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Part 3 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s “Fab Four” with their friends/old fans and new fans
Look for 8 more links (#9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14 #15, #16) to videos of the FEMME movie screening in this post!

Dec. 5, 2013 Director Emmanuel Itier so happy to show off FEMME: Women Healing the World movie poster enlarged by Producer Margie Yee Webb - photo by Teresa LeYung-Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart: a Daughter's Journey to Self-Forgiveness
VIDEO #9 FEMME Director Emmanuel Itier thanks Producer Margie Yee Webb for finding magnificent Crest Theatre which in 1995 was restored to it’s glittery 1940′s appearance.
VIDEO #10 FEMME the movie attended by Women’s Studies/Social Science Professor, Students, Publishers, Dress Designer, Authors, Actress, Photo-Journalist
The screening was presented by Producer Margie Yee Webb; joining her were Director Emmanuel Itier, Celeste Yarnall (producer, spokeswoman, actress) & Nazim Artist (producer)
VIDEO #11 FEMME spokeswoman & actress Celeste Yarnall happy to see fans as Nazim Artist is too
VIDEO #12 FEMME: Women Healing the World (the movie) is about to start - what a gorgeous theatre!
Crest theatre (in Sacramento, CA) features a stunning gold leaf art deco interior.
Thank you, Producer Margie Yee Webb, for identifying the venue for the screening!
Thank you, Nazim Artist, for exhibiting your art at the Crest Theatre! Nazim’s work is showcased in the movie FEMME.
FEMME: Women Healing the World cast includes:
Celeste Yarnall, Sharon Stone, Maria Conchita Alonso, Maria Bello, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire, Riane Eisler, Karen Armstrong, Jean Houston, Marianne Williamson, Gloria Steinem, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Seane Corn, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Jody Williams, and many other notable women from around the world. Music is by Yoko Ono and Rickie Lee Jones.
FEMME is distributed by Vision Films, a worldwide distributor of independent feature films, documentaries and music programming.
FEMME, directed by Emmanuel Itier, is a celebration of women around the world actively transforming and healing our global society. Activist Sharon Stone and leading experts in religion, science, history, politics and entertainment discuss solutions to the multiple crises we are faced with. FEMME focuses on utilizing a feminine approach with nurturing energy to inspire a new hope for the future.
#13 FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb acknowledges organizations including Soroptimist International
#14 FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb acknowledges organizations including Women’s Empowerment, My Sister’s House, WEAVE, Inc., and Front Street Animal Shelter
#15 FEMME Celeste Yarnall honored to be spokeswoman & producer, introduces Director Emmanuel Itier
#16 FEMME: Women Healing the World the movie opening credits
Soon . . . Part 4 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s “Fab Four” with their friends/old fans and new fans
Click here to see official trailer of FEMME: Women Healing the World
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Part 2 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s Fab Four, their friends/old fans and new fans
Look for 4 more links (#5, #6, #7, #8) to videos of the FEMME movie screening in this post!

FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb with Dress Designer Neva Dinwiddie & Alexis (student in Professor Sheryl Fairchild's Psychology of Women class) - photo by Teresa LeYung-Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart: a Daughter's Journey to Self-Forgiveness
VIDEO #5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8vYdL-A1VU
FEMME: Women Healing the World – Early Arrivals to Movie Screening
Meredith Kennedy & Jill Smith with FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb and Director Emmanuel Itier.
Professor Sheryl Fairchild chatting with Susan Osborn, Ph.D.
Dress Designer Neva Dinwiddie and FEMME Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall

Publishing Syndicate folks with FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb (in red dress) and Yellowbill patrons - ALL femmes healing the world- photo by 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
VIDEO #6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1tlggXy7yY
FEMME Director Emmanuel Itier, Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall with femmes
Dress Designer Neva Dinwiddie, Aleta Kazadi, director Emmanuel Itier, Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall, Andrea Roth and Susan Osborn, Ph.D. are all femmes! FEMME: Women Healing the World

a femme mother-daughter duo at FEMME Women Healing the World movie screening; FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb & Professor Sheryl Fairchild (Women's Studies; Global Issues) greet everyone at FEMME movie poster / resource table - photo by 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
VIDEO #7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlYzIQ5QQCI&feature=youtu.be
MEN & WOMEN attend movie screening of FEMME: Women Healing the World at Crest Theatre.
What an exciting evening! FEMME = project of love created and directed by Emmanuel Itier, Celeste Yarnall (producer, spokeswoman, actress), Nazim (artist, producer), Margie Yee Webb (producer, author of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings), Sharon Stone (executive producer), and a BIG list of women & men healing the world !

