Hope at Your Event

C. Hope Clark travels the country presenting to writers and readers. Her topics vary, sounding very much like her famous motivational essays in her FundsforWriters newsletters. She adores meeting with groups, with book clubs being her absolute favorite type of event! If you have an event recommendation or request, feel free to inquire. You can see Hope’s current calendar at http://chopeclark.com/news/events/ or inquire via email to hope@fundsforwriters.com / chopeclark@gmail.com

Hope gave the keynote workshop at the Safety Harbor Writers Conference: Solving the Mystery of Writing, on March 12, 2017. Hope could have left after her keynote address, but instead, she stayed throughout the day and made a point to talk to individual writers one-on-one. At the end of the day, Hope participated in a panel and stayed for a Q&A. She left such a good impression on so many that I believe my conference would have been a success had she been my only presenter. ~Laura Kepner, Safety Harbor Writers & Poets Conference, Clearwater, FL

Hope frequents the following types of venues:

• Book clubs
• Writing clubs
• Writing conferences
• Women’s conferences
• Schools (all levels)
• Libraries
• Friends of the Library groups
• Bookstores
• Arts Councils
• Recreation Centers
• Radio
• Television
• Podcasts
• Private Events in Homes
• SKYPE Events from My Home to Anywhere

Past topics have consisted of:

• Writing your Characters
• Plotting your Story to Success
• Keys to Solid Editing
• Habits of the Successful Writer
• Options for Publishing Your Book
• Funding Streams for Your Writing Career
• The Shy Writer Reborn: How the Introvert Functions in the Writing Profession
• Promotion for the Shy Writer
• Grants for Serious Writers
• Grants for Children’s Writers
• How Contests Can Aid Your Writing Career
• Landing an Agent: What They Tell You and What They Don’t
• Fiction vs. Nonfiction Writing: You Can Write Both
• Starting and Managing a Writer’s Group (where to pitch for members, rules to set up)
• Retreats for Writers
• Turning Reality into Fiction, Instead of a Memoir
• Platform and Self Promotion
• How to Write a Mystery
• Motivational – the making of a mystery writer
• The Making of a Mystery Series
• The Basics of Storytelling
• Why Every Writer Needs to Write for Magazines
• you may consider a custom talk to your attendees’ needs.

Some of Hope’s past events have included:

• Anderson County Library – Anderson, SC
• Arizona Women’s Press Association – Phoenix, AZ
• ArtWorks Arts Council – Beaufort, SC
• Batesburg Library – Batesburg, SC
• Bayou Writers Conference – Lake Charles, LA
• Berkeley County Library – Moncks Corner, SC
• Berkeley County Library – Sangaree, SC
• Berkeley County Library – Goose Creek, SC
• Berkeley County Library – St Stephens, SC
• Berkeley County Library – Daniel Island, SC
• Bettendorf Library – Bettendorf, IA
• Blue Ridge Writers Conference – Blue Ridge, GA
• Books on Broad – Camden, SC
• Books on Main – Newberry, SC
• Briggs Writers Group (via SKYPE) – TX
• Business of Writing Summit – Louisville, KY
• Calhoun County Library – St. Matthews, SC
• Carolina Shores Community Center – Carolina Shores, NC
• Carolina Writers Conference – Wadesboro, NC
• Chapin Library, Chapin, SC
• Coffee Shelf – Chapin, SC
• Darlington County Library – Darlington, SC
• David C. Collins Midwest Writers Center Conference – Davenport, IA
• Dorchester County Library – Summerville, SC
• Edisto Bookstore – Edisto Island, SC
• Edisto Book Club – Edisto Island, SC
• Farm at Weathers Creek – Cleveland, NC
• Florida Writers Conference – Orlando, FL
• Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC
• Friends of the Library – Calabash, NC
• Friends of the Library – Newberry, SC
• Fuquay-Varina Book Club – Fuquay-Varina, NC
• Georgetown County Library – Georgetown, SC
• Georgia Writers Association – Kennesaw, GA
• Half Full Coffee and Wine Bar (writers group) – Newberry, SC
• Henderson Writers Club – Las Vegas, NV
• Irmo Library – Irmo, SC
• Johns Island Book Club – Johns Island, SC
• Killer Nashville Conference – Nashville, TN
• Main Street Reads – Summerville, SC
• McCormick Library – McCormick, SC
• Meetup Book Club – Savannah, GA
• MENSA Chapter – Columbia, SC
• Mississippi Writers Guild Conference – Jackson, MS / Oxford, MS
• Missouri Writers Guild Conference – St Louis, MO
• Mobile Writers Guild Conference – Mobile, AL
• Moveable Feast (Litchfield Bookstore) – Pawleys Island, SC
• Newberry Friends of the Library – Newberry, SC
• Newberry Literary Study Club – Newberry, SC
• Night Harbor Book Club – Chapin, SC
• Nittany Valley Writers Network – State College, PA
• Oklahoma Writers Conference – Oklahoma City, OK
• Ozark Writers League – Branson, MO
• Paraprofessional Librarians Association – Irmo, SC
• Pelion Library –  Pelion, SC
• Pinopolis Book Club – Moncks Corner, SC
• Private Residence (Book Club) – Irmo, SC
• Private Residence (Soiree) – Pittsboro, NC
• Private Residence (Book Club) – Summerville, SC
• ProBeaufort Writers Club – Beaufort, SC
• Pun Sense Conference – Charleston, SC
• PubSmart Conference – Charleston, SC
• Rock Hill Literary Society – Rock Hill, SC
• Safety Harbor Writers and Poets – Clearwater, FL
• Saluda Library – Saluda, SC
• Sisters in Crime – Greenville, SC / Columbia, SC
• South Carolina Book Festival – Columbia, SC
• South Carolina Education Television – Columbia, SC
• South Carolina State Library Video Workshops – Columbia, SC
• South Carolina Writers Workshop Conference – Myrtle Beach, SC
• Southeastern Writers Conference – St Simons Island, GA
• Summerville Teachers’ Book Club – Summerville, SC
• NW Writers – Sylva, NC
• Timberlake Book Club – Chapin, SC
• Union Book Club – Union, SC
• University of South Carolina Writers’ Club – Columbia, SC
• West Virginia Writers Conference – Ripley, WV
• WKDK live radio, Newberry, SC
• Women Writers of the Desert Conference – Phoenix, AZ
• Writers Digest University Podcasts – Online

Cost for Hope’s Services/Appearances:

• Motel
• Travel (Hope drives, but will accept cost of airfare if less)
• Honorarium (varies based upon event)
• Book Sales