Teresa Jade LeYung's BLOG

See how author Joan Steidinger fortifies her platform/fanbase.

Her email signature (see below) has her “tags” (keywords synonymous with her name) – I’ve highlighted her tags in red.

Check out her blog  http://powerzonephd.com/blog/

Saturday January 10, 2015, 7:00pm Dr. Joan Steidinger will be at

Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925 – event is hosted by Left Coast Writers.   Joan’s new book -  Sisterhood in Sports:  How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete

And, Joan will be appearing on a Comcast network show on January 16, 2015 called “Game On.”  This is an all female television sports magazine show.

Joan

New Book:  Sisterhood in Sports:  How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete  (2014) Lantham, MD:  Rowman & Littlefield.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sisterhood-In-Sports-How-Female-Athletes-Collaborate-and-Compete/805808026108576

Joan and I are members of the Women’s National Book Association–San Francisco Chapter as well as California Writers Club.

Catch WNBA’s event at Oakland Library in the morning; then do some research while you’re at the library; then have fun platform and fanbase-building with colleagues; then go see Joan at Book Passage in Corte Madera in the evening.

Tell your writer-friends in or near Oakland, CA about WNBA’s event on January 10, 2015

“Digital Storytelling: New Opportunities for Women Writers”

Laura Fraser is the Cofounder and Editorial Director of Shebooks.net, a new digital storytelling platform for women.

Saturday, January 10, 2015
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Meeting & Mixer for Members
Oakland Main Library, Meeting Room
125  14th Street, Oakland, CA  94612

For more info  http://wnba-sfchapter.org/digital-storytelling-new-opportunities-women-writers/

Cheers to Joan Steidinger and her new book Sisterhood in Sports:  How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete, everyone at Left Coast Writers, Book Passage, California Writers Club, Women’s National Book Association, Laura Fraser and SheBooks!

Sincerely,

Teresa LeYung-Ryan

Platform & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa” and Manuscript Consultant and  . . .

author of:

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook)

Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby (novel used by college professors)

Coach Teresa’s Blog at http://writingcoachTeresa.com  and

creator of:

“Talking to My Dead Mom” (monologues)

“Immigrant Experience Writing Contest”  and

past officer of Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter

past president of California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch

recipient of the Jack London Award for outstanding service

May you have nourishing foods, clean and safe environment, and abundant energy for whatever creative and joyful work you do to make this world a nice place.

Writers,

Here are opportunities for you to continue polishing your writing and building your platform and fanbase. I will be updating my events page

http://lovemadeofheart.com/Teresa-LeYung-Ryan%27s-Events.html

Thanks to Literary Director Bardi Rosman Koodrin and Fine Arts Director Boris Koodrin at San Mateo County Fair and members of California Writers Club, a variety of programs for writers and readers will be presented before and during fair dates June 6 – 14, 2015 at the Literary  Stage.

Author and Manuscript Consultant/Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan is proud to sponsor her writing contest:

DIVISION 332 – THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: NOVEL, MEMOIR, BIOGRAPHY, SHORT STORY, ESSAY OR MONOLOGUE

Contest deadline is April 1, 2015.  Submission guidelines for Teresa’s contest and other writing contests will soon be posted on https://sanmateocountyfair.com/contests/departments/literary-arts  and http://carrythelight2013.wordpress.com

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 Teresa LeYung-Ryan is a perennial presenter at the

San Francisco Writers Conference

February 12-15, 2015; plus pre-conference classes on Feb. 12 and post-conference classes on Feb. 16, 2015

http://sfwriters.org

Coach Teresa says: “I cheer for Co-Founders & Co-Directors Michael Larsen & Elizabeth Pomada, entire SFWC Team, and everyone associated with the conference that celebrates craft, commerce and community.”

Thursday February 12, 2015 at SFWC

4:45-5:45pm

MAKING YOUR WORK REJECTION PROOF: Advice from Freelance Editors         

Nina Amir, David Colin Carr, Tanya Egan Gibson, Stuart Horwitz, David Landau, Heather Lazare, Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Mary Rakow, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, Annie Tucker, Ricky Weisbroth. Moderator: Mary E. Knippel                                                

(At the end of the session, you can sign up for a free consultation.)

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 Sunday, March 22 (NOT March 28), 2015, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Marin Branch of California Writers Club meets at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera, CA    $5 members; $10 nonmembers. All are welcome.

  http://www.cwcmarinwriters.com  

Interactive presentation for fiction and nonfiction authors; for before and after publication

Coach Teresa says: “Reach out, not stress out.”