Producer Margie Yee Webb (in red dress) greets movie goers at FEMME screening. Which students are from Professor Sheryl Fairchild's Global Women’s Issues class? Photo by Teresa LeYung-Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart: a Daughter's Journey to Self-Forgiveness. On the "Rate Your Professors" website, students say: "Sheryl Fairchild is a wonderful professor who is thoughtful and passionate about women's studies. She is very helpful and understanding. She is great!"

Director Emmanuel Itier & Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall happy to see FEMME fans (including Eric Dadmehr and wife) - photo by 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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FEMME Producer-Actress Celeste Yarnall (Star Trek & movie star) loves meeting new fans; Celeste's husband Nazim Artist extraordinaire sets up exhibit (his art in the movie FEMME: Women Healing the World) - photo by 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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Professor Sheryl Fairchild (Women's Studies; Social Science), Teresa LeYung-Ryan (22-Day Writing Coach and author fof Love Made of Heart), dress designer Neva Dinwiddie at FEMME: Healing the World movie screening orchestrated by FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb - photo by young lady who posed with her mom in another photo
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Director Emmanuel Itier happy to meet women and men who are healing the world at FEMME screening - photo by author & 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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FEMME fans who are already healing the world - photo by Teresa LeYung-Ryan author of Love Made of Heart
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FEMME Women Healing the World movie's "Fab Four" (Director Emmanuel Itier, Producers Nazim Artist, Celeste Yarnall also spokeswoman & actress and Margie Yee Webb who found the historic Crest Theatre for the Dec. 5, 2013 screening) with friends (Jeff Wilson, Susan Osborn, Ph.D., Professor Sheryl Fairchild and Teresa LeYung-Ryan, creator of "Talking to My Dead Mom" monologues -- photo taken by co-owner of Crest Cafe
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VIDEO #8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZpM8wDJrjM&feature=youtu.be
FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb introduces representatives from Women’s Empowerment, Yellowbill Cafe, Pakmail to Director Emmanuel Itier at movie screening of FEMME: Women Healing the World
What an exciting evening! FEMME = project of love created and directed by Emmanuel Itier, Celeste Yarnall (producer, spokeswoman, actress), Nazim (artist, producer), Margie Yee Webb (producer, author of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings), Sharon Stone (executive producer), and a BIG list of women & men healing the world !
Producer Margie Yee Webb chose the historic Crest Theatre which in 1995 was restored to it’s glittery 1940?s appearance.
These videos are by author & 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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Soon . . . Part 3 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s “Fab Four” with their friends/old fans and new fans
Click here to see official trailer of FEMME: Women Healing the World
Wishing Everyone Peace & Love!
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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Part 1 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s Fab Four, their friends/old fans and new fans
Look for links to 4 videos of the FEMME movie screening in this post!

FEMME Women Healing the World in bright light marquee of the historic Crest Theatre, Sacramento, CA -- photo by 22-Day Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

