Speaking
–UPCOMING CLASS–
Blogging & Beyond: How to Launch a Successful Online Writing Career
Writing online content is a great way to hone your writing craft, get published, and make money. Lela left a traditional job to begin writing online in 2006. This talk covers the basics of where to find writing jobs (and determine if they are legitimate or a scam), how to write the most common types of web content, apply for work, and find your niche. Students also learn about the various types of revenue streams available to online writers, as well as how to use free blogging software to use as an online resume of your work. This class is designed for beginning and experienced writers.
In this 3-hour course you will learn:
· Where to find online writing jobs
· How to identify a good opportunity vs. a scam
· Accepted methods of applying for work online
· How to create a blog for the purpose of getting paid work
· Types of revenue streams available to online writers
· How to brand yourself and promote your work
· Components of successful online posts and articles
· The five most common types of online articles
· Where to find images
· Business issue specific to online writers
· And more!
Where & When:
August 24, 6pm - 9pm, John Brown University Rogers Campus
August 28, 9am - 12pm, John Brown University Rogers Campus
Class fee if received before August 10th: $49
Class fee if received after August 10th: $59
To register, email Lela at ldavidson98@gmail.com.
Please register soon. Class size is limited to the first 24 respondents!
I would also love to speak to your small group or conference attendees on the following subjects:
Writing Family Essays for Fun and Profit
Writing family essays is a great way to capture your memories in a way they can be shared and enjoyed by others. Whether you are writing about events as they occur, or bringing genealogical research to life, the family story is a powerful tool for sharing your experience. In addition to capturing priceless family moments and history on paper, writing family essays is a great way to hone your writing craft, get published, and even make money. This talk covers the basics of how to find time to write, capture life’s important moments on paper, edit your work, and find markets for publication.
Breaking Into Local and Regional Family Magazines
Writing for local and regional magazines is a great way to hone your writing craft, get published, and make money. If you are a parent, you are probably qualified to write for parenting and family magazine. This talk covers the basics of where to find family magazines, how to write the most common types of articles they need, and how to submit your work.
Journaling
Writing a journal is an extremely rewarding and renewing hobby. And for more serious writers, journal can help to “prime the pump”, hone your writing craft, and keep track of ideas for future development. This talk covers different type of journaling that help the writer achieve various goals, including creating a document of your life, processes difficult experiences or decisions, increasing self-awareness, practicing creative writing techniques, and creating a personal writing practice.
Tool Kit for Building Your Writer’s Platform
You’re a writer. You keep hearing you need a platform, and you sort of know what that is. But where do you begin. This talk covers easy-to-use tools for building a writing presence online, in print, and in person. Lela left a traditional job in 2006 to pursue writing full time. Learn how she leveraged free resources to build a loyal readership made up of the target demographic for her fiction (and often got paid for it!). The class covers several specific techniques for building platform including social media (Facebook, Twitter, online communities), blogging, public speaking. It also teaches students how to ensure their efforts are efficient, effective, and ultimately working toward the goal of getting published. This class is designed for beginning and experienced writers.
Need a class tailored to your group or company? I can do that too.
The class I took from Lela was a perfect introduction to online writing. I entered the class knowing nothing about how to launch an online writing career, and I left with all the tools and resources I needed to make it happen. Her ongoing support and guidance after the class was over has been invaluable! She has really brought me into the online writing community–something I would never have been able to do on my own.
– Melanie Nolen, Arkansas
