Workshops, Boot Camps, and Conferences, 2020:
NOTE: All upcoming events are on hold until we get through the pandemic. Will update once I am able to confirm events.
February 13-16: San Francisco Writers’ Conference. I’m the fiction track coordinator for the conference. Come join us and take in one of the best conferences in the US! Get more info HERE. I’ll be moderating some cool first-page critique panels and teaching on premise. If you come, find me and say hi!
I’m also teaching a three-hour master class on Emotional Mastery on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16th at the conference. NOTE: you do NOT have to attend the conference to sign up and pay for the master class. Enroll HERE.
April 4: Peninsula Writers (CWC). Four-hour workshop on The 10 Key Scenes That Frame Up Your Novel. Location: Twin Pines Lodge, 40 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CA 94002. Register via Evite HERE.
April 18: Sacramento CWC. Noon-1:00 Lunch talk on Crafting Perfect Scenes. Followed by a 3-hour workshop on The 10 Key Scenes That Frame Up Your Novel. Held at the Cattlemens Steakhouse, Rancho Cordova, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA. Registration info HERE.
May 2: Redwood Writers Conference, Santa Rosa, CA. Teaching 1.5-hour workshop on Showing Emotion in Characters in a Believable Way. Findley Center, 2060 College Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Information and registration for conference HERE.
May 4-8: Women Write 2020: Come join in on an inspiring five packed days of Myth, Magic & Memoir. Hosted by Sonoma Healing Press, this event features full- and multi-day workshops in memoir writing, novel craft, business to book (write and publish your book in 90 days), and so much more. Check out the event HERE. Also don’t miss out on the follow-up writing retreat on the coast of Ft. Bragg June 12-14! Sorry, guys. This is for women only!
August 10-13: Mendocino-Fort Bragg Ca Writing Retreat. Come write your novel or memoir in a gorgeous location (TBD). We’ll be renting a home near the beach, and you’ll have two writing coaches on hand to help you all the way through!Space is limited so don’t delay! More info and registration at www.writingforlifeworkshops.com.
September 28-October 4: South Lake Tahoe, CA (Stateline, NV). Fantasy and World-Building Retreat. Come for a full week and stay in a gorgeous home near the lake. You will have–count ’em!–three published fantasy authors (with more than 30 published titles between them) on hand to help you as you write your novel. One hour of intense instruction each morning precedes a full day of writing. Lunch included each day. Stay at the house or arrange your own nearby lodging. All details and registration info at www.writingforlifeworkshops.com. Space is limited so don’t delay!
Workshops, Boot Camps, and Conferences, 2019:
February 14-17: San Francisco Writers’ Conference. I’m the fiction track coordinator for the conference. Come join us and take in one of the best conferences in the US! Get more info HERE. I’ll be teaching a talk on the protagonist’s 6-stage journey.
I’m also teaching a three-hour master class on The 10 Key Scenes That Frame Up Your Novel on Monday morning, Feb. 18th at the conference. NOTE: you do NOT have to attend the conference to sign up and pay for the master class. Enroll HERE.
March 9: Mt. Diablo CWC (California Writers’ Club) 9-noon. Teaching a 3-hour slide presentation/workshop on The 4 Foundational Pillars of Novel Construction. Info on the event and registration HERE
March 24: Marin County CWC, at Book Passage in Corte Madera. Teaching a 3-hour slide presentation/workshop on The 10 Key Scenes That Frame Up Your Novel. Register HERE.
April 13: Mechanics Institute Library, San Francisco, CA. Morning and afternoon workshops (attend one or both) on The 4 Essential Pillars of Novel Structure. Info and registration for the morning talk HERE. Afternoon workshop HERE.
May 5-9: Scene Mastery Boot Camp ~ Nevada City, CA. Three intense days of instruction in this beautiful historic Gold Rush town. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site.
May 19-23: Blue Ridge Christian Writers’ Conference. On faculty. Teaching multiday workshops on The 4 Foundational Pillars of Novel Construction and The 10 Key Scenes. Registration info HERE.
June 9-12: Scene Mastery Boot Camp ~ Geyserville, CA. Three intense days of instruction in the nation’s most exquisite wine country. For more information and to reserve your space, go to Writing for Life Workshops event site.
August 4-8: Plotting Madness Boot Camp ~ Mendocino, CA. Three intense days of instruction along a gorgeous stretch of California coast. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site. There are two rooms that can be rented in the stunning Sunrise Vacation Home we are using for the boot camp. Contact me if you want to book a room.
Sept. 22-25: Plotting Madness Boot Camp, South Lake Tahoe. We stay in a spectacular private home with an indoor pool, hot tub, and movie theater! An intensive 3-day writing and plotting retreat. Read all about our Tahoe Boot Camps HERE. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site. Contact me directly to book your accommodations.
Sept. 26-29: Self-Publishing Boot Camp with Carla King, at South Lake Tahoe. We stay in a spectacular private home with an indoor pool, hot tub, and more! Read all about my Tahoe Boot Camps HERE. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site. Contact me directly to book your accommodations.
Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Scene Mastery Boot Camp. We stay in a spectacular private home with an indoor pool, hot tub, and movie theater! Read all about my Tahoe Boot Camps HERE. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site. Contact me directly to book your accommodations.
Nov. 3-6: Scene Mastery Boot Camp ~ Monterey, CA. Three intense days of instruction in beautiful Monterey, CA. For more information and to reserve your space, go to our Writing for Life Workshops event site.
Workshops, Boot Camps, and Conferences, 2018:
February 15-18: On editorial staff at The San Francisco Writers’ Conference, Mark Hopkins Hotel.
March 20: Talk: Shoot Your Novel workshop at Central Coast Writers in Monterey, CA. For more info, click here.
July 8-15: Thrillerfest. New York, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. On the editors’ panel.
Sept. 23-26: Plotting Madness Boot Camp, South Lake Tahoe. An intensive 3-day writing and plotting retreat. Read all about my Tahoe Boot Camps HERE.
Sept. 27-30: Self-Publishing Boot Camp with Carla King, at South Lake Tahoe. Read all about my Tahoe Boot Camps HERE.
Sept. 30-Oct. 3: Scene Structure Boot Camp. Read all about my Tahoe Boot Camps HERE.
Oct 27: Talk and workshop: The 4 Essential Pillars of Novel Structure. Mechanics Library, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. More info HERE.
Nov. 3: Half-day workshop: The First Ten Scenes to Frame Up Your Novel. Central Coast Writers, Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont St, Monterey, CA 93940. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sign up HERE.
