Before writing full time, Sherri taught courses at many
universities and colleges, and was a computer trainer for several
companies. She taught workshops and has given lectures all over the
world.
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One of Sherri's favorite memories is of her first
publisher sponsored tour. In Baltimore, her media escort kept telling
her not to expect anyone to show. "We do this more for promo with the
stores than anything else."
When they arrived at the mall, the line went out of the
store, down the mall and wrapped around. Two teenagers on the elevator
with Sherri asked if she knew what famous person would be there. She
laughed and said, "I think they're here for me." They then wanted to
know if she was J.K. Rowling.
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Factoid: Sherri reads twelve dead languages,
including Classical and Medieval Latin and Old and Middle English. Her
father once asked her why she bothered, to which she replied: "Hey if
they ever resurrect Chaucer, I'm their girl."
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Workshops
For a
list of conferences and writer's meetings where I will be teaching
workshops, please
click here.
Topics:
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How to Keep Going With When the Going Gets Tough and the
Tough Wanna Head for Haagen-Dazs
Motivations
for for writers. Things to do to get over the wonderful life of
rejection and set-backs. How to stay focused and not give up.
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Are We Having Fun Yet?
A humorous and not-so-funny look at what it takes to be a full time
writer. Why we do what we do and how to cope with everyday life when we
need to be working. Also covers how to juggle family and work, and how
to deal with editors, fans and agents.
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You Can't Climb the Ladder with Your Foot in Your
Mouth.
Whether published or not, you have to choose your friends carefully and
your enemies even more so. 10 faux pas that can stop your career dead
in its tracks. How to maximize your potential and not get yourself into
swamp water.
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When Can I Quit My Day Job?
A realistic look at the business side of writing. How much money is
there to be made? When you can realistically expect to make a living
and what to do in the meantime.
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Who Squeezed My Charmin? How to make your book
irresistible to readers and editors. Whether published or not, we all
have to sell our books and ourselves to other people. Learn how to read
others and know what to say to make them take your book home and
treasure it
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The Fine Art of Schizophrenia: How to be more than one person at more than one publisher
and not go nuts
This is a realistic look at how to build more than one career while
maintaining a healthy life that doesn't leave you burned out. Can a
writer really build more than one sub-genre or genre?
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Heroes who sizzle and Heroines
who do more than shiver
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Schizophrenia II: Writing for More than one Genre or
Sub-Genre
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Is the Grass Purple on the Moon? Believable World Building
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Thinking Outside the Box: Promotion that Works.
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Building a Site That Gets Readers to Come Back
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Time Management for Real People Who Actually Want to Have
Lives
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What's the Game Plan? How to Plot a Series that Works.
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The Great Juggling Act: Balancing Historical Accuracy
with Reader Expectation.
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To Agent or Not to Agent, That is THE Question.
The pros and cons of agenting yourself
or letting someone else have control of your career.
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There Will Be Pork in the Trees By Morning.
Ever been told pigs will fly before you
sell that idea? Me too! Learn how to take an "unmarketable" book and
sell it from the woman who has made a career selling unmarketable books.
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