List of Prior Classes and Presentations
2020 Classes and Presentations
- Write More, Fret Less: Mindfulness for Writers, Jane Friedman Media LLC Webinar, February 2020
- Beyond the Banana Peel: A Workshop on Writing Humor, WriterHouse Workshop, February 2020 (Co-taught with Debora Prum)
- Creating a Birds-Eye View of Your Manuscript: The Chapter Summary Project, 2020 HippoCamp Conference Breakout Session, August 2020
2019 Classes and Presentations
- Story Matters: Forgive Your Characters, Empower Yourself, Lisa Cooper Ellison Consulting and Media Course, Fall 2019
- How to Write about Trauma without Retraumatizing Yourself, 2019 HippoCamp Conference Breakout Session, August 2019
- The Art of Forgiveness: Writing as a Form of Letting Go, 2019 James Madison Summer Institute in Counseling Daylong Workshop, June 2019
- Memoir in a Year Part II: Revising Your Book-Length Manuscript, WriterHouse Yearlong Class, January 2019 – December 2019
2018 Classes and Presentations
- The Art of Forgiveness: A Writing Retreat, WriterHouse seminar, Fall 2018, (Co-taught with Debora Prum)
- From Memory to Memoir, Virginia Writers Club Symposium Breakout Session, Fall 2018
- Memoir 101: The Inciting Incident, WriterHouse Class, Summer 2018
- The Sexy Art of Critiquing Manuscripts, WriterHouse Seminar, Summer 2018
- Writing to Heal: The Power of Personal Writing, James Madison University Summer Institute in Counseling Daylong Seminar, June 2018
- The Gifts of Grief: A Retreat on Writing Through Your Loss, WriterHouse Seminar, Winter 2018 (Co-taught with Deborah Prum)
- Memoir in a Year Part I: Writing the First Draft of Your Book-Lenght Manuscript, WriterHouse Year-Long Class, January 2018 – December 2018
2017 Classes and Presentations
- Tools of the Writing Trade: Tricks and Tips for Finding and Maintaining Inspiration, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Central Branch Seminar, Fall 2017
- Your Life as a Story, WriterHouse Class, Fall 2017
- The Writer’s Life: Setting Goals and Planning What’s Next, WriterHouse Seminar, Fall 2017
- From Memory to Memoir, WriterHouse Seminar, Summer 2017
- Daytime Creative Nonfiction, WriterHouse Class, Summer 2017
- Writing 101: The Elements of Good Storytelling, WriterHouse Class, Spring and Summer 2017
- Writing with an Open Heart, WriterHouse Class, Winter 2017
2016 Classes and Presentations
- Writing with an Open Heart, WriterHouse Class, Fall 2016
- Writing Down Your Bones, Piedmont Community College Class, Spring 2016 and Fall 2016