Write to #Resist

Your voice has the power to inform, educate, entertain and affect change. And today -- perhaps more than ever before – each and every one of our voices need to be heard.

Write to #Resist will provide you with the skills needed to effectively put your words on paper, along with a renewed belief in your writing abilities. Whether you want to write an op-ed for The Washington Post, an essay for Salon, a letter to your local newspaper, or a blog post to inspire action, this 90-minute webinar is for you. Guided by a high-energy, professional writer with vast experience in journalism, marketing, book writing, play writing and more, you’ll leave this exciting webinar with the knowledge, strategies, inspiration and confidence needed to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard.

Make no mistake: This is NOT a grammar seminar or a refresher of English 101. This powerful webinar is about learning how to harness the power of your voice, as well as to make sure, through writing, that it’s heard loud and clear.

Designed for writers of all skill levels, this fast-paced, engaging and interactive webinar will teach you how to:

• Effectively target a specific audience or publication
• Focus and organize your thoughts
• Hook the reader in the first paragraph
• Craft simple, but sophisticated, arguments
• Educate without being preachy
• Avoid cliches and jargon
• Write powerful conclusions
• Listen for, and create, the needed writing tone
• Overcome “writer’s block”
• Understand and use each important step in the writing process
• Find the best market for your piece
• Write with confidence that shows

Because persuasion is an art – and change and resistance often requires persuasion – a look at how our brains process written words will also be covered. We’ll also discuss the specific words that tend to cause our brains to take notice, better focus and pay attention, and which can be incorporated into our writing for greater effect.

To ensure time for Q&A and that all participants’ questions are answered, enrollment in this webinar will be strictly limited! Registration includes access to a recorded version of the webinar, which you can replay as many times as desired. A link to the recorded webinar will be emailed to you on March 7 and include answers to questions not covered live.

After the webinar, enrolled participants will also receive:

• A how-to guide for submitting your writing to 20 of the most well-read print and online publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, NPR, Salon, Slate, Vox, The Atlantic and more.
• Write Loudly!’s invaluable “Writing & Editing Checklist”— a printable PDF you can keep near your computer, and that includes many of the key concepts from the webinar.
• A professional, high-level critique of one draft of one op-ed, essay, blog post, letter to the editor or similar, up to 1,200 words. Valued at $200+, this critique is ONLY OFFERED TO THOSE WHO REGISTER BY Feb. 23, 2017. Draft should be submitted within 60 days of completion of the live webinar. To receive the most effective feedback, submission should not be a sloppy first draft, but a second or third that represent the writer’s best work at that moment. The critique will include feedback on the piece’s overall strengths and weaknesses, content and structure, and appropriateness for publication in desired market. General issues related to grammar, punctuation, and how to use the writing process to overcome common writing challenges will also be pointed out. Instructions on how to submit this draft will be included in the March 7 email.

Excited for the opportunity to meet and work with you! Words = Power

For those interested in more than this webinar package provides, additional editing services can also be purchased.