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Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here
to encourage you to pursue more and more resources . . . by visiting this website and my blog on a regular basis to find other people who can help you polish
your craft and further build your platform. If you are not in the vicinity of the events I blog
about . . . please look at the names of the people who are referenced in my posts, go to their
websites by clicking on the links I provide or your keying their names in a search engine. The
people I blog about will lead you to their colleagues, and so on. More ways to build your
platform? See the exercises in my workbook Build Your Writer's Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days (in print
edition and Kindle e-book edition)
Teresa LeYung Ryan,
writing-career-coach, manuscript consultant,
author, speaker.
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Attract Agents, Editors,
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Amazon.com and other booksellers). Go to Home page of this
website. $4.99 for ebook Kindle edition & $11.66 for print
edition.
Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. "Reach out, not stress
out."
Teresa’s novel
Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby
is used in college courses and archived at the San Francisco History
Center.
Editors I recommend. They specialize in various genres. Please visit their websites, contact
them and identify the right editor for your project. Tell them you saw their names on Coach
Teresa's website.
Lynn Scott says: "As an editor I help
writers, new and seasoned, transform their non-fiction manuscripts into polished
page-turners." Lynn's email address at Mindspring.com is: LynnScott
Vicki Weiland specializes in history, art,
biographies. Take a look at “VICKI’S FOUR QUESTIONS”
© http://vickiweiland.wordpress.com/
Mary E. Knippel, Editor,Writer, Creativity Mentor, Speaker and Workshop
Facilitator. Mary conducts workshops in which participants discover their authentic selves, and
encourages everyone to use Creativity as a healing tool. C
reate a vision board for your career. http://yourwritingmentor.com/
Lori Noack Arts Management--Lori is a dynamo Publications
Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lori-noack/15/ab/3a1
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http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/ Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan's blog helps writers build their platforms and fanbases
to attract agents, editors, publishers, readers, and media attention.
Subscribe.
Coach Teresa
recommends FEMME:
Women Healing the World
If
you'd like to watch the trailer, please click
here.
Margie Yee Webb is a
producer.
Coach Teresa
recommends Martha
Alderson's books and Plot Whisperer's blog
Coach Teresa recommends
Elisa Sasa Southard's book http://breakthroughthenoise.com/
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http://www.scbwi.org/
Professional organization dedicated to serving the people who
write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's
literature.
www.wnba-sfchapter.org San Francisco Chapter of Women's National
Book Association (Teresa LeYung Ryan is a boardmember of this
chapter)
www.Calwriters.com This is the state website of California
Writers Club (look for a branch near you)
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com Richard Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute? books
http://artsinthevalley.wordpress.com/ Arts in the Valley, hosted by
Kim McMillon, on 1480 KYOS in Merced, CA. Merced County has
a vibrant arts community. Listen to Kim's shows, study her format before pitching
yourself teo her show. Arts in the Valley often has theme shows where topics of health,
healing, women’s issues, and other topics of interest to our listeners are
discussed.
www.BlockBusterPlots.com is
the definitive website for writers looking for plot and scene development help. Martha
Alderson is Teresa's plotting coach.
www.BreakThroughtheNoise.com Tagline Coach Elisa Southard is the author of
Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message. She and Teresa
LeYung Ryan love to help writers promote themselves.
http://askmepc.com Beautiful custom websites/blogs and training - Remarkable
Linda Lee is Teresa's cyberspace
coach.
http://deborahgrossman.com/ Deborah Grossman brings a journalist's
eye to any project. As an avid food and wine writer for publications such as Wine
Enthusiast and the San Francisco Chronicle, she has developed relationships with
food, hospitality, wine and spirits professional around the world. She has served as
editorial consultant for New Soul Cooking by Tanya Holland (Stewart, Tabori &
Chang, 2003) and Cooking School Secrets for Real-World Chefs by Linda
Carucci (Chronicle Books, 2005).
http://www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/community/arts/civic-arts-literary.html
As the City of Pleasanton Poet Laureate, Deborah
Grossman envisions continuing the “Century House Featured
Poets” series, the Teen Poet Laureate program and other
school programs. She plans to launch a “Celebrating Famous Poets” series.
Deborah is the author of Goldie & Me; the book features poems by Deborah and her feisty mother who launched into her
poetic renaissance at age 87.
http://MauiPhotoFestival.com
http://PracticeAloha.org Barbara Santos
is the author of two cookbooks—The Maui Onion Cookbook (Celestial
Arts) and Maui Tacos Cookbook (Pendulum Publishing) and her latest
project—Practice Aloha. She is best known on Maui (where she
lived for 15 years) for creating and coordinating major food events. Barbara was the co-director of
the Maui Writers Conference for many years and is now the marketing director of the
San Francisco Writers Conference and the San Francisco Writing for
Change conference. She is founder of SANTOS!PR and a director of the
Maui Photo Festival & Workshops.
http://www.aeonix.com Pete Masterson, Publishing Consultant Aeonix Publishing
Group
author of Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors
and Publishers
http://www.frompassiontopublicity.net/
Lin Lacombe, Publicity Expert and Book
Advisor, Turning Books into Business
http://gailmdesign.com Want a reliable and talented graphic and web designer?
Gail Mazhari is a true
professional.
http://dearjane.info Rebecca Martin, founder of California
based dear jane…, a career advisement company..., believes that people can succeed in landing
the "perfect" job if they can first identify what is right for
them.
www.rp-author.com/Adams Luisa Adams is an award winning writer, educator, workshop leader, and Licensed
Brain Gym® Consultant. She is the mother of five, grandmother of eight, and resides with her
husband, Dave, in San Mateo, California when not living by the enchanted
lake.
www.AliveHypnosis.com
Angie Choi has helped Teresa LeYung Ryan interpret dream symbols. They
have also teamed up to deliver presentations to show how dreams not only work in our sleeping
minds but also in our waking minds.
http://moonflowercreations.org
Moonflower Creations is a resource for Conscious Living,
Spirituality, Metaphysics and the Sacred Feminine Mysteries. Marie
Elena combines a thirty year background of study, practice and instruction in her
classes and services.
www.MCScala.com Martha Clark Scala, MFT is the author of Feel
Better in the Mourning: Give Grief a Voice, a psychotherapist, a presenter, and a real
Listener.
www.thewritespot.us Marlene
Cullen's Writers Forum is a monthly
series of literary workshops exploring many avenues of writing--Petaluma, CA
http://www.thewritespot.us/jumpstart.html founded by Marlene Cullen--Jumpstart is a writing workshop where creative sparks are used for jumping-off
points to encourage and inspire writing. Petaluma, CA
http://just-a-mom.us Yolande
Barial, columnist for Tracy Press, is the founder of Your Words Project: Speaking
on Purpose and producer of spoken-words performances
http://www.thoniehevron.com Thonie Hevron - author of By Force Or
Fear "Giving writers--and readers--an authentic cop
experience."
http://www.namw.org The National Association of Memoir
Writers (NAMW) invites memoir writers from all over the world to connect, learn, and get
inspired.
www.cwgortner.com Christopher
Gortner is a brilliant historical novelist, teacher,
speaker.
http://www.TheCourageToTrust.com
Have childhood betrayals stopped you from
trusting wisely today? The Courage to Trust shows that trust is a choice and offers tools
and stories to help you overcome old barriers to trust and intimacy. Book and workshops
by Cynthia Wall, LCSW
http://www.womensmemoirs.com Matilda Butler's
website serves as a resource for women who are undertaking on
their own or in a group to plan, write, and share their memoirs.
www.editorforyou.com
Melanie Rigney says: “It's my privilege as an editor with more than 25
years of experience to help your manuscript sing.”
www.shelleysinger.com
Shelley Singer taught a class at U.C.Berkeley Ext.--that's where Teresa
learned how to write an enticing query letter and the nuts-and-bolts of how to get
published.
www.habitualreader.com
the online fiction book club that features your reader profiles, book reviews, and favorite
community bookstores.
www.writeradvice.com Writer
Advice (an excellent resource and a "fun" place to go to; B. Lynn
Goodwin is the editor)
www.holtuncensored.com
Pat Holt's website ! about books and the book industry written by Pat
Holt, former Book Review Editor and Critic for The San Francisco Chronicle.
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http://www.kemblescott.com/ author
Kemble Scott / journalist Scott James
http://www.media-alliance.org Media Alliance is a 28 year-old media resource and advocacy center
for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. Our mission is
excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests
of peace, justice, and social responsibility.
www.bookweb.org American Booksellers Association (for lists of independent
bookstores in the U.S., tradeshows, regional booksellers' organizations, and book festivals)
www.aar-online.org Association of Authors' Representatives
http://writing.shawguides.com Directory of writers’ organizations and conferences.
www.nciba.com Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
www.pnba.org Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
www.wnba-sfchapter.org
San Francisco Chapter of Women's National Book Association (Teresa LeYung Ryan is a
boardmember of this chapter)
http://www.cwc-peninsula.org/ (Teresa LeYung Ryan is a past-president of this branch) The San Francisco/
Peninsula Branch of California Writers Club meets monthly to network, meet speakers, participate
in open-microphone. Saturday programs (650) 615-8331. This branch sponsors the Jack London
Writers' Conference .
www.stonesoup.com for young writers and artists
www.southbaywriters.com The
South Bay Branch of CWC meets once a month. This branch hosts the East of Eden Writers'
Conference. Teresa LeYung Ryan and Elisa Southard presented at the 2004 conference.
www.marinwriters.com The
Marin Branch of CWC meets on a Sunday once a month, usually at Book Passage in Corte Madera.
This branch hosts the Writers Way Conference.
http://www.redwoodwriters.org This branch sponsors the Redwood Writers Conference, monthly
meetings, and many other fun events.
www.berkeleywritersclub.org The Berkeley Branch of CWC sponsors monthly meetings and other fun
sessions.
www.santaclaracountylib.org/gilroy/GIwriting.html
Members of the Gilroy Writers Project meet once a month at the
Gilroy Library, 7387 Rosanna Street (corner of 6th and Rosanna), Gilroy, CA (408)842-8208 ext.
3413
www.Calwriters.com This is the state website of CWC (look for a branch near you)
www.wnba-books.org Women's National Book Association
http://sfwriters.org/
The San Francisco Writers Conference. (Teresa LeYung Ryan and Elisa Southard have been presenters
since 2004, and will be at the 2010 conference)
www.kensingtonbooks.com
Kensington Publishing Corp., New York (Teresa LeYung Ryan's editor is John Scognamiglio)
www.dystel.com Dystel & Goderick Literary Management, NY (Teresa LeYung Ryan's
agent is Stacey Glick)
www.aaww.org The Asian American Writers' Workshop
http://marvel.loc.gov
Library of Congress
www.publishersweekly.com Publishers Weekly
www.bookwire.com/bookwire The Bookwire/PW Daily
www.barnesandnoble.com
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
www.bookpassage.com Book Passage in Corte Madera and San Francisco, CA
www.booksinc.net Books Inc. in California
http://bookshopwestportal.com/ BookShop West Portal, San Francisco,
CA
www.borders.com BORDERS Books & Music
www.copperfieldsbooks.com Copperfield's Books in California
www.elliottbaybook.com
The Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA
www.keplers.com Kepler’s Bookstore in Menlo Park, CA
www.laurelbookstore.com/ Laurel Book Store, Oakland, CA
www.powellbooks.com Powell's Books in Oregon
NCCBA - Google "Northern California Children's Booksellers Association" to get contact information.
Other Super Organizations:
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com Richard Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute? books
www.folusa.com Friends of
Libraries, USA
http://schoolibrary.org
California School Library Association
http://www.californiareads.org California Reading Association
www.chsa.org Chinese
Historical Society of America
www.aaastudies.org
Association for Asian American Studies
http://www.thework.com
What is The Work? The Work, founded by
Byron Katie, is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify
and question thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It's a way to understand what's
hurting you, and to address your problems with clarity.
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com
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