What I Offer With Speaking & Workshop Engagements

Events I have spoken at:

Upcoming Speaking Engagements & Events

• Book^2 Camp - February 12, 2012
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWBI)– I’ll be speaking at a chapter event. March 2012
• Publishing Business Conference & Expo - I’ll be moderating the Mobile Strategy Summit for Book Publishers, March 20, 2012
• National Association of Memoir Writers – I am speaking at the NAMW Telesummit Memoir Writing in the Digital Age. March 2012
• American Society of Journalists and Authors Annual Conference: “Finding Fame and Fortune with Facebook and Google+”  April 27, 2012
• Backspace Writers Conference: “The Writer as Marketer: Using Social Media and Digital Tools to Build a Platform, Connect with Readers and Grow Your Community Online” – May 25, 2012
• The Writers’ Conference at Hunter College – June 9
• Thrillerfest July 14, 2012
• Self-Publishing Book Expo - Oct 2012

Previous speaking events:

• Writer’s Digest Conference Becoming an Author Entrepreneur: The Business of Being a Writer and Building Your Platform 1/21/12 To build a career as an author, you have to have an entrepreneurial spirit – you must take charge of connecting with your audience, grow your platform, share your work, encourage sales and earn revenue. This session is for writers with creative vision who also need the business backbone to support their career.Panel: Hardcore Author Marketing – What to Do to Rise Above in the Digital Age1/22/12You’ve heard it a hundred times by now: writers have to be marketers, too. They have to have a platform to succeed. And with more and more writers finally coming to terms with these new requirements, the fight for attention becomes even more important. Before, you had to stand out in a relatively quiet room. Now everyone is yelling and screaming for attention. In that environment, what actions make the difference? What really sets you apart, gets your work noticed and drives your sales? Enough with theories, advice and supposition—here is where you’ll learn exactly what can get you ahead of the literary pack.
• Digital Book World: “Measuring Content Strategy ROI: What, Why and How to Present It” 1/23/12 With digital books and media, we now have an incredible amount of data at our disposal. And yet, many organizations lack the ability to effectively understand what is working, and more importantly: WHY. This workshop presents effective strategies and tactics to determine the return on investment of your content strategy, and how to use analytics proactively to lead to action that moves your business forward.
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWBI) – I’ll be speaking at a chapter event. Feb 2012The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people.

Photos from previous events:

(images by: Babette Ross, Josh Gordon and Calvin Reid)