Speaking

Speaking and Events


I am available for local and national speaking engagements and workshops!

Contact me to discuss your next event.


Areas of Expertise

 

  • Crafting a Marketable Manuscript
  • Navigating the Book Publishing Process
  • Hiring and Working with Editors
  • Choose Your Best Book Publishing Path
  • Why Am I Doing This?: Gaining Clarity of Purpose for Your Writing
  • Making the Most Out of Beta Readers and Manuscript Assessments
  • Building Your Client Base with Self-Publishers
  • Launching Your Own Editorial Business

 

Featured Events

Publish That Book!, 2024 MWA Conference, Baltimore

Sunday, October 20, 2024. Attend the workshop that launched Perfect Bound! In this one-hour presentation we will talk about the stages of book publishing and the professionals you will meet along the way. Register through the Maryland Writers Association website.


Is Self-Publishing Right for You?, The Writer's Center, Bethesda

Thursday, October 24, 2024. Explore the many alternative ways to publish your book, from DIY self-publishing to hybrid to work-for-hire. We'll cover the pros and cons of each path. Attendees will walk away knowing what it takes to succeed in each route to publication. Register by Wednesday, October 23, through the Writer's Center website.

Previous Engagements

 

  • 2024 Women in Publishing Summit, Make the Most out of Beta Readers and Manuscript Evaluations, March 2024
  • 2023 Editorial Freelancers Association Conference, Beyond Editing: Advanced Skills for Working with Self-Publishers; and Authors as Editors (panel), August 2023
  • 2023 Washington Writers Conference, Which Editor Do You Need? (panel), May 2023
  • 2023 Red Pencil Conference, Northwest Editors Guild, Launch Your Editorial Business Now, May 2023
  • 2022 Maryland Writers' Association Conference, Launch Your Writing Business Now, October 2022
  • 2021 Maryland Writers' Association Conference, 5 Steps to Finding the Right Freelance Editor for You, October 2021
  • The Writer's Center, Choose Your Best Book-Publishing Path (2-week class), June 2021
  • The Writer's Center, Launch Your Writing or Editing Business Now (4-week class), May-June 2021
  • Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA), Navigate the Book Publishing Process, April 2021
  • Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA), Craft a More Marketable Manuscript, March 2021
  • Maryland Writers' Association, Frederick Chapter, Is Your Writing Mojo MIA?, February 2021
  • Midwest Publishers Association (MiPA), Choose Your Best Book-Publishing Path, February 2021
  • Maryland Writers' Association, Howard County Chapter, Nonfiction Authors panel discussion, January 21, 2021. 
  • Maryland Writers' Association, South Baltimore Chapter, Making the Most out of Beta Readers and Manuscript Assessments, November 2020. Invited speaker.
  • 2020 Communication Central conference, Success in Working with Self-Publishing Authors, October 2020. Invited speaker.
  • Maryland Writers' Association, Montgomery County Chapter, Making the Most out of Beta Readers and Manuscript Assessments, July 2020
  • National Press Club, Navigating the Book Publishing Process, March 2020. Invited speaker.
  • The Writer's Center, Choose Your Best Book-Publishing Path (2-week class), February 2020
  • 2019 Washington Writers Conference, Making the Most out of Beta Readers and Manuscript Assessments, May 2019
  • 2017 Editorial Freelancers Association Conference, Mentoring Roundtable; Working with Self-Publishers, August 2017
  • 2017 ACES Annual Conference, Beyond Editing: First and Last Steps When Working with Self-Publishers, March 2017
  • Editorial Freelancers Association, Maryland Chapter, Building Your Client Base with Self-Publishers, March 2016
  • Copyediting, Launching Your Freelance Editing Business (audio conference), March 2016. Invited speaker.
  • 2015 Beyond the Red Pencil conference, Northwest Independent Editors Guild, Client Profile: The Self-Publisher, October 2015
  • 2015 Communication Central conference, Client Profile: The Self-Publisher, September 2015. Invited speaker.
  • Association for Women in Science, Navigating the Book Publishing Process (webinar), October 2014
  • Association for Women in Science, Writing to Get Published (webinar), September 2014
  • Maryland Writers’ Association, Carroll County Chapter, Working with Editors: Where to Find Them, How to Hire Them, and How You Can Save Time and Money Throughout the Editing Process, May 2014
  • Maryland Writers’ Association, Montgomery County Chapter, Working with Editors: Who They Are, What They Do, and How They Can Help You, February 2014
  • St. Louis Publishers Association, Building Your Publishing Team (panel), February 2012
  • St. Louis Publishers Association, Prepare Your Manuscript: Writing and Editing Tips, January 2011

 

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