

Becoming a Professional Speaker
I recently took a webinar on “How to Become a Paid Writer and Speaker,” presented by Benjamin Vogt. Vogt is a landscape architect who writes gardening books. One idea I came away with is the need for a writer to develop a business model and plan. Given that for most of us, writing is a low-paying job, what can we do to make it sustainable? Many writers become instructors of workshops and seminars; some offer editing and free-lance writing services. I have edited, formatted, a