Subscribe to Coach Teresa’s blog now. Watch her interview on CBS “Bay Sunday” Show. Start by going to http://writingcoachTeresa.com

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Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s 2015 New Year Wishes for Writers,

May you have nourishing foods, clean and safe environment, and abundant energy for whatever creative and joyful work you do to make this world a nice place.

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Teresa LeYung-Ryan is “Platform & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa” and Manuscript Consultant and  . . .

author of:

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook)

Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby (novel used by college professors)

Coach Teresa’s Blog at http://writingcoachTeresa.com  and

creator of:

“Talking to My Dead Mom” (monologues)

“Immigrant Experience Writing Contest”  and

past officer of Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter

past president of California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch

recipient of the Jack London Award for outstanding service

Here is a timely reminder from the gracious team at  2015 San Francisco Writers Conference

“Early Bird Rate expires on December 31, 2014 at midnight. The registration fee until then is $650.  On January 1, 2015 it goes up to $745. And yes, we are selling out quickly so there may be no seats left at the at-the-door price of $795!  https://sfwriters.org/2015-registration-form/

To see the entire December 2014 newsletter from SFWC http://archive.aweber.com/sfwcnewsletter

 

Author & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says “Treat yourself to 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference”

Look at who the keynote speakers are!  John Lescroart! Yiyun Li! Michelle Richmond! Helene Wecker! Judith Curr of Atria Books!

Mary E. Knippel and I (Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan) and our colleagues will see you there. Please look for our names in the program and check out our presentations and classes.

Author & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says “Treat yourself to 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference”

Teresa LeYung-Ryan “Platform & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa” is

author of:

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook)

Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby (novel used by college professors)

Coach Teresa’s Blog at http://writingcoachTeresa.com

creator of:

“Talking to My Dead Mom” (monologues)

“Immigrant Experience Writing Contest”

past officer of Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter

past president of California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch

recipient of the Jack London Award for outstanding service

The newsletter loaded with resources for writers, readers, and anyone interested in books – published monthly by Dahlynn McKowen & Ken McKowen at Publishing Syndicate LLC  http://www.publishingsyndicate.com  That is the answer to “WHAT is ‘The Wow Principles?”

Here’s a recent issue of the newsletter  http://www.publishingsyndicate.com/newsletters/wow_news_backissues/wn_oct14.pdf

Here are book covers of a few of the many titles published by Publishing Syndicate LLC .

Best of the California Coast

Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Cats

Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Being a Woman

Stand Up!: 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World and How You Can, Too!

Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Dogs

And here’s a new blog – “Laugh Until You Pee” blog  http://laughuntilyoupee.wordpress.com/

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Ken McKowen, Aquanetta Gordon, Dahlynn McKowen - photo by Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

*The “Not Your Mother’s Book” (NYMB) humor anthologies, created by Dahlynn and Ken McKowen, feature stories written by contributors from around the world. NYMB is very different–stories are funny, irreverent and daring. You’ll NEVER READ a sad, sappy or death and dying stories in a NYMB book–EVER!

To date, there are 10 NYMB books available: On Being a Woman; On Dogs; On Being a Stupid Kid (all those baby boomer stories); On Travel; On Being a Parent; On Home Improvement; On Being a Mom; On Family; On Cats; and On Working for a Living. The McKowens are excited about the newest NYMB book, to be released in January 2015: On Sex. There will be 69 stories in that book!

SEE WHAT FUN Dahlynn McKowen and Ken McKowen of Publishing Syndicate LLC and Margie Yee Webb co-creator of Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Cats had with their fans at the California Capital Book Festival – click here to watch the slideshow on Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s YouTube channel

Cheering for all readers, contributing authors, and fans of Publishing Syndicate LLC and the Not Your Mother’s Book series !

Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out.”

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan transforms your email signature-blocks, photos and videos, and website descriptions into platform statements . . . to attract target audience/readers . . . before and after publication.  To receive her questionnaire and a complimentary evaluation, visit http://writingcoachTeresa.com

To see what fun Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan has with colleagues at Women’s National Book Association, California Writers Club, and California Capital Book Festival, visit https://www.youtube.com/user/teresaleyung

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”

The flyer  http://asmdc.org/members/a22/pdf/Job-Hunter-Boot-Camp-November-2014.pdf says:

This event is free of charge and open to all residents of the 14th Congressional District https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA/14 and Assembly District 22 http://asmdc.org/members/a22/district/district-map. Space is limited, so please pre-register (click here)  If you do not have internet access, call District office 650-342-0300

Join U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier and California Assemblyman Kevin Mullin for a Job Hunters Boot Camp. 

