Some of you may have seen this video of a failed wedding proposal at ArtsFest doing the rounds. As an extension of this cringeworthy performance, an interactive storytelling project has been commissioned by Birmingham Book Festival. Named ‘Reliable Witness‘, you are invited to join in the story by following the relationships and interactions of the subjects involved in the proposal over Twitter and Facebook. Friend them up, Follow them and ask to see how they are doing in this turbulent period in their relationship, with your interactions having a direct result on the story.

There will also be a pop-up installation at the Pavilions shopping centre on the 4th October where you can take part in the story in person, bringing the virtual to life. Again you will be asked to be involved in the story; and personally I hope someone manages to get these two together again.

Little info:

Reliable Witness is a new transmedia commission from Birmingham Book Festival. West Midlands-based writer Mez Packer, author of The Game Is Altered and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2010 shortlisted novel Among Thieves, and Rochi Rampal, a theatre professional living in Birmingham, have written the story which has partly been performed via actors and played out through social media.

For more head here.

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This weekend I’m running a two-day course in Birmingham on everything an artist/creative person needs to have set up online. If you’re interested, there are still a couple of tickets left.

I’ll be covering:

• websites
• mailing lists
• social media and social networking
• keeping up to date with news and opportunities
• contacting press/bloggers

It’ll be very hands-on and practical foundation level stuff. The overall message will be ‘if you do nothing else online, at least do this‘

There are still a couple of tickets left if you want to come along but not long until they’re gone (you have til 9pm this evening). Get more info and sign up here.

It’s worth adding that if you’re an organisation/venue/company then I can run this course or similar especially for you. Get in touch here to discuss that.

On 16 and 17 October 2010 I’m hosting a weekend session designed to help creative people take control of their online lives. The course will be aimed at online beginners/intermediates and will cover:

• Websites
• Mailing lists
• Social media (YouTube, Flickr, Slideshare, Audioboo and others)
• Social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
• How to boost your profile
• How to work with others online
• How to approach journalists and bloggers (and what to send them)

Places are limited. Tickets cost £150 plus booking fee. It’ll be more than worth your while. Book now.

There’s also ONE £100 ticket for the first person who books. Be quick – once it’s gone, it’s gone. Wow, that went quickly.

Some context

The Internet has changed how artists can do business. See this recent article in the NY Times for examples of that. The problem is that, when it’s possible to do anything, it can be hard to know where to start. That’s where this course comes in.

We’ll help you get set up with the solid foundations of an online presence. We’ll also show you how to make use of it but the overall takeaway from the course will be this:

If you do nothing else online, at least have these basics in place

What’s more we’ll do all of this using free tools and we’ll put you in control of using them.

Why do this course?

As a result of running Created in Birmingham I’ve seen hundreds of artists and creatives and the ways they portray themselves online. I’ve learnt a few lessons from doing my own projects and running my own business too.

There’s (almost) nothing I haven’t seen, I know what can reasonably be expected of a busy person and I know what works.

Full information on the course and booking details are here.

Can’t make it to this course?

Sorry to hear that. If you’d like to be kept informed of future sessions then please sign-up here:

NB: Meshed Media owns this mailing list and will keep your email address private.