FEMME Women Healing the World movie's Fab Four pleased with marquee - photo by 22-Day Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
VIDEO #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jYdUdk2WQ
FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s Fab Four [ photo - right to left: Director Emmanuel Itier with Producers Nazim Artist, Celeste Yarnall (also spokeswoman & actress) and Margie Yee Webb who chose the magnificent venue ] pleased with Crest Theatre’s stunning marquee on Dec. 5, 2013, Sacramento, CA.
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VIDEO #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0WiU58kFu4
FEMME: Women Healing the World Fab Four proud to see FEMME on Crest Theatre Marquee
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Professor Sheryl Fairchild, Jeff Wilson, Susan Osborn, Ph.D., Producers Margie Yee Webb, Celeste Yarnall & Nazim Artist - photo by 22-Day Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
VIDEO #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzPYJfexrAA
Behind the Scenes at Crest Theatre — Screening of FEMME the movie !
* Movie title in bright lights on stunning marquee.
* Director Emmanuel Itier on the phone.
* Author Susan Osborn Ph.D. arrives early to help Producer Margie Yee Webb who chose the historic Crest Theatre which features a stunning gold leaf art deco interior.
* Dress Designer Neva Dinwiddie arrives early and meets Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall.
* Jeff Wilson arrives early to help Producer Nazim Artist stage his exhibit for the evening.
* Professor Sheryl Fairchild was inside the theatre which in 1995 was restored to it’s glittery 1940′s appearance.
What an exciting evening! FEMME = project of love created and directed by Emmanuel Itier, Sharon Stone (executive producer), Celeste Yarnall (producer, spokeswoman, actress), Nazim (artist, producer), Margie Yee Webb (producer, author of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings), and a BIG list of women & men healing the world !

Jeff Wilson, femme Kimberly A. Edwards, FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb and 2 more femmes Meredith Kennedy & Jill Smith--photo by Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
VIDEO #4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45fWycH_TMg
FEMME: Women Healing the World Director Emmanuel Itier and Producers Margie Yee Webb, Celeste Yarnall, Nazim Artist greet movie goers Dec. 5, 2013
If you couldn’t attend this delightfully memorable event (the screening of the award-winning documentary Femme: Women healing the World and Q&A ), please visit FEMMEthemovie.com and watch the trailer! “Join the FEMME WOMEN & MEN Healing the World MOVEMENT!” says Teresa LeYung-Ryan
The Dec. 5, 2013 screening was presented by Producer Margie Yee Webb at the historic Crest Theatre in Sacramento, CA. Joining Producer Margie Yee Webb at the remarkable event were Director Emmanuel Itier, Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall & Producer Nazim Artist. The movie-goers chatting with the Fabulous Four were Women and Men all healing the world too.
These videos are by author & 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Dress Designer Neva Dinwiddie, FEMME Aleta Kazadi, director Emmanuel Itier, Producer/Spokeswoman/Actress Celeste Yarnall, Andrea Roth and Susan Osborn, Ph.D. are all FEMMEs - photo by 22-Day Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
What an exciting evening! FEMME = project of love created and directed by Emmanuel Itier, Celeste Yarnall (producer, spokeswoman, actress), Nazim (artist, producer), Margie Yee Webb (producer, presenter of the Dec. 5, 2013 memorable movie screening), Sharon Stone (executive producer), and a BIG list of women & men healing the world ! Also, Margie Yee Webb is author/photographer of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life. Dr. Celeste Yarnall is co-author of The Complete Guide to Holistic Cat Care: An Illustrated Handbook. Margie met Celeste at members of the Cat Writers’ Association; the femme-heart connection began there, which inspired Margie to join Celeste (and Nazim) who had already joined Director Emmanuel Itier of FEMME: Women Healing the World.

producer Margie Yee Webb (in red dress) greets actress Arlene Barshinger while Eric Dadmehr chats with Nazim Artist - photo by Coach Teresa

Producer Nazim Artist happy to meet Ken McKowen, Teresa T., Dahlynn McKowen- photo by 22-Day Writing Coach Teresa

Community leader Linda Harris cheers for FEMME producer Margie Yee Webb; women & men support FEMME by healing the world their way -- photo by author Teresa LeYung-Ryan
Soon . . . Part 2 – Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube videos of FEMME: Women Healing the World movie’s “Fab Four” with their friends/old fans and new fans
Click here to see official trailer of FEMME: Women Healing the World
How to get to the movie-screening of FEMME: Women Healing the World on Dec. 5, 2013
Producer Margie Yee Webb has orchestrated the event with love. We will have so much fun! Crest Theatre’s concession stand will be open too.

FEMME Producer Margie Yee Webb, Director Emmanuel Itier, Producer & Spokeswoman Celeste Yarnall & Producer & Artist Nazim

producer Margie Yee Webb chooses the historic Crest Theatre in producer Margie Yee Webb chooses the historic Crest Theatre in Sacramento for the screening of FEMME: Women Healing the World on Dec. 5, 2013 -- photo by TLR
Crest Theatre is 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA
Dinner before the event? Crest Cafe 1017 K St – on Thursday they’re open 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Directions to the Crest Theatre
Take “Business 80″ (E) into Sacramento. Take the Downtown Sacramento Exit, head over the Tower Bridge into downtown. Go through round-about in front of the Capitol and turn left on 10th street. Use the parking garage at 10th and L streets.
Take “Business 80″ into Sacramento. Take the 10th Street Exit which will parallel the freeway for about 2 blocks. Turn right on 10th street. Use the parking garage at 10th and L streets.
Take Interstate 5, exit at J Street, turn right on 12th Street, Right on L Street, Right on 10th street. Use the Parking Garage at 10th and L.
Author Teresa LeYung-Ryan Deeply Moved by Professor Sheryl Fairchild and Her Students in Psychology of Women Class

author of Love Made of Heart Teresa LeYung-Ryan happy to be with Professor Sheryl Fairchild and her brilliant students in Psychology of Women--photo by author and producer Margie Yee Webb
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author of Love Made of Heart Teresa LeYung-Ryan thanks Professor Sheryl Fairchild and author Margie Yee Webb (Margie is also producer of FEMME: Women Healing the World)
Dear Professor Sheryl Fairchild and all the Beautiful Students in Professor Fairchild’s Psychology of Women class,
I am still speechless from the warm welcome you gave me on November 4, 2013. Your questions about the themes in my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart and your sharing of personal experiences touched me deeply.
My wish for you is hat you will always let “the-wise-one-within” embrace “the-child-within.” You are all beautiful; the world is in good hands.
If you would like to write a short book review and focus on a theme in Love Made of Heart, please click here. I so appreciate your comments. I thank you all.
With deepest gratitude,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan
“I rewrote Love Made of Heart when the voices of protagonist Ruby Lin, Vivien Lin, and Mrs. Nussbaum jumped into my head!”
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author Teresa LeYung-Ryan happy to be with the cast (Daniel, Ryan, Taylor, Sara) who read the first scene/chapter in Teresa's mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart--photo by author and producer Margie Yee Webb
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author Teresa LeYung-Ryan THANKS Professor Sheryl Fairchild and her brilliant students in Psychology of Women--photo by author and producer Margie Yee Webb
Author Teresa LeYung-Ryan humbly thanks Professor Sheryl Fairchild (for assigning Love Made of Heart as required reading and extending the lovely invitation to meet her brilliant students) and dear pal & colleague Margie Yee Webb (for inspiration and support). These three women will reunite on December 5, 2013 at the screening of FEMME: Women Healing the World (orchestrated by producer Margie Yee Webb) click http://www.tugg.com/events/6292 to reserve your tickets for Dec. 5, 2013

Author Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: "Ruby Lin the protagonist in Love Made of Heart learns compassion and self-forgiveness when her mom is 5150'ed." photo by Cheri Eplin
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Friday November 29, 2013
Author and 22-Day Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan thanks Stacey Glick, John Scognamiglio and the Folks associated with Kensington Publishing Corp.
I thank powerhouse agent Stacey Glick
who found insightful acquisition editor John Scognamiglio
at Kensington Publishing Corp. 
who guided my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart to the Sales Team, good-energy publisher Laurie Perkin, president Steven Zacharius, Debbie Tobias was Sales Director, Lou Malcangi was art director, by the way . . . booksellers do judge a book by its cover, Libba Bray, who is now a New York Times bestselling author of young adult books, for book jacket copy, Jacquie Edwards for copy editing, marketing team, production team, Jessica in Sales, Michelle who was Webmaster,and EVERYONE at Kensington and their associates, especially Nancy Suib & Anne Shulenberger, and Kensington Publishing Corp.’s superstars Lydia Kwa, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Mary B. Morrison, Mary Monroe, Carl Weber . . .
If not for these people, I would not have had the opportunity to experience the publishing industry from the author’s perspective . . . which then gave me the credentials to talk about “who” really is the most qualified person to build the author’s platform and fanbase.
I thank you all!
Love Made of Heart is:
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a 2002 nominee of the Asian American Literary Award
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recommended by the California School Library Association and the California Reading Association
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used in college composition, women’s studies, and advanced composition English-as-a-Second-Language classes
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read by students at Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, City College of Sacramento, Lowell High School, and many other wonderful institutions
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archived at the San Francisco History Center
Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her novel Love Made of Heart to:
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celebrate the immigrant experience
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inspire adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their loved ones
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help survivors of family violence find their own voices

