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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. |
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Laura regularly speaks on a variety of writing-related subjects. Her speaking fees are negotiable, depending on the venue.
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"The dynamic hour we spent 'creating' with Laura made plain the fact that no matter where a writer lives, there's a story."
—Jessica Simon, the Yukon Territory |
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For groups seeking a prepared workshop,
here are some sample subjects in Laura's repertoire:
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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.
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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.
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"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
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Acting Techniques for Writers
This workshop best suits a timeframe of
90 minutes to 2 hours.
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Having started off life as an aspiring actor before becoming a writer, Laura uses improvisational games, dialogue exercises, acting resources, and advice from actors to explore with attendees how the writer can use these lessons from the stage to enhance the pages of a novel. |
"Your workshop was wonderful, and a perfect antidote to that dazed, end-of-conference, zoning-out feeling."
—P.G. Nagle, author of Red River and Glorieta Pass
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A Is For Agents
This workshop best suits a time-frame of 1-2 hours.
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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.
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Twenty Questions
This workshop best suits a time-frame of 1-2 hours.
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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.
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“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
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"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 |
