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22-Day Fanbase Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan & Award-Winning Author Carol Sheldon Celebrate Copper Mine Workers and Courageous WOMEN.  Who was Big Annie?  Read Carol’s new historical novel Driven to Rage to find out.

Thank you, Carol Sheldon and Linda Watanabe McFerrin & Left Coast Writers, for inviting me to interview Carol!

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*Award-winning historical novelist and playwright Carol Sheldon with 22-Day Fanbase Bulding Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan celebrate workers, especially the courageous women behind the scenes*

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*Actress Kathy Holly attends Carol Sheldon’s book launch.  Here’s a video of Kathy with fellow cast members in On With the Wind a new play by Carol Sheldon.*

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Historical novelist Carol Sheldon recognizes  the 100th anniversary of COPPER MINERS’ STRIKE in upper peninsula, Michigan, and celebrates workers and courageous WOMEN.

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*New fans and old fans show up for Carol Sheldon on a Monday night at Book Passage in San Francisco*

*New fans in the background as Book Passage representative poses with award-winning author Carol Sheldon*

*Author Carol Sheldon enjoys signing books for new fans and old fans.*

*Carol Sheldon flanked by Teresa LeYung-Ryan and Teresa’s sister – San Francisco ferry terminal is merely steps from Book Passage*

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Sincerely,

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.”

Speaking of workers YOU & me … Monday July 8, 6:00pm Book Passage Bookstore, 1 Ferry Bldg., San Francisco. I shall be interviewing award-winning author Carol A. Sheldon. Her new book DRIVEN TO RAGE (historical novel) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the 1913 COPPER MINERS’ STRIKE in Michigan and the courageous WOMEN behind the scenes as well as on the daily marches. Who was Big Annie?

Please join us if you are near  the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

Book Passage,  1 Ferry Bldg., SF, CA 94111  415-835-1020

Hosted by Left Coast Writers!  Refreshments too!

Carol Sheldon's new book Driven to Rage recognizes the 100th anniversary of 1913 COPPER MINERS' STRIKE in Michigan and the courageous WOMEN behind the scenes as well as on the daily marches (Carol Sheldon, author of Mother Lode and Driven to Rage) interviewed by Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan at Book Passage Ferry Building SF -- photo by Jim Weiland

Sincerely,

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.”

The Sun in California

Into the Fire: The Sun Celebrates Personal Writing
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
October 25 – October 27, 2013 

The Sun is offering two full scholarships to writers who can make a strong case that they would benefit from this retreat but are unable to afford it. Scholarships cover lodging, meals, and tuition for the weekend.

Click here to apply for a scholarship online. You can also download and print a mail-in application form to complete by hand and return to us. Mail your application materials to:

The Sun magazine
Attn: Esalen Scholarships
107 North Roberson Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Application materials must be received by August 1, 2013.

We will notify applicants of our decision by September 2.

http://thesunmagazine.org/get_involved/events/25#scholarships

 Good luck to YOU!

Sincerely,

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.”

Women Writers in Residence Program

Hedgebrook retreat for women writers is on Whidbey Island, about thirty-five miles northwest of Seattle, WA. Situated on 48-acres of forest and meadow facing Puget Sound, with a view of Mount Rainier, the retreat hosts women writers from all over the world for residencies of two to six weeks, at no cost to the writer. Residents are housed in six handcrafted cottages, where they spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, they gather in the farmhouse kitchen to share a home-cooked gourmet meal, their work, their process and their stories. The Writers in Residence Program is Hedgebrook’s core program, supporting the fully-funded residencies of approximately 40 women writers at the retreat each year.

Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here . . .  This is why I love my work.

Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy, check out Laurel Anne Hill; see how she builds her magnificent platform!

Laurel also thanks her mentor Charlotte Cook of KOMENAR Publishing. Heroes Arise, Laurel’s debut parable, was released in October 2007.  ForeWord Magazine selected Heroes Arise for a Book of the Year Award for 2007 (bronze, science fiction).

