Alice McGinty has spent the last 12 years successfully supporting herself as a writer through her writing camp (https://wordsonfirecamp.wordpress.com/), school visits, presentations, educational writing, book sales, writing coaching, tutoring, online writing workshops, and book reviews. While everyone’s journey and goals vary, in this presentation McGinty will cover techniques everyone can apply. These include: bread and butter (generating income you can count on); trajectory (setting a path); setting a minimum wage; thinking of yourself as a business person (setting financial and business goals, self presentation); and reaching (marketing, generating new ideas, growing as a writer). This webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days following the event.
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About Alice
Alice B. McGinty is the award-winning author of over 50 picture books, founder of Words on Fire Writing Camp for Teens, a frequent presenter, writing coach, Regional Advisor Emerita of Illinois SCBWI, and recipient of the Prairie State Award for Excellence in Writing for Children. Her books include 2023 Irma S. Black Gold Medalist/New York and Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2022 Bathe the Cat, 2021 ALA Notable Book/JLG Selection/Norman A. Sugarman Honor Book, The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation, and 2019 JLG Selection, The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney.