Previous Classes

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

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