School Visits & Speaking Engagements

I love to speak (virtually and in-person) to writers' groups and conferences, book con audiences, theatre groups, teachers and librarians, and junior high and high school students!

 

Email me at  stageandpage@gmail.com  to inquire about fees and availability.

 

Possible topics for writers include:

-What Writers Can Learn from Actors

-Write Faster, Not Longer: Tips and Tricks for Boosting Your Daily World Count

-How to Use Physical Action Like a Playwright

-How to Craft Dialogue Like a Playwright

-Crafting Believable Young Adult Dialogue

-How to Plot the Perfect Murder (Mystery!)

-The Soul of a Place: Making Setting a Character in Your Story

-Writing Along the Edge: Adding Tension and Suspense to Your Writing

-A Peek Behind the Pages: The Truth About How Traditional Publishing Works (and Doesn't!)

-Legends and Lore: Weaving Local Myths and Magic into Your Supernatural Stories

-Darkness Falls: Why the World Has Always Loved (and Needed!) Dark, Creepy Stories

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Possible topics for teachers and librarians include:

-Why Contemporary YA Deserves a Spot on Your Bookshelf

-Lighting the Darkness: Why Kids Need Dark Stories

-Engaging Your Literature or Creative Writing Students with Theatre Games

-It's No Mystery: Tapping into the Allure of Young Adult Thrillers to Engage Teen Readers and Writers

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Possible topics for junior high and high school students include:

-A Peak Behind the Pages: The Truth About Writing, Revising, and Publishing a Book

-The World Needs Your Voice: Why Artists are Important...and Why YOU Already Are One!

-Legends and Lore: Finding Inspiration in the Myths, Magic, Ghosts, and Superstitions of Your Own Hometown

-The Magic Pen: A Fantasy Writing Workshop for Students

-The Haunted Pen: A Horror Writing Workshop for Students

-Using Drama Games and Exercises to Improve Your Writing

-Keeping it Real: A Process Workshop for Young Actors

-Building Character: Bringing Realistic Characters to Life on the Stage or on the Page

-Writers' Workshops or Small Group Intensives for Young Writers, Playwrights, Actors, or Directors

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Have your own idea for a special workshop or event for your group? Email me at stageandpage@gmail.com to let me know what you have in mind!