Friday, November 21, 2014
9:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.

San Mateo County Event Center, Fiesta Hall
1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA

Job Hunters Boot Camp is not your typical job fair. In addition to having a chance to speak to local employers who are hiring, participants have access to a wide variety of resources through workshops and one–on–one resume review sessions.

The Job Hunters Boot Camp will offer workshops on the following topics:

– Perfecting your interview skills
– Getting unstuck in your job search
– Challenges faced by mature workers, new college graduates, and veterans
– Networking
– Linkedin best practices

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Also, check out the resources at http://dearjane.info  Rebecca Martin is Founder/CEO of Dear Jane Inc.

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Even if you are employed, take a look at the table of contents of What Color Is Your Parachute?  A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers 2013 edition, published by Ten Speed Press.

This miraculous book is updated every year by Mr. Richard N. Bolles (I call him the Yoda for job seekers)

Coach Teresa says: “What Color Is Your Parachute? is for Writers and Artists”

Go to http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/  for resources and be inspired by Mr. Richard N. Bolles’s warm and engaging writing style.

Other Books by Richard N. Bolles

The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even When “There Are No Jobs” (2009)

How to Find Your Mission in Life (2005)

The Three Boxes of Life, and How to Get Out of Them: An Introduction to Life/Work Planning (1981)

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Job Hunters Boot Camp, Job Search, Nov. 21, 2014 San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, CA -  event is free of charge and open to all residents of the 14th Congressional District https://www.govtrack.us/congress/m -embers/CA/14 and Assembly District 22 http://asmdc.org/members/a22/district/district-map. Space is limited, so please pre-register (click here)  If you do not have internet access, call District office 650-342-0300

Cheering for all job seekers!

Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out.”

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan transforms your email signature-blocks, photos and videos, and website descriptions into platform statements . . . to attract target audience/readers . . . before and after publication.  To receive her questionnaire and a complimentary evaluation, visit http://writingcoachTeresa.com

To see what fun Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan has with colleagues at Women’s National Book Association, California Writers Club, and California Capital Book Festival, visit https://www.youtube.com/user/teresaleyung

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”

Authors Teresa LeYung-Ryan and Margie Yee Webb invited as panelists on the “Join a Writers Organization” panel at California Capital Book Festival

Teresa and Margie say: “We invite all writers and readers to celebrate books and literacy with us.”

Saturday, October 25, 2014

11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

“Join a Writers Organization” Panel

Room 305  at  California Capital Book Festival

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California Writers Club – Margie Yee Webb

http://calwriters.org/                                          

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Sacramento Suburban Writers Club – Mary Lou Anderson

http://sactowriters.com/

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Sisters In Crime -  Michele Drier 

http://www.capitolcrimes.org/

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Women’s National Book Association

San Francisco Chapter  – Teresa LeYung-Ryan

http://wnba-sfchapter.org/

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California Capital Book Festival

This movie of author and panelist Margie Yee Webb http://youtu.be/yOE15q_CIyw   was created by

author and Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan http://writingcoachTeresa.com

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Author / Documentary Movie Producer / California Writers Club Vice President Margie Yee Webb makes publicizing California Capital Book Festival easy and fun.

Margie says:

Saturday Oct. 25, 2014, 11:00am-11:45am in Room #305

Yours truly, Teresa LeYung-Ryan, is honored to represent Women’s National Book Association on the “Join a Writers Organization” panel

• California Writers Club
• Sacramento Suburban Writers
• Sisters In Crime
• Women’s National Book Association

And,  WNBA-San Francisco Chapter Members who are featured authors at the book festival include:

Margie Yee Webb

and Susan Pace-Koch

The movie of Margie Yee Webb inviting all of us to the  California Capital Book Festival http://youtu.be/gTXOvpKK1pI was created by Author / Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

See you there!

Sincerely,

Author and Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

http://writingcoachTeresa.com

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan helps writers transform email signature blocks, photos, website descriptions, and YouTube videos into platform statements . . . before and after publication.

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”

Author Teresa LeYung-Ryan celebrates 12th anniversary of  Love Made of Heart – the novel she uses to encourage adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas.

