Ruth Thaler-Carter

Every time I turn around, I see or hear from colleagues who are having trouble succeeding in their freelance businesses, yet only a couple of dozen have signed up to attend an event designed to help freelancers make their businesses (yes, writing and editing is a business!) do better. Granted, this event isn’t free, but it has to generate enough income to cover its costs, including travel and accommodations for speakers.

Details are are:
www.communication-central.com

See you there!

To accommodate colleagues awaiting project payments, the early-bird deadline for registration for “Editorial Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century,” the sixth annual Build Your Business conference of Communication Central, has been extended to August 31. Details are at:
www.communication-central.com

This event is a unique opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues from the U.S., UK and Canada with amazing insights into what it takes to succeed as a freelance writer, editor, proofreader, graphic artist, indexer, etc.!

NAIWE members are eligible for a discounted rate on two workshops from Communication Central in Atlanta, GA, on July 18: “Make a Website Work for You,” 2-4:30 p.m., and “Getting Started in Freelancing,” 6-8:30 p.m., at the Hampton Inn Northlake. For details and registration, to go:

www.communication-central.com

Registration is open for “Editorial Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century,” the 6th Annual Communication Central “Build Your Business” Conference, to be held Friday, September 30–Saturday, October 1, 2011, in Baltimore, MD. NAIWE members are eligible for a discount on registration!

Speakers include Jack Lyon, Rich Adin, Erin Brenner, Geoff Hart, Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, Richard Peabody, NAIWE member Ruth E. Thaler-Carter and more. A great opportunity to meet, network with and learn from experts in all aspects of editorial freelancing!

Details and registration form at:
www.communication-central.com

Just found out about this and think it’s very cool:

www.americanwritersmuseum.org

It’s headed by Malcolm O’Hagan, whom I knew many years ago when I worked as communications manager for the American National Metric Council (told you I could “write about anything!”™). His involvement is interesting, since he’s a business leader rather than an author per se. Can’t wait to see where it goes!

I thought fellow NAIWE members might be interested in a couple of my recent publications, especially if you like mystery novels or need help with eldercare.

My first review for the new Washington Independent Review of Books:

http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/though-not-dead-a-kate-shugak-novel/

The first in my four-part series of articles on eldercare for Life in the Finger Lakes magazine is in print:
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com
and:

http://digital.turn-page.com/issue/24950/0

NAIWE members are eligible for the colleague’s discount on registration for “Finding Your Niche/Expanding Your Horizons,” the fifth annual “Build Your Communications Business” of Communication Central, of which I am co-owner. This year’s conference, to be held October 1-2, 2010, at the Staybridge Suites-Rochester University in Rochester, NY, will feature a stellar line-up of presenters on launching an editorial business and growing one already in place.

This year’s speakers are just plain amazing! Speakers and topics include: Rich Adin on getting the rates you deserve; Michael Brady on building a brand through effective design; Bevi Chagnon on using Word to go to InDesign; Katharine O’Moore-Klopf on profiting from being online; Karl Heinz Kremer on using Acrobat in editing; Hilary Powers on setting up Word for editing; and Jack Lyon, Hilary Powers and Dan Wilson in an unprecedented “Word Summit.” I’ll present a session on what it takes to start and manage a communications business, and Communication Central co-owner Kat Nagel will offer tips for effective websites.
Full details are at:

www.communication-central.com

The website may be down for a couple of days as it is converted to a new format. For a registration form or further information, please feel free to contact me at Ruth@writerruth.com or Nagel at katnagel@masterworkconsulting.com.

The rooms at the Staybridge Suites-Rochester University, by the way, are eminently share-able. Rochester is served by AirTran (among many other airlines).

If you’re thinking of launching or expanding your freelance legal business or wondering how to market yourself more effectively, please consider attending a conference I’m involved with in Rochester, NY, on Sept. 25 and 26: “The New Marketing 101: Using Today’s Technology to Attract Tomorrow’s Clients,” the fourth annual “Build Your Communications Business” conference of Communication Central (I’m a co-owner). NAIWE members are eligible for a colleague discount on registration!

My Communication Central co-owner and I are presenting a pre-conference session on the afternoon of Sept. 25 on “Get Your Freelance Business Up & Running.”

Conference speakers on Saturday, Sept. 26, are Neil Hair, PhD, social networking expert; Dick Margulis, publishing consultant; Emily Carpenter, networking “addict”; and Steve Tylock, author of a book on using LinkedIn.

The conference hotel is a brand-new Staybridge Suites, right on the Genesee River, with free airport shuttle service and free parking.

Full details are at: www.communication-central.com

Had a great time making a speech on freelancing to the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) at the 100th SPJ convention in Indianapolis, IN, on Aug. 29. Met and made friends with a number of other freelancers and reconnected with several old friends from my days in DC and St. Louis!

Ruth T-C

www.writerruth.com

I’ve published a new booklet on “Freelancing 101: Launching  Your Editorial Business” with the Editorial Freelancers Association. To order copies, go to:

http://www.the-efa.org/res/booklets.php#freelancing