author & 22-Day Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan cheers for dear friend/colleague Margie Yee Webb (producer of FEMME: Women Healing the World) at the movie screening in Sacramento, CA
Reach out, not stress out.
Sincerely,
Author & 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
- author of Love Made of Heart
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author of the “Talking to My Dead Mom” monologues
- author of http://LoveMadeofHeart.com/blog
Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan added Helpful Websites & Resources & Guides for Mental Health / Mental Illness / Depression
Dear Writers and Readers,
http://www.
Jennifer Bell, thank you for letting me know about Critical Mental Health Resources for College Students. I thank you and your colleagues for creating this remarkable forum with links to many organizations in all 50 states and Washington D.C. in the U.S.A.
http://activeminds.org/
Author of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings and producer of FEMME: Women Healing the World Margie Yee Webb, thank you for letting me know about Active Minds which was founded by Alison Malmon when she was a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, following the suicide of her older brother Brian.
22-Day Writer’s Platform & Fanbase-Building
I celebrate you and your role in creating hope and peace in our community! Please click here to reserve your tickets now and join me! Our colleague Margie Yee Webb is orchestrating a movie-screening party FEMME: Women Healing the World on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, (doors open at 6:30pm) for 7:30pm-9:30pm at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento. Director Emmanuel Itier, Producer Margie Yee Webb, Producer & Spokeswoman Celeste Yarnall, Ph.D. & Artist Nazim will attend this extraordinary event! See you there!
If you cannot attend but wish to purchase or rent the movie, please click here. YOU are healing the world with the wonderful work you do!
November 4, 2013 Teresa LeYung-Ryan visited Professor Sheryl Fairchild’s Psychology of Women class at Sacramento City College, CA; students are reading Teresa’s mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart
November 9, 2013 Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan presented “Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days” at Northern California Publishers & Authors in Citrus Heights, CA
“Build your writer’s platform and work on the craft, simultaneously with ease. I’m cheering for you!”
http://writingcoachTeresa.com
Click here to view Coach Teresa answering the questions “What is a platform?” and “How do you build a fanbase?” on CBS Bay Sunday with Host Frank Mallicoat
Click here to read the interview with Coach Teresa for StepByStepPublishing
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Author and 22-Day Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here . . . to thank Adjunct Professor Sheryl Fairchild (Psychology of Women class at Sacramento City College, CA) for making my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart required reading. I so look forward to seeing you and meeting your students on November 4th. Author and documentary film producer Margie Yee Webb will join us.

Authors Margie Yee Webb and Teresa LeYung-Ryan with Adjunct Professor Sheryl Fairchild of Women's Studies

