www.inkthinkerblog.com — Here’s the official full schedule for the WIW Freelance Success seminar on November 11, with yours truly as host. Register now before the price goes up on Tuesday!
BUILDING YOUR FREELANCE SUCCESS, ONE PUBLICATION AT A TIME
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Sponsored jointly by the Johns Hopkins University Master of Arts in Writing Program and Washington Independent Writers.
Johns Hopkins University, Bernstein-Offit Building, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
8:00-8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Mary Collins (Hopkins/WIW) and Lisa Daniel (WIW), introduction of Kristen King (WIW) as host.
9:00-10:15 a.m. Moving Up The Magazine Totem Pole
Moderator: Ellen Ryan, managing editor, Washingtonian.
Panelists: Meg Guroff, features editor, AARP: The Magazine; Holly Smith, features editor, Maryland Life; and Cathy Alter, a freelance writer for Washingtonian, Self and People; will discuss how to pitch ideas to different types of magazines and how to build a network of connections, starting with smaller or regional magazines, which can lead to publication in larger and more prestigious markets.
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:45 a.m. Beyond Magazines and Newspapers
Panelists: Mary Collins, nonfiction advisor for Johns Hopkins’ MA in Writing program, and Pat McNees, author of Dying: A Book of Comfort and other nonfiction titles, will explore alternative writing markets, including educational products for major clients, such as National Geographic and the Discovery Channel, museum copy for traveling exhibits for the Smithsonian and similar organizations, and book assignments for large corporations or even private individuals, who want to write substantial family histories.
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00-2:15 p.m. Tricks of the Trade
A successful freelancer since 1976, Lester Reingold, who has written for Air & Space/Smithsonian, American Heritage and Condé Nast Traveler, will lead a discussion about how to get ahead of the tight competition in freelance writing. Everyone knows you have to write well, query well, do revisions and build relationships with editors. But what are those secrets to success that the most accomplished freelancers hold close at hand. We’ll hear from Ann Cochran, Washingtonian, AmericanStyle, Modern Bride and Virginia Living; Beryl Lieff Benderly, Science, Ladies Home Journal, Scientific American Mind and Preservation; Christopher J. Gearon, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, AARP and Kiplinger’s.
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-4:15 p.m. Moving from Freelance Hobby to Freelance Business
How do you change from writing the occasional article as a hobby to building a business as a freelance writer? How do you balance your creative work with your money-making writing? Join these four fulltime freelance writers as they discuss moving to that next step—beyond occasional publication to writing for a livelihood. John Pulley, a specialist in higher education and former staff writer and editor at The Chronicle for Higher Education will lead the discussion with Lisa Daniel, whose decade in freelancing spans the “fun work” of newspapers and magazines to the “serious money” of newsletters, white papers and other marketing communications; Kristen King, Delaware Parent and The Rose & Thorn Literary Ezine, and www.kristenkingfreelancing.com, which was recently named a finalist in the Writer’s Digest Best Writer’s Website Contest; and Ed Vilade, whose 40-year career includes newspapers, magazines, Cabinet-level media relations manager and two details to the White House, Vilade has since been a top speechwriter for dozens of CEOs, Cabinet secretaries, governors, senators, university presidents and other assorted clients.
WIW Member cost is $99 before October 30th and $119 after October 30th. Non-member cost is $159 before October 30th and $189 after October 30th. Student cost is $59 before October 30th and $79 after October 30th. Reservations are required. Sign up online at the WIW Web site www.washwriter.org/seminar.html, send e-mail to rsvp@washwriter.org or call the WIW office at (202) 775-5150. Please mention the event for which you are responding and your membership status.
As I mentioned before, I will be hosting and I will be LOOKING FOR YOU! Don’t leave me hanging, baby.
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www.kristenkingfreelancing.com
Finalist in 2006 Writer’s Digest Best Writer’s Website Contest
Contents Copyright © 2006-2014 Kristen King
www.inkthinkerblog.com — According to some info my husband forwarded me, cell phone numbers are going to be released to telemarketing companies in November. I have no idea whether it’s true, but there’s no harm in calling the National Do Not Call Registry to add your cell phone number to the list so you don’t get charged airtime for solicitations. Using the phone you want to register, dial 888-382-1222 and follow the prompts (or just go to their website). It takes less than a minute. I’ve done it for all of my phones and saw a huge decrease in unsolicited calls very quickly, so I’m all for it. Your mileage may vary, so use your good judgment.
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