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
Wordstock: Sat. Oct. 2, Ryerson University - Toronto
The 15th edition of Wordstock will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Ryerson School of Journalism, at the corner of Gould and Church Sts. in Toronto. The keynote address will feature one of the country’s finest writers, The Globe and Mail’s Ian Brown, winner of four National Newspaper Awards, six National Magazine gold awards, and recently winner of two major awards for Canadian non-fiction for his book “The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son.”
Paul Lima will be one of over a dozen presenters. He will be conducting two sessions: Successful freelance writing, as a business and a craft and (re)Discover the joy of creative writing.
Other sessions include: Packing great writing into 650 words or so, The mystery novel you have always wanted to write, Magazine readers want stories, The Future of Digital Media, Telling great stories about the news of the day, Sustaining the long feature, “What is this thing called voice … and how do I find mine?”, Writing for multiple platforms, Self-editing, Getting your opinions across with conviction and grace, Writing with a Slow Hand: From Romance to Erotica and Beyond.
Registration is just $75 for the full day, and includes lunch.
More Wordstock information, including times of all sessions.
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
- Books for writers - books on business writing, copywriting, and the business of freelance writing
- Customized business writing seminars - offered on-site and customized for your staff