| I am a staunch proponent of networking (I like | | | | 2006. It has been and continues to be a labor of |
| the word schmoozing). Getting your name out in | | | | love fraught with equal amounts of frustration. |
| the marketplace is the only way of being taken | | | | The whole process continues to help me grow as |
| seriously as a writer. | | | | a person as well as a writer...all because of a web |
| One of the ways to market your talent is to | | | | design workshop that I was coerced into |
| take a writer's workshop. The advantages of a | | | | attending. |
| workshop are two-fold: | | | | We all have varied interests. There is a plethora |
| · You get to network or schmooze. | | | | of writing markets out there to match our |
| It's important to be with other writers. There are | | | | different interests, making writing a wide-open |
| days when I wonder if am going in the right | | | | business opportunity. You may even want to try |
| direction, only to find, through similar discussion | | | | something totally different from your usual writing |
| with fellow writers, that I am. Writers inspire one | | | | genre. I'm glad I did, it has created a whole new |
| another. They can also point you in the direction | | | | world of writing markets for me. |
| of a possible writing opportunity. | | | | Take a writing workshop and stretch your gray |
| · You learn something. | | | | matter. It will be a fun and inspirational learning |
| No matter how talented I think I am, there is | | | | experience guaranteed to tweak your creativity. |
| always room for learning skills that will improve | | | | So, get out there and schmooze, not snooze. |
| my marketability. Currently, I am learning web | | | | Copyright © 2006 by Pamela Beers. All rights |
| design and content. I never thought I would ever | | | | reserved. |
| have a web site. It was published in February of | | | | |