{"id":204,"date":"2021-09-19T18:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T18:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2026-06-11T04:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T04:22:38","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/it\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"shortcode-dab552eb916673c97d0a7cde1bc16d93\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"SpecialHeading fw-heading  text-left mt-20 mb-60\" id=\"shortcode-126d33aa9d35a3e16da6de4da52f7db0\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"special-title special-heading-letter\">Speaking &amp; Conversations<\/h1>\t\t<div class=\"special-subtitle\">Workshops, salons, and readings on storytelling, historical fiction, and the craft of narrative.<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"SpecialTextBlock pos-r\" id=\"shortcode-358eccaaac4912655811d96579c7de94\" >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"special-text-block-content font-subheading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"437\">Williamaye Jones speaks on storytelling, historical fiction, and what makes a novel truly work\u2014drawing on decades of experience in publishing and editorial practice. 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