Cat Dean says hello!

Cat has written a bit of a demystifying blurb about the 2 sessions she's leading at Write Now. She assures me that both are safe and painless, and she will not be speaking Technobabble unless she absolutely has to do it. 


1). Create a Writer’s Website

I’m just putting the final touches to the workshop and I am *very* excited about welcoming more writers into the wonderful world of websites and blogging.
So, if you’ve ever wanted your own writer’s website-with-a-blog but…
·         you’ve been put off by the cost of setting it up
·         you’ve been put off by the cost of making updates after setting it up
·         you’ve worried that it’s just too technical and complicated
·         you’ve wondered if you’ve actually got anything to, you know, write about
Please come – this one is definitely for you!
You might be wondering…
What’s so cool about this workshop?
·         You’ll leave with all the skills you need to add and remove pages, text and pictures
·         It’s a gentle introduction – if you can use Word, you can use WordPress.com
·         The only thing to pay for is the conference itself and there’s LOADS to choose from
Will I have to know lots of technical stuff?
Absolutely not. This workshop is for people who use computers – just normal stuff like emailing, surfing the web, using Word – but who have no specialist internet knowledge.
Will you speak to me in complicated IT Person language?
Really, I won’t. I can be a bit geeky at times but I’m also writer with an MA in English Lit. When I first got started with computers, I quite honestly thought I might blow the computer up by pressing the wrong key combination. So, if you’re a technophobe, don’t worry, I know how that feels!

2). If you’re not ready to actually create a website-with-a-blog, but would still like to dip you’re toe in the water, I’m also talking about 'Is blogging for you?' At Aye Write!<http://www.ayewrite.com/programme/events/Pages/Is-Blogging-For-You---Blogging-Your-Way-to-Success.aspx>.

You can find Cat's Blog in full at http://catdean.com/



You can call us on 0141 548 3511 during normal business hours or book online using this link http://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=19&modid=2&prodid=113&deptid=157&prodvarid=0