Workshops and retreats are on the way: in-person time to write, side by side. Sign up below and you'll hear first when dates are set.
Workshops
There's nothing like writing in a room full of women doing the same brave thing. Come for the honest prompts. Leave with pages you didn't have that morning.
The Author Intensive — One day. Or two, if you want to go further.
Small, generative sessions on finding your voice. During our first day together, we'll move you from an idea to a real plan: personal branding, book structure, and an outline you can actually write from. Add a second day and we go further — the publishing landscape, and how to start selling your book before it ever launches.
On the horizon
This is where it's all heading: a few days somewhere beautiful to slow down, write, and remember who you are when no one needs anything from you. Just good food, real conversation, long walks, and the pages you've been meaning to write.
The first gatherings are taking shape, most likely in Sun Valley, my favorite place on earth, and maybe a Nashville weekend, too. Add your name and you'll be the first to hear as dates and places come together.
For your next event
Reinvention is the story I can't stop telling. Twenty-five years in brand management. A leap out of corporate with no plan whatsoever. A thirty-hour drive to Nashville with my dogs and most of what I owned sold behind me. A debut novel, after three books of nonfiction. I've lived enough plot twists to fill a Substack, so I did.
The talk brings those stories to the stage: the people who shape us, the risks worth taking, and the unexpected turns that make a life. Part memoir, part strategy, with a bit of laughter to boot. Your audience will walk away believing the next chapter is theirs to write.
Bring me in for an author talk on how books actually get written and launched, with honest answers to the questions writers ask. Or a short class: prompts on the table, everyone writing before the hour is out. Either way, I build it around your group, whether that's a library, a conference, or a community of writers and readers.
Brands I've worked with
Where I speak
Women's conferences
A keynote about next chapters, with stories, not slides.
Women's groups at work
A talk or a workshop, sized for a lunch hour or an offsite.
Libraries & book events
Author talks, Q&As, and real writing time.
Results
—Beth Amason
Co-Founder, Live in Love Club
VP, Fabric Innovation, 37.5 Technology
—Laureen Knutsen
Founder and CEO, The Essential Professional
Former Chief Transformation Officer, Broadcom, Inc.
—Jennifer Marcou
Founder & CEO, Marcou Coaching
Former General Manager, Microsoft
—Michelle Dray
Founder, The Authentic Revolution
Global Workday Alliance Leader, PwC
—Renée Aly
Author, Speaker, and Coach
—Sara Chase
Former Account Director
Drake Cooper
—Terri Stanton
Public Relations and Communications Leader
Authority Coach & Strategist
—Michele Keeffe
CEO, Belle Vie Investments
Belle Vie Investments
—Dana McLeod
CFO
Evoca TV
—Bill Hirschman
Portfolio Manager
Brown Advisory
What's coming up
Dates go up here as they're set: workshops, talks, and the first retreats. Join the list and you'll always hear first.
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Writing retreat · Sun Valley | A few days somewhere beautiful, with real time to write. Details land here first. | 1811844000 2027 |
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