Teresa LeYung Ryan

I am Teresa LeYung Ryan. My clients call me a writing coach/manuscript consultant/editor/book doctor/writing-career coach/writing-career matchmaker–I help my clients build their names, polish their manuscripts, and identify publishing routes by focusing on the themes and archetypes in their fiction and non-fiction books and articles.

Form a Study-Group, split the cost and hire “Writing Coach Teresa”  &  “Writing-Career Matchmaker Teresa ” to:

• coach you in name-building to attract the right agent or publisher; show you how to keep your name synonymous with the themes/subject matters/issues you write about

• guide you in designing and growing your blog (to showcase your expertise and experiences)

• show you computer-navigating shortcuts and how to easily “find stuff” on the World Wide Web

• edit your manuscript, 22 pages at a time so that you can gain tools with each installment; help you compose pitches, query letters and synopses

Contact me through this blog by submitting a comment on this post; please be sure to include your full name, email address, your website/blog address (if you have one), and a subject line.  OR email me at my Gmail account.; my user name is:  WritingCoachTeresa

My new guide, Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published, will be released early 2010.  http://WritingCoachTeresa.com

Need a skilled editor to help you turn your manuscript into a page-turner?  I’m the affordable editor; ask  me to edit 22 pages at a time. Gain tools from my coaching with each installment of your manuscript.

Learn how to use  archetypes, themes/universal messages, metaphors, hooks, foreshadows, pivotal plot points, seamless transitions, and poignancy to make your story a compelling read.

I like to edit fiction and narrative non-fiction with strong and quirky protagonists, memoirs, young adult fiction, and short stories.

Visit http://WritingCoachTeresa.com home page to find out what it means when an agent or editor tells a writer that his/her story is episodic.

author Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her novel Love Made of Heart to speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves

I use my novel Love Made of Heart to:
• help mothers and daughters speak from the heart
• shed light on stigmas suffered by immigrants
• advocate compassion for mental illness
• help survivors of family violence find their own voices
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com Click on “Love Made of Heart – the book”

I am a board member at Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter  http://wnba-sfchapter.org http://wnba-books.org/

I am past president of California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch http://cwc-peninsula.org/

I am a recipient of the Jack London Award in recognition of outstanding service to California Writers Club http://www.calwriters.org

I’m a big proponent of public libraries.

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/
California Library Association http://www.cla-net.org/
Oakland Public Library http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/
Attend Save-the-Library advocacy meetings. http://savethelibraries.spaces.live.com

Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries

Teresa LeYung Ryan walks for public libraries

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