If you’d like me to be a speaker at your one-time online conference or event

I define an online conference as featuring many speakers (not just me). I do not accept invitations to speak at online conferences if any of the following apply:

• If the conference charges for attendance but does not pay speakers
• If the conference pays speakers only through affiliate marketing arrangements or by sharing registrant emails
• If the conference is free for people to attend live, does not pay speakers, and sells the material after the event is over

If you're running an online conference and you pay speakers (with money!), I’d love to hear from you. Please let me know:

• your anticipated or past attendance for the event
• registration fees (if any)
• how the sessions will be available
• how long you expect to make the sessions available (and where and to whom)

As a general rule, I don’t allow my talks to be recorded and made available for free to the public after the event is over. It’s OK if the talk continues to be available to registrants only.

I do sometimes speak at online conferences at no charge, but there are many variables. Reach out and let me know more about your event.

If you'd like me to teach an online class or webinar with you

I actively teach online classes with organizations such as Writer's Digest, Authors Guild, Inked Voices, and Craft Talks, among others. Usually these are live, one-time events that last 1-2 hours; they’re recorded so that registrants can watch again or so that people don't have to attend live unless they want to.

On my own, I offer about two dozen paid webinars per year that attract between 100-600 students per session. I bring in roughly $10,000 for every webinar I self-host, which is a nice payday, but there is a drawback to hosting my own sessions: It requires a considerable amount of administration, customer service, marketing, and post-production work.

If I teach a webinar for or in partnership with another organization, I'm considering two important factors: (1) whether I'm competing against my own offerings, and (2) if I'm gaining the advantage of showing up to teach without the burden of administration, customer service, and so on.

I can only teach an online class in partnership with you if the following criteria are met:

• I keep all rights to the material.
• The recording is made available only to paid registrants afterward.
• The recording should not be sold a la carte or as part of a membership after the fact.