Subscribe to  “Coach Teresa’s blog” Click here to start.

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Which of these recognized dates from the Chase Calendar of events link to what you write about?

October

• Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month
• American Cheese Month
• Animal Safety and Protection Month, Natl
• Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
• Arts and Humanities Month, Natl
• Audiology Awareness Month, Natl
• Bake and Decorate Month, Natl
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Natl
• Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, Natl
• Car Care Month
• Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month
• Celiac Disease Awareness Month
• Chiropractic Health Month, Natl
• Church Library Month
• Co-op Awareness Month
• Crime Prevention Month, Natl
• Critical Illness Awareness Month, Natl
• Cut Out Dissection Month
• Cyber Security Awareness Month, Natl
• Dental Hygiene Month, Natl
• Depression Education and Awareness Month, Natl
• Disability Employment Awareness Month, Natl
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month   
• Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Natl
• Dyslexia Awareness Month
• Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
• Field Trip Month, Natl
• “Gain the Inside Advantage” Month, Natl
• Gay and Lesbian History Month
• German-American Heritage Month
• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• Go Hog Wild–Eat Country Ham Month
• Health Literacy Month
• Home Eye Safety Month
• Intergeneration Month
• Kitchen and Bath Month, Natl
• Liver Awareness Month, Natl
• Medical Librarians Month, Natl
• Menopause Month, World
• Month of Freethought
• Organize Your Medical Information Month
• Orthodontic Health Month, Natl
• Photographer Appreciation Month
• Physical Therapy Month, Natl
• Polish-American Heritage Month
• Popcorn Poppin’ Month, Natl
• Positive Attitude Month
• Reading Group Month, Natl
• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
• Right-Brainers Rule Month
• Roller Skating Month, Natl
• Spina Bifida Awareness Month, Natl
• Spinach Lovers Month
• Squirrel Awareness and Appreciation Month
• Stamp Collecting Month, Natl
• Stop Bullying Month, Natl
• Talk About Prescriptions Month
• Vegetarian Month
• Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month
• Work and Family Month, Natl
• Workplace Politics Awareness Month

The events highlighted in red font have personal associations to my literary works.

To find out more about how to use these dates to promote your books and events, do the exercises in my workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days.

Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “What does October mean to you?”

And, in 2003, the California State Assembly officially declared the third week in October each year as California Writers Week. Cheers to California Writers Club!

Sincerely,

Fanbase-building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan - photo by Sasa Southard

Author and Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan

http://writingcoachTeresa.com

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan helps writers transform email signature blocks, photos, website descriptions, and YouTube videos into platform statements . . . before and after publication.

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”

Author Teresa LeYung-Ryan celebrates 12th anniversary of  Love Made of Heart – the novel she uses to encourage adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas.

Subscribe to  “Coach Teresa’s blog” Click here to start.

Thank you, Elisa Sasa Southard, for directing this movie. Thank you, Margie Yee Webb, for producing.

Fanbase-building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: "Reach out, not stress out." - photo by Sasa Southard

Click here for the 27-second movie of:  Author and Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan celebrates Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days workbook.  She says “Reach out, not stress out. Attract agents, publishers, readers, and media attention, before and after publication.”

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan interviews author and playwright Carol Sheldon

Author/playwright Carol Sheldon’s testimonial:

“What a gift you are, Coach Teresa! You do such a fantastic job of coaching, interviewing and supporting writers. I treasure you for all you’ve done for me and other writers. Love,  Carol Sheldon, author of A Sleuth of Sausalito”

http://writingcoachTeresa.com

Subscribe to Coach Teresa’s blog http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/

Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan helps writers transform email signature blocks, photos, website descriptions, and YouTube videos into platform statements . . . before and after publication.

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Margie Yee Webb, Teresa LeYung Ryan, Elisa Sasa Southard celebrate each other's projects, books, paths

Please click here for the short movie of  Margie Yee Webb, Teresa LeYung Ryan, Elisa Sasa Southard celebrate each other’s paths

Margie Yee Webb – her new anthology – Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Cats

Teresa LeYung-Ryan – her working on a memoir – Driving Without a Steering Wheel

Elisa Sasa Southard – her new career as a Travel Writer and Certified Tour Director for EF Explore America

Cheers to us!

Margie – Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Cats; Teresa - Driving Without a Steering Wheel;  Sasa – Certified Tour Director

http://www.lovemadeofheart.com