Lectures and Workshops
I lecture on a variety of topics related to getting a manuscript finished and published in all genres and styles.If you would like me to speak to your reader’s group or writer’s group, please contact me at jenniferashley@cox.net
Selected Topics
- Getting over the Hump: What it takes to finish the ms. and get it published
- Tips for Writers: Ten tips for staying sane, writing the best novel you can, and getting it published
- Agent Overview: How to land the right agent for you
- Writing the Query Letter: How to write a query letter that gets results
- E-publishing vs. Print Publishing: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of Each
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting . . . To Be Published: The ins and outs of offers, contracts, and what happens to your ms. after it’s sold.
- Title and Premise: How to Grab the Reader’s (and Editor’s) Attention before They Read a Word
I have presented at the following:
- Emerald City RW conference (Seattle, 2008)
- Glendale Libraries Author series (2008-2009)
- Maricopa County Libraries Author series (2008)
- Romance Writers of America National convention (Dallas, 2007)
- Arizona Authors Association
- Lincoln City Libraries "Turning the Pages of Romance" conference (Lincoln NE)
- Romantic Times Booklovers convention (St. Louis; Daytona Beach; Houston; Orlando)
- Scottsdale Library Writers Workshop (Scottsdale AZ)
- Desert Dreams Writers Convention (Scottsdale AZ)
- Desert Rose Romance Writers (Phoenix AZ)
- Prescott Writers
- Tucson Romance Writers
- Valley of the Sun Romance Writers (Phoenix AZ)
- North Carolina RW, online presentation
- The Beau Monde Regency Chapter, national RWA online workshop
- Ask an Author, national RWA online workshop