Events & Workshops . . . Need an entertaining yet informative speaker for your conference or meeting? Scheduled Workshops: Please check back for new workshop dates for 2009. Ruth's workshops include:  Can We Talk: Discuss your writing with confidence  Persistence: Do you have what it takes to survive and thrive  Anti-Plotting: Let your characters tell you what to write  Improv for Authors: Learn how improvisational comedy techniques can add life to your characters and plots in any genre  Sales Skills for Authors: Tips gleaned from sixteen years in sales/marketing  Rejection: One 'no' closer to 'yes' She has presented workshops at numerous regional and national romance writing conferences. For more information, contact Ruth at ruthjk@ruthjkaufman.com. Check back for events!