Joining a writers’ organization can help further your career. If you’re in

Even if you can’t attend meetings on a regular basis, membership benefits could include on-line promoting for members, networking opportunities, newsletters, mentoring programs, access to critique groups and other resources.  

And, if you really want to build your name in the writing community, get involved on a committee, perhaps run for office.  Learning how to run an organization will serve you well if you want to stay connected in the industry. Enjoy the writing life. 

Here are just a few organizations:

California Writers Club  www.calwriters.org 

Women’s National Book Association www.wnba-books.org 

The American Society of Journalists and Authors   www.asja.org/ 

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators    http://scbwi.org/

Romance Writers of America   www.rwanational.org/

Sisters in Crime    www.sistersincrime.org/

Writers Guild of America, West  http://www.wga.org/  (for script writers)

Women Writing the West  http://www.womenwritingthewest.org/

Society of American Travel Writers  http://www.satw.org/satw/index.asp

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.  http://www.sfwa.org/

Poetry Society of

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Teresa LeYung Ryan
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com

Manuscript Consultant and

Career Coach for Writers

• polish your manuscripts;
• market yourself to agents and publishers;
• map out your career.

Teresa edits women’s fiction, mainstream fiction, memoirs, children’s and young adults’ fiction, and short stories.

Some comments from her clients:

“Teresa, . . because of you, the story has grown. You make me dig deeper and it brings more life to the story.“ E. Hartshorn

“Teresa, . . . I even see myself succeeding and being put into print and making money with my writing ability. I am so grateful to you.” D.Warner

Teresa LeYung Ryan is:

• Literacy Liaison for Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter;
• Past-president of California Writers Club-San Francisco Peninsula Branch;
• a 2004 recipient of the Jack London Award for her services to California Writers Club;
• Speaker and instructor.
  

  Love Made of Heart is:

• archived at the San Francisco History Center;
• recommended by the California School Library Association;
• recommended by the California Reading Association;
• used in Sociology classes and Advanced Composition English-as-a-Second-Language classes.

Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her mother-daughter novel

Love Made of Heart to advocate compassion for mental illness and to help survivors of family violence find their own voices.

In Love Made of Heart, protagonist Ruby Lin is forced to look into her past when her mother shuts down her own painful world. The story explores the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, the choices we make when our hearts are broken, and the choices we make when our hearts are healed.