Our Story Project, opportunity for writers to earn money

Yesterday I attended the meeting of the Havasu Writer’s Club, which is held at the local Library. I was just there for about twenty minutes or so, to introduce the new Our Story Project, which I am working on with the Lake Havasu Museum of History.

The Our Story Project will be a collection of Havasu historical articles and biographies. We hope to create a rich, online data base, that will grow over time. We are seeking sponsors. A sponsor will pay $200 to sponsor a page on www.Our-Story.org. Half of the fees will go to promote and maintain the site, with the second half going to support other projects of the Lake Havasu Museum of History.

Sponsors will be acknowledged on the page they support, and will be given a link back to their business website (if desired). They will not have to compete with Adsense type ads, or banner advertising, and the project’s goal is to keep the site up indefinitely.

We went to the meeting yesterday, not seeking sponsors, but seeking writers. Although the project will not be paying the writers, the sponsors may. Sponsors are responsible for supplying their story, and should they not be in the position of authoring a suitable entry, they have the option of hiring a capable writer.

At the meeting of the Havasu Writer’s Club we collected a list of local writers who would like to participate. We will be giving the list to potential sponsors, who may be in need of a writer. This could be an opportunity for a writer to earn additional revenue and to promote their work. Authors will be given bylines, with links back to their websites. Like the sponsors' information, the information will remain online for the life of the website.

If you would like more information on the project, visit www.Our-Story.org.