Celtic Hearts has a great workshop available this month for all those of you who are wondering how to build an online platform. One of the things that every agent seems to say is that you need to have an online platform, and I had to learn the hard way how to do it. Deborah Brent is going to teach a great class and guide us through the ins and outs of it. She's done it herself and has first-hand knowledge. Great opportunity. Discounts for Celtic Hearts members. I hope you'll sign up today! Here's the workshop blurb.

Building Your Online Platform with Deborah Brent
Since about 2002, I’ve been Deborah Brent. This is the name I plan to use in my writing from now on. Will you answer to Jennifer, Sandra, or Alexandra? Deborah is my real first name. I’ll answer to it. Keep this in mind when choosing a name. This course will help members pick their name or if they want to use their real name.
There are lots of writing-related Yahoo Groups, Google Groups, and chat rooms. We will look at online sites and help members decide which ones they have the time and which ones suit their personalities. Also, we will talk about what to and what not to share online that may impact your career.

You need a website. There are others much more computer literate than me who can tell you how to do this. We will go over some of the basics, free and cheap sites and how to pick a web designer.

Lastly, we will look at the conferences and workshops online that can help them learn their craft and advance their career.

I can’t guarantee that you will get published by building your platform, but when the time comes for the editor to look for you online, they will find you.

Instructor Bio:
Deborah is a native of East Tennessee. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee with a focus on history and a minor in anthropology.

She is a member of: Organization of American Historians; Phi Eta Sigma – National Honor Society for college freshmen; Phi Alpha Theta – History Honor Society; Romance Writers of America® (www.rwanational.org) and several of its chapters.

She has ghost blogged and written many newsletter articles for Smoky Mountain Romance Writers (www.smrw.org), a chapter of Romance Writers of America ®, and other chapter newsletters. Some of these have been reprinted throughout the US, Canada and New Zealand.