By Jessie Seigel, AIW Board Member At noon on Saturday, May 22, I will be moderating AIW’s panel, The Writer’s Life: A Report from the Field, at the LitArtlantic Festival, at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda. The panelists are film maker David Taylor, novelist C.M. Mayo, journalist Alan Elsner, and biographer/memoirist Kevin Quirk. Each of [...]
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Live Debate: Specialist or Generalist? Which is Better for Writers?
Is the need for more work forcing you to reconsider your writing focus? Are you contemplating developing a writing niche? Or maybe you’ve decided it’s time to be a generalist again? If you’re pondering these questions, I strongly recommend an upcoming event (it’s free) called Generalist vs. Specialist: Which Is Better in a Tough Economy? [...]
Network Solutions Presents the GrowSmartBiz Conference — September 29 in Washington, DC
NETWORK SOLUTIONS® TO HOST PREMIER EVENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: THE GROWSMARTBIZ CONFERENCE Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson to Keynote the Conference Enter code NSFRIEND or SHASHIB at checkout to register for the $299 conference for just $99, courtesy of AIW friend Shashi Bellamkonda, NetSol’s Social Media Swami. Hosted by Network Solutions®, the GrowSmartBiz Conference will [...]
Non-AIW Event in McLean, Virginia: Personal Branding Through Social Media — Tuesday, September 15
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 TIME: 6:30 pm for networking and 7 pm for the event COST: $15 LOCATION: Project Performance Corporation 1760 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102 These days, a great resume just isn’t enough. To build your platform, snag an awesome job, and win lucrative clients, you need a strong personal brand [...]
10 Ways to Make More Money as a Freelance Writer
Peter Bowerman and 9 other top authors share tips to help grow a freelance writing business Successful writers share one common trait: They market themselves using very easy-to-implement tactics. Yet even as demand for writers is skyrocketing, many freelancers would rather spend their time walking the dog or washing the dishes. “What we’ve got here [...]
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