{"id":599,"date":"2010-05-12T00:03:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T04:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beatrice.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/12\/blogging-workshop-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2010-05-11T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T02:21:11","slug":"blogging-workshop-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beatrice.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/12\/blogging-workshop-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"May 22: A Blogging Workshop in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years back, I spoke at the Pennwriters conference<\/a> about the importance of writers being able to market themselves, especially online; it was one of my first major public speaking engagements on the topic, and I got a lot of great feedback from it, and I’ve stayed in touch with the organizer, Lisa Diane Kastner<\/a>, ever since. Recently, she launched a new organization called the Running Wild Writers Community<\/a> in downtown Philadelphia, and it looks like she’s put together some great workshops on matters of both craft and practicality for the city’s literati, so I’m delighted to tell you that I’m planning to take the train down on Saturday, May 22, and teach an afternoon-long version of the blogging workshop I’ve given for the creative writing and professional education programs at several universities since Pennwriters helped me get my start.<\/p>\n

Here’s the course description<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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“We’ll talk about how writers can use blogs to develop their personal brands and establish an ongoing relationship with readers even before they’ve published their first work, as well as the opportunities for creative expression. We’ll also discuss some of the available technical resources, including their strengths and weaknesses, and touch upon elements of social media technology that can be integrated into a blogging strategy, and about how authors and publishers are using all these tools in today’s publishing environment.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I use a lot of examples from blogs you’ve seen me talking about here and at GalleyCat<\/i>, as well as drawing upon my own experience at both websites, and now that I’ve gotten comfortable with the topic, I don’t faint at the podium nearly<\/i> as much as I used to, so you’ll really be getting your $54 worth if you sign up. I mean, obviously I’m<\/i> going to recommend it for anyone within striking distance of Philadelphia, but I’ve been assured that it really is a good class, so if you’re in the neighborhood, I’d be delighted to see you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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