Cheryl speaks on these topics:
- Technical communications, such as technical writing, interviewing techniques, editing, and conceptualization and design
- Findability, such as search engine optimization (SEO), designing usable navigation, and indexing technical and non-technical content
- Technical marketing communications
- Marketing services as a freelancer
- Writing and editing books
- Mental health
- Caregiving
Speaking Venues
- Professional development meetings and workshops
- Conferences
- Colleges and universities
- Corporate events
- Bookfairs and bookstores
- Libraries
- Webinars
- Podcasts
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, March 8, 2026, 6-8 p.m.: Cheryl will read from her book, Those Wild Northwest Days, Second Edition, at WordFest at the St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue, Longview, Wahington. This monthly event features three Pacific Northwest authors reading from a wide range of genres and an open mic session.
- Saturday, May 9, 2026, 4-6 p.m.: Cheryl will give a presentation about mental illness and homelessness and read from her memoir, The Best I Can Do, at the “Library After Dark” Author Series hosted by the Friends of Warrenton Community Library at the Warrenton Community Library, 160 South Main Avenue, Warrenton, Oregon (five miles south of Astoria).
- Sunday, November 29, 2026, noon-3 p.m.: Historically Hip Author Fair in Issaquah, Washington
Recordings
- In The Essential Mindset episode of “Surviving at Work while Caregiving at Home” on May 30, 2024, Ann Rockley and Cheryl talk about coping at work when caring for a spouse with a mental illness.
- Cheryl’s interview about her memoir, The Best I Can Do, by Seattle filmmaker B.J. Bullert
- “How to Write about Difficult Topics in Memoirs” on The Writing Podcast by Journey Sixty6
- Cheryl’s conversation with Jan Lewis of Be My Guest on Upton Cable Television about book indexing and speaking at job seekers groups