Why I want to win a ticket to Copywriting Success Summit 2009

(Author’s note: This is my second attempt at writing this blog post – the first disappeared into the Wordpress ether without saving, so I did what any writer would do, took a break and cried over a sink of dishes. Not content to accept defeat, I am trying again with as much as I can remember, and am determined to get this post in by the deadline of midnight GMT. If this fails, I will accept the fact that I am not destined to win 2 free tickets to CWSS’09!)

I heard recently that Michael Stelzner was hosting another of his great Success Summits, this one entirely devoted to Copywriting and marketing yourself as a copywriter. I also heard that 2 free tickets were up for grabs, including a consultation with Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer, a blog-critique by Chris Garrett, a copy of the Problogger book by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett, and a copy of the book Writing White Papers by Michael Stelzner. Well, I thought, let’s give this a shot – as a new blogger I am always up for a challenge, and I know a newbie copywriter close to me who would really benefit from this opportunity too.

I first came across the Well-Fed Writer book by Peter Bowerman over 6 years ago. I didn’t know at the time that the field of copywriting existed, all I knew was that I wanted to write for a living, and the title sounded promising considering the other options for writers – newspapers, magazines, or books. I was hooked. Fast forward a few years, and I heard about Michael Stelzner’s book Writing White Papers. I had no clue at that time what a white paper was, but I was glad I’d added this book to my ever-growing copywriting library. Being Canadian, I was curious as to how the market for freelance copywriters was in this country, so a Google search led me to Steve Slaunwhite, his books, and shortly thereafter, I signed up for one of Steve’s teleclasses (the first of many!)

I am your atypical work at home mom. My husband and I have 3 young children, we live in a rural area of Southwestern Ontario, and he gladly works overtime so that I can follow my passion. I also hate winter driving so the thought of earning an income from home is a huge deal for me. I have had my fill of working part time as a waitress, so these days I live, sleep and dream everything to do with becoming a successful copywriter.

This past year I have attended White Paper Success Summit, and Social Media Success Summit, and have benefitted greatly from the information I learned at both. It’s been a pleasure to learn from the best in this business, and I can’t wait to dive in to the upcoming Summit.

A few years ago I had some great news coverage in a local paper for “Work at Home in your Bathrobe Day”, though I didn’t get any new clients out of the article, I did meet a woman from my area who said her Eureka lightbulb went on when she read my article. She always knew she wanted to write, but didn’t know there were options out there aside from newspapers or magazines. I was her Peter Bowerman We’ve kept in contact, and she recently told me that with both of her youngest children in school now, she was ready to embark on the freelance journey. I have told her about the various copywriters that I follow, but I would really like to see the look on her face when I tell her that I have a free ticket for her to attend this summit, and that she can have the chance to learn from the very best in the business!