Seminars
for Writers
The
best thing I did for my sagging writing career was take a workshop by
Paul Lima. Within three months, I tripled my freelance income. The
inspiring workshop – chock full of practical tips –
re-energized my freelance batteries.
- Diana Cawfield
- Diana Cawfield
Discover the Joy of Writing Fiction
Frustrated because all those stories bumping around in your head never seem to get beyond the dream stage? Discover the Joy of Writing Fiction will show you how to get those ideas onto paper! In this hands-on workshop you will discover techniques that will effectively generate story ideas, develop those ideas into a workable outline, and you will learn tactics and give you the satisfaction of completing a solid first draft of your story, leaving you plenty of time for a final edit before submission.
Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010 from 9:30 am to 3:30 am
Where: St. Luke’s Anglican Church,1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, Ontario
Cost (includes GST): $89
Pay online: www.writeware.ca. Go to the workshops page and choose Discover the Joy of Writing Fiction.
More information: workshops@writeware.ca
How to Find and Price Corporate Assignments
Are you grabbing the first writing job you can find, getting clients you don’t want and frustrated at scraping by on low-balled assignments?
In this workshop you will:
- Learn techniques that will get you better assignments
- Bbe shown simple yet effective business practices that can halt the problems of under-pricing and working for unwanted clients
- Use in-class examples and case studies to help you mold your business into what you want it to be
When: Saturday, May. 01, 2010 from 9:30 am to 4:30 am
Where: St. Luke’s Anglican Church,1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, Ontario
Cost (includes GST): $89
Pay online: www.writeware.ca. Go to the workshops page and choose Discover the Joy of Writing Fiction.
More information: workshops@writeware.ca
Create your own Seminar
If you belong to an association or an informal group of writers interested in professional development, talk to Paul about putting on a seminar for your group. Seminar topics Paul can cover include:
- How to Find Corporate Writing and Editing Assignments
- How to Price Corporate Writing and Editing Assignments
- How to Write Newspaper or Magazine Article Query Letters
- How to Write Newspaper or Magazine Article Leads
- Copywriting 101: How to write effective ad copy
- Harness
the Business Writing
Process: From e-mail to major reports
- Business Writing:
Effective E-mail Writing
- How
to Write Media Releases.
- Search
Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Writing for the Web
- E-courses for writers - email-based courses on freelance writing as well as business and promotional writing
- Customized business writing seminars - offered on-site and customized for your staff
- Blog on the business of freelance writing and business and promotional writing