Caroline King of Maine Word, in conjunction with University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Franklin County Office, will present a Writing for Your Business workshop in Farmington, Maine. The workshop will give small business owners the skills necessary to write effective and creative marketing materials in a quick one-day session.
Caroline King and Cooperative Extension’s Marc Edwards will present this interactive and results-oriented workshop on Saturday, May 2nd from 9am -3pm. Caroline King, a published writer and editor, understands the challenges facing small business. She will share her professional expertise to help small business succeed during these tough economic times. The workshop will help small business owners to tell their business story by developing a mission statement for their business; learn how to express the unique benefits of their product or service on the printed page, and learn how to put this together in a compelling business plan.
In addition, participants will learn to develop and use various marketing materials to promote their business. This hands-on session will teach participants how to create written content for their brochures, websites, and press releases to spread the word quickly and effectively about their business. This informative workshop will cost $35 per person and participants will walk away with written materials for their business, along with great ideas and resources.
The cost will be $35 per person and advanced registration is required. The class will be held at the Farmington Town Office’s upstairs meeting room. To register, or for more information, please call Cooperative Extension at 778-4650 or 1-800-287-8957 (in Maine).
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Write Your Story
Don’t let another day go by before you start writing your story!
New Writers’ Class will start in February
FARMINGTON -- Maine Word will be holding a New Writers’ class with Caroline King in Farmington. The class has been designed to introduce adults to the pleasures and challenges of fiction writing and can serve as a great beginning to the writing the great American story. The class will help you to plan, write, and edit a short story during the eight weekly sessions. The three-hour class will be on Monday evenings from February 9 until March 30 in Farmington.
If your goal for 2009 is to write a story – this class will give you the structure and skills to succeed. The class will combine strong fundamentals in a fun and supportive environment that provides a variety of writing exercises and feedback as you write your story. If this is your first story or your fifteenth story, the class will conclude with a professional editorial opinion of your work and help you to bring out your story to meet the world.
The class is available in both a traditional classroom format, which starts on February 9, and an email format that allows participants to work at their own pace and can start anytime. The New Writers’ Class, in either format, will be offered for only $168. The classroom format will be each Monday night from 6 pm -9 pm for eight weeks, while the email format is available to start anytime. The class will be held at the offices of Mountain Counties Heritage Center at 109 Church Street in Farmington or you can start today by signing up for the virtual class.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Caroline King at Maine Word (www.maineword.com) or by phone at 491-9810.
New Writers’ Class will start in February
FARMINGTON -- Maine Word will be holding a New Writers’ class with Caroline King in Farmington. The class has been designed to introduce adults to the pleasures and challenges of fiction writing and can serve as a great beginning to the writing the great American story. The class will help you to plan, write, and edit a short story during the eight weekly sessions. The three-hour class will be on Monday evenings from February 9 until March 30 in Farmington.
If your goal for 2009 is to write a story – this class will give you the structure and skills to succeed. The class will combine strong fundamentals in a fun and supportive environment that provides a variety of writing exercises and feedback as you write your story. If this is your first story or your fifteenth story, the class will conclude with a professional editorial opinion of your work and help you to bring out your story to meet the world.
The class is available in both a traditional classroom format, which starts on February 9, and an email format that allows participants to work at their own pace and can start anytime. The New Writers’ Class, in either format, will be offered for only $168. The classroom format will be each Monday night from 6 pm -9 pm for eight weeks, while the email format is available to start anytime. The class will be held at the offices of Mountain Counties Heritage Center at 109 Church Street in Farmington or you can start today by signing up for the virtual class.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Caroline King at Maine Word (www.maineword.com) or by phone at 491-9810.
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