About Nora Profit
Nora Profit is an award winning journalist, feature writer, columnist,
and author. She is a featured author in Chicken Soup for the
Writers Soul and Chicken Soup: Living Your Dreams. She is also
the author of 10 Glaring Mistakes Amateur Writers Make and How to Avoid
Them and The Ultimate Novel Writing Workbook. She has more than
400 articles in print with credentials that include weekly
columnist, news reporter, contributing magazine editor, managing
editor, fiction and nonfiction writer, as well as public relations
professional.
Nora founded The Writing Loft, Northern Californias only
creative writing school, in 1995. It is a place where she is changing
the way would-be writers think about their artistic abilities, the
craft of writing and the practical side of the industry. She has
developed a program whereby writers can make an impact through
newspapers, books, magazines, television, the theater and the movie
industry using easy-to-comprehend methods that ensure success.
"Anyone can learn to write and write well, says Nora,
Writers have always been on the forefront of bringing meaning
and significance to the events that influence our lives. Thats
why writing well and with impact is so important.
Before founding The Writing Loft, Nora owned the public relations firm,
The Profit Exchange, helping companies create the edge needed to
compete in their respective markets. The Profit Exchange provided
companies with the necessary publicity to expand their markets, acquire
clients and increase their recognition. Nora operates The Writing just
like The Profit Exchange, with one goal in mind--to help her writers to
reach their goals of publication and writing success.
Her speaking credits include the National Organization of Naval
Officers, The Writers Resource Center, California Writing Clubs,
groups associated with Poets and Writers, various writers
organizations and workshops, as well as other professional
organizations.
Awards and Personal Achievements
Outstanding Writer of the Year
San Francisco Women in Communications
Hedgebrook Writers' Colony
Whidbey Island, WA
Delegate to the White House
Conference on Small Business
California State Business Conference, Speaker