WriteHive Annual Conference 2024

Lacy was honored to be asked to moderate the panel discussion "The Older Beginning Author: Never Too Late for a Plot Twist!" for the WriteHitve Annual Conference.

This online conference will be held from June 7th through 9th.

WriteHive Annual Conference 2024

Lacy will be a guest panelist for two discussion at the WriteHive Annual Conference: “Pitch Isn't A Bad Word” and “Writing Multiple Genres and Author Brand”

This online conference will be held from June 7th through 9th.

How to Build an Author Brand 2-Hour Workshop with Scribophile

In this 2-hour live online workshop, Lacy teaches authors how a marketer approaches developing a unique digital presence based on a framework that remains flexible across social media platforms, including tips on how to manage your online reputation and strategically market their work.

This online workshop is being presented on Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at 2:00pm EST.

The Kentucky Writing Workshop 2024

Your public image is more important now than it ever has been in the publishing world. With individuals being increasingly tasked with marketing their books, it’s vital to know how to manage your digital presence to give your stories the best chance to find their audience. Lacy will give in-person workshop participants tips on how to develop a unique online identity, manage their reputations, and strategically market their work.

This in-person session will be presented on April 19th, 2024 at 10:45 am EST.

The Boston Writing Workshop 2024

Your public image is more important now than it ever has been in the publishing world. With individuals being increasingly tasked with marketing their books, it’s vital to know how to manage your digital presence to give your stories the best chance to find their audience. Lacy will give virtual workshop participants tips on how to develop a unique online identity, manage their reputations, and strategically market their work.

This virtual session was presented on February 9th, 2024 at 1:15 pm EST.

Social Media Trends: 2023 Review & 2024 Forecasting

Writing for Hackernoon, Lacy reviews the social media landscape of 2023 and uses her professional expertise as a social media strategist and content creator to make predictions for what changes are coming to social media and digital marketing in 2024.

This article was published on January 2nd, 2024.

Interview with Virtual JaneCon Organizer, Lacy Phillips

Lacy spoke with Bonnets and Bootlaces blog as a representative of Virtual JaneCon, which she has been involved in as an organizer since its inception in 2020 and presented at twice.

The interview was published June 12th, 2023.

They came to TikTok for fun. They got stuck with sexualized videos

Lacy spoke with The Washington Post to give her professional advice as a social media manager on what users can do when a social media platform’s algorithm begins showing them disturbing and distasteful content.

This article was published December 14th, 2022.

Fourth Annual Ace Author Chat

Lacy hosted the fourth annual Ace Author Chat on Sunday, October 30th, 2022 on Twitter. Held in conjunction with Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week), the Ace Author Chat is a open forum question and answer session that exists to be a platform for all authors who self-identify on the asexuality and aromantic spectrum to discuss their work and how their sexual orientation informs their writing.

Virtual JaneCon 2022 Presentation: Size Matters, a fat costumer on body diversity in austen and austen-adjacent media

Lacy presented during Virtual JaneCon 2022 on the subject of fat characters in the Austen canon and other stories set in the Regency period, positive fat representation in filmed adaptations, and her experience of inclusivity as a fat costumer.

This talk debuted on July 16th, 2022.

Third Annual Ace Author Chat

Lacy hosted the third annual Ace Author Chat on Sunday, October 24th, 2021 on Twitter. Held in conjunction with Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week), the Ace Author Chat is a open forum question and answer session that exists to be a platform for all authors who self-identify on the asexuality and aromantic spectrum to discuss their work and how their sexual orientation informs their writing.

more research needed into how COVID-19 affects menstruation

Partly owing to an overwhelmingly popular Twitter thread from January 2021 about how Lacy’s menstrual period was disrupted by falling ill with COVID-19 in 2020 and again from getting the Pfizer vaccine, she spoke with journalist Soo Youn who used her experiences in an article for The Lilly News about how more research is needed into how Covid and the vaccines affect menstruation.

This article was published on May 27th, 2021

Virtual JaneCon 2021 Presentation: Did Knightley Groom Emma?

Lacy’s presentation during Virtual JaneCon 2021 presented evidence from Jane Austen’s novel Emma to answer the question of whether or not George Knightley groomed Emma Woodhouse.

This talk debuted on May 1st, 2021.

Ace Chat Podcast

Lacy was honored to be featured as the first guest on the Ace Chat podcast to discuss demisexuality, the foundation of Ace Author Chat, and Game of Thrones asexual character headcanons.

“Welcome to Ace Chat” debuted on April 2, 2021.