Adjunct Professor Sheryl Fairchild invites author Teresa LeYung-Ryan to answer questions from her thoughtful students
22-Day Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
Coach Teresa says: “Wear the dual hats of writer and promoter. Reach out, not stress out.”
author of:
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (the workbook)
Love Made of Heart (the mother-daughter novel used in college classes; book is archived at the San Francisco History Center)
Answer Me Now (the award-winning short play)
and speeches advocating mental health and end violence against women and children
Click here for a list of Coach Teresa’s event.
Today October 1st, 2013 my book LOVE MADE OF HEART turns 11 years old!
I have at least ten thousand people to thank!
Thank you to dear Stacey Glick who had found my manuscript in the “slush pile” 13 years ago (Stacey is VP of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management) and who had pitched to acquisition editor John Scognamiglio of Kensington Publishing Corp. NY (Thank you, John!).
Thank you to all my friends and family, colleagues, mentors, teachers, students, librarians, booksellers, reviewers, Goodreads, readers, California School Library Association, California Reading Association, San Francisco History Center, California Writers Club, Peninsula Branch, friends in California Writers Club branches, Women’s National Book Association: San Francisco Chapter, friends in Women’s National Book Association chapters, and everyone who help keep Love Made Of Heart the foundation of my platform as the author who uses her novel to inspire adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their loved ones.
Special thanks to Martha Alderson, Luisa Adams, Susan Canale, Elisa Sasa Southard, Margie Yee Webb, Kim McMillon, Vicki Weiland !
The photographer extraordinaire who took that happy photo of my showing off Love Made of Heart is author Cheri Eplin herself. We were at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I was presenting with Elisa Sasa Southard. Thank you, Cheri!
Thank you to Suzanne Corson who said “Yes!” when I asked to have a book party at her Boadecia’s Books. It was a rainy night and my friends still showed up! Thank you, Friends! Thank you, Suzanne, and all gracious booksellers and community spirits!
Thank you to author Carol Schaefer who was so generous to pitch my synopsis to her editor before I had found my agent. More about generosity–dear Christa C. Kerl-Konig was the one who had introduced my work to Carol in the first place. The literary world is full of generous and kind mentors! Thank you, Carol and Christa!
Thank you to authors Frank Baldwin, Carol Schaefer, Lydia Kwa, and Gus Lee for writing lovely advance praise for my book cover. I am so grateful!
Thank you Nancy Suib who believed in me. Thank you to all the booksellers who invited me to your bookstores and the friends who pitched me to booksellers and the friends who showed up at book parties and friends who couldn’t be there in person but cheered for me and told their friends about Move Made of Heart.
I have at least ten thousand people to thank!
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan,
author of the mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart
Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s August 28, 2013 Open Letter to First Lady Michelle Obama, California Governor Jerry Brown, Newspaper Editors, and Community
Dear Folks,
This is a follow-up to my June 30, 2013 open letter to you.
The workers (AFSCME Local 2428) of East Bay Regional Park District showed up at EBRPD board meetings and spoke during public comment periods. Their family members, friends and other advocates sent emails, wrote letters, made phone calls (expressing their concern) to EBRPD Board Members and the General Manager.
Workers had rejected the Park District’s June 4th proposal after mediation. Employees’ buying power had eroded by 11.5% over the past four years while managers received merit increases (through board resolutions).
Everyone’s speaking up for fairness, Local 2428 Negotiations Team’s perseverance, and Union Members’ commitment to proceed with work-stoppage if the Park District did not return to the bargaining table . . . inspired solidarity. Supporters of workers were planning on being in the picket lines with Local 2428. Thank you, Community!
On July 1st, the Park District and Local 2428 Negotiations Team reached “tentative agreement” thus preempted the strike.
Union members ratified the agreement on July 17th; the park district board members ratified it on August 13th.
Employees’ concerns and actions to watch out for coworkers as well as future employees (who would be walking into the Park District after contract ratification) also inspired hope and compassion.
The media had printed incomplete and incorrect information about EBRPD employee salaries and proposed offers. As E.B. White’s Charlotte-the-spider who saved Wilbur’s life said: “…people are very gullible.” and “… People believe almost anything they see in print…” If you want the truths, ask the employees and also review annual reports.
Again, thank you to all advocates of fair labor practices!
Sincerely,
Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
author of:
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (the workbook)
Love Made of Heart (the mother-daughter novel used in college composition classes; book is archived at the San Francisco History Center)
Answer Me Now (the award-winning short play)
and speeches advocating mental health and end violence against women and children
Click here for a list of Coach Teresa’s event.
http://writingcoachTeresa.com for more resources.
Coach Teresa says: “Wear the dual hats of writer and promoter. Reach out, not stress out.”












