Presented by Amanda Silva

With so many blogs out there, how do you make yours stand out and actually inspire a following of devoted readers? If you’re tasked with blogging as part of your marketing efforts for your book or brand, come to this workshop and learn some ways to better your blog for a stronger presentation and appreciative audience! During this workshop, we will review each participant’s blog, offering suggestions for improvement and celebrating its strong points. All participants will come away with a thoughtful review of their work from a professional blogger and their workshop peers, as well as materials to use as reference when blogging back at your desk.

Amanda Forbes Silva is a creative nonfiction writer and independent content editor, dedicated to fostering community via the written word and eager to support fellow writers in their own artistic endeavors while also pursuing her own. Her work has been published in bioStories – later anthologized in bioStories’ Mothers and Other Creatures, Empty Sink, Emrys Journal, The Riding Light Review, Silver Birch Press, and Vine Leaves Literary Journal – later anthologized in The Best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal 2012.

Educated abroad, and later at the University of South Carolina (BA, 2004), Dartmouth College (MA, 2008), and Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA, 2012), Amanda nurtured a passion for reading and writing and a commitment to lifelong learning. She has broad experience in teaching, freelance consulting, and developmental editing. Her current work focuses specifically on editorial collaboration with authors and their book manuscripts, always with the goal of helping the writers to realize the best version of their work. As a copywriter at the helm of her own content house, Cast Iron Content, Amanda Silva is personally motivated to provide opportunities for fellow creatives to pursue their passions and talents in a professional setting. Away from her desk, she acts in commercials and reads as often as possible, eager to instill her love of books in her young son.

WHERE: The workshop will be held at The Ford House on the campus of SNHU (2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106 — Directions and parking info here)

WHEN: Saturday, November 9, 10am-1pm

COST: This workshop is $65 for NHWP members or $85 for nonmembers and is limited to 12 students. Register now to ensure your spot in the class using the “Register now” button below.

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