Author / Story Consultant / Writers' Platform-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan speaks at San Francisco Writers Conference photo by Cyberspace Guru Linda Lee
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here to encourage you to pursue more and more resources . . . by visiting my website and this 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)
I am Teresa LeYung-Ryan.
My clients call me Coach Teresa / Writing Coach / Manuscript Consultant / Editor / Book Doctor/ Writing Career Coach / Writing Career Matchmaker.
I wear 2 hats:
- As Story Consultant & Editor Teresa, I help writers of fiction and nonfiction polish their manuscripts by identifying their themes, universal archetypes, front-story and back-story.
- As Writers’ Platform-Building Coach Teresa, I help authors of fiction and nonfiction make their names synonymous with the subject matters/issues they write about . . . before and after publication.
I am the author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW
I am the author of Love Made of Heart – themes are listed below
My motto: “Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams!”
Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan (who helps writers build their platforms and fanbases) celebrates literacy -- photo by MKWL
Coach Teresa’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/teresaleyung
Form a Study-Group, split the cost and hire “Writing Career Coach Teresa” to:
- 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 (entire project or chapters at a time so that you can gain tools with each installment); help you craft pitches, query letters and synopses
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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 mainstream fiction, women’s fiction, thriller, narrative non-fiction, memoirs, children’s fiction, and short stories with strong and quirky protagonists.
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
• celebrate the courage of immigrants
• inspire adult-children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their families
• help survivors of family violence find their own voices
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com Click on “Love Made of Heart – the novel”
I am a board member at Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco 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
Coach Teresa’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/teresaleyung
I’m a big proponent of public libraries.
American Library Association http://www.ala.org/
California Library Association http://www.cla-net.org/
California School Library Association http://csla.net/
California Reading Association http://www.californiareads.org/
Oakland Public Library http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/
Save Oakland Library http://saveoaklandlibrary.org/
Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries
Teresa LeYung Ryan walks for public libraries
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Coach Teresa’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/teresaleyung
Please contact me asap. I have a 15000 words manuscript ready for editing.
Kindly send me your phone no. when responding back.
Thanks,
Esther
Teresa,
I listened to you at the SFWC and bought your book… now I am recommending it to others – even small business owners who have no desire to write. The conference gave some great ideas and you give the plan! Thanks!
See my referral for you in the cut and paste email below…
From StartUp Women…
Next, Christina Schlachter shared what she learned at a recent conference: Build Your (profitable) Business: Top 5 things I learned from the San Francisco Writer’s Conference all small business owners can use!. Much of what she learned/shared can be applied to any profession, and included some low-cost or free channels to get your name out there. Christina has posted the content of her handout on our discussion board. Some additional tidbits that I jotted down:
* Christina recommended the book “Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW”
* Reserve the URL of your name now – even if you don’t know when you’ll use it. Recommended hosting vendors included Name.com (Boulder company!) and eNom.com
* Smashwords.com – an ebook publishing and distribution platform for ebook authors, publishers and readers, usually free.
My school has aked me to reseach local websites. I happened to come across yours and think its great.
Teresa – I just stumbled across your book a few days ago – not even sure how now, however, I am diligently working through the exercises as a way to stay focused. I am very familiar with the technologies of the internet, perhaps too much so. I am really hoping to gain some clarity and focus on using this powerful tool in a more human connection building capacity. Thank you for writing it! – Joe (the adventure hermit)
Hello, Joe Adventure Hermit,
Thank you so much for telling me that you’re doing the exercises in Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days.
Here are the websites of 2 authors/colleagues who ride motorcycles. Add them to your lists of folks to blog about; on facebook (mutual Friend could be me-Coach Teresa)
Birgit Soyka http://todrinkthewildair.com
Elisa “Sasa” Southard http://elisaonassignment.com
Introduce yourself and http://adventurehermit.com to these 2 authors/adventurers.
Cheering for you!
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa