Laura Dent, Writer

I just went to the conference of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in Atlanta, for three days of nonstop learning and connections with people. Continue reading STC Summit in Atlanta

Yesterday Kai Degner hosted a wonderful meeting for us Rosetta Stone Alums, putting us together with city leaders to help find ways of working so that – we hope – we can stay here in Harrisonburg. Continue reading Rosetta Stone Alumni meeting a success!

Wednesday night May 1 I’ll be leading the last session of the Chanting and Meditation series at Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists.  Continue reading Chanting and Meditation at HUU: Final Session May 1

I gave this talk a couple of weeks ago at the Synergy Success Circle, a women’s networking group led by Christina Kunkle. Continue reading The Ups and Downs of Freelancing

At the Startup Weekend, I talked to Kai Degner, local city council member and realtor, about my work as a freelance writer. Kai told me he’s setting up a local community site called LiveHB.com and he needs writers. Continue reading New Freelance Writing Gig for LiveHB.com

I used to live in Boston, in the Back Bay, about four blocks from the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  We would walk to the finish line and join in the crowds watching the triumphant finish of the race. Continue reading I have on my Boston Marathon shirt today

Last weekend was Harrisonburg Startup Weekend, a very intense incubator for startup ideas, with lots of fun overall.  About 40 participants gathered – and I noticed I was one of three women.  In the first warmup exercise, I won the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament!
Continue reading Startup Weekend was a blast!

This weekend I’m attending the Harrisonburg Startup Weekend at JMU.  Lots of fun, exciting synergy, and the potential for a real startup venture!