2017
- WOMEN'S FICTION WRITERS ASSOCIATION RETREAT - Albuquerque, NM - September 20-23, 2017
- SCBWI IOWA - STORYTELLING! UNLOCK YOUR SUPERPOWERS 2017 FALL CONFERENCE - Cedar Rapids, IA - October 13-15, 2017
- WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP - Haverford, PA - October 16-23, 2017
PAST APPEARANCES
- California Dreamin' Conference for Writers - Brea, CA - March 25, 2017
- California Writers Club of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA - March 11, 2017
- SCBWI Writers & Illustrators Day, Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 2017
- School of Visual Arts, New York, NY November, 2016
- Penn State Berks—Schools of Journalism and Creative Writing, March 2013, February, 2014, November 2016
- Penguin Random House - November, 2016
- Writers Unboxed Unconference, Salem, MA, November 2014 and 2016
- Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, CA, September, 2016
- Story Expo, Los Angeles, September, 2016
- School of Visual Arts, MFA Program in Visual Narrative, June, 2016
- SCBWI Wild, Wild Midwest Conference, Naperville, IL, April 29-May 1, 2016
- Ventura County Writers' Club - Thousand Oaks, CA, April, 2016
- Romance Writers of America San Diego - San Diego, CA, September 2015
- Writer’s Digest Conference, New York, August, 2014
- Romance Writers of America Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 2014
- California Writers Club, Los Angeles, CA June 2014
- Sherwood Oaks Film School, Los Angeles, CA, June 2014
- PEN, two-day workshop, Los Angeles, CA, April/May 2014
- Women's National Book Association, LA Chapter and the LA Writers' Conference, May 2014
- Furman University, TEDx “Story: the Thread of our Humanity”; Talk: Wired for Story, March 22, 2014
- The Tampa Area Romance Authors, Tampa, FL, February, 2014
- The Palm Springs Writer’s Guild, Palm Springs, CA, 2012 and February, 2014
- Novelists Inc. Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC< November, 2013
- The Writer’s Digest Conference, West, Los Angeles, CA, September, 2013
- The Alaska Writer’s Guild Conference, keynote speaker, Anchorage, AK, September, 2013
- The Greater Los Angeles Writer’s Society Conference, North Hollywood, CA, June, 2012 and June, 2013
- PEN Emerging Voices, April 2013
- Aquarium of the Pacific - Aquatic Academy Spring 2013 series, Long Beach, CA, April, 2013
- Aquarium of the Pacific, public lecture on The Power of Story, Long Beach, CA, November, 2012
- NOAA’s Science on a Sphere Workshop, “Science and Storytelling,” keynote speaker, Long Beach, CA, November 2012
- FRANK: Conference on Public Interest Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville, keynote speaker, September 2012
- Powell's, Portland, OR, August, 2012
- The Willamette Writer’s Conference, Willamette, OR, August, 2012
- Vroman's Bookstore, July 2012