Some of My Past Presentations
Picayune Writers Group Annual Writers Symposium - Sept. 2023
Picayune, MS
Not "Just the Facts"-Adding Life to Nonfiction
Creative Minds Writers Group - July 2023
Ponchatoula, LA
Writing for Contests
Writing Cozy Mysteries
Books Along the Teche Literary Festival - March 2023
New Iberia, LA
Fanning Your Creative Spark
Picayune Writers Group Workshop - January 2023
Picayune, MS
Breaking the Rules
Mississippi Poetry Society - South Branch - January 2023
Gautier, MS
Breaking the Rules
Picayune Writers Group Annual Conference 2022
Picayune, MS
Opening panel - Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Marketing on a Budget - presentation
The Puzzle - Getting the Pieces to Fit
Poplarville, MS via Zoom
Self-Publishing: Where to Start
Poplarville, MS
Creativity for Poets
Mississippi Poetry Society - South Branch, Gautier, MS January 2022
Southern Christian Writers Group - New Orleans, LA June 2022
The Busy Woman's Guide to Creativity
Pine Belt Women's Expo, Hattiesburg, MS, February 2022
Why Your Memoirs Matter
P.E.O, Mandeville, LA - January 2022
Fay B. Keigler Children's Book Festival 2021
The Story and the Student
Creativity (with author Laura Anne Ewald)
Writing the Short Stuff
2019 Picayune Writers Group Writers Symposium
Killer Nashville 2019 (three panels)
How to Put Your Protagonist in Peril
Believe: Writing Faith Based Literature
Taking a Break: Writing Stories Set Around Holidays
Networking and Continued Growth as a Speaker
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Faith Based Speaking and Testimony
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Using Family Drama in Your Writing
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Storytelling and Interpretive Reading
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Public Speaking: Make Your Case to Listeners
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
The Publishing Puzzle
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Storytelling and Reading Children's Stories
Heritage Christian Academy, Picayune, MS
Sales: Communicating to Meet Their Needs
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Interviewing Skills and Social Media Usage
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Authors Round Table Discussion (Panel Member)
Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS
Marketing Your Book on a Budget
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
Killer Nashville, 2018 (four panels)
Writing the Cozy
Writing Family Life/Family Sage/Historical Fiction
Writing Faith-Based Literature
Writing Political Mysteries and Thrillers
Bring Nature to Life in Your Writing
Teen Outdoor Education and Service, Audubon Nature Center, New Orleans, LA
Marketing Your Book on a Budget
Sandy's Business Center, Poplarville, MS
The Story in the Verse
Mississippi Poetry Society - South Branch, Gautier, MS
Christmas Storytelling as Mrs. Claus (multiple years)
Poplarville Public Library, Poplarville, MS
Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS
Piney Woods Heritage Festival Storytelling
The Crosby Arboretum/Mississippi State University Extension Service, Picayune, MS
Louisiana Ladies of Mystery (panel)
2017 Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA
Publishing Alternatives for Today's Authors
Celebrating the Written Word, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
You Should Be Writing Your Memoirs
Picayune Writers Group Free Writers Symposium, Picayune, MS
Bringing Nature to Life in Your Writing (three sessions)
The Crosby Arboretum/Mississippi State University Extension Service, Picayune, MS
Recycling Crafts for Children (two sessions)
Poplarville Public Library, Poplarville, MS
My Journey as a Christian Writer
Southern Christian Writers Guild, Mandeville, LA
Your Memoirs, Your Testimony
Ethel Vaughn Circle, United Methodist Women, First United Methodist Church, Picayune, MS
Writing and Places to Put Your Writing
Retired Education Personnel of Pearl River County, Picayune, MS
Getting Started on Your Memoirs
First Annual Beauvoir Book Festival, Biloxi, MS
Storytelling Panel
Fay B. Keigler Children's Book Festival, USM, Hattiesburg, MS (two sessions)
Christmas in July: Getting Ready to Sell Your Books in the Holiday Season
Creative Minds Writers Group, Ponchatoula, LA
Picayune Writers Group, Picayune, MS
Market Your Books on a Dime
General Session, Berries, Bridges and Books Writers Conference, Hammond, LA; sponsored by Creative Minds Writers Group, Ponchatoula, LA
Why Writers Need Reviewers: The Reviewer Is My Friend
Gulf Coast Writers Group, Biloxi/Gulfport, MS
Downsizing Panel (Panel Participant)
Friends of the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS
Tell-A-Bration (Storytelling)
Poplarville, MS (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Welcome to the World of Social Media
Creative Minds Writers Group, Ponchatoula, LA
Brown Bag Book Review - Chicken Soup for the Soul (with Jan Penton Miller)
Friends of the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS
Local Authors and Books Panel (Panel Participant)
Friends of the Poplarville Public Library, Poplarville, MS
Pearl, The Turtle (Storytelling)
Roseland Park Elementary School, Picayune, MS
Brown Bag Book Review - Death in the Daylilies
Friends of the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS
Blueberry Jubilee (Storytelling)
Poplarville, MS (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
From Visual to Audible: Get Your Books on Audio
General Session, Berries, Bridges and Books Writers Conference, Hammond, LA; sponsored by Creative Minds Writers Group, Ponchatoula, LA
Storytelling Sessions
Roseland Park Elementary School, Picayune MS
Bedford Care Center, Picayune, MS
Hide-A-Way Lake Newcomers and Friends Club, Picayune, MS
Harness the Power of "What If"
8th Annual Free Writers Symposium, Picayune, MS; sponsored by Picayune Writers Group
Southern Bound Book Shop, Biloxi, MS
Getting Started on Your Memoirs
Southern Bound Book Shop, Biloxi, MS
The Senior Center of South Pearl River County, Picayune, MS
Brown Bag Book Review - "Taking the Mystery out of Mystery Writing"
Presentation with fellow author Jim Luke - Friends of the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, MS