Marketing | Cathy C. Hall Writes

Quick! Check out the National Association of Baby Boomer Women! They’re sponsoring a contest called “The Age of Elegance” and you could win $100 if you can write really fast!

Good news: It’s only a 500 word essay about what you (the baby boomer woman, that is) considers her age of elegance. Easy, right? Unless you’re like me and still waiting for your age of elegance…

Bad news: The deadline’s May 31st. So, you really need to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and send that tasteful, elegant essay in!

Now, catch your breath. You have a week to sign up for Annette Fix’s Online Author and Book Promotion Workshop. Of course, if you sign up, I guarantee that Annette will have you working double-time on promotion! She’s the Senior Editor of WOW! Women on Writing ezine, but she’s also an author who has mega-promoted her book, The Break-up Diet: A Memoir.

In fact, Annette’s promoted her book all the way into an option for a cable TV series! Here’s what she says about her six-week intensive workshop: “By the end of this class, you will have a viable online marketing plan for your book, a platform for building awareness of your expertise/products/writing services, and a working knowledge of the vast options for online marketing.”

Whew! That’s a bunch of promotion-working in six weeks, but if you’ve published a book, or more importantly, are working on a book, this workshop could be the make-or-break difference for your marketing plan. And just in case you’re worried that it might be too technical for you, relax. Annette promises that you’ll get the guidance you need to navigate the social networks.

The workshop starts Monday, June 8, and you can get more info or register if you visit Annette’s site. Now, quick! Sign up- and start that essay, too. Time’s a-wastin’, writers!

Oh, what I would do if time were like money in a bank. If all those days I frittered away (is that a real word-frittered? or a Southern thing?) could be withdrawn now and used in a more, uh, constructive manner.

But time isn’t like that. And I have so many projects in the pan now that I haven’t seen the light of day for weeks. I’m seriously taking on the pallor of the undead. But maybe you’re looking for a project to get you started in your writing. Maybe Bella Online would be a good fit for you.

I stumbled across Bella Online when searching for an article and noticed they were looking for editors. It’s a web-content rich site where each editor builds her section. I should say each female editor, because it’s also an estrogen-rich site. Pay is tied in with advertising. If you have time to invest, you could really reap a big payoff.

These kinds of writing opportunities are geared to new writers with a need to establish a presence and experience. The site provides templates to work with and I had the impression, all the help you need. Take a look around, find out what editors Bella Online needs, and see what this site has to offer.

Lots of opportunities if you’ve got time on your hands. I’ve got to get back to work, but I plan to fritter away my Easter weekend…(Seriously, did I make up the verb “fritter”??? And thanks to Charkrem at flickr.com for the yummy apple fritters-which are real and delicious!)