Speaking & Conversations

Williamaye Jones speaks on storytelling, historical fiction, and what makes a novel truly work—drawing on decades of experience in publishing and editorial practice. Her work focuses on the intersection of history, women’s lives, and cultural memory, and the ways narrative shapes how we understand power, identity, and consequence across time.

She appears on panels, podcasts, and at conferences to explore narrative authority, reading culture, and the craft of storytelling—offering both a reader-first perspective and an insider’s view of how stories are shaped, refined, and brought to life.

Speaking topics include:

On Historical Fiction & Storytelling Craft

• Writing women into the margins of history
• Power, faith, and inheritance in historical fiction
• Reading like a writer—and why it matters
• Storytelling as cultural preservation
• Desire, censorship, and forbidden texts through history

On Self-Publishing & the Author's Path

• Self-publishing without regret: the mistakes that cost writers time and money
• Editorial process and manuscript readiness
• Revision strategy and publishing pathways

For writers at any stage. From first-time self-publishers to experienced authors reassessing their process.