2012

February 18 – Las Vegas Romance Writers of America – Featured Speaker, Las Vegas, NV
March 10-11 – Tucson Festival of Books – Featured Speaker, Tucson, AZ
April 18 – Maricopa County Library Council’s Tell the Teens – Teen Reader’s Advisory Program, Phoenix, AZ
April 27-29 – Desert Dreams Writers’ Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 7 – CHLOE Book Launch with KJAG High School Radio and YA Funny Girlz Janette Rallison and Amy Fellner Dominy, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
May 10-11 – CHLOE Georgia Book Tour, Atlanta, GA
May – CHLOE Book Signing with KWXL High School Radio, Tucson, AZ
July 25-28 – RWA National Conference, Featured Speaker, Anaheim, CA
September 11 – Valley of the Sun Romance Writers – Featured Speaker, Glendale, AZ

Author Presentations

I’m available to visit your writing group, book club, school, or library. My high-energy, multi-media presentations are interactive, informative, flexible, and fun. Presentations range from 30 minutes to 2 hours and can be tailored to meet your needs and audience.

For Tweens & Teens

• Hey, Dude, Where’s My Muse? – Haul out your number two pencil and start writing as you learn hands-on how to tap into your creative side. We’ll play with words and explore rhetorical devices to sharpen and enliven your writing.
• From My Heart to Your Hands: The Making of a Book – Step-by-step you’ll follow the lifecycle of a book: from the spark of an idea to writing to revising to publishing and distribution. I’ll share candid stories about the hardships and highlights behind my debut novel, Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe.
• Girl Power: Creating Strong Heroines On and Off the Page – We’ll chat about what makes a great heroine, using the eight main female archetypes and celebrate the heroine in each of us. Ideal for all-girl lock-ins, girl group meetings, and retreats.

For Writers

• Dream, Dare, Do! – A Writer’s Guide to Goal Setting and Business Planning – In this inspirational presentation, I’ll share the story of my 20-year journey to the New York publishing world, focusing on the one element that always kept me on track: my business plan. On the way I’ll share proven strategies to help you create or fine tune your own business plan. We’ll sail through missions, visions, action plans, and affirmations designed to keep you on course and on fire about your work.
• The Editing Waltz – The editing process consists of three key steps: content editing, copy editing, and proofreading. Join me, an award-winning former magazine editor, to learn the why, how, and what-happens-if-I-don’t behind this dance, which is performed across all forms of publishing. Bonus: you’ll learn the top ten line-edit mistakes that have copy editors scrambling for their red pens.
• Creating Heroes and Heroines with Heart  – Good stories need great characters. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll analyze what makes a great character and dive into writing exercises that will help you develop highly motivated, unique, and memorable heroes and heroines.
• LUV YAs, MGs, & PBs: Writing For Kids – Explore the world of kid lit, discovering what’s hot, what’s not and how you can improve your own writing by taking a few lessons from some of the best and brightest children’s authors of all time.