Presentations & Speaking

For the last decade I’ve had the privilege of presenting workshops, seminars, keynotes, and webinars for writers’ conferences, organizations, and groups around the world.

Having spent decades working in the publishing industry on literally thousands of manuscripts, I’ve created practical, actionable techniques for authors to learn to deepen, develop, and hone their stories to effectively and powerfully convey their vision on the page (and actually enjoy the process!).

Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Edit Yourself with Tiffany Yates Martin from Ninety Degrees Media on Vimeo.

Upcoming Events

November 5: “Why Are Your Characters the Way They Are?” Writer’s Digest University

December 9: “Irresistible Openings and Satisfying Hooks” (brand-new class!), with Jane Friedman

January 24-March 22: “The Self-editing Intensive” (brand-new course) Mondays online from 1pm-3pm ET (12-2pm U.S. central time; 11-1pm U.S. mountain time; 10am-12pm U.S. PT; 5-7pm GMT). This is a small-group (max. 12 students) hands-on workshop course. Each class will include live instruction, plenty of one-on-one feedback from me, private one-on-one consultations, and weekly “homework” assignments and exercises specifically designed to guide you through editing and revising your manuscript every step of the way.

Tiffany Yates Martin by Bob Eckstein

Illustration by Bob Eckstein.

My workshops and presentations take complex story concepts and distill them into digestible ideas and easily actionable techniques to show authors in concrete steps how to more clearly see and assess their own work and improve their storytelling and craft, using a variety of practical techniques and tools, real-world examples, and optional hands-on demonstrations (“live edits”) with authors’ WIPs.

Download my speaking kit for a list of available workshops, and I can also customize presentations to your organization’s needs. I’ve presented for organizations including Writer’s Digest, Jane Friedman online courses, Writer Unboxed, the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, and many more.

If you’re interested in having me virtually join your writers’ group, chapter, or organization online—either for a workshop, presentation, panel, or discussion/Q&A—drop me a line.