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Petra Lina Orloff, founder of the writing start-up company Beloved, which produces personalized obituaries and eulogies,Ìýwill discuss her experiences asÌýboth aÌýwriter and a successful woman in business.ÌýÌý

The event willÌýbe heldÌýat 1 p.m.ÌýWednesday, Nov. 3, in Room C316Ìýat Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv, 2755 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor.ÌýGuests may alsoÌýjoin via Zoom.ÌýÌý

Her appearance, which is free and open to the public, is presented by The Writing Lab at LMC.Ìý

Orloff has been a professional writer for nearly 30 years. After completingÌýher doctorateÌýin English at Wayne State University,ÌýsheÌýbegan publishing scholarly work and creative nonfiction. This led to a series of freelance jobs writing for corporations, including work as a long-time ghostwriter specializing in memoirs and biography. In 2016, she founded Beloved, a company that creates custom, creative, personalized obituaries and eulogies in service with death care professionals.Ìý

The eventÌýis designedÌýforÌýthoseÌýinterested in writing as a career, as well as thoseÌýlooking to create their own companies.ÌýOrloffÌýwillÌýalso speak about her experience as a woman in the male-dominated field of death care.Ìý

For more informationÌýand a link to the virtualÌýevent,ÌývisitÌýlakemichigancollege.edu/calendarÌýorÌýcontactÌýLMC faculty memberÌýDr. Erik MortensonÌýatÌýemortenson@lakemichigancollege.edu, or LMC English Department Chair Sean Newmiller atÌýsnewmiller@lakemichigancollege.edu.Ìý