Posts Tagged ‘B. Lynn Goodwin’
Exactly the right words; social networking; taglines; job seekers; grammar; manuscripts; Chinese word for heart
I started a new format for my blog posts on November 16, 2011. Once a month, I will write a post to include 3 sections.
As 22-day Platform-Building Coach– Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days:
Write Your Story Now! PLAYshop with Mary E. Knippel
Are you frustrated trying to find just exactly the right words
- for your blog posts?
-for that end-of-the-year letter to family or customers?
-to update your profile on your website or social media site?
Come and explore how you can overcome your writing challenges and have fun at the same time!
Nov. 19, 2011 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Free Event
$20 holds your seat (refunded at the door)
Workshop in Half Moon Bay, CA
As Editor & Manuscript Consultant–identify themes and archetypes:
Get yourself a book on grammar. I recommend Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O’Conner
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Teresa LeYung-Ryan & Mary E. Knippel show writers how to polish their manuscripts before:
- hiring book doctor/developmental editor
- pitching to agents or acquisition editors
- self-publishing
As author of Love Made of Heart:
November is:
- National Family Caregivers Month (books that help caregivers: Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know by Lori Hope; You Want Me To Do What? Journaling for Care Givers by B. Lynn Goodwin; Nothing Can Scare Me Now: Managing Breast Cancer So It Doesn’t Manage You by Juliane Cortino)
- National Inspirational Role Models Month (Coach Teresa’s role models in her workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days are Maxine Hong Kingston, Rita Lakin and Ginger Rogers, deceased. You can sneak preview the 2 exercises for Day 1 of my workbook on Amazon.com Thank you, Maxine, Rita, Ginger, for being heroes!)
- National Lifewriting Month (“The Chinese word for ‘love’ is made up of many brush strokes. In the center of the word ‘love’ is the word ‘heart.’ Love is made of heart… The word ‘heart’ is also in ‘virtue,’ ‘grace,’ ‘compassion,’ ‘ambition,’ patience,’ ‘loyalty, and ‘melancholy.’ Please write the stories that speak from your heart. If you need recommendations for “how to books” on writing, please click here.”)
“Reach out, not stress out, when pursuing your dreams!”
Please click here for details to Coach Teresa’s event.
Sincerely,
Writer Advice’s Sixth Annual Flash Prose Contest is particularly suited for memoir as well as fiction.
Mesmerize us with your best short fiction or memoir up to 750 words. Deadline: April 15, 2011. First prize: $150. Fee: $10 for processing only or $20 for detailed evaluation. US dollars please. Visit www.writeradvice.com for complete guidelines.
B. Lynn Goodwin
Writer Advice Managing Editor, www.writeradvice.com, author of YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers
Lynn, thank you for telling me about this contest!
Sincerely,
Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan
To see my website for all my books, go to: http://writingcoachteresa.com
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW
Available through Amazon.com Check out the reviews on Amazon!
Sunday August 1, 2010
I’m organizing photos from yesterday’s Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival.

Women's National Book Association members Margie Yee Webb, Mary E. Knippel, B. Lynn Goodwin, Sarbjit Rai, Teresa LeYung Ryan
I had a good time on the panel with other fiction authors. Gail, thank you for moderating. Nathan, thank you for taking photos. Delightful audience.

authors Jeff Carlson, Laurel Anne Hill, Tanya Egan Gibson, Teresa LeYung Ryan, Jack L. Parker with Library Specialist Gail McGrath & Library Advocate Nathan
Also I presented “Transform Your Personal Experiences Into Potent Stories” Thank you to the participant-writers. Here are some comments from them:
I asked: What did you value most about the workshop?
- “Verbalizing what my readers will learn from my story.”
- “Good comments & tools from Teresa for moving forward.”
- “Handouts so organized.”
Your next steps with your stories?
- “Bring my stories out and start again—with your ideas for tools”
- “Find a publisher.”
- “Re-read my favorite novel & mark it up. Thank you, Teresa!”
My colleagues (Catharine Bramkamp, Laurel Anne Hill, Antoinette May, Susan M. Osborn) also presented their writing workshops.
Special thanks to Jamie Finley, Dena Grover, Gail McGrath, Lynn Brown and everyone at Roseville Libraries, Margie Yee Webb and colleagues at California Writers Club, Mary Knippel & Sarbjit Rai & fellow members of Women’s National Book Association, bookseller James Van Eaton of Winston Smith Books, friends old and new, readers and writers, and everyone who made the festival a celebration of literature.
http://www.roseville.ca.us/library/
3 branches in Roseville, CA
Maidu Library & Maidu Community Center
Martha Riley Community Library
Downtown Library

Gail McGrath (Library Specialist) holding Teresa's novel Love Made of Heart, Bob Quinlan author of Earn It: Empower Yourself for Love, and Margie Yee Webb author of Cat Mulan
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung Ryan
As an author and community spirit, Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries, honors immigrant-stories, advocates compassion for mental illness, and helps survivors of violence find their own voices through writing.
“To comment on any of my columns (blog posts), just click on the color title-bar of the post, fill in the boxes and press ‘submit.’ Thank you.”
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10am – 5pm
Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival
http://www.roseville.ca.us/library/programs_n_events/lit_fest.asp
Maidu Library & Maidu Community Center, 1530 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
10:20-11:20am Reception Hall - Teresa LeYung Ryan, Tanya Egan Gibson, Laurel Anne Hill, Jeff Carlson & Jack L. Parker; moderator will be Gail McGrath
11:30am-12:30pm Teresa will be autographing books at outdoor booth I-7
1:00-2:00pm Meeting Room 2 – Teresa LeYung Ryan will present her signature workshop “Transform Your Personal Experiences Into Potent Stories”
The author of Love Made of Heart will give you simple tools to craft a short story with an enticing beginning, engaging middle, and a satisfying ending. Teresa says: “My short stories were the building-blocks for my book.”
2:30-5:00pm Teresa will be autographing books at outdoor booth I-7
noon – 1:00 p.m buddy/colleague Mary E. Knippel will be moderating the “Healthy Living” panel – B. Lynn Goodwin, Davis Liu, MD, Jennifer Martin, Joanne Neft, Richard Simmons.
I am so looking forward to July 31, 2010 (the same date as a loved one’s birthday)
Thank you again, Margie Yee Webb, Jamie Finley, Dena Grover, City of Roseville Library, and California Writers Club.
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung Ryan
As an author and community spirit, Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries, honors immigrant-stories, advocates compassion for mental illness, and helps survivors of violence find their own voices through writing.
Love Made of Heart inspires adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas that their parents suffer. http://LoveMadeOfHeart.com
Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published is the 22 minutes for 22 days workbook. Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out, when building your writer’s name.” http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
Invite Coach Teresa to conduct “Major League Tryouts to Build Your Name” at your writers’ club or group. http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
• identify your mission statement, the scope of the project, and the perfect book title
• build your name to attract the right agent or publisher or more fans
• design and grow your blog (to showcase your expertise and experiences)
I am happy to announce that my trademark is finally being used at Love Made of Heart online store where you’ll find gift items for yourselves, women, children, moms, grandmas, babies, friends and pets. http://lovemadeofheart.com/Love-Made-of-Heart-Online-Store-&-Gift-Shop.html
I’ll be wearing 2 hats on July 31, 2010.
Please look for me and my colleagues (our names in red font) at the 10:20-11:20am Fiction Authors panel. Our moderator will be Gail McGrath.
Then at 1:00-2:00pm I will conduct a writing workshop to help you transform personal experiences into potent stories.
My special thanks go to Jamie Finley, Dena Grover, City of Roseville Library, Margie Yee Webb and California Writers Club.
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung Ryan
As an author and community spirit, Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries, honors immigrant-stories, advocates compassion for mental illness, and helps survivors of violence find their own voices through writing.
Love Made of Heart inspires adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas that their parents suffer. http://LoveMadeOfHeart.com
Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published is the 22 minutes for 22 days workbook. Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out, when building your writer’s name.” http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
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| Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival Saturday, July 31, 2010 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Maidu Library & Maidu Community Center Free and open to all ages Author panels and children’s entertainment are being planned; check back regularly for more information at www.roseville.ca.us/LitFest This project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Thank you to our sponsors:
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