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THE BUSINESS OF WRITINGPower ResearchingF12-B01
Fall Résumé Tune-upF12-B02
Writing for Business/Writing for the Real WorldF12-B03
How to Write a Book ProposalF12-B04
Submitting Your Short Stories for PublicationF12-B05
Getting Started as a Freelance WriterF12-B06
Basics of Editing and ProofreadingF12-B07
Writers and Their WebsitesF12-B08
Developing A Writer’s PortfolioF12-B09
The State of the Art: Reading & Writing in the Mobile Computing AgeF12-B10
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Monthly Story SlamTues., May 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Lunch Break Book TalksHosted by Steve Huff Book Discussions at Valley ManorMay 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Culinary Reading and Discussion GroupHosted by Sandy Bosworth & Kathy Pottetti
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The days are long past when you had to travel to the great centers of learning to do your research. Today’s databases, available in the Monroe County Library System, as well as a variety of open-access sources, make it possible to research most subjects in many disciplines from almost anywhere. Whether you are writing fiction or non-fiction, much depends on your ability to access reliable information. We’ll look at such sources as Novel New York, the New York Public Library, the New York State Library and other sources. The second half of this seminar will be a work session. Bring your laptop.
This three-hour workshop will examine current accepted résumé forms and styles, and review the do’s and don’ts of résumé preparation. Each participant will bring examples of his or her current résumé(s) for review. General and specific résumés will be discussed, as well as crafting strong cover letters and thank-you notes.
Whether putting pen to paper or typing a quick e-mail or text message, the ability to write effective and compelling business communiqués is a highly desirable skill, as useful personally as it is professionally. This five-week mini-course will focus on the creation of sharp, readable and effective business documents. Each week, participants will compose a variety of written work, from standard letters to promotional and publicity pieces - - or whatever best suits participants’ needs. Participants will work individually with the instructor and in groups to revise and polish their work. Feedback will be encouraged by all participants based on established class rubrics (think guidelines for success). 
One of the biggest mistakes non-fiction writers make is writing a book before submitting it. Publishers like to work with non-fiction writers in the shaping and development of non-fiction books. That is why submitting a book proposal should come BEFORE doing all the work of writing the book. This class will teach students how to format a book proposal and give them tools and strategies to begin their own research, introduce non-fiction writers to the best strategies for targeting and wowing agents, and publishing companies with a powerful book proposal.
You don’t have to be published in the New Yorker or even the Missouri Review to start taking your short stories seriously. There are over 1,000 quality venues online and off for reaching a wide readership and building your publishing credits. This class will help you start where you are - assess where you are most likely to get published right now. Students will learn how to write a strong cover letter and Nina will work briefly with each student to make sure they leave with at least three solid leads.
You need more than writing skills and a computer to be a successful freelance writer. You also need business sense, knowledge of the market, and a firm grasp of the tricks of the trade, among other attributes. Ruth E. Thaler-Carter will share her 25-plus years of experience in this tough but highly rewarding arena, working from her booklet, Get Paid to Write! Getting Started as a Freelance Writer.
Learn the essentials of proofreading and editing, including marks and symbols, essential style manuals, using Microsoft Word as an editing tool, and working effectively with clients and colleagues, as well as helpful organizational resources. Ruth E. Thaler-Carter brings more than 25 years of experience as a freelance writer and editor to this essential nuts ‘n’ bolts class.
Writers today have to get noticed on the World Wide Web, and that means having our own websites. Find out the basics of creating a website: getting a domain name and hosting service, and designing an effective, attractive website that will help attract readers and publishers to your work. Freelance writer/editor Ruth E. Thaler-Carter maintains her own website, manages content for several others and has created some sites herself. She will provide tips on why writers should have websites and how to get them started, show you how to find and use templates and basic design techniques, and provide examples of writers’ good and bad sites to use as inspiration. Note: This is a general class, not a high-tech offering.
In the past, a writer’s portfolio was a notebook or binder holding copies of published works, called clips (for “clippings,” as in articles clipped out of the newspaper or magazine where they were published) that writers toted along to in-person interviews. In today’s electronic age, freelance writers often need—or want—to present their work to prospective clients, agents, editors or publishers whom they cannot visit in person. Today’s portfolio has to be more flexible and beyond faxing or mailing a couple of published articles. This one-session class will look at ways to develop your portfolio that create opportunities to share your work, both published and in-progress.