Going Public

(For a sample list of prepared workshops that
Laura offers, click here or page down.)
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Upcoming Appearances

Write On Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
May 28 & 29, 2010

Blog and video
interviews for
The Purifying Fire

These are posted on the
Planeswalkers page.

For groups seeking a prepared workshop,
here are some sample subjects in Laura's repertoire:

“Laura’s workshop blends useful information with fun. Her enthusiasm and professional experience inspired me to get back to my computer and write."
—Carol Serrone,Cincinnati

If you'd like to invite Laura to speak,
send her an EMAIL!

Upcoming Appearances

	Write On Vancouver Vancouver, Canada May 28 & 29, 2010
Laura will present two workshops and give the luncheon speech at this Vancouver conference.
World Fantasy Convention October 28-31, 2010 Columbus, Ohio
At this year's World Fantasy Con, Laura will make every effort not to oversleep and miss her scheduled meetings.

Summer 2009	Blog and video interviews for The Purifying Fire These are posted on the Planeswalkers page.
May 24, 2009 Suite101.com's "Six Shooter" Interview with Laura
	June 17, 2007 WVXU, 91.7 FM Click on the radio to hear the archived interview that Laura and her dad, science fiction writer Mike Resnick, did with host Frank Johnson.
Read a November 2006 interview with Laura on the Word Wenches blog.
	"For Author Resnick, Book Life Moves Beyond Romance" by Lila Hanft December 2005 profile of Laura, Disappearing Nightly, and Laura's pending sojourn to Jerusalem

Public Speaking
An experienced public speaker, Laura Resnick has given talks, taught workshops, and participated in discussion panels at such venues as the Tennessee Williams Festival, the Yukon Writers Retreat, Northern Kentucky University, the World Science Fiction Convention, the Central Ohio Fiction Writers, the Cincinnati Writers Project, Clinton Community College, the Ohio Valley Romance Writers, the Detroit Area Romance Writers, Novelists Inc., the Pikes Peak Writers Group, Con*Stellation, and the Space Coast Writers Conference.
Laura regularly speaks on a variety of writing-related subjects. Her speaking fees are negotiable, depending on the venue.

For groups seeking a prepared workshop, here are some sample subjects in Laura's repertoire:
Story Development: Putting It Together (And Taking It Back Apart) This workshop can be modified to suit a variety of time-frames, from a 90-minute session to an all-day seminar.
Once you have a story idea... what do you do next? This lively, interactive session examines some principles and practices for developing, constructing, revising, and fine-tuning a story from a basic idea. Together, Laura Resnick and attendees explore different ways in which premises lead to plots, themes, characters, and plot reversals, as well as the ways in which rejections and revision letters send the writer back to the drawing board to try again.
"Laura was a tremendous asset to our creative writing conference. She engaged the participants and helped them understand the elements of story development. We received numerous compliments on her workshops from emerging and experienced authors, across many genres. They appreciated her use of pertinent examples and particularly enjoyed her great sense of humor!" —Marcelle Dubé and Barb Dunlop, Organizers: 2005 Northern Writers Retreat
A Is For Agents This workshop best suits a time-frame of 1-2 hours.
The author explains what agents do, what an agent should do for you, whether you need an agent, how to find an agent, and how to tell if an agent is right for you.
“Laura’s workshop blends useful information with fun. Her enthusiasm and professional experience inspired me to get back to my computer and write." —Carol Serrone,Cincinnati
Twenty Questions This workshop best suits a time-frame of 1-2 hours.
Addressing the questions most-commonly asked by aspiring writers, the author talks about how to break into publishing, from queries and submissions, through negotiating your first contract.
"Laura's workshop helped me understand how to focus my story more clearly. At that same time, the constructive comments did good things for my self-confidence as a writer. —Claire Eamer, Canada