PAST SPEAKERS

2021  Speakers

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January 23, 2021

Denny S. Bryce

Marketing 2021: Online All-the-Time or What?

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February 27, 2021

Crystal Shelley

Use Conscious Language for Inclusivity and Respect

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March 27, 2021

Priscilla Oliveras

Crafting Believable Characters

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April 24, 2021

Lee McClain

Q&A about Hybrid & Indie Publishing, Heat Levels, & More

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May 22, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Keeping Secrets

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June 26, 2021

Vanessa Vale

Thrifty Tips for Writers

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July 27, 2021

Tiffany Yates Martin

Analyzing Other People's Stories to Improve Your Own

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August 28, 2021

Beverly Jenkins

Creating Settings

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September 25, 2021

Mary Buckham

Active Branding: 8 Elements to Take Your Brand to a New Level (whether published or yet-to-be published)

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October 23, 2021

Darynda Jones

Humor & Heat: How to Write Funny Without Sacrificing Sexual Tension

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December 4, 2021

Holiday Gathering

Richardson Women's Club

Sonali Dev

Culture Building Is Not Just for Multiculturals

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2020 Speakers

 

January: Adrianna Herrera, Author “Domestic Violence in Romance: Telling the Stories Survivors Need”

 

February: Amy Tasukada, Author

“Exploring the Rainbow”

 

March: LaQuette, Author

“Critical Lens: Insights into Perspective

 

April: Sasha Summer, Author

“Creating a Series Bible”

 

May: Sherry Thomas, Author

“Evoking Emotion on the Page”

 

June: Robin Covington, Author

“Picturing the End: Unleashing the PFM* to create a story your readers cannot put down. (Pure Effing Magic)”

 

July: Amy Fisher, MidContinental Library

“What Librarians Wish Authors Knew”

 

August: Mel Jolly, Author Assistant & Motivational Speaker

“Get Your *Stuff* Together: Organization for Creatives”

 

September: Jaye Wells, Author: Conflict

 

October: Kathleen Baldwin, Author:

“The Future of Storytelling: changes in the way we tell tales”

 

December Holiday Party: Holly Ingraham, Editor

 “Make these Habits your 2021 Publishing Goals”

 

 

2019 Speakers

 

March: Candace Havens

 “'Revision Hell’: a system to attack your manuscript and polish it to perfection"

 

April: Jenn LeBlanc, Photographer

“How to Get a Great Cover & Not Get Arrested in the Process”

 

April Special Workshop: Damon Suede: Verbalize

 

May: Michael Peterson:

“The Business of Books: Selling your Product

 

June: Melissa Blue

 “Making Consent Sexy"

 

July: Unconference: Meetup and brainstorm

 

August: Addison Fox

“Anatomy of a SALE”

 

September: Tracy Brogan

“Small Moment / Big Stories

 

October: Piper Hugeley

“Stay Sweet: Keeping the Door Closed and the Romance Warm”

 

October Special Workshop: Tami Cowden

“Hero v Villain: Developing Plot with Protagonists/ Antagonists

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December Holiday Party: Becca Syme

“Know your Writer Strengths”