Laurel Anne Hill

Upcoming Events in 2013:

• May 24-27; BayCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA; Guest and panelist.
• June 8, 9, 10 & 15: San Mateo County Fair at San Mateo Fairgrounds, CA; Guest presenter.
• August 29 – September 2; World Science Fiction Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX; Attending member.
• October 8-10; OryCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Lloyd Center Doubletree Inn, Portland, OR; Guest and panelist.
• October 31 – November 3; World Fantasy Convention, Brighton, England, Attending member.

Cheers to Laurel Anne Hill, Heroes Arise, author of science fiction and fantasy, writing contest sponsor, contributing author for anthologies!

Sincerely,

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.”

May 9, 2013

Today’s live webinar was so much fun! Nicole at Author Learning Center emailed me:

“Teresa, You did such a great job today! I could tell you were relaxed, yet poised! Your average score was an impressive 4.7  (out of 5.0)!  I look forward to doing this again in 3 weeks.”

Thank you, Nicole!  Thank you, Suzette!  Thank you to all the authors who attended and/or told their friends about the event. I look forward to delivering the webinar again, live, on May 28, 2013, 4:30pm Pacific Time / 7:30pm Eastern Time.

This webinar is focused on “3 Steps to Building Your Fanbase While Writing Your Fiction or Nonfiction Book” (by creating what I call your “platform statement”) with exercises from my workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days - before and after publication.

For an in-depth study regarding facebook, etc., take a look at Social Media Just for Writers: The Best Online Marketing Tips for Selling Your Books by Frances Caballo.

Let me hear your platform statements again.  Email me:   WritingCoachTeresa  I’m at   gmail.com  

I’m cheering for you!

Sincerely,

Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Coach Teresa Teaches Webinar –  3 Steps to Building Your Fanbase While Writing Your Fiction or Nonfiction Book

Free webinars for writers!    Please tell your friends!

To register:  https://www.authorlearningcenter.com

” Live Webinar – You’ll be hearing my voice and streaming my PowerPoint presentation on your computer!”

 3 Steps to Building Your Fanbase While Writing Your Fiction or Nonfiction Book, with Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

•          May 9, 2013 at 10:30am Pacific Time / 1:30pm Eastern Time
•         May 28, 2013 at  4:30pm Pacific Time / 7:30pm Eastern Time

Sincerely,

Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

22-Day Writers’ Platform & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says:

“Build your writer’s platform and work on the craft, simultaneously with ease.  I’m cheering for you!”

http://writingcoachteresa.com  for Coach Teresa’s list of events; see how she helps her clients.

1.  Please click on the above blue title bar [ Books Referenced in Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan's Webinar for Author Learning Center on April 10, 2013 ] .

2.  Scroll down to get the empty boxes

3.  Fill in boxes

• your full name
• your email address
• in the large box– please tell me what genre you’re writing, what your themes are, and what you gained from my webinar

4.  Click on [ submit comment] button.

Thank you, Author Learning Center, especially Nicole Baker, Suzette Conway and Michael Franchetti.  Thank you to all the writers who tuned in or told their friends to tune in.

This webinar will be presented again on Thursday, April 25, 2013  at 4:30pm Pacific Time /  7:30pm Eastern Time; please tell your friends.

 Books Referenced in Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s Webinar for Author Learning Center

FICTION:

Bastard Out of Caroline by Dorothy Allison

Bear-ly There With Compass { the story of Compass Bear and his human friend Molly } by Mary B. French; illustrations by  Kevin Coffey

Bridget Jones’s Diary (chic lit) by Helen Fielding

Charlotte’s Web (a children’s classic) by E. B. White

Frankenstein (a classic) by Mary Shelley

Getting Old Is Murder (mystery) by Rita Lakin

Heroes Arise by Laurel Anne Hill

Husband May Come and Go, But Friends Are Forever by Judith Marshall

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

The Hobbit (fantasy/adventure classic) by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Last Queen (historical novel) by C. W. Gortner

Lost In Yonkers (a play) by Neil Simon

Love Made of Heart – mother-daughter novel by Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Riding Godzilla  (young adult) by P.S. Foley

She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Straight Down the Middle by Margaret Davis

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

Wordsworth the Poet (children’s picture book) by Frances Kakugawa

NARRATIVE NONFICTION:

A Joyful Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me by Lynn Scott

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Maya Roads:

The Secret Artist – Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine! by Mary E. Knippel

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston

Wisdom Has a Voice: Every Daughter’s Memories of Mother – anthology edited by Kate Farrell

Woven of Water by Luisa Adams

POETRY:

A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams  by Joan Gelfand

Spinning the Arrow of Time by Ruth Hoppin

PRESCRIPTIVE NONFICTION:

Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message by Elisa Sasa Southard

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW  by Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life – photo/gift book by Margie Yee Webb

Correct Me If I’m Wrong: Getting Your Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage Right!  by Arlene Miller

Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know by Lori Hope

How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen

My Dreams: A Simple Guide to Dream Interpretation by Angie Choi

Marriage Meeting Starter Kit  by Marcia Naomi Berger

No Red Pen: Writers, Writing Groups & Critique by Victoria A. Hudson, M.F.A.

Optimal Healing: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine by Patricia Tsang, M.D.

Social Media Just for Writers: The Best Online Marketing Tips for Selling Your Books by Frances Caballo

TellTale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir: How To Tap Memory and Write Your Story Capturing Character & Spiritby Lynn Cook Henriksen

The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages: A Book Promotion Reference Guide for Authors and Small Press Publishers  by Christine Pinheiro  e-book published by http://www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net

The Four Agreements:  a Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers

The Secret Artist – Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine! by Mary E. Knippel

The Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing for Profit! Start Your Own Home-Based Publishing Company and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book with CreateSpace and Amazon by C. Pinheiro’s & Nick Russell

The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler

What Color Is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Tell me what your favorite books are – by using the [submit comment] box (follow instructions at the beginning of this post).

I’m cheering for you!

Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan cares about helping fiction and nonfiction writers build their platforms and work on their craft simultaneously with ease. She is one of the top 1% most endorsed editors on LinkedIn.

Coach Teresa says: “Wear the dual hats of writer and promoter; identify your themes and archetypes to structure your manuscript and create your platform-statement. Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.” http://writingcoachTeresa.com for Coach Teresa’s blog and list of events; see how she helps her clients.

She is the 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)
• Answer Me Now  (the award-winning short play)
• speeches advocating mental health and end violence against women and children

She is creator of The Immigrant Experience Writing Contest

Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan teaches for Author Learning Center  -  free webinars for writers – tell your friends too!

Please register with https://www.authorlearningcenter.com

3 Top Tools for Editing Your Manuscript After You’ve Written Your First Draft  with Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Wed.,  April 10, 2013  at 10:30am Pacific Time / 1:30pm Eastern Time

Thurs., April 25, 2013  at 4:30pm Pacific Time /  7:30pm Eastern Time

Learn from Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan, one of the top 1% most endorsed editors on LinkedIn and author of a novel that is used in college composition classes, how to edit the first draft of your fiction (including novels for adults and young adults, children’s picture books), narrative nonfiction (i.e. memoirs, biographies) or prescriptive nonfiction (aka “how to”) :

• even if you are in a critique group or preparing to hire a book doctor/editor

• whether you are planning to pitch to agents and acquisition editors or be your own publisher

• and save money, avoid headaches

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Please register with https://www.authorlearningcenter.com

3 Steps to Building Your Fanbase While Writing Your Fiction or Nonfiction Book with Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Thurs., May 9, 2013  at 10:30am Pacific Time / 1:30pm Eastern Time

Tues., May 28, 2013  at 4:30pm Pacific Time /  7:30pm Eastern Time

Is your fiction or nonfiction project being turned down by agents or acquisition editors because you do not have a platform? Or, are you published and you want more readers? Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan will show you how to thrive in the publishing arena and have fun too. Platform made simple! By making your name stand for something—to attract targeted consumers (your fans)—who are likely to buy what you have to sell. Learn how to help your fans find you, before and after publication! From the author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW.

Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan cares about helping fiction and nonfiction writers build their platforms and work on their craft simultaneously with ease. She is one of the top 1% most endorsed editors on LinkedIn.

As the 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), Answer Me Now  (the award-winning short play), and speeches advocating mental health and end violence against women and children, Coach Teresa says: “Wear the dual hats of writer and promoter; identify your themes and archetypes to structure your manuscript and create your platform-statement. Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.” http://writingcoachTeresa.com for Coach Teresa’s blog; see how she helps her clients.

Lists of Books Referenced in Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s & Mary E. Knippel’s “Be Your Own Editor” session at SFWC

Tool #1   Grounding Reader with the four Ws (Who? When? Where? What?) “What does Protagonist want?” (in prescriptive nonfiction “What does Reader need?”)

Tool #2   Hooking Reader from first page to last with core themes. 

Tool #3     In Fiction & Narrative Nonfiction (both genres are forms of  “story-telling”) — Who are your protagonist, antagonist(s), and other archetypes?

Fiction:

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

Lost In Yonkers – a play by Neil Simon

Wordsworth! Stop the Bulldozer! children’s picture book by Frances Kawugawa

Love Made of Heart – mother-daughter novel by Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Charlotte’s Web – a children’s classic by E. B. White

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall

Narrative Nonfiction:

Woven of Water by Luisa Adams

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Secret Artist – Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine! by Mary E. Knippel

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston

Wisdom Has a Voice: Every Daughter’s Memories of Mother – anthology edited by Kate Farrell

If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland

A Joyful Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me by Lynn Scott

A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams (poetry) by Joan Gelfand

Prescriptive Nonfiction:

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life – photo/gift book by Margie Yee Webb

Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message by Elisa Sasa Southard

My Dreams: A Simple Guide to Dream Interpretation by Angie Choi

Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know by Lori Hope

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW  by Teresa LeYung-Ryan

The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master by Martha Alderson

TellTale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir: How To Tap Memory and Write Your Story Capturing Character & Spirit by Lynn Cook Henriksen

Correct Me If I’m Wrong: Getting Your Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage Right!  by Arlene Miller

Social Media Just for Writers: The Best Online Marketing Tips for Selling Your Books by Frances Caballo

The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages: A Book Promotion Reference Guide for Authors and Small Press Publishers  by Christine Pinheiro  e-book published by http://www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net

How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen

The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers

Marriage Meeting Starter Kit  by Marcia Naomi Berger

Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach

The Secret Artist – Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine! by Mary E. Knippel

Also, please refer to the SFWC list of presenters

Mary E. Knippel & Teresa LeYung-Ryan teach 'Be Your Own Editor' at SFWC - photo by Margie Yee Webb

Free Webinars –   register with https://www.authorlearningcenter.com

3 Top Tools for Editing Your Manuscript After You’ve Written Your First Draft  with Coach Teresa

·         April 10, 2013  at 10:30am Pacific Time / 1:30pm Eastern Time

·         April 25, 2013  at 4:30pm Pacific Time /  7:30pm Eastern Time

Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan cares about helping fiction and nonfiction writers build their platforms and work on their craft simultaneously with ease.  She says: “Wear the dual hats as promoter and writer and be happily published. Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.”

http://writingcoachTeresa.com

Coach Teresa’s Third Year Sponsoring “The Immigrant Experience” Writing Contest

I remember feeling hopeful when I entered the first five pages of my novel to the Jack London Writers Conference Writing Contest 1997 and the thrill when I heard my name announced as a winner. That recognition gave me confidence when I wrote query letters to literary agents. That manuscript became Love Made of Heart (published in October 2002).

So, when Bardi Rosman Koodrin (Literary Director of the Fine Arts Galleria at San Mateo County Fair) asked me to sponsor a writing contest, I had to say “Yes!”

Other sponsors said “Yes!” too.  For information about all the contests, please click on the headline below for my March 7, 2013 post:

Writing Contests – Novel, Memoir, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Short Story, Mystery, Essay, Poetry, Monologue, Children’s Novel, and More !

The deadline for all literary contests, including the NDNU scholarship opportunity as well as the two book cover art contests, is Monday April 1, 2013 at 5:00pm California time, no exceptions. $10 per entry.

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