KEYNOTE/PLENARY PRESENTATIONS:

Why Write? Fame and Fortune or Grace and Glory?

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006

Has God Called You to Write?

• Hidden Manna Christian Writers Retreat, Houston, TX, January 2006
  

MENTORING CLINICS:

Six-session Fiction Mentoring Clinic taught at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, Mount Hermon, CA, March/April 2007 and 2008
          8-12 authors in attendance

Three-session Mentoring Clinic taught at the Spring Writers Day sponsored by the Orange County Christian Writers Fellowship, Irvine, CA, April 2007 and 2008
          8-12 authors in attendance

WORKSHOPS TAUGHT:

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Polishing the PUGS: Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling 

• Antelope Valley Christian Writers Conference, Lancaster, CA, May 2008
• Glorieta Christian Writers Conference, Glorieta, NM, October 2006
• American Christian Fiction Writers, Nashville, TN, September 2005
• Inspirational Writers Alive, Houston, TX, August 2005 
• Orange County Christian Writers Fellowship, Santa Ana, CA, April 2005 
• Christian Writers Fellowship conference, Girard, KS, April 2005 
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2004 and July 2008
• Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference (Advanced Track), CA, April 2004 
• Orange County Christian Writers Fellowship, Irvine, CA, March 2003 
• American Christian Romance Writers (online workshop), 2001 and 2003

Writing Your First Draft

• Christian Writers Fellowship conference, Girard, KS, April 2005
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2007

Refining Your Rough Draft 

• Christian Writers Fellowship conference, Girard, KS, April 2005
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2007

Self-editing Your Manuscript (fiction and nonfiction) 

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006 
• Christian Writers Guild, Words for the Journey, Houston, TX, August 2005 
• Bay Area Writers League, Houston, TX, August 2005 
• Christian Writers Fellowship conference, Girard, KS, April 2005 
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2004

Creating Consistent Characters

• North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Fort Worth, TX, September 2007

Crafting Complex Characters

• North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Fort Worth, TX, September 2007

Proofread like a Professional 

• Orange County Christian Writers Fellowship, Irvine, CA, April 2006

When Bad Things Happen to Good Sentences 

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006

Writing a Powerful Play Script

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006
• Biola University Christian Writers Conference, La Mirada, CA, 1989

Writing and Selling Church Play Scripts

• Glorieta Christian Writers Conference, Glorieta, NM, October 2006
• North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Fort Worth, TX, September 2007 

Getting Your Play Scripts Published

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006

Writing with Both Sides of the Brain 

• American Christian Fiction Writers conference, Dallas, TX, September 2006 
• Barnes and Noble Bookstore writers group, Houston, TX, August 2005 (co-taught with Janice Thompson)
• Inspirational Writers Alive, Houston, TX, August 2007 (co-taught with Janice Thompson) 

Typing without Pain 

• American Christian Romance Writers conference, Denver, CO, September 2004 
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2004 and July 2008 

How to Become a Freelance Editor/Proofreader 

• Glorieta Christian Writers Conference, Glorieta, NM, October 2006
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006 
• American Christian Romance Writers conference, Denver, CO, September 2004 
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2004

Working with a Freelance Editor 

• Glorieta Christian Writers Conference, Glorieta, NM, October 2006
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2008 

The Option of Self-publishing

• Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, Mount Hermon, CA, March/April 2007
  

Building Your Publishing Credits 

• Inspirational Writers Alive, Houston, TX, August 2005 and August 2007 
• Christian Writers Fellowship conference, Girard, Kansas, April 2005

Top Ten Myths of Becoming a Published Author

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2008

Ten Things Writers Do besides Write

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2007

Preparing for April 15: Tax Basics for Freelancers

• Glorieta Christian Writers Conference, Glorieta, NM, October 2007 
• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2008

Where Do Story Ideas Come From? 

• Inspirational Writers Alive, Houston, TX, August 2005 and August 2007 

Developing a Web Site

• Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA, July 2006

From Idea to Publication 

• Fullerton Women's Connection (Special Feature), Fullerton, CA, October 2003

Turning Personal Journals into Published Legacies 

• North Orange County Christian Women's Club, Brea, CA, 2000