Do you need a speaker for your next conference, workshop, or teleseminar?
As the Director of NAIWE and a long-time writer, speaker and entrepreneur, I enjoy speaking about the freelance life and its many benefits (and potential pitfalls). Here is a brief overview of the presentations I offer. Talks average 55 minutes, but I have versions of varying lengths to fit most situations. Most seminar modules can be combined to fit a theme or address specific audience needs.
If I am scheduled to speak at your event, you are welcome to use the information on this page, including bio and workshop descriptions, in your promotional materials. For pre-conference publicity, I have articles available or can write on a specific topic for your organization’s magazine, newsletter, or convention program.
I’d love to talk with you about speaking at your event. E-mail me at Janice @ DoingWhatMatters . com or NAIWE.com, and let’s plan something exciting!
Bio
Janice Campbell has been writing and speaking about things that matter for over two decades. She’s Director of the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE), the author of the Excellence in Literature curriculum and other education resources, and Grammi to Imogen Violet. Whether teaching writers and entrepreneurs how to create multiple streams of income or high school students to love literature, Janice’s focus is on lighting lamps so that others can more easily find their way.
Speaking Topics
Writing and Business
Do What Matters, Make it Pay: How to Create Multiple Streams of Income in a One-Person Business
If you structure your business strategically, you can earn what you need, doing what you love, from wherever you are. Join us to learn a five-step process for creating active and passive income, along with a three-step time management process that will help you get it done. You’ll leave with an expanded vision for what works, and concrete ideas for getting started.
Microbusiness for the Self-Reliant Homesteader
What is the one self-reliance skill many families forget to study? If you guessed entrepreneurship– the art of creating your own income– you’re absolutely right. Even if you’re fully prepared for emergencies and living sustainably, it can be hard to survive without a way to earn money outside of a job. So how can you learn to create extra streams of income that can provide financial stability, and even allow you to escape the 9-5 work world? And how can you teach those skills to your children?
Join us to learn how it’s possible for you (or your teens) to start a microbusiness on a shoestring and earn what you need, doing something you love, from wherever you are. You’ll hear how other families are doing just that, both online and offline, with examples of real businesses based on skills as varied as fly fishing, iron forging, and writing. If you want to build entrepreneurial skills that are good, not only for independence now, but for generations to come, this is a presentation you won’t want to miss.
Marketing 101 for Entrepreneurial Writers
It doesn’t do much good to be excellent at your craft if you don’t have any readers or clients. If you want to build a successful writing career, you must learn to think like an entrepreneur. You’ll be scribbling notes like crazy as we cover some of the best and cheapest ways to market your books or services, including the latest in social media. You’ll be able to begin using many of these ideas in just minutes, so get ready to watch your business grow!
You Need a Book: How Writing a Book Can Help You Succeed in Business
(Especially for Entrepreneurs and Solo-Professionals)
Business people of all kinds, from real estate agents to psychologists to personal chefs, are discovering that writing a book can have a dramatic impact on their bottom line. It works because a book helps you share what you know in an interesting, pressure-free way. Author Stephen Covey had great ideas, but it wasn’t until he wrote The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People that he became a household name. A book is like a magnet; it can draw your ideal client toward you and position you as an expert in your field. Your clients won’t want to work with anyone else! In this inspiring seminar, you’ll learn:
- How to write a good book, even if you’re not a writer
- 7 ways to use your book to build your business
- Resources you can access to make it happen
Also, if you’re an entrepreneur or solo-professional, don’t miss the one-day Ultimate Book Workshop!
Kick Off Your Freelance Writing Career
Are you considering a career as a freelance writer? This clear, candid overview of the writing life will help you choose the basic tools and systems you need in order to create a solid freelance career.
You will learn:
- Multiple ways to earn money by writing
- How and why to choose a niche
- How to structure your career plan
- Fast, cheap, and easy marketing tips
- How to streamline customer service
Writing Books for Fun and Profit
If you know you want to write a book but aren’t sure where to start, this “first-steps seminar” will walk you through the many decisions you’ll need to make in order to be successful.
- Fiction vs.nonfiction
- Publishing options and how to access each of them
- The roles of agent, editor, publisher
- How, when, and why to write a book proposal
- How to navigate conferences, workshops, and seminars
I’ve Written a Book! Now What?
You’ve just completed your manuscript. All the basics are there, but what comes next? Should you send it to a publisher? Have it edited? Look for an agent? Show it to your writing group (you do have one, don’t you?) and ask for feedback? Get it printed? Depending on your purpose and goals, there are different paths you can take, but there are certain things you must not miss. Listen to this seminar and avoid the 7 mistakes of the inexperienced author and get an Action Checklist that will help you make your book the very best it can be.
How (and Why) to Create and Maintain a Simple Website
Everyone says you have to have a website and blog in order to build your career or your writer’s platform, but what if the most advanced thing you know how to do is write an e-mail? Come to this three-hour workshop and see how you can start your very own website and blog in under an hour. I’ll show you exactly:
- How to get your website
- What to put on it
- How to write a post (and what to write about)
- How to create keyword-rich blog posts and titles
- How to use categories and tags
- How to post photos and videos
- And more!
There will be time for questions and answers so that you’ll leave knowing what to do and how to do it. This nitty gritty workshop can change your career, so don’t miss it!
The Craft of Writing and Editing
Before You Write the First Line
Do you want to be the very best writer you can be? There are steps you can take to make it happen. Join me to talk about the art and craft of fiction and the fundamentals of establishing your nonfiction voice. You’ll learn about the three key activities that professional writers do in order to hone their craft, and you’ll leave with a handout listing resources that will help move you to the next level in your writing career.
How to Be Your Own First Editor: Ten Steps for Writers
Before you send your manuscript to a publisher or agent or turn in a copywriting project, your work needs to be error-free and properly formatted. It’s not easy to edit your own work, but there are ten simple steps you can take to ensure that the writing you submit will be the very best you can make it. We’ll also talk about when it’s a good idea to structure your copywriting quotes so that you can outsource the editing step to a copyeditor or proofreader, and just how to do that.
How to contact me: Janice (@) DoingWhatMatters (.) com, or tweet me a question at @JaniceCampbell.