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My fall schedule will be available on September 3, and registration is now open for the Claim Your Story Conference in Ashland, Oregon on October 4. Fabulous line up of workshops! Keynote speaker is Melissa Hart talking about writing the book you want to read. She’ll also be teaching a workshop on scenes in fiction and memoir.  Brilliant author and instructor Midge Raymond will be talking about branding and publishing. I’m going to lead workshops on Brave on the Page and What’s in a Title?

And then, of course, there is Ashland, always lovely in the autumn.  Here’s a glimpse of it: