Posts Tagged ‘Writers Forum of Petaluma’
Dear Teresa,
Thank you for your honest and poignant writing. You have a gift of writing from the heart with a sincerity that is far-reaching. Heart-felt, heart-warming and perfect. Just what I needed to hear right now.
Marlene Cullen
Please click here for “Transforming Depression Into My Writer’s Muse” by Teresa LeYung-Ryan (on Marlene Cullen’s blog)
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Please click here for Writing Teacher Marlene Cullen’s Book Review of Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s Love Made of Heart
Love Made of Heart by Teresa LeYung Ryan is excellent. I read it in two sittings. Dinner could wait. I had to find out what would happen to Ruby Lin. Teresa uses her novel to advocate compassion for mental illness and to help survivors of family violence find their own voices. Teresa’s writing is evocative and from the heart. . . she reaches deep and succeeds with her genuine and authentic voice. I want to read Love Made of Heart again. Yes, it’s that good.
Teresa LeYung-Ryan is an advocate for mental health. Advocacy For Mental Health — Resources for Women, Girls, Boys, Teens, Men, Families
Marlene Cullen
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Thank you, Writing Teacher Marlene Cullen, for reviewing my book Love Made of Heart on your blog, facebook, and Goodreads. Being the author of the book gives me strength to encourage other adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas. Also, thank you again for letting me guest blog to talk about “Transforming Depression Into My Writer’s Muse” You have my deep gratitude.
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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For more information about Marlene Cullen’s blog, writing workshops and Writers’ Forum of Petaluma, please click here.
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan
Teresa’s novel Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby is used in college courses and archived at the San Francisco History Center.
As author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW, Coach Teresa helps clients identify their themes and archetypes.
http://writingcoachTeresa.com Subscribe to “Coach Teresa’s blog”
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Marlene Cullen has been featured in Community Profile more than once. How befitting! Marlene Cullen’s name is synonymous with “community,” ”writers,” and “literary voice.”
Petaluma, CA Argus-Courier Thursday July 18, 2013
Community Profile: Marlene Cullen – Painting Pictures with Words
Lynn Schnitzer says: “Marlene Cullen is passionate about writing and helping other writers find their literary voice.”
Marlene says: ”My favorite authors are:
Jacqueline Winspear
Rachael Herron
Elizabeth Berg
Sue Monk Kidd
John Dunning
Teresa LeYung Ryan
Jeannette Walls
Sheldon Siegel
Lolly Winston
Liza Gyllenhaal
Zoe Fitzgerald Carter
Anne Rivers Siddons
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Frances Lefkowitz
Gillian Flynn.”
Visit Marlene’s site: http://www.thewritespot.us/ where she says:
“Thank you to the 2013 Writers Forum presenters. You are awesome: Frances Lefkowitz, Patricia V. Davis, Amanda McTigue, Jennifer Gennari, Andy Ross, Anne Jordan, Constance Hale, Melanie Thorne.”
Check out Marlene’s new blog: http://thewritespot.us/marlenecullenblog/
I celebrate Marlene Cullen, Writers Forum of Petaluma, and everyone she cares about!
Sincerely,
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 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.
Writing Workshop & Art Collage with Marlene Cullen
Sunday, January 27, 2013, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: The Sunflower Center, 1435 No. McDowell Blvd. (in the Redwood Business Park, behind Applebee’s), Petaluma, CA
Cost: $25 pre-registration; $30 at the door
Registration: Marlene Cullen’s email address at comcast.net is: mcullen or call her at 707-762-6279
The first part of this workshop will be an exploration of significant events through writing. The second part features art collage as a fun way to discover personal paths.
No special writing experience needed. Bring a notebook and pen. Material for art collage will be provided. You are welcome to bring a poem, magazines or any other material you would like to use for collage.
Marlene Cullen is a cheerleader for writers and founder of Writers Forum of Petaluma. Her workshops provide essential elements for successful writing, where participants often experience transformational changes.
Please visit Marlene’s website for more information: www.thewritespot.us
“By writing our stories, we begin to understand what was formerly unclear.”
— Louise DeSalvo, Writing As A Way of Healing
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
“Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.” http://writingcoachteresa.com
As coach and author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW , Teresa says: “Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, make your name synonymous with the issues you write about.”
As author of Love Made of Heart, creator of Love Made of Heart gift items and the Talking to My Dead Mom Monologues, Teresa encourages writers to speak out (in print) for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Who Are the Writers in Marin County and Sonoma County California?
Please introduce yourselves by clicking on the title bar of this post and submitting a comment. Invite my blog visitors to your events. Thank you!
Some Events for Writers & Readers in September & October 2011 in these two counties:
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California Writers Club–Redwood Branch meets at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa, CA
Redwood Writers Meeting 2:30-5 PM at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa, 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 • Phone: (707) 545-8530
September 11, 2011 Speaker will be Joan Price, “What I Learned about Book Publicity after Wasting
$1000 of My Publisher’s Money.”
October 9, 2011 Speaker will be Joan Frank “Ideas and Discovery: Protecting and Celebrating the Fictional Dream.”
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Writers Forum of Petaluma (founder: Marlene Cullen) These literary workshops take place on the third Thursday of each month, March through November (no workshops in January, February and December).
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (we start promptly at 7:00 pm); $15 at the door
Location: Petaluma Community Center at Lucchesi Park, 320 No. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, California
September 15, 2011 Christine Walker “Image & The Senses”
October 20, 2011 Barbara Spicer “Telling Tales”
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Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10:00am–4:00pm
Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter members and California Writers Club-Redwood Branch members at Sonoma County Book Festival
Look for Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Margie Yee Webb, Kate Farrell, Ana Manwaring at their booths and on the Redwood Village/Readers Circle Stage. Leigh Anne Lindsey, Linda Joy Myers, Zoe FitzGerald Carter, Laurel Anne Hill. Who else? Ana Manwaring orchestrates Redwood Writers Village Stage! Stage times: 1:00pm Redwood Writers Vintage Voices; 1:45-2:00pm Margie Yee Webb & Teresa LeYung-Ryan; 2:00-2:45pm Kate Farrell and anthology contributing authors
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Sunday, September 25, 2011, 2 to 4 pm
California Writers Club–Marin Branch meets at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA
Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing:
Which One’s For You?
Our panel of authors and publishing professionals includes April Eberhardt, literary agent; Judith Marshall, author of Husbands May Come and Go But Friends Are Forever; Holly Payne, author of Kingdom of Simplicity, The Sound of Blue and The Virgin’s Knot, and founder of Skywriter Books; and Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, author of Love in Translation, Midori by Moonlight, and Marriage in Translation: Foreign Wife, Japanese Husband.
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Sincerely,
Coach Teresa
Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out, when pursuing your dreams!”
Coach Teresa is the author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW
$9.81 for ebook; $22 for print edition
Teresa is the author of Love Made of Heart
Coach Teresa’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/teresaleyung
Teresa on facebook!